January 1

well, day one was a success!

i made it to my two hour yoga class at www.spandaramayoga.com ~ great practice at a beautiful studio.  the class was packed, but the people had good energy and were very supportive, and most definitely, quite an advanced group.  I made my first "go" ever at a handstand, and boy, do i have a long way to go!  i shed some tears, which seemed to have come out of nowhere, but i realize that this happens sometimes in yoga and when it happens you just have to let it out!  it is as though you reach a point of physical and mental concentration and focus, giving it all you have, that there is a 'break-through' of sorts that can surprise you.  i wore my heart-rate monitor and it told me that i burned 495 calories.  my body is so sore right now, i know i will need a good session of 'rolling' (self-massage on the body roller) and maybe a hot bath tomorrow.

i love that i started the first day of the New Year eating healthy foods, having a great two hour yoga practice, and i purchased a Raw Food book...to help me get back to making Raw Food the biggest part of my food choices.  the book seems to be a good one so far, full of recipes.  in order to eat Raw and eat more than fruit, vegetables, nuts....and not be living next to Karyn's Raw or some other fabulous Raw Food spot, you really must learn to make Raw Food at home.  wish me luck on this new adventure...

it is so cold today in Santa Fe...it has been in the single digits yesterday and today.  so funny that the sun felt so warm coming in my windows that i had the heat off almost all day, yet outside, my car sitting in the sun, was still wearing a hat of snow and ice.  gotta love that NM sunshine, but even it does not beat single digit temperatures.

i logged my food selections and when i ate them...have been using www.calorieking.com when i do not know the amount of calories in a food...  i may look for a way to incorporate my food diary into my blog...

tomorrow, i will continue to log in my food journal and will go to the gym for a minimum of 1 hour tomorrow afternoon to focus on cardio and abs.  i will finish my closet organizing and will have items ready to take to good-will.  i will also be watching the Bears game at the Catamount...not a venue of choice, but truly the only place i have found so far where i know i can watch the Bears game in Santa Fe!  i have been there many times to catch games since moving here in May; typically ordering a veggie burger with sweet potato fries and a silver coin margarita.  their soups are never vegetarian and i'm not sure about their salads...  will either have a salad or a veggie burger without a side and will drink one alcoholic beverage; however, not a margarita.

i hope to accomplish a lot tomorrow, again, preparing myself for a busy week ahead.

"we are what we repeatedly do.  excellence, then, is a not an act, but a habit."  ~ Aristotle

much love.  kim.