So I'm going to write a quick update about my 60-day challenge (quick since I should be studying for my physics test occurring later today). As the title suggests, today I completed my 40th class. Here's what's been going on:
Number one issue is I've been feeling light headed/head rush/near black out in between every posture of the standing series. I breathe, I hydrate, I supplement... but to no avail. I'm going to work on consuming some natural sugar, i.e. fruit, before class and see if that helps (NOT orange juice... worst mistake I could have possibly made). I know that my average is in the athletic, low range (around 100/60 sometimes in the 90s/60). I'm concerned I'm anemic but I've been taking iron supplements and the yoga itself should help with that so I'm thinking it's something else?
Number two issue is fatigue in general. It's hard to know how much I should be eating, if I'm eating enough or too little, and if I'm doing a good enough job to get proper nutrition. I have started trying Vega Sport supplements, a vegan sport drink series for pre- and post-workouts. I think adding a high-quality, vegan protein drink will help substantially.
Number three is pain. I'm feeling various pain in various places. My knee has been bothering me the most, feeling like it did during college when I was playing soccer. My teachers suggest that since I'm practicing yoga everyday the slightest misalignment might be to blame. My other big pain is in my semitendinosus muscle (as best I can tell) which lies in the the back of my thigh and connects deep to my pelvis. I've adjusted my triangle posture accordingly, as my stance may have been to wide, causing the pain. Still, I can't hold the right side of triangle for very long. I just get concerned that the pain is the bad pain and not the good.
Number four, a minor conflict, is that going to the same classes day after day I see the same people constantly. Most people I like seeing around but there are two or three who just bother me. It's not their faults, it's just me, but seeing them causes me to silently grumble in my head. So silly.
Anyways, I must move on to studying. Have a happy day!
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