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Ugh I am so sorry this happened to you, it sucks! I just wanted to mention too that often if you are a fat woman (or really any woman who isn't "conventionally" attractive) and you are confident and happy with your body, that really fucking scares people! Especially if you are doing something like pole, which is seen as a very "sexy" sport. Society works on you your whole life to hate your body and when you say "no, I'm not gonna do that!" then society gets upset! Your body doesn't belong to anyone else but you, and your weight says absolutely nothing about your health or who you are. I haven't looked at your pics or videos so I don't know what you look like, but that is besdie the point here. If you want to weigh 300 pounds and pole dance, then that's your decison and everyone else can stfu. Pole takes an amazing amount of courage, strength, and self awarness. I feel sad for this woman who called you fat, she has been trained to think like that, and most likely is very critical and mean about her own body as well.
It's really tough because we hear so many conflciting messages all the time. We are told from a very young age that we should want to change our bodies to fit a certain ideal, and that if we don't fit that then we are "ugly," and therefore "worthless." And then we are told that we just have to "learn to love oursleves." and if we don't, then we are not only fat and ugly but also failures because we aren't strong enough to ignore all the bullshit thrown at us everyday! It's no wonder so many girls have eating disorders and issues with body image.
I'm so glad that you have gotten so many great respoinses on this forum, this community is aweome! Try to ignore the haters if you can, and keep poling!
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It's chrome – I did end up using rubbing alcohol. It's just that the x-pole base has SO MANY little crevices It was really hard to clean without flushing the whole thing with cleaner. This experience has given me a new appreciation for my old lil mynx pole! Would have taken me 5 minutes to clean that.
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Well, I took the whole bottom apart and cleaned it with alcohol and q-tips. I did use an enzyme cleaner on the base and then used a blow dryer to make sure it was completely dry. It took me an hour and a hlf so I hope it's going to be OK! Damn dogs….
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Salvage yards! The one I go to in San Francisco, Building Resouces, always has a ton of mirrors. I got a huge one (probably 6 x 6) for $20. Call some in your area and ask if they have any before you go.
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Also it's totally normal to not notice an improvement in your splits after one class. If you stick with it it will definitely make a difference.
This FAQ page will give you a lot of information too: http://www.bikramyoga.com/BikramYoga/FAQ.php#2
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I LOVE bikram yoga! It's addicitng. It is like being in hell, literallly, but somehow also feels amazing lol! After a class I'm like "If I can do that, I can do anything!" It varies from person to person but some people have to really do it regularly to see any kind of results/feel like you won't die during class : ) The guy who started this type of yoga (Bikram) thinks you should to do it EVERY DAY. Bring lots of water, don't eat for AT LEAST an hour before class, bring a towel for sweat wiping and if you are a germaphobe like me, a large towel to put under your yoga mat so you don't ever have to touch the sweat drenched carpet! Also if you have an instructor who pushes you fartehr than you are comfortable than find another one immediately. This type of yoga has become a fad recently, and now you have a lot of people teaching who really shouldn't be. One more word of advice – It is not good for your body to go from extreme heat to extreme cold, so after a class make sure you bundle up when you go outside, and give your body time to slwoly adjust to the temperature change.