As we enter the last week of our 40 day journey, the theme is triumph. Essentially we’ve made it to the end but this is in fact the beginning of a whole new approach to life. There is a lot to take away from this experience and I’m glad that I wrote it all in this blog so that when I start to slip I can go back and read about how good I felt after that fruit fast, or after a good yoga class. I’ve been invited to countless happy hours, asked when I will be eating my first cheeseburger, and if I’m excited to be done with all this yoga. The answers: I’m down for drinks but I should warn you my tolerance is lower, when I crave one, and no. The yoga component of these 40 days was not hard to fulfill, I loved going to class this much, I have become much stronger, more in sync with my breathing and I met some great new teachers. I have to say I am curious to see how I do on my own but when you do this much yoga, it just becomes that much harder to not do it at all.
To tell you the truth I didn’t think very much about what would happen post-40 days. This lifestyle of an athlete, of working out every day, eating healthy food, cutting down the booze, has felt really great. I never thought I could (or would want to, really) sustain this lifestyle but I have suprised myself these past few weeks and I just may continue to do so. I guess it all depends on the times and where we are in those times, and right now I feel pretty damn good. I have learned to be mindful, to listen to my body when reaching for food or a drink, to know when I need to back off in yoga and when I can push myself, allow myself to rest in child’s pose and abandon the very un-yogi competitive spirit. I do think I have changed and I’m hoping that these changes come out of these 40 days with me and for life.
My goals for coming out of this include:
1) I would like to continue a morning meditation of maybe 10 minutes or what I can afford
2) Keep a yoga practice of 3-5 times a week
3) Continue to limit my intake of wheat and alcohol and continue to consume at least 3 pieces of fruit a day
4) Hopefully continue to inspire the people in my life one way or the other.
To tell you the truth I didn’t think very much about what would happen post-40 days. This lifestyle of an athlete, of working out every day, eating healthy food, cutting down the booze, has felt really great. I never thought I could (or would want to, really) sustain this lifestyle but I have suprised myself these past few weeks and I just may continue to do so. I guess it all depends on the times and where we are in those times, and right now I feel pretty damn good. I have learned to be mindful, to listen to my body when reaching for food or a drink, to know when I need to back off in yoga and when I can push myself, allow myself to rest in child’s pose and abandon the very un-yogi competitive spirit. I do think I have changed and I’m hoping that these changes come out of these 40 days with me and for life.
My goals for coming out of this include:
1) I would like to continue a morning meditation of maybe 10 minutes or what I can afford
2) Keep a yoga practice of 3-5 times a week
3) Continue to limit my intake of wheat and alcohol and continue to consume at least 3 pieces of fruit a day
4) Hopefully continue to inspire the people in my life one way or the other.
Congrats on doing so well! I routinely try to cut back on alcohol for a month or a few weeks, but never last more than two weeks, so I never really get to feel the effects. Great job!
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