The Kat House

Every life is marked by significant moments – moments of insight, moments of sudden realization, moments in which we learn valuable lessons that may not have otherwise been learned. In my 36 years, I’ve collected quite a list of these moments, but none so significant as the one I experienced yesterday.

You’ll have to trust me on this. I’ve lived to tell the tale, but you may not be so lucky. Just yesterday I discovered that Fiber One cereal was developed by Satan himself! I learned that eating two heaping bowls of it in one day is about as stupid as hitting the Krystal drive-thru after a long night of drinking. More stupid actually. Whereas the “Krystal Shits” last for a good couple of hours, the ill effects of Fiber One take a full 24 hours to subside.

It all started with a deep rumbling in my stomach. You know the type. I’m pretty sure it made the local news. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to tune in at 6:00 or 11:00 because I was otherwise engaged – on the can, if you will. It was easily the most unpleasant day of my life.

After a few hours of severe gastrointestinal upset, I was pretty confident that the culprit was Fiber One. I decided to utilize the power of Google to see if anyone else had encountered the same problem. That’s when I found a very disturbing thread titled Too Much Fiber? My suspicions were confirmed by dozens of people who had posted about their experiences with Fiber One. One guy went so far as to say, “General Mills needs to consider putting a warning label on the stuff if you ask me.” I couldn’t agree more.

It’s now more than 24 hours after the Fiber One Fiasco. There were times that I thought I wouldn’t pull through the ordeal, but I’m happy to say that I’m now feeling great – and about 10 pounds lighter!