Status Update: New Year's Day, 2010

Weight: 226

Physical conditions:
- Fingers peel regularly
- Left foot healed
- Easily able to pull phlegm up out of my throat; small little pea and bubble-gum sized wads at a time
- Mobility is good, but I feel my left knee feels tight often
- Neck seems to be getting a little stiffer every day that I eat animal protein and bread together. I think bread is more the culprit, i.e., the yeast build up, rather than the meat.
- I have this feeling in my right ear, like there are mites or something in there. Need to have the doctor look at that. That's been bothering me for at least six months.
- Teeth do not feel as sharp and as clean as they did during the fast.
- Tongue is white. Wonder how long it will take for that to clear up.
- Skin is moderately broken out. A pimple here and there, always in the region around my nose and mouth, neck and chest.
- Skin is very dry. Could be due to winter weather, not drinking enough water, or both.
- Mood swings seem much less extreme with less food.
- Wake up to a runny nose almost every morning, but I have no cold or flu-like symptoms.
- Over all, I feel good physically. Strong and able.

As the year progresses, we'll mark the changes as my diet and exercise habits change, too. Until next time.