Hi Gerard,
A twist on your question is why does the diet work so well for me (elimination of all AS symptoms), but I can not sustain the energy on the diet? What makes me different from the rest of the dieters (the strict No Starch individuals). I can handle Low Starch with no issue from an energy standpoint, but the AS does bounce back into my life.
The only period I was able to be strict NSD was Jan 02 to May 02. The only thing I can think that was different is that I had performed the 3 day apple diets on 3 occasions prior to this (Nov/Dec/Jan). Other than that, reviewing my history I do not see any differences.
Currently doing my first apple fast (first day) now that I did put some weight on. Will see if I can make the 3 days, but may cut to 2 days.
Take care,
Tim
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