Yoga with Mr. Rubber Band

I tried a yoga class tonight. The instructor was made out of a rubber band. I'll get to that in a bit.

Last night I went to the gym and did the free range chest press (25 lbs), shoulder raises (20 lbs), low row (45 lbs) shoulder press (20 lbs). Then I spent 30 minutes on the Stairmaster, starting at level 6 for 5 minute, up to level 7 for another 5, and finished at level 8 the remaining 20 minutes. I ran on the treadmill (5.5 - 5.8 mph) for another 15 minutes.

Today I got some GREAT news at work...I GET TO GO TO SAN DIEGO!!! I'm so excited! We are attending a huge conference out there that I don't really feel like explaining, haha. We fly out Saturday morning on March 13th, and stay until Thursday, March 18th! The conference doesn't start till Monday so I'll get to enjoy it on the weekend! I am hoping my friend Greg who lives in L.A. can meet up with me that Saturday.

So...back to food and exercise. It was easy to eat better today because of the structure of the workday. I had Special K Protein Plus in the morning, oatmeal with walnuts mid-morning, and my salad at lunch. I have to say, halfway through that salad, I was getting rather sick of it...

Then the craziness of my day. I decided to take the long way home from work because I don't want my I-Pass to load another $40 till the next payday. Uhh, the long way took AN HOUR AND 35 MINUTES. I was pissed, frustrated, and hungry. I didn't get home till 6:35, and boot camp class is at 7. I was NOT missing boot camp class. Thank goodness my gym is literally down the street. I ran into the house, changed into gym clothes, and scarfed down some peanut butter and whole wheat toast.

Boot camp class was PACKED. There are usually 12 people in the class, there were about 20 today. Got a great workout as always! During our stretches at the end of class, I was feeling pretty good and stretching felt great. I decided to stay for yoga afterwards.

Now I've tried yoga in a couple high school and college gym classes and have a yoga DVD that I've used a grand total of...3 times. So I have a knowledge of some of the poses and breathing. The class was hard to get through after all the squats we did in boot camp class. The way the instructor was bending...he seriously looked like he had no spine. He was a pile of human limbs on the floor. It was insane. Then he did some crazy balance thing that I can't even begin to explain. He did one like this:

But also did a crazier one that I can't find a picture of.

Yoga once a week seems like a good idea. I felt calm and relaxed. I consider myself fairly flexible, but a lot of the poses were pretty tough. I'm interested to see if my flexibility gets better.

So I spent 2 hours at the gym, an hour in boot camp and an hour with yoga. When I got home I ate a bowl of Special K Protein Plus. I know it's not wise to eat 30 minutes before bed, but I just did 2 hours of activity and didn't even get to eat a "real" dinner today!

Well, that's everything. I'm exhausted. Good night! : )