Um yeah so I went to my class today. Well i get there and the instructor was like 15 minutes. When she finally gets there it's an 80 year old lady. I was like... ok don't judge. give her a chance. So I stayed. Well I didn't last 10 minutes before i left. I could have fell a sleep doing that workout. People just started leaving one after another not long after it started. I am surprised they have her instructing a class like that. Weird. I ended up just doing 20 minutes on elliptical and then worked out my butt a little then left the gym.

what a shame I know you were looking forward to it. I used to only do classes and if there was a substitute or I did not like the instructor it would bum me out to the point I would be so pissed that it would ruin the workout and the day. Then if I could not make the class I liked I would not work out at all. When you have mindset on classes it is often hard to convert to the cardio machines, so I give you big kudos for getting on the elliptical.
Christinee did I tell you that about 30-35 years I taught aerobics, that was back in the Jane Fonda days full of leg warmers, leotards and head bands:D

I taught the old fashioned kind, high impact where you jumped up and down and kicked your legs like you were a Rockette, no wonder I have arthritis in my knees. Not only did I teach but I took high impact classes like that for over ten years, in later years I got addicted to step aerobics which I still like but rarely do.

It totally did bum me out. Working out was not easy after that. Thats why I only lasted 20 minutes on elliptical instead of 45. lol

That is really cool you use to teach it. :) So you totally understand where I am coming from.

I totally do, my life used to revolve around the aerobic schedule, who taught it, what type of class it was, where I stood in the room and so forth. My husband used to be pissed, his only day off was Sunday and my favorite class was 9 am on Sunday morning, so I never wanted to sleep in or have breakfast together. It was like a little cult, I knew most of the people that would attend the classes I did and most of us stood in the same place, for each class. A friend of mine is going through this now and she finally decided that she is tired of missing a workout because she can not make the class or does not like the teacher, so she is showing up just to do the cardio instead of the class. At Bally's I would often notice the die hard aerobics students barely used the rest of the gym at all, they would show up just before class and leave right afterwards. For a long time I belonged to an aerobic only studio where they had no equipment other than what was used in the class, in hind sight I wish I did not do that, but it was pretty popular then, not quite as much now. Also now there are more boot class type of classes where you use weights or resistance so you are not just jumping up and down which is really hard on your joints and bones.

I'm in love with strawberry, banana, greek yogurt smoothies. It's been my breakfast for the last three days. Today I put a scoop of peanut butter in it. YUMMY! :)

So I still haven't tried the chickpea crepes yet. I bought some dried chickpeas at Sprouts bc I couldn't find the chickpea flour in the bulk section. Well I just about gave bf a heart attack when I tried using the Vitamix with the wet container to grind up the rock hard peas. I don't have the dry container. It started turing it into nut butter so I stopped. This morning I went to my Persian market and they have a bag of chickpea flour for $2.69 a bag. LOL So tonight I will make the crepes. And if successful, these will be my stand in for all things bready.

It is gluten free, low carb and very high in protein. Very simple recipe.
1 part flour, 1 part water. Salt and spices to taste. Heat cast iron pan high heat and add in high smoking oil. Pour in and when it bubbles flip it over. That's it. Apparently it's popular with sauteed mushrooms and rosemary, or with goat cheese or labne. YUM

Since I have started reporting on this thread I have gone down one belt notch and about 4 pounds. No exercising and still with my nightly rum. Just better food decisions.

Ok, note to self. Make those chickpea crepes REALLY THIN. I did 1 cup flour and 1 cup water. Batter was really thin as what they said it would be. But I tried to pour too much in my pan and too high of heat. I tossed the first batch and the 2nd I tried lower heat, more oil and more patience. It really needs to go on low/med.

Anyway, taste wise it was just ok. No life altering OMG. I will try again soon. So far quinoa is a better win.

Good morning ladies, off to the gym!

Went to school this morning. I planned on coming home and then changing clothes and going straight to the gym, but when I got home I had a bunch of messages that I was needed at work for a couple hours. So here I am sitting on my butt working. lol oh well. more money more honey right.

Looks like I am taking a day off. The family wants to go to dinner. I didn't have time to make it to the gym today.

Have any of you eaten at that restaurant, "Stacked"? You build your own food on an ipad to order it. It's pretty good food too. I will build a grilled shrimp salad with dressing on the side to keep it light. :)

I have eaten there in San Diego before. I just thought it was ok. It's connected to a mall so I didn't have very high expectations. We just got burgers. I just remember the service was terrible. No one in the restaurant at all too.

Never thought of 100% pure pb in a smoothie before. Usually I just have some on a ryvita or on wwheat toast. Looking forward to using it your way though:)

It's really good.

I read that spin classes can make your butt and legs bigger than they already are. Does anyone know if this is true or not. Because the last thing i need is a bigger butt. There are articles all over the internet that say there is truth to this??

Let me ask you this. Have you ever seen a cyclist with a big butt or thighs? No. They are all over-all thin but toned, just like runners. I'm in the bike industry. No one is overly big in the butt or thighs, men or women. Cardio in any way burns calories all over your body.