More exercise rambling

Ten Minutes Solitude:

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I’ve lost five of them back since then. :)

Woke up early and forgot to eat again. As soon as I realized, I had to rush out the door and went hungry until lunch, by then I was famished and ended up eating my whole days worth of protein and fruits.

[breast of chicken and more than a hand full of berries]

By the time dinner time rolled around I was quite hungry and ended up taking 15 drops to help myself and finished the day with 5 cups of tea [without sugar or honey].

I really hope my messed up eating schedule hasn’t hindered my constant weight loss.

two-thirds of the body is made up of water… no wonder we need it!

Sleep apnea:

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Strawberry smoothies!!

I rode a stationary bike for 30 minutes, did 58 squats, and 58 sit ups.

Drank a TON of water.

And cut back on unhealthy snacks.

YES.

My wa (inner peace) feels awesome :) 

I have some bad mood venting stuff I should probably get off my chest, but right now I’m just in an awesome mood from doing some AbRipperX.
What I really love about exercising, whether it’s ab workouts or cardio, is that afterwards, I feel like a million bucks. I was depressed and lethargic and stressed before my workout, but right now I have the biggest adrenaline rush and am so ready to get some stuff accomplished (…at 4AM lol).
I have to remember that any time I’m feeling down, exercise is a surefire way to lift my spirits and get me going again!
Also, I can totally feel some abs forming, both in the sense that my tummy is getting harder, and that AbRipper was a LOT easier today and seemed to go by super fast. Yay! 

How or Where Do You Practice Yoga?

Confession: I’ve never taken a true-live-in-person-pay-for-it-yoga course. I learned the basics in high school when it was my gym period and went on from there to home practice years later. Especially now, I look at my budget and ask important questions such as “Would I like to eat today, put gas in the car or take a yoga class?” You can see why the latter option has never been taken. In our area, the best you can do of the some 20 yoga studios in the area is $12 a class or some three-digit-number for a monthly pass. 

For those who can afford it, I get the appeal of going to a physical yoga course. There are people, someone to help you through and keep you motivated, someone to push you and much more. But for me, I can’t get past the cost hurdle. I recently read “Poser” by Claire Dederer and she mentioned how when she tried home practice, the same sequence of poses from class were boring. I’ll never see how for my life. I love the freedom home practice brings. I can do whatever poses I want, in whatever order (kind of…), focusing on whatever areas I’d like. If today feels like a “balance pose” day, it can be. Likewise, if my sciatica is killing me today, I can focus on poses to help it. I’ve also found the YogAmazing podcasts to be phenomenal and a great help when I don’t want to think. 

How do you practice yoga? What leads you to that path of practice?