Fiber

It's 11AM and I've already spent half my WW points, and I'm wondering why I'm eating like a pig.   I don't feel like saying what I've eaten.

Wait!  I remember- I didn't take my fiber last night or this morning.  If anyone wants to clean out their digestive system or lose weight or just start having regular bowel movements, take fiber.  I recently discovered it, and let me tell you, I can't sing its praises enough.  In a talk on happiness, my guru, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, referred to how it changes with age.  For a child, it may be pizza, or a brightly colored lollipop; for a middle aged person, it's a new car or a house or a sexy lover;  but, for an old man, happiness is in a good bowel movement.  

Need I say more?

This is Trader Joe's brand. I find they have the best deal. Plus a funky Egyptian label.

I usually do about a tablespoon in a 8 oz. glass of water.  The serving size says 2 tbsp, and I have a friend who does that, but honestly, I can't stomach it.  I have to warn you- drinking whole psylium husk takes courage.  It's an odd and gelatinous feeling going down your throat.  But once it's in your stomach, a calm, soothing sensation settles over you, and you feel full, satisfied, and satiated.

I've been taking fiber- a glass in the morning and before bed- for the past few weeks, and it has dramatically reduced my appetite. In general, I don't feel hunger pangs, which can be good and bad.  Today was a nice reminder of what extreme hunger pangs can feel like, but honestly, I'd rather not go through them. It's much better, in my opinion, to go through the day feeling full, and then choose when you need to eat.

All for now.

**N