Eat Fish and Dance

Unlike Dennis Kuchinich I gained weight being Vegan. I was hoping that just being Vegan would be all that was needed to lose weight. I was a good Vegan for two months but then started feeling bloated and was eating too much starch. My favorite "meat substitutes" were for the most part based on gluten, pure starch! So now I've cut way back on wheat and corn and have added seafood, chicken and yogurt. I had a little cheese binge when this all came down. Probably that coconut milk ice cream didn't help.

I still really need to lose weight. More than ever. I'm still working on the President's Fitness Challenge. and am just one filled in red star away from earning a badge. Its pretty easy going at my level but still a challenge. I composed my own aerobic dance half hour set and actually enjoy doing it. Here is my line up... 1) warm up with, Girl From Ipanema by BR6, 2) pick up my 3 lb hand weights and work my arms with Sade's Soldier of Love. 3) Get the aerobic thing going with Madonna's speedy, Ray of Light. Try some hip hop moves with Salt-N-Pepa, R U Ready, Swing it out to Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show, Swing it around the world with Stand By Me, Playing For Change. Then finally, stretch it all out with Diana Krall's Let's Face the Music and Dance. Total time = 32 minutes 13 seconds.

R U Ready ~ Salt-N-Pepa