Looks like no nattto for me.  Can't find the actual starter. Unavailable at Amazon etc.  Someplace in Japan carries it on eBay, but don't want it that much.   Expensive.   Found some (the fermented beans) in NY.   Have to buy 4 one cup jars and pay $13 to ship, so over $50.
 FedEx delivered the soy protein mix from California.
29 grams of protein a serving & 110 Cals.   A few vitamins, not much else. Fat & carb free.

Weight stable and today I'm hungrier than usual.   Will wait until 5 and have soy beans and the cooked slaw mix.   Added garlic & onion & chili powder & paprika.   No oil because there's not a decent one in the house.   Will add to Walmart pickup list.   Been bad the last few days and ate a piece of frozen cheesecake around 10PM. Two more slices left.   Summoning up the courage to toss them in the trash, but there yet.

Very curious about this "super food" natto.  Can't see paying $50 for 50 cents worth of ingredients. Looks like it can be made in a yogurt cooker.   Some say it tastes like cheese and I never met a cheese I didn't like. Will probably order the culture and this yogurt maker tomorrow.

This is natto, fermented soy beans. You add a bacterial culture and keep at 115 degrees for a 24 hours.   They say it's an acquired taste that tastes and smells horrible.   I tried to cut and paste a description here, but failed.   Very expensive online, has to ship in chilled containers.   I'd like to try it, but sounds creepy.  Wish I could find a small container. Probably could have in SF or San Diego, but not around here.

 Super excited to get very cordial response to my email from John Clement.   He wrote The Switch, by far and  away best in show of the live long & healthy books.  Interesting guy. Practiced law for 20 years,  became an entrepreneur & then devoted 20 years to anti-aging research.   Doubt anyone in the whole wide world knows as much as John.   Offered to send me numerous copies of the book, but I declined, saying I've already made additional purchases for a few ppl.  Don't really know any others who would be interested.   He's big on CR & IF and explains everything at the molecular level.

 Left the island of Okinawa and off to the Seven Day Adventists town near LA.  (Blue Zones book) 

Had no idea they were so into health & fitness.  Healthiness is next to Godliness they say.   Most, but not all, are vegetarians.   Some vegans and some eat a little meat.   Big on nuts, tomatoes, and water, among other fruits & veggies.   Cute story about 93 yr old heart surgeon.   He was in his yard digging fence post holes when the author met him.  Said the contractor wanted 6K and the materials were 2K, so he's building the fence himself.   Then he rushed off for an open heart procedure.   Says he is no longer the lead surgeon, but is highly sought after as 1st or 2nd assistant, and if the lead doc dropped dead he could finish up.   These ppl have been used as controls in many large & well respected studies for decades.   They don't smoke or drink.   Even coffee and tea are frowned upon.   They live longer and are much healthier than others.

Had the rest of the cooked cole slaw mix topped by a cup of soy beans & hot sauce.   Very filling, maybe 400 calories tops.

Dinner!   The stir fry cabbage was a bit on the bland side.   Will use healthy oil as HOP suggests next time and maybe some garlic  powder.

Cooked soy beans.   Since I remembered to soak beans overnight, it didn't take all day to crockpot them.   Will eat one cup with equal amount of the Italian veggie mix and a little of the stir fryed cabbage & carrot mix.   Beans & veggies amazingly filling.   Did not buy my favorites this week: multigrain English muffins, blue cheese & hot mustard.  Maybe in the future.

Reading about the so called Blue Zones today.   Areas with high numbers of centurions and supercenturians.   All attributed to lifestyle: diet, mostly plant based.   Physical labor.   Very interesting. They live long because of very low incidence of killer diseases like cancer and cardiac problems.

My soy beans are here!   Will soak tonight and crockpot it tomorrow.   Excellent analysis. 300 calories in a cooked cup with 30 grams of protein.   Best bean ever.

Finally broke the 120 barrier.   Next milestone will be 117, what I weighed when we moved here in 2011.

