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Just got my box in, here's my review:

1. Love the chewiness. If you're doing a mostly liquid diet, having something to chew (Soylent Square, Vite-Ramen, etc.) is surprisingly nice.
   
2. I'm with you on the oil; you have to pinch the wrapper as you eat it not to get on your hands. It's like that cheap dollar-store hand lotion that never comes off, haha.
   
3. The caramel was my favorite flavor. Someone said the chocolate one has hints of Tootsie Roll, I can see that. The citrus one is like, vaguely Starburst-ish, like that artificial sweetness is there in the background, like when you drink water after eating Skittles.
   
4. The yellow color on the citrus threw me off a little, lol.
   
5. I thought the citrus one was a little too salty, but I also ate all 3 of them together, so I'll have to try them separately to check haha
   
6. Price vs. performance...I mean, they're small, but they're really chewy, so you feel like you're getting something out of them. For 99 cents a pop or whatever, they're not bad. They can live in my desk drawer when I need a snack hit, and are chewy enough to work on for a minute to get rid of the urge to eat, I guess. They're probably better for you than a 100-calorie Snickers, at any rate, especially with the probiotics!
   
   Will I order another box? Maybe...to be determined. Pretty much, I tried them just to try them. I have 90 packets right now (one 30-pack box of each flavor, minus what I've eaten so far), so I guess I'll see in a month or so how I feel about them. I mean, the enriched-snack market is getting pretty saturated. Just a few picks off Amazon: (prices are sometimes vastly cheaper locally at B&M stores, FYI)
   
   

• "That's It!" probitioc fruit bars
  
• Prebiotic & Protein vegan gummies
  
• Snickers Protein bars
  
• Epic bison & bacon meat bar
  
• Fairlife protein chocolate milk
  
• Shrewd protein cheese puffs
  
  Also, at 100 calories, it's not hard to make your own bite-size snack bars. With a DIY 'lent, it's a little more work because you have to get a lot of ingredients, but for a 100-calorie snack with a bit of protein & some probiotics, there are a variety of options for quickly & easily making a large, inexpensive batch of macro & micronutrient-laced snacks in your kitchen at home. For example, I make a new recipe off ProteinPOW on just about a weekly basis, which are dessert & snack recipes based off protein powder. I also make a variety of energy-bites, bliss-balls, and fat-bombs, which you can do in everything from a classic granola bar flavor to a pumpkin-pie flavor, as well as different kinds of energy & snack bars (knockoff Clif's bars, Lara bars, homemade granola bars, etc.). The Soylent Squares seem to have 4 primary benefits:
  
  

1. 99 cents a pop
   
2. Designed for healthy snacking (probiotics & protein)
   
3. Probably a long shelf life
   
4. Really chewy, which is nice if you're on a majority-liquid diet & want something to work your jaw

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   If I win I would like the Karen O CD on my amazon main wish list.

Maybe a book? I think the Humans of New York book could pretty much be given to everyone, it's all happy and uplifting and cool.

You said she's on her feet all day so maybe something to help relax a little like a foot spa? Otherwise they make these little balls that you roll under your foot (my grandma used to do this with just a tennis ball) and it's supposed to good for your muscles and kind of like a mini massage.

Does she use anything to help treat her bunions? They make some cool products like this and this that might be helpful! They have some really good reviews, she may already have something like this though?

Not the best ideas haha but maybe it will help! Good luck with shopping! :)

Little Snowie makes a heavy duty Ice shaver that you can use with cubes, here. This will shave the ice, as opposed to chunking it like a snow cone.

You can get shave ice syrup at any Smart and Final.

Make sure you are super careful to clean it out and dry it. I can't tell you the terrifying things I have pulled out of ice machines when I was cleaning them. I don't always have a lot of confidence in infection control measures and you don't know that you can trust that the nurses will do it. They have enough to do as it is.

Cover them with plastic marked with an inside/outside when they are not being used. You are going to need to get food service sterilinzing rinse agent at S&F too, unless you are taking them to the cafeteria to clean them, You can use Dakin's solution as well, as long as it's rinsed immediately after.

Ice cream machine... Breville It has it's own compressor, so you don't need to mess with freezing an insert. And it's a Breville, so it's going to last a very long time. They are remarkably heavy duty.

You could find that using the prepared shakes, may not give you a good consistency, since they are all sort of different they may not freeze sufficiently. You may have to do some experimenting to find out what works best.

Lots to unpack here but let me give you two main concepts to ponder that I do not believe anyone has addressed thus far.

1. An ankle can only be mobile on a strong platform. That means foot strength is paramount to ankle mobility.
   
   
2. Overworked calves that are usually a result of having weak glutes that is usually a result of being seated are another frequent offending party when it comes to ankle mobility. If your calves are busy trying to be your ass, they're always going to be tight, overworked, and holding on for dear life.
   
   So you can stretch all you want but until you assess the problem and likely strengthen your intrinsic foot muscles and strengthen glute muscles you are probably going to be fighting a losing battle.
   
