Water Aerobics

Today was the day I agreed to go to water aerobics. I woke up after a shorter-than-normal night of sleep, tired and grumpy. I was sooooooo tempted to just sleep in and not go, just blow the morning off as a bad idea. But, a promise is a promise, and I steeled myself for the worst.

I had a blast.

Seriously.

No, I'm not gay.

I had a few fears going in. First, I was afraid that I'd get caught up in the rhythm of the music and over exert myself again. However, as it turned out, I had three things going for me. For one, the music was so quiet, I could hardly hear it, even when I was standing still. Also, I was concentrating so hard on what I was doing, I could block it out. And, the resistance of the water was a constant reminder to work hard, but not too hard.

My second fear was that I'd look like an idiot. I think part of the thing with the regular aerobics class was I was paranoid that people were going to see me struggling, or looking weak and slow, so I pushed myself too hard. I went in with the same fears with the water aerobics, and when I was struggling early on with some of the moves, I started to get frustrated. So, I looked around to watch some of the others to see if I could figure out how they were doing the moves when I realized something.

I couldn't see what they were doing. Their bodies were mostly underwater, and with all the splashing and crap going on, I couldn't see what they were doing. Which could only mean one thing.

Noone could see what I was doing, either.

Once I figured that out, I relaxed and had a lot of fun. Enough so that I may even go back next week. I'm not sure if I got quite as good a workout as I normally do with the bike and treadmill, but I can honestly say that I have been bone-tired exhausted all day.

Diet Update

Breakfast 1/12:

South Beach bar

8 oz light yogurt

banana

12 oz milk

40 oz water

40 oz coffee

Lunch 1/12:

Hard salami (2 oz) and provolone (1 oz) on white bread w/ mustard

10 oz salad w/o dressing

apple

32 oz water

Dinner 1/12:

3 oz turkey kielbasa

7 oz Pasta Roni Butter and Garlic

2 slices toast with butter

10 oz salad w/o dressing

28 oz water