I had lunch with my dad yesterday. The good part about eating this healthy is that the pictures of my food look awesome! Hope you don’t get sick of seeing vegetables. (;
Bikram Yoga day 3 & 4
After my first day it feels like the sessions are getting easier every time. Sure some positions still makes me wanna throw up after a few seconds trying to hold them but I don’t get that overwhelming feeling of panic anymore. I can also feel myself stretch more and more every time. I’m really enjoying changing my diet as well. Maybe it’s just in my head but only after 4 days I feel a big difference in my energy level and my skin looks nicer.
Todays breakky: Smoothie of mixed raspberries, one banana, soy milk and then topped with some buckwheat crunch.
Wakeboarding
Since I can’t ride right now I’m stalking the hell out of the wakeboarding world and here’s a few edits that deserves to be watched! Amazing riding!
Meagan Ethell
Amongst other great riders, my homie Mattias Hoppe
Wakeboarding really is stepping up these days, also with girls like Meagan and Angelica shredding! Now I really can’t wait to get back on my board!
Bikram Yoga Day 2
Deciding to go for the afternoon session yesterday was a big mistake. Met some friends during the day and ran some errands but in the back of my head I was dreading when the clock would strike 4 and I would be back trying to survive. When I did enter the room however, it felt like the temperature was lower than I imagined. And when the session started I felt that I had much more strength than the day before. Before I knew it the last pose was there and the instructor told us “that was 90 minutes of yoga, good work everyone”.
I think this was possibly because ever since the first pass I’ve been eating and drinking a lot better, like this mornings start with fresh fruit, buckwheat and some soy milk. Now off to morning yoga sesh, hopefully I’ll survive this as well (:
Bikram Yoga Day 1
“I am going to die”. Litterally those words went through my head as I after 15 minutes in lye sweating on my yoga mat. But I didn’t! The 90 minutes of a really hard work out combined with the 40 degree room made me both want to run away, throw up and pass out. But I didn’t. Instead I ignored the voices in my head telling me “You can’t do this” and the panic I felt of my heart beating super fast due to the heat and completed my first ever Bikram Yoga session.
When I described this to someone he said that it sounds like a “cruel form of torture” and to be honest, for a few minutes it’s exactly what I thought it felt like. The upside of this, though, was the feeling I got when it was over. When I realized that no matter how hard my mind kept telling me “this is impossible” I still went through with it! There are few times when I’ve been as proud of myself and as happy as I was right after the session ended. And wow, am I sore today!
My next session is today at 4 and this time I know what I can expect. My brother says that the second time was the worst so we will see if he was right!
New yoga project
After the past few weeks of competing and being on the road I feel like my body needs a break. After eating badly (like the ice cream diet) and partying a bit too hard it’s time for a clean slate. That’s why I’m starting my Bikram Yoga Project tomorrow. 10 days of cleaning out the toxins from my body by sweating it out! To make this “my personal detox” I’ve also decided think about what I’m eating for these 10 days. I want to stick to as much Raw Food as I can and completely exclude alcohol, sugar, wheat, caffeine, yeast and any animalistic products from my diet. It’s going to be very interesting to see how my body reacts to this and I can’t wait to break all the bad habits I’ve gotten myself into. I’ll let you know how it goes (:
