Dead weight

Even when I was at my goal weight, I felt like a blob in the sense that I didn’t move very gracefully. I feel like I walk like a man, and not very elegantly. I am heavy in my steps and don’t have very good movement.

Why is this coming up you ask? Because the personal trainer I go to (who is great) focuses on sports training. We do a lot of foot work and quick feet, two things that I don’t have. I always dread the part of the session where we have to do foot work through the ladder.  First of all I am trying to focus on what my steps are – because each time we go through it’s something new and my coordination is not great and second trying to stay light on my feet.

I always get so frustrated because I am trying to move quickly, yet I am going so slow.  Plus trying to remember to move my arms at the same time – there is just too much going on!

After my session yesterday I asked him why I was having such a hard time moving and staying light on my feet – and it all depends on the position of your body and how tired your legs are. The more tired your legs are the harder the drills are. WELL THAT EXPLAINS IT! My legs are always sore just from the warm up! Haha. No but for real, I need to work on the position of my body and hopefully I will be able to have quicker feet. I tried it after we were done talking and I was able to move quicker, but I was also in a good mood so that probably had something to do with it as well.

I am also going to try to walk lighter on my feet too – more on the balls of my feet. One reason why I never wear heels (besides how much they hurt my feet) is I always feel clunky and clumsy walking in them. I know I am tall – but I am not that big, I should be able to be somewhat graceful.

I guess I can’t have it both ways – competitive soccer player and graceful female…or can I?

On a different topic I still need to find a new sport/activity to do. Yes I have my soccer and my trainer, but since I gave up running I want to find something new.

I used to go to the Zumba classes at my gym, which I loved, but haven’t been in quite a while. Perhaps what I’ll do is look at the schedule and pick out some gym classes to go to and try something new next week!

Tomorrow is my birthday...stay tuned for a special post!

P.S. I sprayed my clothes with laundry smelling fabreeze this morning (even though they were clean) and now I am getting this GREAT smell every time I move!

Gluten Free?

Well today was our residents farewell lunch and since one of them has a gluten allergy we took them to lunch somewhere that was safe for her to eat...Organic Works.  I am not big into trying new foods so I was hesitant and skeptical, however, someone else said that their food was really good so I was excited to try something new.

I ordered a turkey sandwich on rye with tomatoes, onions, lettuce, sprouts, and cheese, with a side soup of cream of cauliflower. We got dessert after to share with everyone so I will give you a full run down of my thoughts. Keep in mind I am a VERY picky eater:

Sandwich: was AMAZING. The bread was good and had a slight after taste but very delicious.

Creamy cauliflower soup: It was okay, not my favourite, so I didn’t eat much of it (trying to be good and if I don’t love it I won’t eat it). I did like that there was no chunks in it though.

Cheese: One of my coworkers got cheese on her platter and shared. It was an old cheddar (white) and very good.

Brownie: Again this was okay, but not stellar. The icing was very good but the brownie was a bit spicy.

Ginger cookie: I took one small bite and that was enough for me. It was very strong and spicy – leaving a burning taste on my tongue. Consensus of the group though – they liked them.

Raisin sunflower cookie: Again, I took one bite and that was enough. Although it wasn’t bad it was just a bit too dry for me.

Again, this is only my opinion and I am a picky eater.

The service was great, especially since we went with a large group and no reservation. The atmosphere was as if you were sitting at your own kitchen table. Very tea house like.  There was a wall of old doors that was separating what looked like the kitchen and the dining area. They were very old and country like. It was great that we could see into where the food was being made in a unique way. The owner came around twice and asked us how everything was and if there was anything he could get us. He was also a wealth of knowledge about gluten free products (as should be expected).

I would go back again gladly.

Tonight I have a session with my trainer and then working on my to-do list. Dinner tonight will be salmon, rice, and green beans with garlic. Last night I had pancakes…again. I have been on plan for 2 full days now and today will be number 3.