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1/4/2017 2:48:11 AM | Hello Everyone, In composing this post, I find myself wishing I'd waited until after the holidays to start these weekly(ish) updates. I figured a public declaration to hit all the marks on the protocol and report in on the forum would keep me accountable, but...in retrospect, starting this forum journey a couple of weeks before Christmas might not have been the best time to begin. However, I've committed myself to report on my journey, and in doing so, one must take the bad with the good and report accordingly, so here goes: The good: * Actually...this part is past good...it's the BEST thing that's happened to me since I got sick over a year ago. About three weeks ago, I ordered the Logos Colostrum and started taking it as per the instructions on the bottle. As mentioned in my earlier posts, two things I battle with the most have been fatigue and brain fog. Well...after about three days of taking the Colostrum, I suddenly realized I wasn't tired any more...I mean...I felt downright NORMAL...and the brain fog lifted...vanished...disappeared! I get lab work from my doctor every two or three months, and from this, I've learned that my immunity level as measured by a test called CD57 is seriously low. My doctor said it's supposed to be at least 120, and I'd been hovering around the 23 - 36 mark for the last year or so. The last lab work I had was on November 8th, and my CD57 number went all the way down to a SEVEN. I was pretty scared about that, but my doctor said working on getting rid of the pathogens puts a pretty big strain on your immune system and once you can get the pathogens / toxins down to a certain level, your immune system will have a chance to build back up again, and things will continue to get better and better. Because of this, I wanted to do something to really kick start my immune system, so I decided to look at what Logos had to offer in that area...and that's when I found the Colostrum. The bad: I did what Mel said not to do which I thought I'd never do. I started feeling so good again...so normal...that the sensation just went straight to my head, and I crossed the line...big time. I felt like a blind person who'd been given sight...I felt like my old self again...energetic, hopeful, and...well...NORMAL. I was past joyful...it was like finding myself again...finding a part of me I thought was buried, dead, and gone. Like everyone else, I've been slogging my way through the negative emotional fallout for so long that I'd almost become accustomed to it. However...I had no idea how much of an emotional punch this turn for the better would deliver...I'd forgotten what it felt like to feel good! Add to this the proximity and availability of Christmas goodies and treats plus the lifted mood from having family and friends around, and I suddenly found myself in what I can only describe as a complete departure from my senses and in major party mode. And the party lasted for six days. As mentioned in my earlier posts, other than just not eating, I'm typically very good with diet. I have strong and consistent self control when it comes to not eating anything I'm not supposed to. My challenge had been in eating enough and in getting in all the supplements every day...but I've had the diet under control. Of course I knew I was playing with fire...but a part of me just went into denial...and...as we all know, the symptoms don't always come immediately...so there was a pretty fun party window there for a few days...and then...it was time to pay the piper. I'm paying now...but thankfully, it's not horrible...yet. Do I wish I hadn't gone crazy and prolonged my journey back to wellness by days or weeks? Of course...I don't want anything to make this go on a minute longer than it has to...but...and this is a very cautious but...for some reason my symptoms aren't as bad as what I'd have had in the past for even a bite or two of something I'm not supposed to eat. As of today, I got super organized and have eaten perfectly and have stayed true to the protocol without exception. My goal is to continue to do so with consistency...daily...weekly...monthly...and all the way through 2017. I'm not taking this (maybe) dodged bullet as license to wander off the diet and protocol again...I'm just thanking God for a possible reprieve and moving back onto what I know works. However...the jury's still out on what the fall out will be from my little fun fest...but I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. Will report in in about a week or so...am hoping to start moving forward again with an eye toward the finish line before 2018. Blessings, Karen |
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