Is this my same husband???

Night classes are just like morning classes...it's dark outside. Except the streets are more crowded, the stores are open, restaurants are busy and I am not alone waiting for the sun to rise. There is also a serious difference in the way my body feels when I take a night class. The studio is warmer having had classes all day so my body warmed up a lot faster and I was sweating and shaking immediately. I was more flexible tonight, able to push my thighs a little deeper, able to stretch a little farther and my body was warmed up and tight from sitting all day that it moved differently. Chair didn't scare me tonight because I had been sitting at my desk in that exact same position all day. Stretching felt like a relief and it felt so good. I am going to have to mix evening classes into my week because it is a different type of class. I would never give up my morning classes because I love having my workout done for the day and I love the group of people I workout with - I didn't know anyone in the evening class and I felt like I was intruding on their time. The class was filled and I had to use the teachers bar at the front of the class - you know the one where you think everyone is staring at you, but really we're all too deep in thought about the pain of our shaking thighs to even notice the person at the front of the class!

Wednesday, January 8th 6pm w/Lara M.

Warm-up and Arms
Thigh
Seat
Abs
Back Dancing
Final stretch

On my way to class tonight I hate half a Peanut Butter and Chocolate Quest Bar and ate the other half on my walk to the train. I don't know if it had actually warmed up or if my body was so warm from the class, but I decided to walk 15 minutes to the farther train stop. It felt good to be outside after being at the Bar Method studio all morning and evening and at work for 8 hours. Surprisingly, I still only had 2 WW Activity Points today. I had 13,000 steps, but it is shocking to see how little I move throughout the day. My biggest bursts of activity are walking to and from the train. I hope when it is warm I can improve my activity level. I love in the Spring and Fall when I can walk from Brooklyn to Bar Method across the Brooklyn Bridge.

I came home to find Ryan had eaten a walnut and gorgonzola salad for a light dinner before heading to the gym. I got home as he was making a juice and a rice cake with homemade egg salad. I was shocked, stunned by the change. Usually he would be making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with extra peanut butter, or eating a donut, bagel or multiple bowls of cereal. To see that he had hard boiled eggs, made a fresh orange juice and was making all of this on a rice cake, you can say I was speechless. He even measure 1 tsp mayo and 1 tsp dijon mustard rather than using a heeping tablespoon (or 2) or mayo. He said, "I can't even imagine how much mayo I usually use if this is 1 tsp." I told him that that's why I am also so conscious of nutrition facts and serving sizes because we all tend to over estimate the measurements and overeat unnecessary calories.

His evening juice was carrot, orange, broccoli and kale. I wanted to make broccoli for my lunch tomorrow, but I found out he used the last of it in his juice - my husband using broccoli in his juice, again I am at a loss for words!

His egg salad was 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 slice of trader joe's cheddar cheese, mesclun salad, pea shoots, 1 tsp dijon, 1 tsp mayo with 2 rice cakes. I tasted it - it was delicious. I was not only jealous of his breakfasts now, but his dinners as well! He said that with his breakfasts he will use rice cakes as well because he doesn't even need the heavy carbohydrates with a bagel, english muffin or blueberry muffin. We haven't had Thomas's bagels in our house for weeks! The juices are really filling him up too and he is thinking about having them as meal replacements! This cannot be my same husband who never cared about what he ate or how much and cringed when I said "please measure everything!" I have never been so happy to see Ryan care about the food that he is putting into his body now that he understands the nutritional benefits of food. Carbohydrates were filling him up temporarily but they didn't sustain his energy or provide any benefits. Now he is using food to fuel his body and his mind. I only hope I can eat as well as him now! He even wants to buy more fruits and vegetables for his juices tomorrow. My how things have changed!

I get to "sleep in" tomorrow and will have breakfast with Ryan. I guess I will have to be just as good as him and have a juice for breakfast (which I am excited about because I want to give my body a rest from the usual meals I have after morning Bar classes). Since he juiced the rest of the broccoli and kale, I might treat myself to Juice Generation Cashew Cheese Ravioli or Coconut Ceviche. It all depends on my work schedule and if I can take the time to travel uptown to the store location. Or maybe Ryan will inspire me and I will make egg salad for lunch with rice cakes :) Between my brother and Ryan's healthy eating habits, my choices are starting to look a bit unhealthy in comparison!

I hope everyone had a great day and is looking forward to the warm weather headed our way.

XO