Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me

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Damn that is a BUSY SCHEDULE!!! I love all the Dancing you do! FREEEE BIRDY!!! FREEEEEEE!!! :beating:....

....Rest does sound good right about now.....:iagree:
 
I changed my avatar again, I kind of like the tripped-out, glo-stick halo Dubstep angel with the "what iiiizzzzzz it?" Thizz face goin' on!

If you didn't understand that, then you aren't from the Bay Area ;) LOL! :rotflmao:
 
Curvie Girlie said:
I changed my avatar again, I kind of like the tripped-out, glo-stick halo Dubstep angel with the "what iiiizzzzzz it?" Thizz face goin' on!

If you didn't understand that, then you aren't from the Bay Area ;) LOL! :rotflmao:
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I thought that was from your 80's party, with the crimped hair and the off the one shoulder shirt.
 
Hmmm, 3.5 hours of Yoga?

I just decided that since I can't do cardio (face peel/can't sweat til tomorrow, skin coming off, ick! :ack2: Attractive :() I'm going to take TWO CLASSES of Yoga at the A.Y.I.--because I have an unlimited monthly pass. THAT COSTS EIGHTY DOLLARS!!!! Yeah! I cut corners, believe me! If I want to get my shop on.....too fucking bad for THIS bunny :( Thank goodness Chris loves me so much he doesn't mind buying me dinner a few nights a week. God I love that guy! :beating: Hey--don't think like that, I hella help him out! I clean his messy ass room for him for fucks' sake! :toetap05: Besides, he's RICH, BEATCH! *honk honk*

So I did a half hour this morning, and I suppose I will take Lisa's Yoga 1-2 class at 5:30-7, and Mangala's class 7:30-9pm...I better go now and stop and get a snacky snack!!!!!! :leaving:

Wish me luck!

(By the way, Yoga makes my body look really fucking nice......it's getting better, I'll get some bikini shots when I hit 140 at least).
 
:iagree: All right, SOMEONE yadadadada talkin' bout!

I totally forgot to mention that I thoroughly enjoyed belly dancing on Tuesday--been thinking of dropping out of it and concentrating on running, kickboxing, and Yoga but I went anyway, if anything to support my teacher who's husband is in a wheel chair with MS :( He's FINE, too! Such a shame! Anyway, Tuesday renewed my determination to GET BETTER and ONE DAY perform and get it filmed, and show y'all my moves :D Um, I don't know how I look but I can imagine most of you would say something nice even if I SUCKED, haha! :grouphug: Nice people :beating:

So I didn't have anything better to do than take 3 hours of Yoga on a Wednesday evening :nopity: HAHA! 5:30 to 7 I took Lisa's class, she is a massage therapist as well, and trained in Iyengar Yoga (you can Wiki it but basically it's very precise, lost of props, and the founder was in Yoga Journal this month--90 years old and he can still do a THIRTY MINUTE HEADSTAND without shaking!). Although Lisa didn't emphasis props and lots of descriptions, she DID make us hold poses FOREVER. Talk about hip opening! I seriously struggled with relaxing into the poses--had to calm myself down because I wanted to fidget.

Then came Mangala's class. (MAHN-gah-lah) Since I just went straight from the Performance Hall to the Gallery (2 different Yoga rooms at the Institute) I was early for her 7:30 class. When she showed up, she was her usual happy, smiley, wonderful self. The kind of woman who will hug you even though you don't know her for very long, without it being too weird, and makes you feel like you known her longer. Mangala is THIN!!!! Whoa. But it's pretty natural, still, you can tell she does hella Yoga! We talked and she told me she LIVED AT MT. MADONNA CENTER FOR ELEVEN YEARS!!!!!!! :eek: Apparently she met her husband there at 20, AND went through a divorce there at 30. Jeez. Anyway, her class was more flow-ey and she talked a lot, but it wasn't annoying. She's a wonderful teacher. I learned a new one--supine Swastikasana. Um, the Swastika, as you might know, is an ancient Indian symbol of prosperity, luck, and well being, but yeah--thanks to You-Know-Who, in the West, it means something entirely different, and thus, in Yoga, they changed the name to Bhadrasana, after a sage.

After the 3 hours of Yoga (mind you, some of that time was meditating and chillin in Savasana) I drove home in a daze and made and ate fresh rolls (tofu, spicy Thai chili garlic sauce, green onions, cilantro, mint, and carrot rolled up in rice paper) standing up at my kitchen counter with Sweetheart, Keith's pitbull that greeted my when I came home. I gave Sweetheart some leftovers of Barre's in the fridge before kicking her out. Man I wish I had a dog! It's nice to have Sweetheart come from Keith's camp and visit, though. She is WAY TOO CUTE, looks like Petey from Little Rascals.

This morning I woke at 5:54am without the aid of an alarm clock (after passing out at 10:40pm) and rose to do MORE YOGA. Shit.

My body is getting a Jennifer-Anisten-esque-like look to it. Um, a bigger J.A., but I'm not fucking around! You can really see smooth definition. My body looks better than when I was weight training. Sigh. I MISS pumping iron but with all the Yoga, I don't really have time--and I don't really need it, either, with all this Yoga. I PROMISE myself though, that I WILL do one day of it next week! :smash:

Tonight is Kickboxing and Yoga 2 with Delana, tomorrow I plan on running at lunch break on the beach for 40 minutes, then Acroyoga from 6:30-8pm, then dancing to Dubstep with my homegirl all night :svengo: SIGH! Me so happy :D
 
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So do you think the yoga is doing more to tone your body than weights? How often do you do it when you're not off at a retreat and stuff. Do you find it burns as many calories as weights? Hmmmmnnn I wish I'd get into it.
 
