Previous post on this topic: McCombs Candida Plan: Day 29
Read about this adventure from the beginning.
Yes, I’m still on Dr. Jeffrey McCombs’ Candida Plan, taking McComb’s supplements, drinking four quarts of water a day, taking sweat baths, and eating only animal protein, produce and rice (no dairy, grains, processed meat, condiments, sugar/sweeteners or anything fermented). I buy almost everything raw/uncooked, make my meals fresh and eat it all without any sauces or toppings except olive oil, herbs and spices. I started it on November 1st and I’m on this ride until it reaches its conclusion in February.
This plan hasn’t been nearly as hard as it was when I did it decades ago. I haven’t faced the level of sugar cravings I did then. Also, this time I didn’t start with a list of symptoms, so there’s little to report health-wise. My digestion and energy are better, I’ve lost some weight, and I really like the hot baths. The baths have helped my mood also, which is a very good thing because I’ve been struggling with depression symptoms again.
In the days before Thanksgiving, my mood went down and up, stayed up through the beginning of December, and then plummeted. And guess what my depression causes? Sugar cravings! God damn it. The Candida Plan was going so well and I was helped by the lack of parties and holiday goodies I usually face at this time of year. And then The Depression brought all the longing back.
I hate white-knuckling it. I hate the suffering that comes with needing cookies right now when I’m completely committed to not having sweets. So I’ve been suffering and I’ve been hating it. I really need this depression to lift. It will. It comes and goes, so I know it’s just a matter of time until I’m not depressed and longing for Christmas cookies, but for today it’s hard.
Continuing my habit of logging what I spent on groceries.
Day 31 (also 1 December): ground sirloin $4.37
Day 32 (2 Dec): Extra virgin olive oil, almond butter, celery, stew beef, potatoes, apples, avocado, bananas, sweet potatoes $35
Day 33: $0
Day 34: ground beef, potatoes, bananas, canned tuna $6.02
Day 35: cabbage, potatoes, canned tuna, kosher salt, carrots, onions, mangos, eggs, bananas $15.66
Day 36: $0
Day 37: $0
Day 38: almond butter, roasted almonds, box of masala chai bags, eggs, bananas, potatoes, papaya, chicken wings, beef $34
Day 39: $0
Day 40: rice cakes, frozen fish fillets, potatoes $16.39
Day 41: ground beef, avocado $5.6o
Day 42: sparkling water, frozen corn, apples, mango $9.30
Day 43: ground beef, potatoes, canned tuna, apples, onions, papaya $25.42
Day 44: $0
Day 45: jasmine rice, salmon, lemons, extra virgin olive oil $32.57
Day 46: frozen peas, frozen fish fillets $16.83
Day 47: rice cakes, fried chicken (not on The Plan) $17.38
Day 48: $0
Day 49: eggs, apples, avocados $8.30
Day 50: $0
Day 51: almond butter $8.65
I have not yet totaled what I spent in November. I’ve been afraid to. I don’t want to know how much my food spending has gone up on this plan. It infuriates me that when someone quits an addiction like cigarettes or heroin they save the hundreds of dollars they were spending on those things, but when I quit sweets and junk food, my expenses go UP. So goddamn unfair. Insult on top of injury.
Yeah, I’m depressed and not doing well. And I went off the Candida Plan by buying myself fried chicken and frozen fish fillets. There’s undoubtedly wheat flour in the breading on those, but I don’t care! This is how I’m keeping myself off the Christmas cookies and Christmas cakes and Christmas pastries. I’m having some damn fried chicken and fried fish.
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The other thing that has me upset is that the weight loss stopped. I lost 11 pounds between Nov. 1 and 29, but in the last 24 days I’ve lost two pounds. What the fuck? Why won’t my body let go of this fat? I can’t tell you how discouraged I am to have worked so hard for weeks and to still be 193 pounds obese (when I’m only five foot, two inches tall). Jesus Christ on a stick…
Does depression weigh actual pounds?
On December 27th my diet expands to include dried fruit, fruit juice, legumes, nuts, tofu, vinegar and soy sauce, and I cannot wait…
Next post on this topic: Releasing Another Layer (Cake)
23 Dec 2020
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Different days, different moods. Just remember, just because you purchased the fried meats, you aren’t required to eat them. If you choose, you can freeze them and eat them later. Maybe even after March 1. You get to choose.
Applause to you for persisting.
Thank you, Flo. There’s that saying: may the best of last year be the worst of next year. That always sounded like mindless hyperbole to me, but now it sounds entirely possible.
I hope you find your way back on track with the plan; sounds like it was working. These are challenging times so say the least…looking for the end. 2021 will have to be better…