So last night before dinner, I did Detox. Detox is pretty hard for me.. I have to use the block A LOT. But it feels so good after I'm done.
This morning, hardcore followed by Vitality. I don't remember which one had the neverending series of 1 legged Bridge poses, but my body was having no part of that!
I don't usually do UY in the morning but couldn't do it tonight. Allergies are worse in the morning and all those Breath of Fires had my blowing in and out snot. ;-) Finally had to skip the 3rd one to blow my nose. Bow pose, not a fan. I think the tight quadriceps and shoulders are really what keeps me the most uncomfortable, even though it's supposed to be all about the back.
I've been starving all day so I guess there's something to getting that heartrate up early. Tomorrow I'm supposed to do 5:30 am bootcamp with some friends, and plans all evening, so not sure when I'll squeeze in Yoga.... I will try to squeeze in Mountain Pose at least.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Day.... 12?
Um, yeah. So keeping up with daily reporting is not my thing, apparently. I ended up skipping about a week of the DVD's, although I did go to a couple of studio classes, so decided to start over with Day 1.
Last night was Day 11 - Yin. So here's my recap of what I posted in the UY Facebook group: Super tight hips make Yin pretty painful in some poses. My femur bone actually rotates inward in my left hip socket (so in the straddle pose my whole leg rolls inward, also not comfortable). Tight hamstrings make forward folds more like sitting up with a slight hunch over. Yup, that's pretty much the summation.
A few highlights from my previous 10 days:
1) I hate Strength. Like, with a passion. I'd rather hold pigeon for 10 minutes, and that's saying something. Forearm planks KILL my shoulders and make them cramp up. Because of course, my shoulders are super duper tight. Why would my body make anything easy?
2) Vitality. Everyone says it gives them energy. I'm still waiting. :-) I did, however, like the class and my back muscles were SUPER sore the next day, so I know I was really working some unused muscles.
3) Cardio. Holy smokes. I actually did the whole thing the 2nd time but nearly died on round 9.
4) Cross Training. The most similar to studio classes I take locally. Note to self: buy a cork block. The foamy one sucks.
5) Detox - very twist-y! I can't remember if I liked it but don't remember hating it... I'm due for detox again tonight if I can squeeze it in before bible study. If not, I'll double up on the next Mountain Pose day...
Last night was Day 11 - Yin. So here's my recap of what I posted in the UY Facebook group: Super tight hips make Yin pretty painful in some poses. My femur bone actually rotates inward in my left hip socket (so in the straddle pose my whole leg rolls inward, also not comfortable). Tight hamstrings make forward folds more like sitting up with a slight hunch over. Yup, that's pretty much the summation.
A few highlights from my previous 10 days:
1) I hate Strength. Like, with a passion. I'd rather hold pigeon for 10 minutes, and that's saying something. Forearm planks KILL my shoulders and make them cramp up. Because of course, my shoulders are super duper tight. Why would my body make anything easy?
2) Vitality. Everyone says it gives them energy. I'm still waiting. :-) I did, however, like the class and my back muscles were SUPER sore the next day, so I know I was really working some unused muscles.
3) Cardio. Holy smokes. I actually did the whole thing the 2nd time but nearly died on round 9.
4) Cross Training. The most similar to studio classes I take locally. Note to self: buy a cork block. The foamy one sucks.
5) Detox - very twist-y! I can't remember if I liked it but don't remember hating it... I'm due for detox again tonight if I can squeeze it in before bible study. If not, I'll double up on the next Mountain Pose day...
Friday, October 25, 2013
Day 2
Day 2:
Slept in this morning so yoga will have to be tonight...
After work, came home, threw pork loin, sweet potato and baked potato in oven, changed clothes and hit Hardcore. HOLY HARDCORE. The name itself should have been my first clue, but that was hard! Thank goodness it was only 20 minutes.
After hardcore, took out the pork and baked potato, yelled for my son to come eat, and told him I had another video to do. The girls weren't due home for another hour, and husband had dinner/bible study plans, so I left the 16 year old to dinner and hit Cardio.
In retrospect, saving Hardcore for Cardio day was not my best choice. Such is the life of a non-planner. I made it through MOST of cardio, but definitely had to take child's pose somewhere around set 7. I think I sat out only one set and rejoined for the final 2-3. DANG.
Note to self - lack of flexibility requires getting a yoga block, soon, before the next million side angle and triangle pose series.
Breakfast:
2 almond/coconut flour muffins spread with cashew butter
coffee with skim milk & vanilla stevia
Lunch:
Farmhouse salad from Potbelly - lettuce, grilled chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, blue cheese, bacon. Added 1/2 an avocado and dressed with Tessemae's Lemon Garlic dressing.
