re: My diet has been very good lately, but I do not get the same results as I do when fasting. That, of course, is to be expected.
Yes Rainy i had the same experience. After the incident with my heart, I rested and ate healthy for 6 weeks with no noticeable benefit and in fact only complete frustration before i took on the first of 2 post injury long fasts... upon which the benefit was fantastic and impossible to miss :).
What is going on with your respiratory system (if i may ask) and have you noticed some improvement already through the short fasts? Before i hurt my heart, my lungs got completely healed in my very first long fast which was about 16 months ago.
exerp: "Another exciting development is that my lungs feel newly rejuvenated like i am 18 years old. Taking exceedingly deep, comfortable easy breaths is something i haven't enjoyed for quite some time... not that my lungs had it particularly bad before, nor did i notice them being in any way below normal... but now that they are feeling this amazing, i can compare the difference and it becomes clear that my lungs were not in the same league 36 days ago. I would say that my lungs had been ever so slightly my weakest link where cardio was concerned, my heart and legs both being in better shape."