Hey all! I realized that I only have 3 months left until the big day and I'm still 15 pounds away from my goal! Otherwise I'm for sure not going to be able to fit into my dress! (I know this because I've gained this weight since I first tried it on.WP stress sucks btw!) I bought a Living Social deal for 20 hot yoga classes and just started today and I'm determined to go 3x/week. Does anyone have any experience losing weight doing hot yoga? Also, does anyone have any advice on how to rev up my routine? I should also note that I've had prior injuries to my right hip and knee. TIA!
Re: HELP! 3 months to go!!
Your diet should be your number one priority. Losing weight and being healthy is 70% diet / 30% working out. You cannot out train a bad diet. Are you food logging? If not, you should start. Use something like myfitnesspal or spark people (both free). They will give you a calorie goal to stick within to lose 1-2lbs per week, whatever you set your goal at. Also, try to eat as clean as possible.
BUT- I do love hot yoga classes. Yoga is good for your body, it's great for stretching, and even muscle strength. The heat in the room will help your body relax so you can get a bit deeper into the poses, and helps you focus.
You also mentioned some stress regarding the wedding - yoga typically helps people with that (any exercise in general usually does, but yoga's a great way to accomplish this in particular) so going a few times a week will hopefully help out in that area too.
Definitely re-evaluate what you're eating, too. That'll be key in trying to lose it. Track if you need to, be honest with yourself, and focus on fueling your body.
I know there are different types of hot yoga, I do Sumit's version. I honestly don't know how different it is from Bikram but it is in a room heated to 105 degrees, 90% humidity and 80 minutes long. In that 80 minutes we are constantly moving from one pose to the next. Only 3 savasanas totaling 4 minutes.
Is this similiar to the class you are taking?
I have done insanity twice with my fiance. It is pretty hard but if you keep up with it I'm sure it wouldn't seem too bad.
Good luck!