HAHA--damn straight, Claudia ;)

It seems hard, but in reality I'm just an awful dieter--especially when my weight is so close to my goal. I probably need to eat under 2000 calories, but for some reason that seems like not enough for me. I need to cut out the cheese I like to snack on.....and eat some carrots! I brought some today!
 
Blancita said:
So do you think the yoga is doing more to tone your body than weights? How often do you do it when you're not off at a retreat and stuff. Do you find it burns as many calories as weights? Hmmmmnnn I wish I'd get into it.
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Whoa I didn't see this!

I do massive amounts of Yoga compared to the average chick who likes to do Beginner classes once or twice a week (NOTHING wrong with that, but I'm interested in teaching one day). Back in September I joined this Yoga center--$80 a month for unlimited is a lot of money, but it feels GREAT and they offer Yoga 2-3 classes--so I'm able to advance and make some progress. I take about 3-6 classes per week, and just got back into waking up early and doing it on my own, and sometimes in the evening if I'm stressed. Sept was like that, Oct and Nov I was only doing Yoga in classes, but my retreat (which was my first one) got me back into the groove.

Weights are wonderful, but Yoga hits parts of the body in ways that pumping iron doesn't. And since it's body weight and resistance, isometric, my muscles don't bulge up in one spot, like, say, the biceps, and the WHOLE BODY gets it evenly.

Yoga has been AMAZING on my core--because there are a lot of twists that "massage" your innards, getting your lymphatic system moving more, and in lots of standing twists, you have to keep your belly in while simultaneously breathing evenly and deeply--breathing deeply while in a twists strengthens muscles in ways I can't even begin to describe--and it is BLOODY DIFFICULT.

I'm just entering Intermediate Shit--no where near advanced, I can't even hold a handstand without a wall yet--but someday!

As far as calories, I have no idea! But the point of Yoga is UNION of mind/body/spirit. The antithesis of Yoga is disharmony. In a harmonious state, the body doesn't "want" to eat crappily or be inactive, and the strength it gains makes it start to look fantastic. I'm fairly certain Yoga helps with controlling appetite--I stopped binge-eating since I been doing it more. Keeps everything flowing--the theory is prana, or energy, flows and does not become stagnant with regular practice. Practically speaking, stagnation, we all know, is one of the main causes of weight gain.
 
I gotta agree on the yoga... I've been trying to do it at least a few times a week on my own, and adding on the class recently. Its been very helpful in the tone. Plus, with the focus on breathing, its bringing more oxygen into your system which is a good thing, and when you are holding the poses you are doing strengthening AND stretching at the same time... so it makes the muscles longer & leaner. More like a dancer's. Pilates claims to do the same thing.

Jennifer Aniston... yeah, she looks pretty awesome.
 
Woot Woot!! Down a pound thats great Val!!!

So are you really wanting to get in the 130s?? I think you are at an amazing point body wise right now... we dont want you being tooo skinny. I'm not trying to discourage your efforts just wondering what your thought process is....

I myself have my eye on 129 which is another 10lbs... but I think I could afford to lose it... I still have lots of jiggle from the waist down... But I think getting there is going to take TONS of effort on my part...

Ha like my little rant... okay off to class! Have a good thursday! Hope all is well!

Love yas! :grouphug:
 
Korrie said:
YAY FOR A ONE POUND LOSS :D You Rock Val!!!
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Thanks Korrie! :D

Phoenyx said:
with the focus on breathing, its bringing more oxygen into your system which is a good thing, and when you are holding the poses you are doing strengthening AND stretching at the same time... so it makes the muscles longer & leaner. More like a dancer's. Pilates claims to do the same thing.
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I never bought into the "long and lean" muscles stuff--but I DO see a slight difference in my muscles versus me last year when I was lifting pretty heavy, 2-3 times a week. It's mainly when I flex--my muscles BULGED. But now they don't--probably because I have less mass! But I dunno--Yoga has REALLY helped with my love handles and lower back, especially!

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So are you really wanting to get in the 130s?? I think you are at an amazing point body wise right now... we dont want you being tooo skinny. I'm not trying to discourage your efforts just wondering what your thought process is....
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You make points! Here are some pics of me at 137 almost a couple years back when I was on WLF the FIRST time and was really good at writing down EVERYTHING I ate for 4 months straight! :eek: I'm doing all the camera tricks I was talking about, but do I look too skinny? I think I looked good. It was nice because I felt like I could wear ANYTHING and not have a fat day......which was quite relieving, LOL!
 
too skinny?? no, girl your HOT! Still are! don't let a couple of pounds make you think you look any different, for real!

I really don't know that I'd try to loose more weight if I were you. I had a friend who kept talking about how big she was -in my eyes, she looked nice and healthy. Well, she brought in her wedding pics once and OMG, she looked like a freaking skeleton! No wonder she THOUGHT she looked so big now...but in reality..looking healthy, and not scarey skinny (not that your going that way) is the look to have!
 
Thanks for being so sweet Korrie! :hug2:

Hmm, well--that was at 137 lbs. I'm now 5.5 lbs more than that, and 2 lbs less than that wouldn't put me in the Skeletor category. Thing is, it's not as up to me as it is up to my BODY if I will get there and stay there, ya know? There IS sort of a genetic set point for a lot of people. I was never very thin--as puberty hit, I got chubby fast, and drugs as a young teen was the only thing that kept me thin, back then.....NOW it's exercise and healthy living that keeps me in the healthy BMI range....still it would be nice to have thighs like that again!
 
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