Party all night!

April 24, 2009

We gained another hour last night as we entered into a new time zone. Therefore I made it up in time for the Abdominal Workout and Stretch Class. I am feeling a little abdominal fatigue from the last class so was anticipating this one to be a real doozie on me. There were two other return suckers like myself that came back for more. Steven was a bit more challenging on us today and I felt I handle it a bit better than the last time. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow. 

I then went for the Personal Metabolism Assessment. I think I had worked myself up for the worst. Basically what I learned was that I need to do a detox  that cleans my liver of the toxins that are stored there which are withholding that essential organ from cleansing my body -  which will take approximately 3 months - which Steven says isn’t really that long because he sees people that need 9-12 months detox. I have about 3 liters of water in my abdominal area protecting my fat cells like a cushion. And the most surprising thing I learned today is that cellulite IS NOT fat cells, but rather an accumulation of water and something else (I forgot, I’ll ask Steven tomorrow) cushioning my fat cells. And the one thing that I learned that I didn’t really like to hear is that coffee is a pesticide and in its natural form it repels insects (which are living organisms) and therefore since I ingest it, it is also toxic to me. So, as an alternative, Steven says I should drink green tea with honey. I think I will start that regimen AFTER the cruise when I start my 3 month detox. I previously promised myself to workout everyday on this vacation and now I committed to Steven to do the same. I really like him (as a personal trainer) and wish I had someone like him at home to help me. Right now, at my current body composition, my daily caloric intake needed for maintenance is 1424 kcals - which to me, is way low. He says as I gain muscle my caloric intake will go up. So, I guess I will start pumping some iron because I love food too much and want to have more than a measly 1424 kcal limit on my everyday life! The other interesting thing I learned (which I will find out more about when attend the Nutrition Seminar) is that it is important to combine the proper foods at a meal. For instance, don’t eat and apple and a banana at the same time - even though they are both healthy food choices. A banana is alkaline and an apple is acidic and they accumulate together in the gut and neutralize - therefore digest at a slower rate. So, you should eat acids with acids, etc for maximum metabolic digestion….oh, so much to learn!!! Maybe my third career will be in Nutrition/Personal Training/Life Coaching???

Kids were at the pool today for 6 hours!!!! 10am - 4pm approximately. They were having so much fun that I choose not to interrupt them to go to watercolor class. It is so nice to see them play together and actually enjoy each others company. In a way, maybe it’s good that there aren’t too many other kids on this boat. The weather was overcast, but comfortably warm. Still looking forward to that tropical sunshine we have yet to experience. Playing on the ipod today = Rock N Roll Jesus - Kid Rock….great tunes!

It was another casual night for dinner and Bub was dressed and ready to go without delay. Probably because he was wearing his jeans. They were both tired from playing in the pool all day and I think we were all looking forward to calling it an early night…..until the little one heard the overhead announcement that after the show tonight there would be a line dance party in the Crow’s Nest. Miraculously she became wide awake.

The kids ordered dinner from the childs menu again. Ugh! I had a lemon herb grilled salmon, which was just ok. Because we wanted to get to the early show (7pm) we opted to skip dessert. The show tonight was another comedy show and I just LOVE to hear my kids laugh. It was good, but we all liked the first comedy show better. 

Bub went back to the dorm with a movie and Missy and I headed up to stake our spot for the best view of the line dancers. I had a slight upset stomach, a little nausea. I was hoping it wasn’t from any food or germs that I picked up on this germ-magnet. I think it might have been from the handful of vitamins I took before dinner. Anyways, I had water and the girl had a strawberry-banana smoothie. We were one of the first people there and slowly others started to arrive. My little girl was up on the dance floor for the first song and didn’t stop until the last song of the night - literally, when the music stopped and the lights came on. Hmmm….wonder where that comes from. Yes, she was the life of the party in her pretty polka-dotted party dress movin’ her fancy feet all over that dance floor. In fact, she topped the night off with a little contribution of her own. She ran down to our room, grabbed the ipod, and sweet talked DJ Lee into letting her show everyone how to do the Hoedown Throwdown by Miley Cyrus. She was a little nervous on the microphone, but walked a few brave participants through the moves before the song started. The Party Planner, Laura, asked little Missy if she could teach her the moves more clearer before Country Night and then gave her an invitation to Country Night to replay this line dance. Again, I enjoyed watching my baby have such a great time! 

When we got back to the dorm, Bubby was fast asleep with the remnants of chocolate chip cookies and milk that he had ordered from room service at his bedside.