Yum, fiber and a new name :)

Alrighty then, I found Frosted Mini Wheats Chocolate "mini bites". Love 'em ! And I totally don't pay attention to fiber count... what with calories and protein and my total lack of math skills, no fiber counting too. However, the other day the vet suggested feeding green beans to the dog. Low in calories and tons of fiber = the dog thinks she's full. Hmmm... does that work on people too ? Anyway, I started thinking about fiber. And hey, we actually need the stuff ! From Harvard :

Daily Fiber Requirements

The Institute of Medicine recommends that children and adults consume 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories of food they eat each day. That means a person who eats 2,500 calories each day should get at least 35 grams of fiber daily, while a person who eats 1,700 calories each day needs somewhat less fiber—about 24 grams. A toddler who eats only 1,300 calories each day needs about 18 grams of fiber.

They say that women between the ages of 31-50 who consume around 1700 calories on average a day should have 25 grams of fiber. Good to know ! I found the snazzy chocolate mini wheats, and while I wasn't thinking about fiber when I picked them up, as I was munching on them I realized that hey... I'm eating fiber !

The toe is surviving. It's not pretty. But I'm in big girl shoes again :) And... I went to the gym on Saturday morning. Did upper body and a few ab moves and my arms are killing me today ! I need to remember that I cannot lift the weight I was doing two years ago when I was in the gym 4 days a week ! HA ! Lower weight , same reps. Makes sense :) I walked to the gym, meandered thru the downtown shopping area, walked home. And on Sunday it was down to the Market, wander down 5th, thru a few stores and back home. My toe was NOT pleased. It tends to swell, quickly, and somewhat painfully. I need to have a little more patience with the newly named "Frank" toe. Frank... short for frankfurter (when it's all swollen up !) or Frankenstein, when it just isn't looking so healthy. But again, I don't care about looks, I wanna be able to run without ouching. It'll get there... And I TOTALLY got busted the other day. I was looking at the Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon... sounds kinda fun. And Rob walks by, sees the computer and says "I thought we weren't doing half marathons anymore"... ooopppsss A girl can dream right ?