Smoothies may be the way to go!

This morning I had my lovely protein powder mixed into a fruit and yogurt smoothy. I made two servings at once, drank one and put the other in the fridge. The one I drank in the morning was ok. I could still taste the powder but this may be one of those things that you can't really hide you just have to deal with. I placed the other smoothy in the fridge fearing it would be terrible when I had to drink it later in the day after my Zumba class. We have been asked to consume the protein once in the morning and once with in thirty minutes after our work out.

Today around 2 in the afternoon I found myself hungry and crabby. I really enjoy some sort of sweet around that time and man, I didn't realize how much I would miss it. This has happen to me in the past when I reduce my sugar/carbohydrate intake and it always leaves me with cravings and grumpiness. I really hope this feeling goes away soon.

Zumba Zumba Zumba! I got to class a little early and could hear the class that was just finishing up. I could hear the instructor and she sounded familiar but I couldn't see here. Once I am able to go it there she is! Amy! I took a class from her several years ago before I had kids when she taught at the local gym. I took a weight lifting class from her then and she was very fun, perky, and hysterical. I was just as excited as could be to have her as the instructor. I knew she was going to be fun and engaging and she was and she really got a good work out out of me then. Half the women in the class were regulars and the other half were us study participants. Amy jumped right into class and it was learn as you go with one rule, "just keep moving". I was expecting to be able to keep up for the most part because I have danced in the past but man, she moves fast. I was a bit lost occasionally but I saw some other women who were hopelessly lost and felt quite out of there element and I do have to confess that all the hip shaking, pumping, and popping was a little uncomfortable with it as well. I do hope that my hips will loosen up a little I can move them they way they were meant to though.

So at one of our first informational meetings the SS told us we would be doing Zumba but we would be blended into the class and people wouldn't know we were part of a study. B.S. I think it is a little obvious that us study participants (SP) have to line up in a separate line then the regulars but maybe people didn't notice. What would you think if after 30 minutes into the class 1/2 the class leaves? Do you think you would notice they all left? I don't know maybe that is obvious to me but perhaps there are some out there that wouldn't notice. I honestly don't care if people know I'm in a study but don't tell me I will blend in when I don't. One more rant. Now people want to ask me questions about the study and I don't always feel like talking to people. I'm not rude on unpersonable I just don't always feel like talking.

Ooh, I know I'm just going to direct them to my blog. That should answer all there questions.

Oh and by the way 30 mins of zumba totally kicked my but.

And that second smoothy; I put in a freezer cup before I left for my class and left it in the car. I drank it after class and it was good! Like eating a milkshake just after a work out! Yum.