Snack:
15 "raw activated" almonds
1/2 dark chocolate (77%) bar
Dinner (after yoga):
Grilled pork loin
1/2 baked sweet potato
1 glass red wine
Slept in this morning so yoga will have to be tonight...
After work, came home, threw pork loin, sweet potato and baked potato in oven, changed clothes and hit Hardcore. HOLY HARDCORE. The name itself should have been my first clue, but that was hard! Thank goodness it was only 20 minutes.
After hardcore, took out the pork and baked potato, yelled for my son to come eat, and told him I had another video to do. The girls weren't due home for another hour, and husband had dinner/bible study plans, so I left the 16 year old to dinner and hit Cardio.
In retrospect, saving Hardcore for Cardio day was not my best choice. Such is the life of a non-planner. I made it through MOST of cardio, but definitely had to take child's pose somewhere around set 7. I think I sat out only one set and rejoined for the final 2-3. DANG.
Note to self - lack of flexibility requires getting a yoga block, soon, before the next million side angle and triangle pose series.
Breakfast:
2 almond/coconut flour muffins spread with cashew butter
coffee with skim milk & vanilla stevia
Lunch:
Farmhouse salad from Potbelly - lettuce, grilled chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, blue cheese, bacon. Added 1/2 an avocado and dressed with Tessemae's Lemon Garlic dressing.
Snack:
15 "raw activated" almonds
1/2 dark chocolate (77%) bar
Dinner (after yoga):
Grilled pork loin
1/2 baked sweet potato
1 glass red wine
Day 1
So, I decided to document my experience with The Ultimate Yogi program. This program is intended for 108 STRAIGHT days of yoga, with specific formats each day. Concurrent with the yoga, I am supposed to follow a recommended nutrition program, which recommends a vegetarian diet. The program creators acknowledge not everyone is ready for that (duh), so they have outlined a "common sense" diet which unfortunately includes a bunch of stuff I can't eat (lentils, black beans, flax seed) and shouldn't eat (grains, potatoes) but is basically just another version of eating clean, which I already do anyway for the most part. The biggest difference is they don't include beef or whole eggs (chicken, turkey, egg whites, seafood) or dark chocolate, both of which I consume nearly daily. Baby steps, people.
Day 1:
For some reason, thought it would be a good idea to get the almost-14-year-old daughter on board, so I woke her up early and we hit the media room for yoga. After much whining about not liking that yoga mat, she decided to just use the carpet. Day 1 includes Hardcore and Cross Training. We started with Cross Training. I got through the whole thing without having to drop to Child's Pose, so I'd say it was roughly equivalent to one of the studio classes I have taken, although definitely not just the "Basics" 1 hour class. Cross Training lasted about 1 hr 5 minutes including the cool down, after which the teen announced there's no way she was doing another video because it had already been over an hour. Since I had to get ready for work, I decided to put off the Hardcore video for later.
Breakfast:
2 homemade almond/coconut flour muffins spread with cashew better
coffee with skim milk & vanilla stevia
Lunch:
Leftover grassfed beef chili over salad with salsa, 1/2 avocado, 8 organic blue corn chips
Snack:
1 honeycrisp apple
10 "activated raw" almonds
1/4 dark chocolate (77%) bar
Dinner:
Salad with shredded chicken, jicama, mango and salsa
1 glass red wine
Day 1:
For some reason, thought it would be a good idea to get the almost-14-year-old daughter on board, so I woke her up early and we hit the media room for yoga. After much whining about not liking that yoga mat, she decided to just use the carpet. Day 1 includes Hardcore and Cross Training. We started with Cross Training. I got through the whole thing without having to drop to Child's Pose, so I'd say it was roughly equivalent to one of the studio classes I have taken, although definitely not just the "Basics" 1 hour class. Cross Training lasted about 1 hr 5 minutes including the cool down, after which the teen announced there's no way she was doing another video because it had already been over an hour. Since I had to get ready for work, I decided to put off the Hardcore video for later.
Breakfast:
2 homemade almond/coconut flour muffins spread with cashew better
coffee with skim milk & vanilla stevia
Lunch:
Leftover grassfed beef chili over salad with salsa, 1/2 avocado, 8 organic blue corn chips
Snack:
1 honeycrisp apple
10 "activated raw" almonds
1/4 dark chocolate (77%) bar
Dinner:
Salad with shredded chicken, jicama, mango and salsa
1 glass red wine
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