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...and then again, maybe rennetless cheese is working! Too few data points so far, but today's digestive activities was encouraging. I've still got about a week's supply of rennetless dairy, which I plan on using up. I'll keep things steady for the next several days and monitor what happens.

For the record, here's what I had today--protein shake (with prune juice, pineapple juice, kefir, protein powder, brewer's yeast, malted milk, banana and blueberries), banana (with cottage cheese and coconut oil), 1/2 apple (with 1 ounce of cream cheese), 1/2 apple (with yogurt and coconut oil), 1 ounce marscapone cheese (with blueberries), dish of ice cream (with mango and blueberries). These were consumed about every two hours, starting around 9AM. In addition, I took supplements with each portion and had 1 ounce of aloe vera juice (concentrate) three times during the day.

This set of items is about what I've had each day this week. On some days, I've six portions and a seventh, late night snack as well. As noted in a previous post, this collection of food delivers between 1,500 and 1,700 calories, which is more than I've been getting prior to this. The coconut oil helps raise the calorie count. Most of the calories are from fats, but that's OK for now--I don't need to lose more weight.

Reading two sets of short stories: Realm of the Dead (a collection by a Japanese writer who helped establish modern Japanese fiction) and Year of Fires (a collection of stories, some of which take place in India).

Managed to get out for a haircut today--I look really gaunt with shorter hair, but my butterfat diet will remedy that soon enough. It's L's birthday today! Left a card!

I'm experiencing mood swings this week--ups and downs, and all arounds! I was really aware, this morning, how I felt fairly symptom-free as I got up, did Qigong, drank my shake, and went for a walk. I feel, consistently, quite good for a couple of hours when I arise. Then, symptoms creep back into consciousness as the day unfolds. I feel sort of like a cranky engine that's sometimes sputtering and backfiring, sometimes running smoothly. The state of my digestion today (smoothing out), left me grateful and feeling good. May that state become my reality!