Update

I have completed the cleanse. I am feeling pretty good. It was a lot easier than I anticipated. I got into a groove. However, I don't have anyone else's preferences to take into account. During the weekend, when I had company, it was a little less convenient. For some reason, the company did not want any part of my kale smoothie. Whatever. Also, when I'm alone I almost never go to restaurants. I may have had some unidentified soy on Saturday night (Sunday was the last day of the cleanse), though I tried to avoid it. The cleanse would have been much harder if I ate out a lot, or had someone else in the house, eating bread.

Today was the first day I tried reintroducing a food, and even then, I did it gradually. I haven't done anything with wheat yet, just had some muffins made with oat bran and rye. I don't observe any definite ill effects, so we'll see. The interesting thing is how complex a muffin seemed to me. I've been eating only super-whole foods, so anything with flour seems very complicated. The muffins were sweetened with grape juice, and they seemed really sweet to me. Tonight I chewed a piece of gum, and the intensity of the flavor was overwhelming and distracting. I couldn't concentrate, I was getting minted to death. Interesting.

I am hesitant to experiment with caffeine. I would really like it if I drank coffee a little more like I drink alcohol--very occasionally. I don't want it to be a daily part of my life. There are a few reasons for this:
1. Caffeine is no good for me.
2. If I consume less coffee, I can make sure more of what I do consume is fair trade.
3. But I don't want to never drink coffee again.

In other news, my Viola Swamp plan is going well so far. Muahaha.