Going to do it.

So having finished the Fungus book, I am going to follow it's diet for a couple of weeks or until the supplements are gone. I'm already on the Lo-Carb and so the transition is relatively easy. I bought some Psyllium hulls, which if you can imagine is like the seeds from strawberries. I have to put it in some liquid mixture and drink it. It doesn't taste bad but it gags you a bit because it's like drinking sandy water. The natural inclination is to spit it out. I also bought some Grape Seed Extract. I think it's a natural fungicide. And then I bought some garlic and a garlic press. That's suppose to be a natural fungicide plus I like cooking with garlic. Not that I really know how.

I take some of it back. It apparently expands and so it might be wise to drink it quickly. Does it do that inside?!! eesh!!

I'm a little worried about the Psyllium. I don't like messing with the poop factory, it's been working quite well lately. You know if it works why mess with it. But supposedly if you're going to kill the fungus you need to remove it as quickly as possible or you're going to have a worsening before you feel better. Supposedly this helps.

One interesting thing I learned about fungus is that alot of the damage is done by the toxins given off by the fungus rather than by the fungus itself. That means that symptoms can show up in areas not really infected. Skin reactions are like that.

The Lo-Carb is really kicking in. I have avoided any temptations and finally am getting a few weeks without having an off day. The diet is forgiving in that a bad day merely keeps you from losing but doesn't result in gaining either. I've had about five weeks where I was good but a family function on the weekend nullified my efforts. So as I get closer to my first target weight whereupon I reward myself with a running regimen, I'm starting to get a little excited. Three weeks I figure and I'm there. I think I just dropped five pounds in the last two weeks. I need seven more for my first goal. Actually, at that point I'll be half way to my total goal. Which theoretically I could get to in about 15 weeks. But the holidays are quickly approaching. So maybe about 20 weeks. Five months....by March. Just in time for spring!!

I've always plateaued at 180. But truth be told, my diet lost it's restrictiveness well before I stopped losing. Maybe I'll try to maintain the weight loss and push it lower. If I do, I may add an item to my bucket list. I've been thinking of Grandmas marathon. I think I might want to run it again, if I can. The last time I got down to 180 I was able to run three miles at a seven minute mile clip. Not too bad for an old guy, but a six mile run was hell on the legs, laid me up for a week. So I think, if I truly want to make it 26 miles I would need to drop down to under 150. That's a long way to go. Which is why I am not adding it to my otherwise empty bucket list.

Did I mention that the folks running our country are all a bunch of big fat idiots? And I mean that in the most non-threatening way.