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Hi everyone — Wow. Two weeks have already passed since I returned home from my two-week fast at the Buchinger Clinic. I continue to feel amazing — in fact, the “high” from the clinic hasn’t subsided one bit. If anything, it keeps deepening, expanding into every corner of my life. Vitals First off, I now…
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Dear Friends, My journey to the Buchinger Clinic was never about weight loss—though I arrived at 180 pounds and left at 165. It was a pilgrimage: a search for a total reset—physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. In the wake of losing the love of my life, Joe, I felt myself spiraling, with no one at…
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I woke up this morning with a smile. Fourteen days at the Buchinger Clinic—what an accomplishment. Today I intend to savor every moment of this life-changing experience. Today’s Vitals My final check-in with Antonia, the kind and attentive nurse I’ve seen every day. Blood pressure: 86/54. Heart rate: 54. My weight—still 165 pounds, despite a…
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Thursday unfolded with a slower rhythm—perfect for savoring these last days of reintroduction to food and a second Japanese Face-Lift treatment I’d been anticipating all week. Morning Vitals Blood pressure: 89/53 – YIKESHeart rate: 52 The nurse handed me two vials of salt solution to nudge that pressure upward.Weight: holding steady at 165 lbs—no more…
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Wednesday Morning Vitals & the Envy of Buchinger I woke with a pep in my step—today I finally get breakfast. But first, the vitals: Yes, two pounds down since breaking the fast yesterday. The nurse and I stared at the scale, then laughed. “You’ll be the envy of the clinic—maybe don’t tell anyone,” she joked.…
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Good Morning Tuesday arrived early—I was up at 6:30 a.m. for a blood draw at the lab. A hint of fall lingered in the crisp 60-degree air as I walked to the lab for bloodwork. Today’s draw will be compared to last week’s results, and I added a hormonal panel to see how fasting has…
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Morning VitalsI woke up feeling fantastic: blood pressure 91/55, heart rate 54. The scale read 168 lbs—though I blame the heavy linen shorts for that little “gain,” LOL. Ketones were a gentler 1.4. Since I’m feeling stronger and want to keep my weight steady, the nurse sent yogurt to my room. I savored it with…
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Happy Sunday! I woke up feeling worlds better than yesterday.Today’s vitals: blood pressure 104/56, pulse 50, blood sugar steady—and best of all, no more weight loss. I’m still holding at 166 pounds. My ketones registered 2.8, down from 3.0 yesterday. Only a tiny 0.2 mmol/L difference, but for my body it feels monumental. The nurse…
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I woke heavy with fatigue, my body thick with lethargy. After the usual saline solution, magnesium, and potassium, I shuffled to the nurse for my morning vitals: blood pressure 98/62, heart rate 55, weight 166.6. She scheduled my enema for 11:30. Back in my room I dipped a test strip into my urine—ketones: ++. Nothing…
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Today’s Vitals Although I felt fine this morning, my blood pressure registered 87/54—yikes.The nurse immediately opened three vials of salt water and had me hold each under my tongue before swallowing. I now have a box of these vials to use twice a day. Next week I’ll have another blood test, and I asked the…
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