February 23rd

So today was a very busy but very accomplished and sweaty day. I slept in until 7:45 am, got up and got the kids to school. At 10 - 10:45 I taught Aquafit, it was 87 degrees on pool deck today, then ran over to Bow Dance Studios to do Zumba from 11 - 12. And came home to find I couldn't get in my driveway, so to the gargage to get the shovel. Shovelled for half an hour and then i could finally have lunch. I was super sweaty but really needed to eat. Lunch was good, but my shower was incredible.

I made chicken souvlaki for dinner, then headed out to Muscle Conditioning for 7 pm. The class went very well, I worked hard and got lots of moans and smiles.

Once home my wrist was quite swollen and achy. I iced it and took some Advil to help with the swelling. I had a lot of water to drink today so that was great, it was 6+ glasses or bottles of 750 ml. The next time I weigh in will be right around the time of my cycle so we will see how that impacts things.

I did have a coffee today and with it I had four oatmeal cookies. Not because I was craving them but because Marc bought a huge pack at Costco a while back and they are going to expire. The kids won't eat them. I guess it is the waste not want not mentality, yet I felt with all the exercise I would get in today they wouldn't influence my results. Yet one of my affirmations is to respect my body's needs for sleep, food and exercise and eating just because is not included. I acknowledge that and will be more respectful from here in.

Some of my Aquafit participant asked me if I watch the Dr.Oz show. They said it is really good so last night I decided to record it. He brought up a very interesting fact. That when you are out for a meal with someone you will eat 40% more than if you were to eat alone. If you are out with a group of 7 or more you will eat twice as much. I noticed that on Sunday when I was out with my mom, aunt and sister. I will have to be mindful of this in future and use mindful eating while out.