Day One at Green Mountain at Fox Run

Today was a very long and busy day.  It started at 8am with breakfast.  Breakfast is served as a buffet style and you get to make the choices for a balanced breakfast.  You start with picking 2-3 carbohydrates and 1-2 proteins and then adjust it according to how hungry you feel.  Well, it may sound easy, but with the choices laid out in front of you, it can be quite confusing.  Needless to say, a lot of us new arrivals were wandering around trying to figure it all out.  I definitely didn't do a good job picking out my choices this morning but I have a better idea of what I am doing for tomorrow morning.  I was very hungry about an hour or so after eating and had to visit the hunger hutch.  The hunger hutch is basically available at all times during the day when you feel hungry and need a light snack.  The snacks are balanced and light and it is stressed that you shouldn't let yourself go hungry and should visit the hutch if needed.
Our first class was a welcome to Green Mountain and Becoming a Skillfull Eater.  The biggest takeaway is that diets do not work.  They teach you to deny yourself until you are ravenous or you are tired of denying yourself, then you binge or overeat and it becomes a vicious cycle.  To become a "normal eater" you must learn to listen, notice, and respond.  You must listen to what your body is telling you, notice what your hunger cues are, and repond appropriately.
After the first class, I took a low impact aerobics class.  Do not be fooled, my friends!  Low impact does not mean easy!!  I was huffing and puffing and working up a sweat.
Mealtimes are quickly becoming my favorite times of the day!  Lunch was great.  Lunch is plated already and you pick it up off the serving table and take it to your table.

The lunch menu

The first class of the afternoon was called, "Intrinsic Exercise:  Fitness Soul Search."  The biggest takeaway is that we must exercise but we also must get away from the mentality of exercise.  We must learn to connect to the joy of movement with exercise. 

At 2:30, we took a total body strength class.  This was a weights and abs class.  Very fun and challenging.  That was followed by a light snack of yogurt, fruits, and nuts.  

At 4pm, we did a 15 minute meditation followed by a Mindful Seated Stretch.  

At 5pm, we had an hour break before dinner at 6.  My roommate and I debated it and quickly decided that a nap was a much better idea than a shower.  Do not judge my friends!!  After our busy day, a nap was very much needed.  

Dinner was turkey meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes, and roasted broccoli.  For dessert, we had sliced bananas with a raspberry sauce.  All very yummy.  

After dinner, we gathered for tv time and watched a hilarious comedian named John Pinnette.  It was good comedy relief after a long day.  

And now I am ready for bed.  I feel a good exhausted and ready for some good sleep.  Tomorrow is another great day of lectures and exercise.  It will bring an opportunity to bundle up and brave the cold outdoors.  Tomorrow starts early at 7am with the Green Mountain Morning Momentum.  Goodnight from Vermont!