Scuba to Aruba

This week Tom and I began scuba lessons. I am giving it its own post because after last night's class I left feeling exhausted, HUNGRY and thinking about a few thing things.

I did a little research: On average, scuba burns about 8 calories a minute. Last night we were in the pool for about 90 minutes-we were probably only scuba-ing for about 60- therefore we burned 480 calories! Not to mention getting the flipping full body wet suit on...that must have burned an extra 50! No wonder I was so hungry!

One of the things that several of the magazines and gurus offer as "weight loss tips" is that when your trying to lose weight you should have fun. Scuba is exciting, interesting and (yes) a little dangerous. But, it's also fun! I enjoy doing it.

I won't be doing this weekly once the course is over, but its good to know that it can be considered somewhat of a workout. And I like it-gasp!

Another thing that happened last night was when the women were getting fitted for their wetsuits. The suits came in five sizes the extra small (being a 4) to extra large (being a 12). So, the women go up and take a guess (or the instructor told you) as to what size they will need- I guessed I would need a large (or a 10). Then this girl who I perceived as being the same exact size as me went up after me and said I need a 12. Naturally, I thought either she was crazy OR that I was totally underestimating my own size. After squeezing my body into the wetsuit and going back to the instructor for a size check I thought for sure he was going to tell me that I needed the 12. Nope. He said "perfect fit!" Then he told the other girl (12) that her's was a perfect fit too! What?!?

It got me thinking. How off is my own body perception? How skewed is my thought about what my body looks like? Especially when I compare myself to other women?

I remember watching the show How to Look Good Naked (the one with Carson Kressley) and this exercise he did with one of the women. He brought in a handful of women with many different body types and put them in a line up. He then asked the woman to look at all the women and place herself next to the woman with the same or similar body type. She placed herself next to a woman that was actually quite larger than she was.
The point being that her perception was waaayyy off. I wonder if mine is too.

I would like to think that I am pretty aware of my body and what it looks like, but I am not so sure. I need to work on that.

Quote of the day: We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Shout out: goes to Scuba divers across the world

P90x Cardio and What I ate:
Cheerios with milk
apple
carrots with hummus
chicken enchilada
100 cal doritos
banana
almonds
2 fat free hot dogs
watermelon

Much love!
-K