California, here I ...am?

I'm doing a detox diet these days. It's something I've always seen value in, but have generally relied on the bodies amazing ability to detox itself. Finally, reaching what ambos & other medical types affectionately call the "Three Fs" (forty, fat & female), I realised I really needed to something radically different. Einstein was certainly right - to do the same thing over & over and expect different results is madness.

Currently I'm in week three of the 6-week program. Once I started, the enormity of no caffeine alcohol, or bread hit me fully, but I've soldiered on nonetheless. I've been fairly fanatical about it, too, and didn't have any sort of red meat until last night as a treat.

This phase includes a drink which looks (& tastes) like it is straight out of "LA Story." It is green, grass-like but at least isn't like licking a shag carpet. So far no earthquakes or warm sunny weather, but I'm definitely feeling California-ish these days.

Anyway, the diet is certainly helping. I'm feeling better, and as a bonus I've lost about 2 kilos or so, which brings me back to the weight I was when I arrived here. I'm hoping to lose more soon, and bring Australia back to the #2 most obese country in the world. We surpassed the USA by .01% shortly after I arrived, which makes me very suspicious...