Bikram Challenge

Today I decided to take my first Bikram Yoga class in over a year. I've always "enjoyed" Bikram-- you know, as much as anyone can enjoy sitting in a hot as balls, humid room while trying to hold these ridiculously tricky poses and still breathe--and early last year I was going two times per week, every week, religiously. The studio was near where I was taking classes so I could get into PT school AND right where my mother-in-law lived (she watched Bubs while I was in school) and it was convenient to go right when I got out of class and then pick up Bubs and go home. Then my knee started bothering me and classes ending, leaving me with an hour commute each way just to take a yoga class. So I just couldn't do it anymore.

Good news though! The studio in Durham is exactly 10 minutes from my house and its a nice easy commute. They are a little pricey, but not too shabby and my first class was fantastic. I don't know if it's because I'm in better shape from all of the running I've been doing over the past few months, but it wasn't as challenging as I remember it being when I did it in VA. It was also a lot more laid back. In VA, the instructors were adamant about complete silence, which is completely understandable during the postures and savasana and whatnot, but at the end of this session, everyone clapped and cheered, like "Yay, we did it!" It was nice. And I liked the instructor, she wasn't too demanding or demeaning like some of the instructors at the studio in VA. All-in-all it was a great first experience, and I'm excited to go back. I bought a 7-day unlimited introduction package for $25. So, I can go for the next consecutive 7 days as many times as I want. So that's what I'm going to do. Today was day 1. I'm going to try to go at least 5 more times (Friday, I'm taking a day trip to the beach with Bubs and my sister, so that's why I say 5 instead of 6). Tomorrow, the class I can make is at 8 pm. So, here's to the challenge! :)

Also, here are my stats for today...not too great, not awful...it was that damn cookie pie:

B: Blueberry Maple Fridge Oatmeal (recipe here). I didn't particularly like this flavor (mainly because I'm not a huge fan of blueberries, I'm just trying to eat them before they go bad)
L: Chickpea Burger in a Flatout Wrap with tomato slices and Avocado Cream Sauce
S: Avocado Cream Sauce with Multigrain Chips (My cream sauce was going to go bad, so I ate it like it was guacamole with some chips to get rid of it)
Ds (Yes, I ate dessert after lunch): .75 servings of the Cookie Pie
D: Salmon fillet with mango salsa and tons of broccoli (devoured after yoga at 10 pm)
Ds: .75 servings of Cookie Pie

I need to put the cookie pie away. ahhhh!!!!

Goal: 1400
Consumed: 2014
Exercise: 317
Net: 1697
Remaining: -297

May I just say, that I have absolutely no idea how many calories Bikram Yoga burns, honestly. I've heard that it can burn up to 1000 calories and then I hear critics say that it's only about 200, if that. This form of yoga is not listed in My Fitness Pal app, so I just used regular yoga. I'd rather be on the low side instead of overestimating.