Week 8

One of my yoga colleagues finished her own challenge on Tuesday. We’ve been supporting each other with smiles and “You can do it!” in the hallways passing. I’m still recouping from the dizzy feeling from the herbs. It’s passing little by little. I think my liquid multi was making me feel funny too. Come to think of it I have a history of returning vitamins/supplements. My body is just really unique. I'm an AB- blood type for christ sakes. My chiropractor and I muscle test my supplements and while it seems crazy, it always works. The digestive aid seemed to be the culprit (too heating), while the Liver/spleen seemed to agree with me. I'm taking a little break while I wrap up this challenge. Even taking too much triphala makes me a little dizzy (which makes me think it might be detox). I also think I have been suffering from electrolyte imbalance. I drink a lot of water but I haven’t been drinking the electrolyte-enhanced water. Also, I ran out of my usual sea veg supplement which has a lot of minerals—so this could be part of the problem. I feel really silly. I’m such a health-minded person how could I not realize the importance of electrolytes. A lot of people at my studio swear by Body Balance (aloe-sea veg-electrolite liquid supplement) but its’ like $89.00 a month. I have tried several samples and have yet to reap any miracle. I might just stick with my old standby Wachter's no. 22.

Once the challenge is over I will still go to yoga 3-4 times a week. I think Bikram is great healing agent but it really doesn’t burn as many calories as some Web sites claim. For someone small with a slow metabolism it’s probably only 300-500 calories and not 500-900—but don’t I wish. I still think cross training is where it is at. I'm also looking forward to having my life back and treating myself with more compassion.