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Still coughing, but hoping it will diminish soon. I'm going to the cottage with my sister friends no matter what. If I piss my pants from coughing too hard, they don't care, and neither do I! Another clinic visit today and lots of information about different ways to prepare and enjoy our shakes. One of the things they suggest is to mix flavoured psyllium fiber with the shake. We have to have at least 4 doses of the fiber every day, as it is the only thing missing, nutritionally, from the shakes. I had my first one tonight for supper, enjoyed it and feel quite satisfied. I am going to experiment with a few different recipes over the next while. We are also allowed 1 cup of "no salt added" broth a day, as well as 1 cup of certain veggies. I'm gonna make soup! We also talked about some strategies to deal with people who will want to sabotage us by leaving desserts around or doing "treat yourself" or "one bite won't hurt you" kind of thing. Not that I think I will have any problems with that, but good to think about regardless. I also saw the Dr today and he said all is good. My blood pressure was up slightly, probably from the coughing. The nurse, who we see every other week, unless we want to see her every week, who was hired the day before our group started is the mom of one of Paula Mia's old high school classmates.. Small world. We can also call the nutritionist or the social worker any time between visits if we want or feel the need. When we were waiting to see the Dr after the clinic, I was thinking about the session covering Christmas and new years, and I feel that it's the perfect reason NOT to overindulge at a time of year that is often difficult. I'm happy about it! Really, more and more, I'm just happy, period, elly "I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." George Bernard Shaw ...nothing to do with my post but it made me laugh, which makes me happy!