Yesterday completely kicked my ass. Let's not mince words here, I was dead by the time I stumbled back into my apartment. Nevertheless, after a short nap, I was fully energetic. Throughout the day, my muscles began to hurt (thank you delayed onset muscle soreness). I figured, a great way to try and deal with the pain would be to do an early morning bikram yoga class (what fun!!!!).
I don't know what the hell I was thinking with the notion that doing another physically demanding exercise would help with the pain. Well, okay, it did help. The pain I was feeling when I went into class today is not the pain I am feeling right now. I can barely walk, my ass cheeks are on fire, and my arms feel like someone shot them. Basically, the class shifted the pain around. Awesome!
For those who don't know what Bikram Yoga is, it's a series invented by a guy named Bikram Choudhury based on traditional Hatha postures. The room is set at 104 degrees F with 40% humidity (minimum). The 90-minute practice is intense and challenging but ultimately rewarding. As I mentioned yesterday, one of the things I learned in Bikram is following something through, even if I'm struggling. This is important for me with exercising as I have had a tendency to give up early on when work outs get to hard.
Moving on, doing a fucking class at 6:45 AM the day after doing Boot Camp --- DUMB. FUCKING. IDEA! I did feel a lot better after class, however. Will I do it again? Probably. Why? Because I feel amazing mentally. My body may be screaming 'GURL-- WHAT THE FUCK IS YOU DOIN?' but I feel great about myself afterwards. That's enough to keep me going back. Tomorrow is a rest day but I really want to do something. I just have to remember that Thursday I have my second session of Boot Camp.
Food today- I had oatmeal before class. A banana and strawberry yogurt with low fat granola, cut up strawberries, and raisins for breakfast. Sashimi for lunch. And two small chicken breast for dinner (okay, and two pieces of genoa salami and two pieces of american cheese, but god damn I earned that!) As tomorrow is rest day, I'll be on a modified diet, which also means no meats or cheeses (remember, a life without cheese is a life not worth living).
song of the day: Ke$ha - Cannibal
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