Day 1s of any change are always the worst. The Bikram 30 day challenge was my new monument to conquer. It was already set as one of my goals for 2011, so why not ring in the new year with it already in motion? For those who do not know Bikram is hot yoga, 90 minutes in a room squeezed in with as many people as possible doing 26 main asanas (or postures). How hot? 105 -120 degrees! I laid in savasana 15 minutes before the class started, so my body could get used to the room. Do not know if it helped. The first pose was basically breathing, and in simply doing this I was already sweating way more than I do in many of my other yoga classes. There were many reasons I was doing the Bikram 30 day challenge.
1. weight loss (I heard people lose up to 15 lbs. in a month)
2. perpetual back problems (scoliosis)
3. detox
4. further my yoga skills
5. try something new
Entering the studio, I felt this was a sense of community, that maybe I was lacking. Recently upon moving to Hawaii, most of my friends have moved or in the process of leaving. Half of my co-workers will be leaving within a 2 month time frame. Yesterday I was so full of emotions and frustration, I felt that starting this was my only way out next to severing my relationship with my fiance (who was recently laid off). During the class, I kept looking at the clock 90 minutes never seemed so long. At points I felt nauseous. The class started at 530, ended at 700 pm. When I left, I had no appetite for the night. No wonder people lose weight, in addition to sweating up to several pounds of water off your body in one session, you feel nauseous and lose your appetite. I committed, 29 more days to go!
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