07.12.09
Hungry!
Hmm, the past few days I’ve been feeling HUNGRY during class. Come utkatasana – *growl. Ustrasana would be the equivalent of a hole in my stomach. Sasangasana and my stomach tells me “Hey lady, get the hell outta here. Let’s have a sandwich, you and I”.
Yes, my stomach talks to me. I talk to my stomach. I love my stomach. I’d better, before I get gastric.
I suspect I am sorely lacking in a particular type of mineral / nutrient in my diet, as the past 2 days I felt numb / tingly during class [a sure sign of dehydration]. Can’t be a water issue, as I drink around 4-5Litres a day. Yes, if I drink that amount on a regular basis, what will become of me when I go to LA in October? 10 litres?! Ridiculous!
On a geek note : BIOSHOCK 2 IS COMING OUT! YEAH!
Need I mention that I had the fright of my life playing Bioshock?
M*
ilovesweat said,
July 12, 2009 at 12:53 pm
one thing i have noticed about all of our new teachers, they use larger water bottles than they did before they left for training. they all lost at least 10 pounds each too!
i think i had a blog post once about getting really hungry during sasangasana too! i know there’ve been times where i have definitely been thinking about food instead of meditating on my body.
Mei said,
July 13, 2009 at 12:00 am
Oh my. I can’t lose 10lbs on me. I need to gain weight, not lose it! And the water issue – I think I’ll be called out for bringing 2 huge bottles into the room. My oh my.
Thinking about food *can* be considered meditation for the body. You’re er, figuring out how to nourish it from inside out…
ilovesweat said,
July 13, 2009 at 12:36 pm
i don’t think it has anything to do with the time of month because i frequently get chicken cravings during class too! god, i wish i had some good fried chicken right now! i make the best mashed potatoes too, but i digress.
the body knows what it needs and your body is trying to build muscle *and* recover from all the work you put it through at the same time! why else would i crave a glass of milk during class? i don’t even like milk!
M* said,
July 13, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hmm, I love chicken but craving a specific type of chicken [extra spicy KFC - only in Malaysia!] with a specific type of drink just screams “PMS CRAVINGS!” to me – but you’re right – what you crave is what you need! Read somewhere that during vigorous exercise [Bikram Yoga!] a small amount of calcium is leached from the muscles, which would explain our craving for a nice tall glass of cold milk
And milk is good for a growing boy like yourself
Juliana said,
July 12, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Are you getting your electrolytes?????
Mei said,
July 13, 2009 at 12:06 am
Yes indeedy
I electrolyte 1hr before class almost every day. Think it’s THAT time of the month coming [!@#$!@$@#%#$] that depletes my stores of energy and brings out the weird cravings [whoever heard of a yogini eating KFC twice a week?] and I seem to dehydrate / feel thirsty faster in class. Does that happen to you too, or am I just a weirdo?
Juliana said,
July 13, 2009 at 12:11 am
Good girl.
That does totally happen. I always feel way hotter than usual when I’m PMS-ing. My face gets all red. It’s kind of hilarious.
M* said,
July 13, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Hi 5! For a moment I thought my body was just being overly dramatic *flails hands wildly