Day 3 - Very much a success

Staying with the theme until I become more creative

Wednesday:

• 90 minutes of Hot Yoga J
• Calories a bit low at 1293
• Water – well I’m just going to drop this off because I definitely am getting my water in – you MUST if you do hot yoga
• No alcohol (and this is a real accomplishment for this day – read on for details).

As I mentioned yesterday, I didn’t get up in the am to walk on the treadmill because I was so tired. But the rest of the day was excellent. As I mentioned above, I knew I was going to Hot Yoga so I drank tons and tons of water. Sometimes I wonder why, it seems to exit about as fast as I can drink it. How’s that supposed to be hydrating me?? J

You know I always have had an issue with heat when I visit hot countries or the South US states. Here where I am, in West\Central Alberta it can get pretty freakin cold in the winter and sometimes isn’t much better in the summer. But I can probably handle the cold much better than someone that isn’t used to it, like they can handle the heat better than I can. Each year when we go to Mazatlan in May, they are walking around in turtle necks and I’m walking around in summer dresses or shorts. It’s all in acclimatizing to your environment.  Well I have now done three Hot Yoga sessions and although the heat for the first 15 minutes is pretty tough to deal with as your body adjusts, it does get better. I cannot believe how much I sweat through these 90 minutes. It is really something else. I’m finding I’m able to stretch just a little farther each time but there are still some hip type ones that I just can’t do yet, or at least not completely. But I am still benefiting from it. Last night was probably the first night in quite a few months that if I was to rate my nightly pain on a scale of 1-10, and 8 being my normal night sleeping (on sides), then last night was a 3. Even though it is tough getting to the studio, I’m drenched throughout, I get dizzy and  it’s tiring, it is well worth it for me. And yeah, I agree – it is NOT for everyone. But I think I have found what I was supposed to be doing to get this body back into a flexible state.

Then afterwards Ron picked me up and we went to the bar to play some Golden Tee. Normally this is a bad thing for me in regards to having a few beers, but last night I had NONE!!! Nope not a drop. I caught the waitress right as soon as I came in the door (she normally just brings us our drinks when we come in) and I told her Club Soda only for me. We played our games, had our meal, and went home. I am so proud of myself…. I know to most that really seems silly – one night out and no drinking… but really it’s been three nights in a row and the last being the most challenging type of location.

Oh yeah, and back to the yoga, at the very end you lay down, she turns down the lights and you can lay there relaxing for as long as you like before getting up and leaving the room. So while I laid there, I asked myself what was holding my body back from letting go of the weight, and you know what came back to me in my brain? I need to let go of the desire to be perfect. I already know this consciously but I think in the back of my brain, it’s still sitting there all the time. I still compare myself to others and I must stop that. I am a perfect already, just as I am and I really need to stop the defeating imaging I have of myself.  I’m just not sure how to do this….

I want to thank everyone for all your comments yesterday, it truly means a lot to hear from you. I so love this community.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC day and make good choices.

Xxoo

Sandra

I think I got my first spammer comment yesterday too