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I did almost excatly that. I lost 40 lbs spread out over 6 months. The first three months I was not following a very low cal diet, I was eating 1500-1600 cals a day. I did yoga (power yoga, 1 hr) 3x a week, and was running about 2x a week (1-1.5 miles each time). I lost 20 lbs during that time. Then I went on vacation for a month, didn’t count any calories or exercise at all, but didn’t gain any weight. When I came back, I started exercising again. I this time ate 1200-1300 calories a day, attended 4 (sometimes 5) power yoga classes a week, and only ran on average once a week (1-1.5 miles). I lost the last 20 lbs during that two months.I definitely think that the power yoga + low cal diet combo works wonders. I saw differences in my body (look and strength) after just a month of that. I don’t think the running really had anything to do with it, it was minimal, and I just did it bc occasionally I feel like it. I did the math, and I lost .5-1 lbs per week more on the last 2 months than on the first 3. Part of that is that I was eating less, but those power yoga classes burned a lot more than the running workouts I did. And the last 2 months I did 1-2 more yoga workouts and one less running workout per week, as compared to the first 3 months.And, I was so incredibly flexible. As I’ve said before on Y!A, I was so flexible that economy airline seats were comfortable. I could just fold up and be comfy. I really have to get back into doing yoga regularly!
Replywow 40lb that’s amazing! You must be really proud, as you should be! It’s great you’ve found something that’s worked for you. Yoga is something I definitely want to do more of, perhaps when my youngest starts school next year?!
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