Flax On, Flax Off

1. Fabulous chandelier (ladels, whisks).
2. Uh, me.

Flax on, flax off. No karate kid here, no Mr. Miyagi, just a silly girl discovering health. I have now heard the wonders of flax heralded repeatedly so had to check out this wondergrain for myself. Marched in (oh so knowingly and confident) to the health food store. That place smells like cat food and wet heartworm pills. In other words, I couldn't wait to eat something that I bought there. Bought some flax meal and got talked into some fiber powder by a decidedly UN-health-conscious woman. It was chick peas, flax seeds, dates, and other fine natural goods all ground together for spinrkling on bananas. Well, I can use extra fiber. I mean, who can't? So, I mixed some with some grapefruit juice for breakfast. It was good, so good, in fact, that I sprinkled some on my salad at lunch and followed that with an afternoon snack of raspberries and yogurt a la fiber powder. I was feeling pretty smug about carefully working over a CUP of healthy fiber into my diet. Yay - and this was in addition to the fruit, juice and vegetables I already ate. Wouldn't you know - as if my frequent and emergency trips to the bathroom didn't clue me in - the recommended daily serving? 1 tablespoon. How many tablespoons are in a cup?

Flax on, flax off.

Today's weight: 274.6. Giddy UP!