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Hi Fran,
    I miss you but understand the busy life. I'm walking really well. Haven't started at the gym. Need to make up my mind and do it.   Hugs and good vibes.   Mag  

Hi Peeps,
    Will not be at chat Monday. Will be in Austin, TX for a week. No laptop so will be without a way to be there. Going to meet a lady that I met on OH since I'm going to TX to see my "almost son" and his family. They are moving to Austin as we speak. It's a lot closer to me then northern Indiana. Will be back in time for the chat the next Monday.
  Thought my inner ear problem was gone but almost feel twice yesterday. PT gave me exercises to do while I'm gone.

   Walked two and a half miles the other day looking for my neighbors dog. They didn't know the gate was open. Koda made a quick escape.Found him walking the path where his owner walks him. , eh?
   Must go. Need to do laundry and pack. Working on filing and discarding out dated material. I think I can finish while the laundry is going.

    Take care of you.    Mag

I was having trouble with constipation post-op and found out that a my daily intake of fiber was very low.  I was told by doctor that the normal daily value for fiber is 25 to 30 total grams per day and to try to at least reach that for normal bowel movements.  I searched the Internet, medical sites, and food labels and finally found one that has 48% of daily fiber per bar and actually tastes good (and I had to try some yucky ones to find these)!  What is this amazing snack?

The GNU BAR!

GNU has its own site and offers a sampler deal for first time customers, letting you choose 5 of their 7 flavors, one bar each, for $7.95 plus free shipping (as of today, though this offer may change).  Orders of single bars, 5 packs, and 16 packs are available and you can even join a fiber of the month club to have 30 or more bars automatically shipped monthly.  But try the flavors one bar at a time first; I liked some better than others.  They 3 new flavors are being introduced in a couple weeks as well.  My favorites so far are Chocolate Brownie and Banana Walnut.  They have nutrition panels on the bars themselves and on the order site.  The bars are thin, not bulky, and very moist so I found them easy to eat and digest.  I pasted Chocolate Brownie bar nutrition panel below.

Check them out at
http://www.gnufoods.com

All opinions above are my own of course so decide for yourself and let me know what you think!

Amount Per Serving
Calories 140	Calories from Fat 35
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g	6%
Saturated Fat 1g	4%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 30mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 30g	10%
Dietary Fiber 12g	48%
Soluble Fiber 8g
Insoluble Fiber 4g
Sugars 9g
Other Carbohydrate 9g
Protein 4g	6%
Vitamin A	0%
Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	6%
Iron	15%

Nmmmmmmmm

WTG Marcia. You rock your tool. Looking forward to chattering w you too.