The nutritionist.

I just had my obligatory meeting with the nutritionist . She was very nice young woman who came very prepared to interview me and provide a sensible diet plan.

Out of full disclosure and semi transparency, I told her that this wasn't my first rodeo. Of course that's more of an American idiom than a Mexican one. Yet they do have very popular rodeo like events called Charrerias.

Men's Events

There are nine men's events, or suertes, performed in a specific order: 

1. Cala de Caballo (Test of the Horse): Demonstrating a horse's training and a charro's riding skill through commands, controlled slides, and turns. 

2. Piales en Lienzo (Roping of the Feet): A horseman attempts to lasso the hind legs of a running mare, stopping the animal by wrapping the rope around their saddle horn. 

3. Coleadero (Arena Bull Tailing): A charro rides alongside a bull, grabs its tail, and uses the tail to make the bull fall or roll. 

4. Jineto de Toro (Bull Riding): Similar to bull riding in other rodeos, but charros ride until the bull stops bucking, rather than for a specific time. 

5. Terna en el Ruedo (Team of Three): A team of three charros works together to rope a calf as quickly as possible within the arena. 

6. Jineto de Yegua (Wild Mare Bronc Riding): Charros ride on the backs of wild horses, attempting to stay on until they stop bucking. 

7. Manganas a Pie (On Feet Roping): A charro on foot attempts to rope the hind legs of a running horse. 

8. Manganas a Caballo (Horseback Roping): Similar to manganas a pie, but performed from the back of a horse. 

9. Paso de la Muerte (The Pass of Death): The most challenging event, where a charro leaps from the back of a trained horse onto a wild, bucking horse.

Women's Event 

Escaramuza (Women's Skirmish): Women in traditional dresses perform synchronized, intricate routines on horseback, demonstrating precise choreography and skilled horsemanship.

But I digress. It was good to have someone reinforce what I have known for a long time. Following any regimen can be challenging. I was as gentle as possible in explaining that I understood her job was to give me the best advice possible and that my job was to decide whether I would follow it. She took it pretty well. Something tells me she has dealt with obstinate gringos before.

Anyway, I asked her to send it to me her recommendations after 4, as that's when I have my cocktail hour. She didn't seem surprised. I have no desire to discourage people from doing their best work, even if it should end up being unceremoniously ignored or unrecognizably bastardized.

She tried to weigh me but she wasn't strong enough and the local truck scales were closed.