Got all kinds of healthy veggies. A raw shredded mix of red and green ccabbage and carrots. Will stirfry with a little Pam. Got a whole big green cabbage.  And lots of mixed frozen vegetables.   Apparently Walmart pickup does not like weighing produce, so they overcharge with a fixed price.   Used the pickup service for everything except the produce.   Got dry black and kidney beans. Soy beans on their way from Amazon,  Soy powder coming from Southern California. Bought some almond milk to make shake.   Hope it isn't too ghastly! 

Trying to eat only between 4PM and 10PM.   More calories around 4-5.   Veggies & beans & lots or hot sauce.   Oddly enough the best for me is the Walmart Louisiana one.   Lowest in sodium & cheap, a dollar a bottle.  Major plus is reduced sodium.

Still stuck at 120.  Bummer.   On some days, the CR & IF are more difficult than others.  Today is not easy, but I am so determined to get below 120 that I'm staying strong.  It has to come any day!

Ordered soy protein powder.  Been years since I went there, but moving towards a more plant based diet.   Out of frozen salmon, so added big bag to the weekly Walmart pickup list in progress.   Will go inside only for the produce. Need snap peas, cabbage, tomatoes, bananas and citrus.   And a big pomegranate for the parrots to share.

 Kept 120 after day of very healthy food & CR/IF.   So much want to get below 120, Soon! I will not fail. I shall overcome.

Tossed a pound of dry pinto beans in the crockpot.  analysis compared to soy beans bad!  3 to 1, carbs carbs v protein, no fat.  But only beans in the house & the soy will come from Amazon tomorrow.

Huge breakthrough in feral cat I've been feeding for a year.   A few days ago, he let me scratch his neck while he was eating treats.   I went in for a full back pet and Little Flash allowed it!  It's my fervent wish to bring him inside to live with the two house cats.   Never thought we'd progress to this point.  I did catch him in a Haveaheart cage last year.   It was a disaster. He escaped & hated me  for weeks, but apparently all is forgotten. He finally took to the heated outdoor cat house hidden in the bushes.

Actually ate dinner with the husband at 5.  Salmon and mixed veggies, the Italian frozen blend.   He had brown rice too.   Always have big bag of frozen salmon fillets around.

Reading over & over that calories are more efficiently metabolised during the day.

Dang!   I love eating nights.

The Switch author is crazy about macadamia nuts.  Shocked to see  the going rate is $20 a pound.   So are they gold dusted or what? 

 Down to 120, but based upon past experience, it will not stick.   Will bounce up before settling in.

Extremely impressed by book the Switch and considering radically changing my diet, but keeping with the calorie restriction and intermittent fasting.   Much good science in this book. Discusses groups of ppl who have little or no cancer/cvs disease etc etc.  Most diet based, but one group has genetic defects which mimic IF/CR.

Ordered sack of soy beans form Amazon,  Walmart doesn't have them and I don't want to run around town and risk exposures.   Ideal food!   Cooked them before, but not for years. Will eat with vegetables , probably the mixed frozen ones with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower & zucchini.

Here is Rocky's new crush.  Frankie is jealous! 

 My boys!

Front yard!  

managed to catch market lows.   made a tidy profit and purchased 10 more acres for a wildlife sanctuary in Colorado.   They care for all kinds of big cats, bears, wolves etc. they are in a lease to own agreement for 10K acres. About 80% paid for already.

Starving.  fasted until 3PM and shoved a few ravioli in my mouth while fixing the husband's diner plate.  

 I am beside myself!   DOW way the hell up based upon news of promising  Covid vaccine.  Sold maybe 110K premarket, mostly VTI (total market ETF), some cruise lines and air lines.

BUT!  Want to sell more and can't log on to any of 3 accounts: TD, Vanguard & Merrill.  Circuits overloaded.  Big sell off!  Oh, well.  At least I got some trades in. Usually those big pops don't last long.

Weght not dropping & I have been so good on IF and CR.   hopefully soon!

 Holding steady, still hoping to break 120. Could be worse!  Soon!