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Came home to a toasty apartment. With no crossdrafts happening, because of closed front door, the temp in the apartment went to the warm side... felt like it was in the 90's when I opened the door...

Good session with Rebecca on nutrition (see her Monday on the illness/symptoms)... She confirmed that the way I'm eating and what I'm eating is working for now and that I should continue as long as it's working. She suggested that I add coconut oil to the diet (put it in shakes, drink it in water, pour it on stuff) to up my calorie load to help me maintain/gain weight.

She also suggested that I not eat things with eggs since I tested negative to them. Those dishes include the two puddings I'm eating (tapioca and rice) and my ice cream. She suggested making my own puddings using coconut milk and getting an ice cream (Strauss) that's made without eggs.

She reassured me that I am making progress (beyond the norms) and that I'm actually doing well energy-wise--for the short period of time I've been working... To be patient!

Given that I've had more than one (now) experience of being symptom-free, she proposed doing an experiment where I do a 1-day Master Fast and clean myself out and then go back to my regular diet on the 2nd day--to see if the PD symptoms go away and for how long. Her thought is that if my "emptiness" is allowing my system to rest and recover (for some period of time), could we make it happen and perhaps lengthen the up times that have occurred! Worth a try! Simple enough to do! All of my moments (minutes, hours, day) of up time have happened while I was doing something around food consumption or digestion intervention. (Like the day L brought the frittata and fruit salad to M&E's place.)

I did some research regarding eating fruits and protein. Seems like it's the acidic fruits that don't combine well with animal (or dairy) protein. For example, grapefruit and steak. Melons don't combine with anything--best eaten alone. Sweet fruits and dairy seem to work ok together.

Supposed to be a warm day tomorrow--mid 80's. Have to finish off the ice cream I have that has eggs so I can find and try a good vegan ice cream. Looked up Dharma's menu on the web--they have a vegan raspberry tapioca dessert. Have to give it a try!