Day 7, NINE CLASSES down

Today I rushed for an AM class, I've been gone too many evenings and it's so hard to leave the house. Kids finish dinner by seven and I have to leave the house by 745 to get to the studio and lately it's been crowded and I have to leave earlier than that! Plus homework that's another issue, I am not smarter than a fifth grader.

I adore Bernadette's positive and caring attitude, she fully encompasses the Mother Love attitude and I am waiting to score her FOUR quinoa recipes. I found out she was a former corporate rat like me haha. Today I felt my arms and legs cramping, I got tired a bit easier this morning but survived the class and pushed to my limits, I back bended as far as I can go...I hold on to that hand to knee pose as long as I can and if I lose balance like I always do, I just keep going. If I don't see constant beads of sweat coming down my face swooshing out my contact lenses I know I'm not pushing myself..and I'm there to make a difference regardless of how tired I am. I am taking 90 minutes out of my schedule I better make it worth it. Today I don't have a good step by step on my class today..but will share my overall feelings..we are all in this personal sixty day challenge, all for different reasons..as much as the whole year free is super duper awesome it's the long term effect that keeps me coming back for more.

I am lying in bed with my coconut water and watching TV, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, tons of informercials on super duper diets are on .... I TRIED EVERYTHING.. now when people ask me "you do Bikram to lose weight" I get kinda ticked b/c I feel like it demeans the practice a bit.. I said no I do it for health and longetivity everything else will fall into place.  Bikram taught me how to silence my super clouded mind, to take time to breath and learn to control your breath, not to be overly critical and how perseverence pays off. I love how I am more active now than ever in the last twenty years. I even attempted running..this steady breathing applies to all kinds of sports. I think b/c of Bikram I was able to take my kids snorkeling, hiking, kayaking, swimming etc.. I swam a long way with my 60 pound son holding on to me so he can see that sea turtle I did it, I wouldnt been able to before.

Here's a pic of me and my oldest happy that we hiked up five miles up hill!!

Ok today I have no pictures of my food b/c I was on the road and in meetings:

Breakfast, whey protein shake with berries and almond milk

After AM class, monkey diet, bananas and coconut water ha

lunch, Thai food, tom yum soup, brocolli and tofu with brown rice, stir fry veggies (cabbage, carrots, bokchoy)

Dinner, whole grain bread, filled with spinach, romaine, red onion, tomato, cucumber, portabello mushrooms YUM

Snacked on celery with natural peanut butter