2 years post partum - the heaviest I’ve ever been

[Anonymous]

Why all the yoga hate? I mean, if you're going from being pretty sedentary to doing vinyasa flow classes, it's quite an adjustment. I mean, that's me - I take hot yoga, power yoga, flow yoga - and it's kicking my behind. I sweat, I'm challenged to quickly move into the next position, my muscles are sore, and I'm using muscles that I haven't used in years if ever. Sure, a relaxing, stretch focused yoga class won't do it for strength and weight loss. But I'm trying to balance and support my weight and keep up with the pace of the class - plank, dog dog, warrior 3, etc. I can't imagine it getting easy anytime soon.

I'm not counting calories and am adding carbs to fuel my exercise. I'm also doing a weekly yoga class that incorporates weights and a weekly cardio/dance class. But it's the yoga that's truly challenging for me and leading to muscle soreness.

Two months in and the scale is creeping downward. Which is FINE for me. Slow weight loss is good. I'm 5'6" at 145, which some would find heavy and others would find healthy. But I was WEAK and my joints HURT and I'm almost 50 - so I needed change. (12 years ago, I weighed 178 and settled in at 155 just by limiting carbs and sweets, and always eating when I was hungry.)

For OP, keep doing yoga!! Just look at your calories - if your goal is to lose weight, the yoga ain't going to do it quickly. And make sure you're challenging yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why all the yoga hate? I mean, if you're going from being pretty sedentary to doing vinyasa flow classes, it's quite an adjustment. I mean, that's me - I take hot yoga, power yoga, flow yoga - and it's kicking my behind. I sweat, I'm challenged to quickly move into the next position, my muscles are sore, and I'm using muscles that I haven't used in years if ever. Sure, a relaxing, stretch focused yoga class won't do it for strength and weight loss. But I'm trying to balance and support my weight and keep up with the pace of the class - plank, dog dog, warrior 3, etc. I can't imagine it getting easy anytime soon.

I'm not counting calories and am adding carbs to fuel my exercise. I'm also doing a weekly yoga class that incorporates weights and a weekly cardio/dance class. But it's the yoga that's truly challenging for me and leading to muscle soreness.

Two months in and the scale is creeping downward. Which is FINE for me. Slow weight loss is good. I'm 5'6" at 145, which some would find heavy and others would find healthy. But I was WEAK and my joints HURT and I'm almost 50 - so I needed change. (12 years ago, I weighed 178 and settled in at 155 just by limiting carbs and sweets, and always eating when I was hungry.)

For OP, keep doing yoga!! Just look at your calories - if your goal is to lose weight, the yoga ain't going to do it quickly. And make sure you're challenging yourself.

Muscle soreness doesn’t = muscle growth and it doesn’t = weight loss. Nobody hates yoga. We are just telling OP that it’s not the best match for her explicit goal. Which is weight loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Several comments regarding your thyroid; get it checked and since the vegetarian diet doesn’t seem to be working for you as you have been carrying 30 extra pounds while doing it the past few years; consider an all
Meat elimination diet. Your thyroid is affected by the lack of good animal fat in your diet and adding it back in will help. It’s doesn’t make sense but your nutritional deficiencies caused by a plant based nutrient deficient diet is probably keeping you from losing weight.

Huh??? I have had hypothyroidism for years and am a vegetarian and not once has a doctor or endocrinologist commented on or been concerned about my plant-based diet.

OP, by all means see a doctor and get your thyroid checked as it never hurts, but I suspect your weight loss struggles are a mix of various factors- maybe it’s not enough of a calorie deficit, maybe you need more cardio and exercise, maybe something else entirely. Weight loss is complicated and highly individualized! Don’t give up, you’ll get there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't eat back exercise calories.

Drink only water, black coffee and plain tea.

Incorporate intermittent fasting Eat only between 6 or 8 hours, 2 full meals, no snacks.

Do you eat eggs or fish?

There is no evidence that IF helps with weight loss.

[Anonymous]

I’m 5’4” 120 lbs, and my watch says I burn 1600-1700 calories total, and that’s with walking 10,000+ steps daily.