I am having so much fun with my new biomarker quest and book stack. I think I may be (ok, I am, I admit it) compensating for QB’s absence. As a result of my compensation attempts/methods, I am more aware of my strange personal mix of introversion and extroversion. While I desperately enjoy my own time, I tend to prefer if I have my own time with people in close proximately. Think laptop and coffee shop as an example, although I also have this environment at work too. I just find comfort in having people near by, whether or not I have the desire to interact with them.

However, when I specifically meet with someone(s), I can talk and ramble for hours. I am very loquacious, and like to spend time around people to get outside of my own head – as long as it isn’t in direct competition with a “me” project. I’ll abandon having people around for me projects with a quickness.  But I am not always consumed with an idea or around people to talk with. When I’m not to preoccupied in such ways, I think I have taken up writing to fill this gap – or to give QB a break since he has heard most of my ramblings multiple times. Ha.

More on my biomarkers, though. My test kit didn’t come with any test strips, so I called the company and they are overnighting me 3 rolls of strips! That’s around ~$50 in strips. And, with the rebate in the box, I am only pay about $4 for the glucose meter kit. Nice. So, no blood glucose testing until Wednesday. I am very very curious to see these results, but nervous I will have to do some major diet experimentation. I can start tomorrow off my checking my temp, blood pressure, and resting hearth rate though -but the big data lies in my blood glucose right now.

My smoothie with the hemp milk this morning (afternoon) was tasty. The difference was subtle, but I liked it better. The hemp milk added to the flavor and made it seem more complete. I will be doing this from now on since I like it so much. I call my new smoothie the Hemp Squared Strawberry Smoothie, but nothing is different except replacing the almond milk with hemp.  If I had some hemp oil (I did, but it was yummingly used up), I could call it my Hemp Cubed Smoothie…hum…ideas…ideas…

As a final note, I need to remind myself to look into my B-vitamin intake – I am worried I am taking in too many of some…..

Today’s food was….Yummy.

1 Brazil Nut
Hemp Squared Strawberry Smoothie
Vegan Sour Cream + Guacamole Wrap
1 Large Serv. Starport Vegan StirFry
1 Med. Serv. Vegan Yellow Curry II
1 serv. Peach Oatmeal + Bran
Carrot Green Juice

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Nutrition Summary for June 28, 2010
Report generated by CRON-o-Meter v0.9.7
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General (94%)
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Energy               |  1393.8 kcal   105%
Protein              |    57.9 g      102%
Carbs                |   216.0 g      111%
Fiber              |    63.5 g      254%
Starch             |     8.8 g       58%
Sugars             |    53.2 g      106%
Fat                  |    49.7 g      106%

Vitamins (100%)
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Vitamin A            | 79806.8 IU    1596%
Lutein+Zeaxanthin  | 36702.5 µg     734%
Folate               |   844.9 µg     469%
B1 (Thiamine)        |     2.6 mg     235%
B2 (Riboflavin)      |    19.8 mg    1526%
B3 (Niacin)          |    23.8 mg     159%
B5 (Pantothenic Acid)|    18.2 mg     363%
B6 (Pyridoxine)      |    36.7 mg    2292%
B12 (Cyanocobalamin) |    52.1 µg    2603%
Vitamin C            |   654.6 mg    1091%
Vitamin D            |  3580.0 IU    1790%
Vitamin E            |    14.1 mg     118%
Vitamin K            |  1762.1 µg    1958%

Minerals (100%)
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Calcium              |  1548.3 mg     155%
Copper               |     2.5 mg     123%
Iron                 |    21.6 mg     144%
Magnesium            |  1078.5 mg     337%
Manganese            |     8.7 mg     216%
Phosphorus           |  1355.6 mg     194%
Potassium            |  4811.3 mg     137%
Selenium             |   100.8 µg     183%
Sodium               |  2128.5 mg     426%
Zinc                 |    17.7 mg     148%

Amino Acids (100%)
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CYS                  |     1.1 g      477%
ILE                  |     2.2 g      195%
LEU                  |     3.7 g      166%
LYS                  |     2.5 g      149%
MET                  |     0.9 g      159%
PHE                  |     2.6 g      272%
THR                  |     2.4 g      285%
TRP                  |     0.7 g      291%
TYR                  |     1.7 g      354%
VAL                  |     2.7 g      160%

Lipids (58%)
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Saturated            |     6.2 g       31%
Monounsaturated      |    11.5 g       46%
Polyunsaturated      |    18.5 g       74%
Omega-3            |     7.5 g      685%
Omega-6            |    10.8 g       98%
Cholesterol          |     0.0 mg       0%