   Foot strength ideas. Go barefoot more often, play foot games like moving marbles with your feet, splaying toes, etc or using toe spreaders like CorrectToes or the much cheaper ones I posted below. Follow GaitHappens on Instagram for more ideas.
   
   Glute strength ideas. Open hip flexors, strength train glutes - single leg glute bridges, hip thrusts, RDLs, kettlebell swings especially banded swings (done properly from the hinge and not a squat), sumo deadlifts, pistol squats, skater squats, etc.
   
   You would be the exception if you were a guy that was in the military and had to be in combat boots all the time or a figure skater that is in ice skates all the time. Even for these situations, the foot muscles would likely still be weak from being in shoe prisons and the calves and quads would still probably be more dominant than the glutes.
   
   Tldr: Assess where the weak areas are - you have a dorsiflexion assessment but have not tested foot strength and dexterity. You can test tib anterior strength by walking with on your heels with your toes extended (lifted). You can also palpate the muscle to see if it's hypertonic.
   
   My first step would be going barefoot more often and spending $5 on these toe spreaders. Those things will only serve to help even if they are not the only problem. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713S97J5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8pkCCbWP0A15W
   
   Link to GaitHappens
   https://instagram.com/gaithappens?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=1xoed36orisgm
   
   Link to Katy Bowman's book on the foot. Whole Body Barefoot.
   Whole Body Barefoot: Transitioning Well to Minimal Footwear https://www.amazon.com/dp/0989653986/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_xfkCCb7QPWPP3
   
   Dr Stuart McGill has more info on foot strength or what he calls "foot athleticism" in his book The Gift of Injury.
   Gift of Injury https://www.amazon.com/dp/0973501863/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IskCCbCHDSXZP

I feel your pain. I'm 27M with the same issue. The only advice I have gotten from medical professionals has been to wear looser fitting shoes (ha). I found a pack of bunion pads on amazon that comes with multiple style pads but found that this style works best (https://www.amazon.com/Bunion-Corrector-Orthopedic-Protectors-Separators/dp/B01A760ARE/ref=zg_bs_3779951_13?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RVAJJ1AJY3M5ZZZ0GCEC)

This isn't the brand that I have, I'll have to look that up later. having that little extra padding over the bunion allows me to wear tighter shoes without pain. I used to use finger tape to tape my big toe to the toe next to it as well as taping around my foot / bunion to act as a buffer. The special gel pads are a much better solution though. I can't climb comfortably without it now.

Used them extensively when making the transition. They're great but not worth the money. These are cheaper and imho more comfortable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071YHKKQM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7rDjDbG00DMNH

As for your PT, good fucking luck finding one who is on board the barefoot/minimalist train. I live in one of the biggest cities in the US and none in my area are into it.

Ouch! Did you try to get the sliced-off bit to reattach? If you'd gotten medical attention right away, they probably could have gotten it to reattach. If it's gone, you'll be left with an extremely thin skin covering over the bone, and given the location, there's a pretty big risk of breaking through to the bone accidentally in the future. Hopefully it will form a thick scar, but there's not much skin to work with there.

I really think you should seek professional medical attention, but if you can't or really don't want to, I'd definitely recommend keeping it bandaged as long as there is any liquid discharge at all, or any scab still present. When it's fully healed over, you might want to invest in something like this https://www.amazon.com/PediFix-Dexterity-Fabric-covered-Protector-Visco-gel/dp/B0045VJONE?th=1 to protect it when using your hands at least for the first couple of weeks after it's healed over.

I knew it was working, when one day I had a problem masterbating, i just couldn't get my rhythm right. I realized that I as was long than my muscle memory stroke expected.

The lanyard is just a wife (8mm-1cm) flat shoelace and a couple cord locks. The comfort shields REALLY help.

The amazon one looks like it would work, except will need a piece of tape to cover all the holes in the crossbar.

Here are some amazon links

extender

mesh shields buy the larger size.

silicone toe tubes

You'll want to confirm in person with a podiatrist, but from how you describe it it sounds like a tailors bunion.

Treatment usually starts with padding, NSAIDS, and corticosteroid injections. If it's bad enough, there are surgical procedures to correct it.

Best of Luck!

>Toe pouches or lambswool are my go-to for getting a perfect fit with heels.

Toe pouches like this? What are your thoughts on the pads for the heel?

Thanks. Since, like you, a bunion is what I'm particularly concerned about, I think I'm going to start with this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L1VVDF8/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_dp_1 and all wider shoes.

I do have this
ww.amazon.com/Yasco-Bunion-Toe-Straightener-Pair/dp/B000O5FCI6/ref=sr_1_9?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1412628861&sr=1-9&keywords=bunion which I seriously love.

There are garment/suit bags that attach to a rear rack.

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I've never tried any of them, so I can't comment on how well they work, but it might be worth a shot. I'd be really interested in how they work out for you if you give it a try.

Have you tried gel toe covers? They may help with the toe gripping problem. Look on amazon for silicon toe pouches/ toe covers make for ballet dancers going on pointe. Like these. If your skates are a little too big, these will help fill up the extra space too.

Ever tried skating barefoot? I switched to barefoot and that solved a lot of my heel slipping issues.

Have your skates pinched out just behind the toe box. Then buy these.
NatraCure Gel Big Toe Bunion Guard (1316-M CAT) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R1HTLAA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_SsKjPBFCKNnoo. I have the exact same prob. And eventually find a good foot doc and have inserts made for your everyday shoes.

Oh! And when these guards get sticky, wash them with hand soap and then coat them in cornstarch or baby powder. ;)

When I first started training the nails themselves didn't hurt, but I'd get blisters on the tip of my toes. I cut my nails down which helped but I also got toe caps which helped a lot!! Good luck.

I have dyshidrotic eczema, which starts with small, itchy blisters, and ends up looking a lot like that once those come to the surface. Like many others with dyshidrotic eczema, I also have a nickel allergy which I didn't develop until recently; I cut canned foods out of my diet, and put a protective cover on my macbook keyboard. I'd hit up a dermatologist for advice.

Personally, I use a strong topical steroid called clobetasol propionate during flare-ups and wear nitrile gloves with aquaphor every night. If your fingers are sensitive and are having trouble healing, buy some finger protectors off amazon. I find without them, I pick at it too much and it doesn't heal properly. I've had some really good luck with this, and haven't had flareups since I started wearing gloves every night, and avoiding contact with Nickel.

Buy some of these, and wear them in your climbing shoes. Someone recommended them on here a while ago, and they've been working like a charm for me.

Ran into a similar issue a couple years ago and thought I might need to stop climbing all together. The solution for me was to find shoes with a super straight inside edge (5.10 verdons did the trick) and to wear gel toe spacers any time I climb.

I have tried the tape as well. What I find that helps even better is a toe protector. as seen here. Cut the end off and place around the bell.

Been there. Done that. Looks the same as the athletes foot I had a few years ago. Get an over the counter cream. And trust me ... get a pair of toe separator socks. They are comfortable, and make a difference. A podiatrist recommend them, and it helped a lot!

Not suggesting this brand, but this is what I'm talking about.

https://www.amazon.com/Triim-Fitness-Separator-Alignment-Diabetics/dp/B01N7YJMWH/ref=sr_1_20?gclid=CjwKCAjwza_mBRBTEiwASDWVvqtwUk0CowWXqMLRk_aQ9SAo4tNouGVPTqKIhQ5JwNBHIoh14R4g7xoC7b0QAvD_BwE&hvadid=241655376371&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=1018487&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4889199373782587755&hvtargid=kwd-14506632&hydadcr=26614_9892224&keywords=toe+socks&qid=1556942306&s=gateway&sr=8-20

I used a garment bag pannier by Nashbar that worked great. Mounted it to my rear rack and changed at the office. My clothes always came as crisp as they were when I put them in.

I have a bunion on one side and I wear a gel toe spacer that wraps around my big toe to stay in place, like this. I also wear toe socks while running to make sure tight socks don't limit the movement of my toes. I will occasionally wear a bunion sleeve after a run to hold my toe in a good spot to reduce pain. I find if I do a lot of prevention of pain, like wearing toe spacers all day for a month, I can reduce or eliminate issues for months. My bunion is genetic and most of the women in my family get surgery at some point but I find I can manage it very well this way.

There are a ton of options available to bike commuters.

I wear a suit to work every day and I bike commute all the time in the summer. I started of off with a set of panniers similar to this one, which allows me to put my suit and shirt in there and they come out fine. Note, I am not endorsing this product, because I haven't used it, I just had something similar.

A few months ago my SO bought me this bag and it is amazing. Similar idea to the panniers except it is worn as a backpack.

Yes, have had this issue for years until I started using toe spacers/bunion pads. These are a life saver, I wear one on each foot. They basically just straighten out your pinky toe and provide some outside padding: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Fredericks-Original-Tailors-Spacers/dp/B01DJT8LD6/ref=sr_ph_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1522849506&sr=sr-1&keywords=bunion%2Bpads&th=1

I'd love to know more too. I'm thinking about getting one for bringing suits to work. I've been looking at this one, but am not sure how it works in terms of fitting onto a rack. Do most panniers, unless otherwise stated, work with the majority of racks?

I just bought a Nashbar Garment bag Pannier from Amazon. It should be here today, so I will try to remember to check in next week to report on how it did for me.

http://www.amazon.com/gallant-Nashbar-Commuter-Garment-Pannier/dp/B004XIWUGM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409936113&sr=8-2&keywords=bike+garment+bag

My second toes turn down. To prevent black toenails I use toe protectors I cant feel them once I’ve got them on, and so far so good on the toenails!

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