Had to Share

OK I was not going to write until after the "big" party but I have to sharer my morning. Woke up tired with about 9 excuses not to do Yoga. I said to myself "I'll just put the Yoga clothes on maybe that will inspire me." It  did, I did go to class with the notion of just taking breaks if it was too painful. I was smart and took some ibuprofen ( for the cramps) and ate a lite JC breakfast an hour and 1/2  before class. I was doing the right things and started to feel good about myself despite eating pizza last night (that is another story)  I arrived early and acclimated to the heat for 15 min or so. I took my place in the back row and meditated and reassured myself that if I felt like I was going to die I would just sit down.  Oddly enough as I did the moves I felt great. There was no cramping and I felt strong. The usual dizziness with a couple certain poses but otherwise I felt and now feel great. Step one towards getting through this day is done.

Excuses I said to myself before class"
1/) I am a bit dehydrated from yesterday
2.) I have cramps
3.) I did it yesterday I can always do it Sunday instead
4.) will my 13 year be Ok alone for 1 1/2 hours?
5.) maybe I should take the dogs out instead
6.) I am tiered
7.) this is will surely screw up my hair

I was able to get past all of those and simply do the damn class. Yhea me. Now will I get to karaoke time without being a drunken mess?  Will I really eat a meal instead of grazing all day? Will I get to the store to buy stuffed mushrooms and diet coke?  Yes I will!

Yesterday, at the funeral reception, I was standing  next to the food with my friend.  I  had noticed that this was an Irish  Funeral with Irish people and no one was eating the prosciutto! This would not happen at my house. We were at a lull in our conversation and noticed our friend's brother and his wife whom we have not seen in years. My friend said  looking at the food, ": I am on weight watchers." I said "Jenny Craig," the skinny wife said " I battle food every day"  and the dude said , "me too that is why I do half marathons"  We came together and spent a long time talking about various  strategies. I thought I had tried every diet but alas I have not. There is a completely different level of craziness that I  have yet to rise too. I am talking about food combing the blood type diet and being a vegetarian. I was captivated as this little lady talked about the evolutionary reasons we have different blood types and that those blood types yield a need for different diets. I am Type A (A + actually and  the only A+ I ever got)   She said that I should be a vegetarian. Type O gets to be the meat eaters. I am not telling my "Type O"  husband , this would give him entirely too much material.he is the biggest carnivore I have ever met.  I am not buying it, it seems a little koo koo even for me. Gluten free for those with celiac is another tough road. I am suspicious of the amount of people now with celiac disease. I feel  the amount of Celiac diagnosis are  rivaled only by  the diagnosis of autism. Too much.  I will buy the diagnosis if it was made by  GI Dr who actually took a biopsy of the colon. I really feel nutritionist are full of shit when they make the call. I can not argue with  someone feeling better after cutting gluten out of their diet but it may be just because they are now just eating better. Just my theory. I could not even imagine being a vegan with celiac disease.

OK wish me luck off I go!