maybe I'll also download 1492, since tomorrow is The Day Columbus Got Lost Day.

ooh someone else recommended that to me. I'll see if I can find it online.

I don't really know what I'm in the mood for...it could be drama, comedy, chic flic or historical/historical fiction.

one that I can download of iTunes, Fancast, Hulu, etc.

I know a successful financial exec named Adorable. But it's pronounced the Spanish way, Ah-dor-ah-blay.

Anonymous wrote:I tried it a few years back and thought it was fun but not a very challenging workout. It's good for light workout days.

The thing with Zumba is, the intensity level can be increased/decreased according to your capability/comfort level. The more core energy you put into each move, the harder the workout. The harder you work your arms, the more exaggerated your moves, the more challenging it becomes. For me, it was challenging enough to lose 50 pounds.

But, intensity level can also depend on the instructor and class setting. You might try different classes, because one may be super-high impact while one across town may be lower. I once auditioned at a place that said I was too high impact for their demographic and they went with someone slower paced. Some classes are heavy on the super fast samba (like mine), and some have none at all. It just all depends on your instructor and how hard you work yourself...kind of like how there are so many styles of yoga, from relaxing and restorative to power yoga, but in any multi-level class, you have to modify the workout to suit your fitness level.

I know someone who named her son Messiah. Maybe he will grow up to be the next prophet.

I know a Honey and a Precious, but I've never met a Sweetie.

I had nausea and had a boy. Second time, no nausea and had a girl.

OP are you hungry before or after you workout, or just in general?

I teach 10-13 cardio classes a week. I find that I am not hungry after I work out, even if I was hungry before the workout. If I nibble on something before class I'm ok, and the hunger goes away as soon as my heart rate is up. I'm better able to control my appetite if I eat afterwards.

Anonymous wrote:

zumbamama wrote:I like my MIL, but my sister's MIL thinks I'm the anti-Christ because she believes dancing is a sin.

Stimulates the flesh of the soul or something along those lines?

Yes, I guess I'm under the devil's influence....haha! Can you imagine her horror when people started dancing at the wedding reception and they called me up to give a salsa lesson?! She had to leave the room.

These days her MIL sends her religious literature every month and then quizzes her on it. MIL guilt trips her if she didn't have time tor read all the material. And she thinks my sister isn't a real Christian because she is Catholic! She keeps trying to convert her into being Baptist.

I like my MIL, but my sister's MIL thinks I'm the anti-Christ because she believes dancing is a sin.

I have a few preggers in my classes, and as long as their Dr. is ok with it and they feel up to dancing, they still come to class. I think they are all second trimester or earlier. I told them to modify anything they need to and to take water breaks when they need to. They can lower intensity by omitting the arm movements, replace jumps with squats or bounces or something lower impact.

This goes for my seniors, deconditioned or recovering-from-injury people, too. Everyone morphs the workout into whatever they can do. But always listen to your body...if you need rest, rest.

Anonymous wrote:Ah... (moment of nostalgia for the music of my tortured adolescence)

But seriously, what do you (or any of us) want with it now that we're middle-aged moms?

You're never too old to listen to music you like. I still listen to faves from the 80s and 90s. Should I be listening to Frank Sinatra or something?

Mine was born at 27 weeks, at 3.5 oz. Four years later she is keeping up quite well with her peers in writing, reading, social and motor skills.

I guess this study would not apply to moms in the health, fitness or physical arts fields. I work PT, am not wealthy, and my kids are healthy and very active.