Amber - Distractions

I got up this morning at 4:30 am. Took the dogs on a nice walk - the weather is quite mild for March. I came back to the apartment, changed for yoga and left at 5:15 am. Yes, I went to the 6 am class today. If you notice in previous posts I said I feel better when I go in the morning. So I challenged myself to get up. I signed up for the 6 am class yesterday so I wouldn't make any excuses this morning. I showed up with one eye open, signed in, put my stuff down and went into the hot room. I refused to lay down for fear of going back to sleep. So I sat there and sipped on my water for about 15 minutes before the instructor walked in. When he walked in, I am not even going to sugar coat this, he took my breath away. The man should be an underwear model! Perfect teeth, strong voice, tan body, amazing build.... But, just like I had to do in class - I will change my focus to yoga.

Today's class was great. It was early so I didn't have much on my mind. There weren't that many people there compared to the evening classes so I didn't feel cramped in any way. The nice thing about a morning class is I am already relaxed when I walk in. I can go deeper into my postures. I leave feeling even better. I still can't seem to get passed the nauseous dizzy feeling going into the Camel pose. I have yet to really do that one. I feel like I have cramps and like I'm going to throw up. I took off my 80's sweat band today for the second set of Camel and I was less dizzy but just as cramped. While there are a few postures I still struggle with the foundation, this is the only one that gives me true angst.

I will probably be posting a second, but quick blog this afternoon. Today is the first month weigh-in for our office competition. I have almost 2 full weeks of Bikram and about 4.5 weeks of a diet. I haven't weighed myself since last Monday... The suspense is in full force!

Every day is full of distractions. It could be the great looking yoga instructor, or it could be the phone, or your email, or a person stopping at your desk. The key to success is focus on what is important. Pull yourself into the "zone" and greatness will follow close behind.