I'm tracking my food intake for the sole purpose of making sure I get enough fiber

Green smoothies. They are some sort of crazy dark magic

What do you put in them?

You're going to say kale. I know it.

Yay for cap and gown!!!

Boo for all the other bad news. My bad news isn't as bad, but I'm at urgent care right now waiting to find out if I broke something in my foot or tore my plantar fasciitis. Dammit.

Congrats, Aims!

WRT fiber and lower intestinal health and whatnot, I cannot recommend enough trying to manage hemorrhoids, diverticula, and the like with diet, esp lots of fiber AND a good probiotic. My fiber intake is generally good because I love salads and cruciforms and eat lots of both. But even so my hemorrhoids would act up whenever my diet faltered. But now I'm taking a probiotic to counteract the long-term antibiotics I'm on, and lo and behold, no problems ever since I started them. I'm a convert.

You're going to say kale. I know it.

Kale is the new oat bran, as Michael Pollan would say. I've read that asparagus is crazy good for you, and it's delicious. It does have the unfortunate stinky pee effect, but no veggie is perfect. Except of course the avocado.

Good probiotics are god. (I'm a hippie and make my own kombucha, which also seems to help.)

I've read that asparagus is crazy good for you, and it's delicious.

I have never developed a taste for asparagus. Virtually every other veggie, including brussels sprouts, but not asparagus.

I'm eating a giant salad for dinner (with avocado), so that should get my fiber for the day over the top.

You're going to say kale. I know it.

Nope, haven't tried making kale smoothies yet, because Pete recoils in horror at the notion.

Smoothie recipe (serves 2): 2 C. almond milk (I use vanilla flavored), 2 C. raw spinach (sometimes a little more), 3Tbs. hemp protein powder, 1 tsp. Cacao Bliss ("good" fats, plus chocolate for antioxidants it's totally healthy shut up), and 1.5 C. frozen blueberries.

No spinach taste whatsoever. It looks like primordial ooze, but it's tasty.

I've eyed that Cacao Bliss before, but my worry is Franny will grab a spoon and eat the entire jar in one go. And then there would be none left for me.

I've eyed that Cacao Bliss before

Oooh, that's made from coconut butter, isn't it? Yum!

God, "calm down" is probably the least helpful thing someone can say in a crisis.

If you are not actively handing me an Ativan or some other friendly benzo, you do not get to tell me just, "calm down." However if I am freaking out and you do hand me an Ativan, it's perfectly acceptable. Because you did something useful.

I'm still pissed TJs stopped carrying those fruit leather things that had about a bazillion grams of fiber. Those were a godsend.

I feel like they betrayed me getting rid of those. And I can't find a replacement. I've searched everywhere.

And the oat-y bars they've rebranded as their Fiberfuls are not compatible with my tummy.

What is the difference between whole life and term life? Is term life essentially a bet that you'll need it before the term is up, and if not the insurance company goes Cha-ching! and invites you to play again?

Yes, that is exactly what term life insurance is. If the insured doesn't die before the term is up, the insurance company keeps all the money and pays out nothing. The insured can (usually) then opt to re-up the coverage and start over again. This is a good quick article to start comparing. Whole life has benefits besides the death benefit, term doesn't.

Congrats on cap and gown, Aimee!