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Day was filled with counting pills, taking pills, drinking water, cooking and eating, and otherwise getting a few things done (laundry). The horde of supplements and associated food issues/focus will take some getting used to. But, I will get used to it all and I will be healthier for all of the effort.

Went for a long walk today (probably the furtherest I've walked since I was at M&E's). Felt good. Right leg still dragging some toward the end, but concentrating on movements and relaxing continues to help. There was a tree crew across the street for most of the day. They had a really loud wood chipper running most of the time. Noise finally made me want to get away so I went and did laundry.

Noticing the reduction of sugar and complex carbohydrates in my diet. Feeling some withdrawal symptoms (dullness, foggy, a bit tired). Nothing major, but I am feeling the impacts of the shift.

In addition to reading cookbooks for recipes, also reading a book by Alistair Cooke, "The Great and the Good." The book contains a series of memoirs of interactions with famous people. Interesting snapshots of these people.

First day on full supplements. Breakfast was cup of juice and kefir, and bowl of apple, nuts, dried fruit, and raisin-bran cereal with rice milk (will switch to almond milk as soon as I use up the rice milk). Lunch was a salad and two eggs with soft yolks. Snack was a glazed, old-fashioned doughnut (taboo). Dinner was a stirfry of veggies and a boca burger. Final snack will be 1/2 an apple. Drank lots of water today (but not as many ounces as targeted--this is the most difficult to do). Almost no sugars and complex carbs! A day without rice!

And so it begins! Here's to a healthier me!