Signs of Progress

"I am working on a body transplant, one cell at a time."

We did some yard work this past Sunday. It was from 10-2:30 and I thought I would really be paying for it afterwards for the next several days but really haven't been in all that much pain! There's just been sore hamstrings and shoulders and the usual fibro fatigue but that's about it. No excruciating hip pain and problems walking like has been the case in the past. I also am noticing at the gym being able to do more on the elliptical machine with less pain. And the third thing: there has been a 9 pound weight loss in the past 2 weeks! Cutting out the tofu and hummus really made a huge difference.

So some very exciting things are happening and I can assume it is a result of the 811rv diet because I haven't been doing anything else differently.

I've still been having pretty strong cravings off and on but, thankfully, consistently eating 811rv. And not because of trying to follow a diet but because I genuinely want to. My taste buds seem to be shifting a little bit too. I am tasting more subtleties of fruits and veggies more than ever before. It would make sense that this is due to abstinence from salt and spices. I had some kiwis and strawberries the other day that were in a perfect state of ripeness. The meal consisted of those 2 things only and I have to tell you, it was quite a sensual experience! No meal at any restaurant has topped that experience!

Also an interesting thing I have been noticing is being more in touch with my intuition. I have been experimenting some with being aware of psychic abilities just a little because honestly it still freaks me out some. I don't know why because I know it is natural and everyone has these abilities. I guess because it still has the stigma of being 'out there' and freaky. It is something I have had an interest in ever since I was about 5. I will explore it for a little while and then I will resist it and shut down awareness of it, then get curious and explore it again etc etc etc.

But yesterday I rode with Nancy to pick up a script and there is a little Schnauzer dog in the office where we were going. I met that dog once a few years ago. Nancy made a comment about being happy to see him. While I was listening to that comment I had a flash go through my mind of the image of the dog. She went in the office and I decided to stay in the car. When she came out, she said the dog had on his Valentine's Day collar. That got my attention because my flash was of him in a red collar with white hearts in a straight line. I asked Nancy more specific questions about the collar and the collar he was wearing sounded exactly like the collar I saw on him in my mind before she saw it. I have never actually seen a collar like that and would have no way to know that dog had a collar like that. When I met him before, he was at a distance and I did not pay particular attention to his collar. Did I remotely see the dog and his collar or was there some other more logical explanation?
It seems when my intuition is 'on' little things like this show up without even trying or looking for them. I've heard others talk about similar experiences. Have you had an experiences like this before?