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January 17, 2003

to supplement, or not to supplement...

...that is the question.

Because I'm used to eating whatever I want, I took on this diet thing by the numbers only and chose not to worry about nutrition. As long as my diet stayed within my goal calorie range, I could eat whatever I wanted. If that means eating a pint of ben & jerry's in the morning and nothing else all day long, then that's the way it's gonna be.

Now that I'm about a week and a half into it, I'm beginning to wonder about nutrition. Overall, I've been good. Meals have stayed reasonably balanced, and I have felt better for it. But.

I can't help but think that I'm severely skimping on the dairy (I'm from Wisconsin for crying out loud...I'm not used to avoiding cheese), and my vitamin C is probably on the low end, too. Since I don't eat breakfast, with all its fortified cereal goodness, I don't think there's really as much "food" in my food as there could be.

I'm going to try to add a multivitamin to my morning routine, I think. Anyone have any favorites I should try, or what vitamins/percentages I should be looking for? I think I've got one-a-day at home right now, but I haven't taken one for ages.

Posted by Joy at January 17, 2003 02:11 PM