Jus Sayin'

I get all tingly when I think of the protein style burger at In-N-Out! Its sooooooo good.  I didn't know you could order these until recently, my brother in law told me "the secret".  You just order your burger "PROTEIN STYLE" and they wrap the yumminess in lettuce instead of a bun.   It tastes delish.  I had one for the first time, late,  the other night after we were salsa dancing but I didn't wanna feel like a waterbuffalo the next morning - I used to order the double double....don't judge, I have a huge appetite!  I'm happy to report I felt unbloated the next morning. Here's the breakdown in case you're wondering....

Protein® Style (Bun replaced with Lettuce) 

Calories: 240

Fat: 17g

Carbs: 11g

Fiber: 3g

Protein: 13g

For my weight watcher friends thats a mere 7 points - Happy Day!!!!  If you add cheese then its obviously going to be extra points and calories.  But shoot compared to a greasy burger from another joint this is pretty good, don't ya think?
While I'm on the free advertising kick.....have you tasted those new POP CHIPs?  I think they're really good.  I've never been a big chip person (we call them Crisps in Ireland).  Chips are fries where I come from....as in fish N chips.  Side note....back to the popchips....I kinda went through a phase of eating handfuls of LAYS BBQ chips....I was weak.  I knew after a week of binging on the greasy mess, I needed to change my ways so I looked for an alternative.  These are what I found.  The texture kind makes it where I don't want to eat more than about the serving size of 20 or so and they have a really good coating of BBQ flavor that hits the spot.
The WW points value for 20 chips is only 3. Much better than a wod of Lays greasy BBQ chips shoved in my mouth, I'm sure.  Ha ha....

My blog in Spanish

Notice on the top right hand corner of my blog.......you can now read in Spanish or any other language!  I'm so excited.  I know some of you, my friends prefer to speak & read in Spanish but I have not learned yet to speak or write in Spanish.  Just click to translate, pick your language and go.  Yay.......

It's just a number

I could care less how old I am.....I tell people proudly that I just turned 24!  That is because I kinda stopped aging (well in my head at least) around my early 20's.  Seriously most of the time I forget how old I am.  I stink at Math....like, bad enough to have graduated college with a Math 100 class.  I swear I didn't pick my major based on that.  I majored in Sociology and Social Work, by the way, and was required to take a crazy Statistics class that I think a great professor and tons of prayer helped me get through.
When people ask how old I am, I usually say 32....in fact I will be 35 this year.  It's not that I'm slicing years off on purpose, like I said, I suck at Math (2012-1977 too much work) and I honestly forget my age!  Haven't you seen me bouncing around like a 16 year old?  Age is just a number to me.  I've always said, "you're as young as you feel," or in my husbands case "As young as you act," which is usually like an adolescent boy!  Jk.....he's awesome!  I like to tease!!!!
With all that being said, I am honestly AMAZED at how well some people age.  I know quite a few "mature" and "wise" friends/members at the gyms where I work and they look FABULOUS!! 
For real!
Zumba does not have a targeted demographic, it's for young, old, male, female, Latino, Irish girlies like meself, coordinated and uncoordinated alike.  This is why I love it.  It's for everyone.  In each of my classes, there are a handful of AMAZING women and men who are in their 70's, I kid you not.  You are my HEROES!  I've asked some of them how they've kept looking so great and still able to move so well?  There are days that I feel immobilized as I wake up and the thoughts of "boogying on down" definitely does not appeal to my aching, aging body!  The responses are usually along the lines of "A CLEAN LIFE"  "NO SMOKE OR DRINK"  "ALWAYS ACTIVE" even if it wasn't at the gym....walking, hiking, dancing....  Sometimes they'll say, they've slowed down a bit, well for crying out loud, you deserve that much!  I see them moving, shaking and shimmying and I love it.
Good for you and good for the rest of us around you..........you inspire us to keep going, live every day to the fullest and enjoy the journey.  To each of you I say, well done and keep it up!  I hope I can be just like you as I approach my golden years!

Check out my friend Esther (middle) who just celebrated her 77th birthday yesterday.
Case in point! Feliz Cumpleanos :)

Its not too late.....

....for you to sign up and join the RACE FOR THE CURE this Saturday May 5th 2012 on Fremont Street.  If you're looking for a team you can join LVAC's by logging onto LVAC.com
I'm kicking off the warm-up on the 3rd street stage at 7:20a.m. with some other Zumba instructors (JOE...whoop!) before the race.  This is a great cause and a lot of fun! Come join us.....cya there :)