Vending Machine Temptation

Now in workplace vending machine: Not as lethal as you'd think.

90 calories for less than an ounce of brownie. Meh?!

Taste-wise it's "good enough."

Worth noting: Negligible nutritional value. Not "nutritionally compact." Net carbs: 13. Meh. Protein: 1 gm. Kinda disappointing. Tho it IS low in fat. However, I can see a use for this on knit nights when we go to Paneras and there's NOT ONE TREAT I can reasonably enjoy. So into the knitting bag this goes (and I'll check at Sam's to see if they carry these, so I don't have to pay vending machine mark up for this stuff).

Four bites and it's gone. It's about as much of a brownie as White Castle sliders are a "burger." It's more "brownie-esque." But fuck. It's chocolate, and I can jam it into my food hole after I drink some tea in a social setting.

A Fistful of Hair

Nails are healthy. Then why is hair shedding by the fistful daily?

See also: The fistfuls of vitamin supplements I take daily (including but not limited to: calcium citrate, biotin, alpha lipoic acid, extra magnesium, B12, D3, iron, omega-3, flax seed oil, evening primrose oil, extra vitamin C, and when I have it on hand, spirulina.)

For What It's Worth

My gastroenterologist (not to be confused with my bariatric surgeon), has given me the okay to commence aspirin therapy.

It's a calculated risk.

I do a lot of air travel. I worry about getting a clot in my legs from long flights, of which I'm at a higher risk for due to having Factor Five Leiden Mutation. Never had a clot or stroke, so why push my luck? Additionally, aspirin therapy is good for cardiac health. And let's not forget about the whole anti-inflammatory thing!

I'm actually thrilled to be taking my baby aspirin every day, and make sure I stagger time between other medications; I don't take it with coffee or vitamins; and if I'm taking the chewable, I make sure I do so on a full pouch.

Being pouch responsible.

Calculated risks... isn't that what life is all about?

Today's Supplements

Perhaps one of these days I should post an itemized list of which vitamins and their corresponding dose, which I ingest daily.

Perhaps.

Newsflash: I'm feeling bold. As I approach my five month surgiversary, I feel somewhat confident about dropping my daily stool softener from 2 capsules a day down to 1.

Note: Yep. Those gel caps are pretty big. Bigger than an M&M (the size the surgeon told me not to exceed with tablets). I find the gel caps go down without incident, plus I suspect they dissolve pretty quickly given I take them with hot tea or hot coffee.

A Few Pics!

How my day normally starts... a fistful of supplements, stool softeners, and a hot cup of tea!

Tho on vacation last week (cruise from Seattle to Alaska and British Columbia),
I neglected to show off two things consumed
(tho not in ENTIRETY!) on vacation:

(Gotta love buffets, I can load up, then just pick at it!)

Perhaps in the future, I should snap a before and after pic, so you'll see I don't eat it all. Perhaps. But then again, I'm inherently lazy. Act surprised if/when it happens.
In no particular order...

The pineapple chicken dish the hubby had at Mae Phim Thai, Seattle.
(I had two bites!)

The nommy Yum Talay I had at Mae Phim.
After I had a bowl of tom kha gai, I only
had enough room for four bites of the Yum.
Broke my heart. It was delicious!
I want to move to Seattle JUST to eat
at Mae Phim every week.

For the record: WITHOUT A DOUBT
THE BEST THAI WE HAVE EVER HAD!!

And lastly,
The only photo worthy meal on the cruise itself.
Had this in one of the dining rooms.
Lobster tail w/tilapia, with steamed veggies.
For once, "Nouvelle Cuisine" sized
portions don't annoy me anymore. :)

End notes:
Cruise line: NCL
Ship: Pearl
5th Cruise we've been on; 2nd cruise w/NCL

58# Lost

Nothing else going on here! Other than I was in Seattle, Alaska and British Columbia, only to come home and be out of commission for about five days with "teh respiratory ebolaz."

Mood: Lungular.