Love hot yoga, but worried about losing weight

Love hot yoga, but worried about losing weight2017-05-10T17:34:00+00:00
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    Hi everyone ! I started hot bikram yoga a month ago, and I go there once a week, and do weights at the gym once a week aswell. I’m a naturally thin person and weight about 52 kg and have been struggeling with gaining more weight and curves all my life (i’m 23 now).  Therefore i’m worried about the potential weight loss bikram yoga can give me. My body transforms and responds very quickly to workouts (or the lack of it) – therefore i’m always able to tell if my body changes.

    It is also worth mentioning, that even though i’m a thin person, I have the last couple of year been noticing some cellulite on the back of my thighs and above my knee (probably hereditary, as my mom has it in the exact same places).

    After the 2 last session of bikram i’ve been noticing that my thighs and behind are looking thinner, as well as my ankles looking more bony. The cellulite seems to have disappeared as well, which is of course a good thing, but I don’t feel comfortable with looking more skinny than I already am.

    Is it possible that i’m losing fat/cellulite because of bikram so fast? I want to continue to practice it, but I don’t want to end up looking scrawny and lose all of the fat/curves that makes me look feminine.

    Have any of you experienced this or do you have any advice in this regard?

    Thank you very much in advance!

    Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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    Hello lemoncurdmama

    Would love to know what’s happening? You still doing hot yoga? I have had students who have had a similar issue and don’t seem to be able to gain shape. They also worry about doing the exercise they love.

    The issue might be best handled from a nutritional standpoint. I have on occasion suggested calorie-dense ideas. One that has had particular success is choosing something like a dense nut milk or a smoothie (green or otherwise) filled with good quality ingredients such as nuts, coconut cream, greens, some fruit etc, and drink that after your meal, or as a between-meal snack. Instead of just drinking a big glass of water it could be a nut milk (or upgrade to a smoothie if you have the space for it). No need to drink it fast.

    Have you ever tried anything like this suggestion before?

    Namaste
    Gabrielle 🙂

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