Day 2:

6:00 AM ALARM came, too early. But I jumped up ... ready to go. This morning was going to be an Ultra Protein Shake. I didn’t have the rice protein, but I still had some leftover soy protein. I had been somewhat leery of continuing the soy protein after it seemed to react negatively with the Levothyroxine I am on for my hypothyroidism. (A condition I discovered after a blood test taken for me to attend Wood Badge, an advanced training for leaders of the Boy Scouts of America) I have very low blood pressure, poor circulation, and my hands and feet have always been cold. Amazingly the thyroid medication has warmed up my hands after all these years. I want it to keep working, but I figured one more day of soy protein, wasn’t going to hurt me.

Got the blender put together, poured in the Soy protein, went to pour in the flaxseed. Grrrr, it calls for ground flax seed, I bought whole. I’m thinking my husband is not going to want little tiny chunky seeds in his smoothie. I check other recipes ... they ALL call for ground. It’s not worth keeping the whole. It gets thrown in a pile to return to the grocery store. I go get the ice. Freezer is broken, no ice. My husband comes out for breakfast. I have a blender with some cream colored powder and nothing else. He says, I gotta go I’m going to miss my bus. Off he runs with some grapes and an orange in hand. I make myself some eggs and feel sorry for myself.

That afternoon we return the Whole flaxseed to the grocery store and trade it in for some Uncle Bob’s Redmill Flaxseed meal. It even costs less. That’s a bonus. Then we take a quick trip north about 30 minutes to visit Good Earth and Costco. At Good Earth I am able to find the Rice Protein, Brown Rice tortillas, and Lavender Essential oil for an Ultrabath. We run to Costco for their fish. Urrrgghh. Wild Alaskan Salmon is $25.00 or more for a package that barely feeds the family. It is not worth it to me to spend that kind of money right now. We’ll live on poultry.