Yoga

I've started yoga again! I used to practice yoga for 30 min five days a week. There was this daily program on tv with one woman teaching yoga. I loved it so much! She was excellent at explaining all the different poses and focussed on being kind to your body. Her show went off the air several years ago and I felt a bit out-of-sorts. I tried other programs but didn't find anything I really liked as much as that first one.

I did eventually find Namaste yoga. I followed the shows as best as I could and then ordered the DVDs of the two seasons. The shows are different than what I'm used to but still challenging enough to give me a workout. The only other DVD I have for yoga is one with Rodney Yee. It's good so far. One thing I'm considering is waking up ten minutes earlier to get in a little yoga workout before work. We'll see how that goes.

Today I got busy and re-arranged the workout room as well. Now the elliptical faces a window that looks out onto the front street so I can gaze outside while I sweat. The Bowflex is in a corner on the other side of the room and there is a large-ish space in the middle that faces an old tv. We connected the old DVD player to it so we can use cardio or yoga programs downstairs as well.

My eating has been ok. I still treat myself with cookies every day but I've also been eating a lot of extra veggies. The daymaps from Martha Beck's book really help. I can see right away how much I eat and when.

The cookies are a bit of a problem. Although I used to eat a chocolate bar or two (or three) every single day. I couldn't even imagine living without them. I would even go into withdrawl thinking about leaving them behind. Now I haven't had a bar in at least a month, maybe more. I'd have to check my daymaps to be sure.