Up, over, and awayyyyyyyy!

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Oh my gosh, acro class tonight! What was up with me? I was super awesome basing flag. My handsprings on the tumble track were easy. I flew a few two-highs and based one.

But what cheers me up the most is that I got my back kickovers again. That is, I started in a backbend and kicked up and over my hands. I've done this before but a) it's been about a year and b) I never ever did six in one class the way I did tonight. For those who are curious, the final piece I didn't have was that I needed to lift/jump the second leg too. :)

It was a big class... maybe that charged the air with a little more energy than usual, and made me feel like I had to be good in order to help inspire the beginners.

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Re: Back kickovers et al

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...annnnnnnd, diet.

I don't feel I have the perfect diet at all, just reasonably sensible guidelines. In general, I'm quite responsible about what I eat during the week. On the weekend I eat food that is less healthy, but I also eat less of it.

I don't shy away from foods that are heavy (like cheese and Triscuits, or bacon and eggs), but again, those things are very satisfying, so I can eat less of them. And I eat the desserts at work ~1-2 times a week, but again, tiny portions. I try to eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and whole grains when possible.

Okay, so what I actually eat is:
* Something hot and proteiny at breakfast, like a whole wheat bagel with egg and cheese (sometimes bacon). Or, sometimes, grilled cheese sandwich on Ezekiel bread. For a while I was making little whole-grain wraps with eggs, cheese, and fake veggie sausage, and freezing them, but kind of fell off that wagon.

* At lunch, it's always at my work cafeteria. Usually I mostly fill the plate with salad and then go cruising for entrees that work when put over the salad, like chicken. If there's brown rice I might devote the plate partly to rice-and-whatever. Generally this is my uber-responsible meal.

* I get hungry at 3pm, so I eat a handful of nuts and dried fruits, or sometimes a hard-boiled egg, sometimes something like string cheese with pita chips. Protein.

* Dinner varies, but is generally smallish.

* Celebratory burger-with-multigrain-bun at our favorite restaurant on Friday night. Another week survived! I'll drink a hard cider here, and occasionally even get fries instead of the usual salad. This is 90% of the beef I eat (and I do always want it, by the time Friday rolls around).

* Starbucks mochas on weekend days, as a treat. Decaf lately. :)