Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Page #5

Oh God, that's nasty!

Shes a bit of a coffee drinker,

So...

She'll know

where she is right now.

She'll be having

the withdrawals and...

that'll be tough.

Hi Joe.

Hey Siong, how are ya?

Rm fine, now are you doing?

I'm going very well,

thank you very much.

And how are you feeling?

Today I'm very tired,

I feel like I'm in a fog,

I just...

I'm OK.

Trust me, its gonna get better.

You want fried potatoes

or baked potatoes?

I don't care. Fried's good.

Now when this starts

smelling good,

I may have to leave the room.

It's growing on me.

Well I got something funny

to tell you.

The first day

I drank this juice,

within about 30 minutes

I was in the bathroom.

And...

I mean I was totally cleaned out,

so I thought.

Well then,

when I had the first glass

again yesterday,

I was in the bathroom again

for quite a period of time.

And I was like,

whoa, where did all this

come from 7

Oh my gosh.

I'm starving,

or so I think I am.

Who said this was gonna be fun?

My daughter.

She lied to me.

She was sadly mistaken,

something like that, anyway...

I've meditated,

I've stretched,

I've chanted, I've prayed,

and I still wanna slap somebody.

Nancy's been my friend

for 20 years

or longer it seems like.

Nancy is a very

health conscious person.

She works out, she eats right.

So she's gonna be my champion.

- You wanna go down that way?

- Sure.

You know what?

We can even eat this,

this is so good.

I'm starving.

Hamburger Helper, oh yeah.

Oh, coffee!

Move, girl!

You can't have any

of that either.

That smells good!

The coffees been

the hardest part...

We could have one bean...

of trying to give up.

You wanna smell it?

Come here.

And every time I pass Starbucks,

or every time

I passed the Coffee Pot,

it's like,

I'd start to reach for it.

Oh, there's donuts and clairs!

Get out of there!

Were leaving.

Mornings are the best.

Evenings...

Last night when

the crew went out

to dinner and

they all went to Mexican,

it's one of my favorites.

They got no respect for me,

of course.

Going out and having Mexican,

Im at home with a kale juice.

He'd say,

"Things are going well, Mum",

and he'd say

it's difficult sometimes

when the crew are in

the restaurants eating

and he'd be sitting in the car

and I'd feel for him.

And then I'd get off the phone and

then I'd go to eat something

and I'd find that

very difficult because...

I'd think, oh my God,

he's sitting in that car,

having some juice

and I'm just about to get

into a beautiful meal.

Got my juice.

One thing I'm just

totally stunned by

is just how much energy I have

by just drinking juice.

Now I know

I can't do this forever,

so I'm hoping that this fast

will be enough

to reboot my system.

And believe it or not,

I'm actually looking forward to

eating more fruits and vegetables.

How are ya mate, my name's Joe.

Phil Staples.

How much driving

do you have to do?

How many miles a year

would you do?

Anywhere close to 150,000.

Im actually just doing my own little research,

trying to get myself well.

I've got a medical condition,

I'm trying to cure.

I'm this big because of

steroids and driving.

For what, what's the issue?

It's called Urticarius Vasculitis

Yeah Urticaria.

That's what I've got.

Your immune system's overactive?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Same here.

That's extraordinary, mate,

cause you're about the only,

first people in the world

that I've ever met,

that's got the same thing

that I've got.

What's the worst thing about it,

for you? What do you find?

The swelling, the blisters,

and the pain.

Is it hard to find good food

on the road?

Oh yeah.

It's mostly either fried,

and these places, like pizza,

hamburgers, pre-made hamburgers.

Fasting, I've found,

fasting works for me,

so maybe it'll work for you.

And I'm betting my life on it.

And now I really am

betting my life, that,

this is the way to go.

I'm willing to bet my life, too.

Let's walk over here

and we'll go and get a juice

I've got my battery hooked up,

and I've got my juicer.

Alright.

And out it comes over here

on the other side.

Come on. You can have a go.

You gotta push it down, right?

- That's not too hard, is it?

- That ain't too hard.

You've probably got power

in the truck, have ya?

Oh yeah, I could power that

in my truck.

Now this stuff

will save your life.

- Smells good.

- It does, doesn't it?

Wow, that's pretty good.

Not bad, is it?

It's better than the juice

you've been buying in the bottle.

- Cheers. Good health.

- Yeah.

I would suggest that

you eat micronutrient food

for two months, then

you can do your first fast.

If you want,

I'll give you my details,

you can call me,

I'll talk you through it,

help you through it.

And if you're not down

to 210, 220 lbs,

I'll eat my hat.

It's unbelievable, I can spend

eight years

with this illness, where I've met

maybe one or two,

but not exactly the same.

And I'm in a bloody truck stop

in Winslow, Arizona,

and I run into someone.

Similar age to me, too.

He's had it four years.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

I'll tell you what,

the smell in here

is about to drive me insane.

Of all the foods

I think that there is that

you can put in front of somebody,

hot bread

that's fresh baked,

that smells so wonderful,

is probably the hardest thing

to turn down.

It was for me, because

I was about ready to give up.

Do you need anything else

right now?

And...

the ribs,

I'm not a meat eater,

but let me tell ya,

those barbecued ribs

were really, really lookin' good.

They smelled good.

This ain't good compared to that.

This is a big challenge.

This is...

a challenge that I did not

expect to be so tough.

I did not realize how weak I am

where food is concerned.

G'day, Siong, how are ya?

I'm fine, Joe,

how are you doing?

I'm feeling

pretty good.

You're looking great.

Oh, thank you. We're in...

You look pretty good too,

by the way.

I wanna hear all about it.

How are you feeling?

Give me the run down.

I'm feeling really good.

Energy levels mostly up.

Less fatigue then even

when I'm not fasting.

I'm not having any headaches

whatsoever,

so it's really been

- ...a wonderful experience.

- That's great.

I can even tell on the webcam

that your face

is looking a lot clearer

and cleaner and ...

I think things are just kind of...

clearing up all over,

from head to toe.

She just seemed like everything

was out of control for her,

and since she's been

on this fast, why,

things are starting to

take shape in her life,

where she has some control

over her weight

and her attitude and her sleep.

These types of things.

She was totally...

totally in despair really,

to tell you the truth about

her body and her sleep and

her physical...

her spiritual life was good,

but her physical life

was deteriorating.

So that's good news for me,

and her.

I feel so much different now

from when I started.

Being healthy, no headaches,

that's the best part.

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