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  • lvgrl
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    October 5, 2010 at 2:53 pm
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    in reply to: 30 day Challenge #7833

    so far it’s been great! Today is day 5–25 to go 🙂 finally have been able to get down to the floor in knee stand, now working on straight back and balancing on my fingers (this took the first year)…Thanks for asking!

    lvgrl
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    September 13, 2010 at 10:05 pm
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    in reply to: 30 day Challenge #7718

    This has been a very interesting thread and timely, too, as I’m about to embark on my second 30-day challenge. My first experience, last September, was very positive, though stressful for me, trying to fit my schedule around the requirement to be there every day for 30 days. Because I had to miss one day, I had to “do a double” to make it up. Now that was interesting. I don’t want to have to do that again! I firmly agree with Gabrielle about using the proper technique to protect yourself. I love the line I hear from time to time at my studio: “It’s not how far you go, but HOW you go.” I think that says it in a nutshell. It must be difficult for the teachers of large classes to make sure that everyone is using the proper technique. So this time, I’m going to do the 30-day challenge to work on technique where it’s needed (which is practically ALL the balancing poses), miss no days to avoid doing a double, and enjoy the sense of accomplishment at the end–as well as the prizes at the end, if any….:) NOTE: I am not a yoga teacher, I am 66 years old and began practicing 15 months ago about 4-5 times a week.

    lvgrl
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    November 20, 2009 at 7:45 pm
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    in reply to: Bikram for weight loss – any stories for me?! #5866

    I’d like to add my weight loss experience since starting Bikram in June of this year. As a “compulsive-obsessive” person I am going 5-6 times a week, usually to the 7PM class, which means I get home about 9PM, eat some fruit (usually ice cold watermelon) and go to bed. I have to get up really early for work. Over the last 6 months I have dropped from 163 to about 142 pounds and have noticed a change of shape in my lower body (yeah)…smaller glutes shall we say…I am 5’10”, female, 65 years old. I eat breakfast, lunch and snacks during the day and am hopefully getting a balanced diet. I do think that the weight loss is due to burning more calories than I am consuming. I’m considering this a way of life to continue since I feel great and have lots of energy. I’ve done a 30-day challenge (September) and will do the 60-day challenge in January 2010 at my studio. 🙂

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