Shake it

If you haven't tried Zumba I think you owe it to yourself to try it at least once or twice. I avoided it for a long time because I thought it sounded trendy but I have tried it and fallen in love with it. I would like to describe this particular class without anyone thinking I am mean or racist but Zumba today was full of entertainment. Yeah, it's easy to feel like a silly goose shaking your booty with a bunch of strangers but I'm down with shaking it even if I look silly. There was a cute little old Asian woman who was trying her hardest to shake it like she was a home girl but I had a hard time not smiling to myself. It was pretty entertaining. There was also an older woman doing a low impact version of Zumba that was also entertaining. I just kept thinking that when I get old I hope I still have the guts and energy to go shake it at a Zumba class. I really struggled during the last 15 minutes of class because we did pilates. I felt sad because I used to be able to do pilates without feeling like I was going to kill over. Since I'm larger now it's harder to do certain exercises. I really struggled to pull my knees into my chest and pull them in one at a time. I did my best but really missed the days of being able to do some pilates with minimal struggle and huffing and puffing. I really hope the day of getting back down to my healthiest weight is within reach. Sometimes I wonder- I've been working so hard for the last 11 months and weight exactly the same. I know that a lot of that is out of my control but I just wonder how long it will take my thyroid situation to allow me to finally start losing weight. I have noticed feeling more energy and I swear I am already losing less hair in the shower. My doctor called me back today to inform me I also have low vitamin D and need to take an OTC supplement. Not really sure what low vitamin D entails but hey, I'll take some if she says I need to.

Sometimes it seems like I wake up and then 15 minutes later I'm back in bed. Today was one of those days. After my workout I did the usual housework, errands, breakfast, lunch, and then out the door for lessons. I made the mistake of keeping the Halloween candy in my car and I think I ate tootsi rolls at every stop light...note to self- remove all Halloween candy from the car, even the stuff disguised as "piano prizes".  I have noticed a pattern in my eating that I don't know when it started or how long it's been going on. I skip meals! Who would have thought someone like me would skip meals? I don't have regular dinners AND lunches. I usually have one or the other and have a snack around the time I would normally eat a MEAL. Today was kind of the same situation. I made and awesome salad for lunch and then snacked on tootsi rolls so "dinner" wasn't really a priority. I reheated some "darn good chili" (a Bearcreek favorite of mine) and made some cornbread. I had a piece of cornbread and half a bowl of chili and called it good...and later followed it up with 2 mini chocolate chip cookies. I think today was the perfect example of what happens when I don't eat regular meals because I get too busy and don't plan ahead. The other problem is having snack food in my car. I know better. I broke the habit of eating jolly ranchers in the car about 6 months ago and definitely don't need to start a tootsi roll habit! It's nice to have some things to work on.

Oh my. I just fell asleep again...but luckily it's only 11:20 pm. No detailed food journal tonight, sorry

Food: 1537
Exercise: 400 (they say zuma is 400 cal/ hour)