Hey sumitlal good luck with the surgery and careful with the weights. I use to love weight training but my ego got the best of me and now lifting heavy weights is a thing of the past.

I've been thinking about taking a yoga class at the gym. Right now I'm about as limber as a telephone pole. Somewhere I have a book on power yoga. I bought it back when I was weight lifting and never got into it. I think it would work in well with my recovery program, I'll have to see if I can find it. I guess it would probably be better to have someone show me the proper way to do it but I only see women at the classes at the gym. Think I would feel way out of place.

There's also the chance that they may be so amazed at my bulging stomach muscles and they would try to hit on me. Or maybe just hit me.

Oh and 16 months is great. Good work!

COngrats on the 16 months and good luck on the butchers ... I mean surgery table!!! Lol!!!

Holy crap that must have been one horrible seizure!

Great going on 16 months. I am also glad to hear you are still pursuing your goal to be a yoga instuctor. That is fabulous. Keep us posted on your surgery, hope all goes well.

Great job on 16 months and good luck

Thanks for checking in, Sumi ! Sounds like things are going well for you! Glad to hear it! Ya just can't ever hear too many success stories.

Congrats on 16 months and good luck with your surgery - let us know how it goes.

Good to hear your still following your passion with yoga Sumi. Well done on your sobriety, keep it up.

Congratualtions on 16 months and good luck with the surgery.

Just came back from the doc and he said that the screws cant be removed. They are embedded too deep in the shoulder bone. I will have to live with the 2 screws for the rest of my life. The irony is that when I got the seizure and fracture I was majorly into bodybuilding and drinking. When the operation was done 5 years back the doc had told me that my muscles were too huge and my bones too weak due to drink induced severe osteoporosis.
My heavy gym workout was always followed be a heavy drinking session. I was 28 yrs old then. Now 5 years later when I want to build the muscle again I cant lift heavy weights.
Its a blessing in disguise as too much muscle used to make me arrogant and reckless and lead to heavy drinking. Now God has ensured that I cant build muscle again. I can concentrate on yoga, Power Yoga, and the my light gym workout.... Anyways yoga has enabled me to quit drinking. Yoga is indeed God sent.
And the chicks at the yoga class are mind blowing....lol!
Thanks!

Sorry about the bad news sumi but maybe you are right about it being a blessing in digusise. Weight training had the opposite effect on me with the drinking but I sure was full of myself and started to get agressive.

You have got me thinking hard about signing up for a yoga class. Bet it could help out my back. I would just have to get over being embarrassed about being a fat old dude in a class witha bunch of women and girls. I didn't see any men in the class at the gym.

hey mandoman, remember you do the yoga class for yourself as part of your recovery. not to show the others how good or bad you are at it. I would advise that you tell the instructor about your alcohol problem so that she/he can help you out further. Go for it. Just do it. Dont bother what others think. Remember your sobriety is most important right now and it does not matter how you get there. Also try Pranayama (breathing) classes to relieve any psychological l issues.

mand0-are you serious? Get your but into yoga. That helps with all you have been complaining about dude. And believe me, all the chicks will think it is so cool that you stepped out of your comfort zone and joined the class regardless if you are the only guy there. I think this is a great idea for you!

Sumitall-girls often like men that are lean-not so bulked up anyway! You would be surprised.

thanks karmickool! that's motivation to remain lean and fit !

KK staap giwing such baad avice! Mando don't vant to be anozer girly-man!! He vant us to pump him up!!!!

Sorry WQ. Gonna take KK's advice. A new class starts in 3 weeks. That will give me time to find some nice leotards to wear.