So, it's been seven days since I started this challenge. I've had a cleanse day and a Shabbat, a kettlebell class and lots of walking. Ups and downs. First of all, a report on numbers. My weight went down fractionally, just under a kilogram (about two pounds). Clearly still in the noise. My measurements (which … Continue reading 30 Day Challenge: Reflections on Week One
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30 Day Challenge: The Empire Strikes Back
Well, it wouldn't be a story without some setbacks, would it? You would quickly get bored if all I did was sing the triumphs of my experiment here. This bag of peppermint tea was my absolutely best friend yesterday. I did survive the cleanse on Tuesday quite happily. I will admit, however, that as I … Continue reading 30 Day Challenge: The Empire Strikes Back
30 Day Challenge: I Survived the Cleanse Day!
I did it! I survived an entire day on very little more than Cleanse for Life, water and chocolate. I was not particularly hungry. I even went for an hour-long walk! For anyone who is suspicious of this cleanse as being a diuretic, a laxative or worse, I can report that I am not the … Continue reading 30 Day Challenge: I Survived the Cleanse Day!
30 Day Challenge: 2 Shake Days In
So, I've had the first two days of my 30 day challenge. They were both shake days, meaning that I replaced two of my meals (breakfast and lunch) with shakes. For snacks and dinner, I had nuts, fish and veggies, just as I would have on the SCD diet. I jazzed up the bland shakes … Continue reading 30 Day Challenge: 2 Shake Days In
Starting a Thirty Day Challenge
OK, I'm not usually this brutally honest in my photographic appearances before you. But given how much better these products have been making me feel without any kind of system, I'm going to take on the 30 day challenge, and I had to provide some "before" pictures. This is where I'm starting from. Tomorrow is … Continue reading Starting a Thirty Day Challenge
Shake Report
Well, it's been about two weeks since I've been using this supplemental nutrition. It's time for an update. It's really hard to do a double-blind experiment on yourself, so I have been proceeding with extreme caution. There's no doubt that I started feeling better a few days after starting, but that could well have been … Continue reading Shake Report
About Shakes and Integrity
I am seriously conflicted. I don't know how much of it stems from the money issues that jumped up and bit me recently. I don't know how much of it is real. But I'd love your input on this. I have built my reputation and such following as I have on the basis of healing … Continue reading About Shakes and Integrity
Everybody Needs a Chocolate Chip Cookie Sometimes
It's a funny thing about the choices we declare for ourselves, and the rationalisations we make inside our heads when we don't stick to those choices. I've always felt that chocolate chip cookies were the perfect example of this cognitive dissonance. Aside from those few benighted souls who dislike chocolate, chocolate chip cookies are the … Continue reading Everybody Needs a Chocolate Chip Cookie Sometimes
Adventures in Wine
The following is a guest post by my friend Marci Formato, who is a much braver fermenter than I am. In the part of the world where I live, there is an abundance of wild berries known as “black caps”. These are similar to blackberries, but smaller and with a higher seed to fruit ratio. … Continue reading Adventures in Wine
Devouring the District
There are days when I am so blessed with where I am and the people I know, I could just burst. This post isn't about saving the world, it's just about good local food and good local restaurants. What could be bad? It started when I was fortunate to get an email invitation from the … Continue reading Devouring the District