Day 47, class 50 reflection and ending the challenge with a boom!

I am about 10 classes short to the finish line. I plan to go past my three banked classes and finish with all my fellow challengers.

I have not been blogging maybe bc I don't have great words of wisdom, I have my good days, bad days.. Lately sick days but I'm plowing through like everyone else. I am sorry I can't blog about each pose, what I have been doing is taking each minute and pose at a time. I focus on calm breathing and just listen to the narrative dialogue of the teacher I am currently with. Sometimes the dialogue sticks sometimes it doesn't I am hoping my muscle memory will keep up where my old brain hasn't. I still cuss at my shaky locked knee.

I have been consistent with my dietary intake since the challenge began, eating almost vegan, mostly vegetarian and no dairy. I experienced the deliciousness of natural foods like cilantro and basil, the creative ideas with tofu. I have been suffering from a nasty chest cold, been eating lots of vegetarian pho, yum!

My husband is now an official auto debiter no longer and intro rookie, I've never seen him so energetic, confident and healthy he's been eating clean with me. Our kids are learning from us. See pics below our mats for two, he sprays them daily, our increasing inventory of yoga towels, trying to get more dude colors so no picking on him if he comes in with a pink towel :).

Well I last weighed in a few weeks ago and had a total of 13 lbs loss since the challenge, which will make 57lbs total since I started yoga. In fact my friend emailed me a pic of myself at a charity dinner (roaring 20s, I don't wear hats etc) see pic below. It was so hard for me to look at. I see myself everyday and only my belt and jeans tell me my progress. I have not been going on the scale bc I don't want to treat this as a diet, it's a LIFESTYLE!! I'm worried everyday the weight would creep back like it did in the past but so far this has been my most successful and favorite health regime. You go in tortured and leave refreshed with a clear mind. I have been gaining zits ugh, I bring in extra towels and have Neutrogena acne cleansing wipes for before and after class.

Now that we are two weeks to the finished line, I want to reboot this challenge to a 14 day challenge, we shall see!

Been living off this soup this week, the salty clear broth helps my chest congestion.

Hubby made a mat drying section in our car port, tea tree oil spray right next to the mat.

Got a little Yogitoes crazy during the challenge but they were $30 bucks.. starting to get more dude colors for Karim.

Yes thinner but covered in polka dots.