Class Two: Food for Kindergarteners

This is about to be kinda bitchy. So I had my second class yesterday, it started out well. Even with formal and the weekend of craziness, I managed to shed three pounds! For the first time in my life im really finding motivation in my program. I love waking up in the morning and planning what im gonna eat and when im gonna work out. I feel healthy, active and good about myself. Also having awesome tennis shoes makes wearing my workout clothes all day a lot less painful. (Liora the compliments have risen to 11 since Saturday!)

Anyway on to the negative. So I got a new class filled with other people who are beginners in Living Well like me. So I was initially excited to be with other people just gaining momentum, but then I realized that I probably shouldnt be in a beginners class. I have been dieting on and off since I was 8, so the concepts involved with eating healthy are pretty second nature to me. When I eat a burger, I in no way think "Okay im eating healthy tonight! See there is a tomato and lettuce on this! And the fries are vegetable really!" And honestly, I didnt really think anyone overweight was really like that. I kinda just thought it was an annoying stereotype. Until yesterday, that is. I found out yesterday, some people dont know what granola is, or what yogurt looks like. I realized there are people who actually drink whole milk. Everyday. Who dont know what Skim is. We talked about portion sizes, and then I got a little more understanding. Considering a lot of weightloss has to do with portion sizes changing. Some of their recommendations were a little insane, but I realize they can be adjusted to my lifestyle.

All in all it ended up being a pretty boring conversation that consisted of my classmates asking about things I learned years ago and going off topic by discussing things like what the true consistency of yogurt is, and why eggs arent refrigerated in Europe. Kept hoping our instructor would bring us back to topic but it didnt happen. I hope the next classes wont be that bad/elementary.

I did talk in class about how ive added breakfast into my diet in the way of Luna bars! They are on their way to becoming my new weightloss secret! I eat one just about every morning for breakfast so that I have energy and can jump start my metabolism early! My favorite flavors are s'mores and caramel nut brownie! 9gs of protein and 180 cals to get me going. helps me not starve on days when I cant eat till 2ish.