A Day off and a Night Out

Post for Thursday, March 31st.
Calories in:  2258
Calories burned: 1028
Net:             1230
Exercise: 45-minutes spin class, 15 minutes fast-dancing, 15 minutes laundry and 15 min. cleaning.
(I actually did laundry and cleaning for longer than I claimed, but tried to think about how much of that time was ACTIVE; i.e. climbing stairs, really moving, before taking credit.)
As for the night out, I went to Olive Garden... 2 glasses of wine at the bar, chatting and waiting for a table (it was packed), then a smoked mozzarella dip with bruschetta appetizer- 3 pcs., one breadstick ( noticed on my calorie-counting program that a serving is 1/2 breadstick; it would not even occur to me to eat half)- the Olive Garden salad, and Mixed Grill dinner of grilled beef and chicken medallions, roasted potatoes and zuchini/ yellow squash mix. And one more glass of wine. We had a great time- when you go there, you're making an evening of it!
In what way is this balanced, you might ask?
Because I knew I would be going out, I ate light for breakfast and lunch, so I went into the evening with <800 calories for the day. I also burned extra calories by going to an intense midday spin class (a 30 minute class, but I got there 15 min. early and pedalled the entire time).  Before that I cleaned the kitchen, did a few loads of laundry, tidied up the house (all a total of about 2 hrs steady activity) and took some time to dance- fast dancing to your favorite music is a fun way to work up a sweat.  You're all by yourself; get intense!
I do like my wine. My insurer's healthy living program recommends drinking less than daily, and never more than three drinks in one day. I use that as a guideline. Yes, they are calories that I could cut, but as they say, Life is Short. I went with my son, and he could see a difference in me over the past month, which was encouraging. Good company, great conversation, good food and good wine.
I've got my priorities straight!