Metamucil is brutal

As previously mentioned, my family often require a little help in the regularity area. I often give a half dose of metamucil to my girls if their plumbing isn't running as freely as is necessary. I keep the metamucil on the top shelf of our cupboard and usually have to use a chair myself to get it down. While I had often discussed the unpleasant result of having too much, it apparently didn't sink in as well as I hoped.

My children are often thirsty and I make sure their cups are within easy reach so that the 6 and 7 year olds can fill up at the sink anytime they want. This can cause a few problems though as those same girls will often get into juice or milk, but not finish the drink. When i see a full cup and the children are over at a friends or playing outside i will drink the milk or juice so it isn't wasted.

I found three cups of juice yesterday and quickly downed them all. the first two were the fruit punch from the fridge, but the last was juice mixed with metamucil. It had so much metamucil that I thought I was drinking jello. I don't know how the girls got into the fiber, but when i looked for it, it was on its shelf. While I prefer not to be ambushed with fiber supplements, i figured it couldn't do me any harm.

I am writing now with bowels that would do a colonoscopy proud. While I would not suggest such an awkward and uncomfortable "cleanse" to anyone else, it has spurred my efforts to get back into shape and I actually exercised today.

So I guess I should make this a public thank you to my dear sweet girls:
Thank you girls, you have helped me get rid of all the crap stopping me from exercising like i should.