March, the oven, and almost there

It's March.  MARCH.  I am happy to say I'm over halfway to my 20 pounds... not that I'm sticking to that number, necessarily.  But I have a good 7 to go, I'd say.

I have been doing Bikram Yoga.  This is hot yoga, 90 minutes in a 105 degree room, doing a series of 26 poses.  The series is always the same.  I have to be honest, when my sister said she was doing this, it sounded awful.  The heat.  The sweat.  The routine - I mean, the SAME postures EVERY single time?  But I went and signed up for a month unlimited, because two of my friends did.  And yes, if they jumped off a bridge, I'd probably follow them because I love them and where they go, it must be fun. 

I would not say Bikram yoga is fun, but I was very surprised at how much I liked it - and, after a month unlimited, going at least 4x per week, I *still* like it.  And no class is ever the same - I thought I'd get so bored with the routine, but the truth is that after going almost daily, I still don't know all the postures and when they happen.  And some days I will nail one of them, other days I won't even be able to begin it.  But I will always sweat it out, whatever "it" is, and I will always be happy that I went to the class and hung out in the oven. 

I have gotten a lot of compliments on how I look since starting the yoga.  I don't know if it's because of the yoga, or it's just that the compliments came from people I don't see very often. I haven't really lost much more weight - well, 10 pounds since I started this blog, but I'm tall so it's not very noticeable.  I probably lost only 2 pounds this month of yoga.  Whatever it is, I'll take the compliments.  They definitely help in the Weight Loss Journey - so if you see someone out there who is smaller, call them out!  But since the Bikram has been helpful, at least mentally, I'm signed up for another month and I'm excited about that.

And now I'm off to take a nap.  I haven't been updating as regularly because I have to do it from home, and I am rarely on the computer at home.  But I'm still plugging away.  I'm losing - slowly, but losing.  It is happening, and it is difficult,  but I'm just keepin' on.   Happy March, friends!