can yoga help you to lose weight? - Page 3

Happy Warrior · 07-06-2008, 10:33 PM

It's definitely putting me in the mind set to lose weight again. The more and more I do it, the less I binge eat when I'm bored. I think I replaced eating out of boredom with doing yoga and suddenly not being bored at all, which is what's starting to make a difference in my life and why I think yogis end up looking so fit and healthy. You get addicted to your body feeling light and overeating messes that all up!

drjay1966 · 07-08-2008, 12:43 AM

I've found that I've lost a lot of flab (but not lost weight, since I've gained quite a bit of muscle) because of my yoga practice, though mostly in a somewhat indirect way. One of the reasons I started doing yoga was that I'd gotten seriously into biking, but thought I might have to stop because my knees were bothering me. Now, thanks to my yoga practice, I've been averaging 100 miles a week with no significant knee problems, whereas, a year ago, when I first started getting seriously (back) into yoga, I'd have to take a break after doing a small fraction of that. So, basically, yoga has allowed me to do the exercise that's caused me to get in shape.

Happy Warrior · 07-08-2008, 08:41 PM

lbarden:

I hear ya! Same situation with stress either making me turn to food or something else to release it and then yoga being there for me to go the Breathe, Stretch, Renew, Re-Emerge into someone new route and I'm liking this road. Finally see a person in myself again I haven't known since I was leading to letting it get out of hand and unmanageable in my early forties.

I still have the stress there to try to get me to take the poison: devastatingly bad eating habits on a daily basis, but yoga's been bringing me down to the river instead.

Happy Warrior · 07-08-2008, 08:46 PM

DrJay:

My biking friend needs your advice. He keeps telling me. No I bike, that's all I need, I burn these many calories doing it, it's making me feel great without the impact of running or walking. Won't believe it bangs up his body at all enough to having to renew and restore.

drjay1966 · 07-08-2008, 09:07 PM

Happy Warrior:
Feel free to pass on my biking story to your friend.
Also, I'm with ya on the horrible eating habits.
Oh, God, do I love junk food...think I'll go eat some now....

DrJay

Happy Warrior · 07-08-2008, 09:12 PM

junk food is an addiction, a mere bandage that peels off, be brave and proceed with caution if you must

07-08-2008, 09:07 PM	#25
drjay1966 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8	junk food Happy Warrior: Feel free to pass on my biking story to your friend. Also, I'm with ya on the horrible eating habits. Oh, God, do I love junk food...think I'll go eat some now.... DrJay

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07-06-2008, 10:33 PM	#21
Happy Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 35	It's definitely putting me in the mind set to lose weight again. The more and more I do it, the less I binge eat when I'm bored. I think I replaced eating out of boredom with doing yoga and suddenly not being bored at all, which is what's starting to make a difference in my life and why I think yogis end up looking so fit and healthy. You get addicted to your body feeling light and overeating messes that all up!

07-08-2008, 12:43 AM	#22
drjay1966 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8	I've found that I've lost a lot of flab (but not lost weight, since I've gained quite a bit of muscle) because of my yoga practice, though mostly in a somewhat indirect way. One of the reasons I started doing yoga was that I'd gotten seriously into biking, but thought I might have to stop because my knees were bothering me. Now, thanks to my yoga practice, I've been averaging 100 miles a week with no significant knee problems, whereas, a year ago, when I first started getting seriously (back) into yoga, I'd have to take a break after doing a small fraction of that. So, basically, yoga has allowed me to do the exercise that's caused me to get in shape.

07-08-2008, 08:41 PM	#23
Happy Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 35	lbarden: I hear ya! Same situation with stress either making me turn to food or something else to release it and then yoga being there for me to go the Breathe, Stretch, Renew, Re-Emerge into someone new route and I'm liking this road. Finally see a person in myself again I haven't known since I was leading to letting it get out of hand and unmanageable in my early forties. I still have the stress there to try to get me to take the poison: devastatingly bad eating habits on a daily basis, but yoga's been bringing me down to the river instead.

07-08-2008, 08:46 PM	#24
Happy Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 35	DrJay: My biking friend needs your advice. He keeps telling me. No I bike, that's all I need, I burn these many calories doing it, it's making me feel great without the impact of running or walking. Won't believe it bangs up his body at all enough to having to renew and restore.

07-08-2008, 09:12 PM	#26
Happy Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 35	junk food is an addiction, a mere bandage that peels off, be brave and proceed with caution if you must