Bridget Alati

that's what I told people at work.. Diet and exercise..

This has great information on the benefits of bikram yoga (hot yoga). Its a short informative read. The class I do has all kinds of participants. There was a 7 month pregnant woman, a 300 pound man and a couple that are in their 70's.
http://bikramyogamemphis.com/2011/05/13-extraordinary-benefits-of-bikram-yoga/

Ive been doing hot yoga for a couple of months now and am completely addicted. Im up to about 3 classes a week and I get stronger each time. I can hold poses I couldnt hold in the first class and can hold others a lot longer. It has increased my rate of weight loss also. Im a slow loser to begin with but the hot yoga really amped it up. All the sweating releases toxins from the body and allows you to get into a deeper stretch. Its invigorating and I feel so great when Im done. There hasnt been a class that I wasnt sore from afterwards. My studio has hardwood floors and I have to have a mat towel because I sweat buckets like Fiddleman. I bring a handtowel with me and keep it within arms length the whole time.
I asked my surgeon if I could be cleared for hot yoga and he gave me a hearty "heck yes"! You could just try it one time and see if you like it. Just remeber to hydrate a lot the day you go and bring Water with you to class. I hope you go, its changed my body already.

Yes, definitely go to a facility that has wood floors. With a mat, it is not uncomfortable. They come by with a swifter and wipe up the sweat before the next class begins. I sweat a lot now and hoping it tones down some as I get stronger in my core. Kind of embarrassing to be dripping like a faucet. Lol.

I've tried hot yoga in the past and it is great stretching and sweating! The only disadvantage is when the room has carpeting and you're NOT in the first class of the day which means you could me smelling and touching other people's yucchy sweat.

Haha! I'm a little slow to catch on. I was thinking that hot yoga must be some sort of erotic twist on regular yoga. i was gonna try it out. But now I see that it's yoga done in a hot room. Forget that! I'm in TX. Pretty soon it will be 120 standing in my driveway.
I'm a dork

Anyone else? Lol
I notice that I will make my dinner, lets say a 3 oz turkey party, assuming its small and Ivan eat it no problem. I am so wrong! Lol I could only eat about half and am feeling over filled. I've done this a few times. For now on, only an ounce on my plate at a time lol
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This is a little rant.
I went to my doctor 1 week out for the routine post-surgery check. She was talking about my daughter's wedding, and she said, "you are going to look so good for her wedding!" I replied, "what do you mean? I look really good now!"
I am a beautiful girl (my husband tells me this everyday!). I was before the surgery. I am now after surgery - over 50 lbs lighter. I realize that I look "better". I do. But this surgery isn't a guaranteed fix to everyone's self esteem. If you had really low self esteem before surgery, losing weight may or may not fix it. If all of your self esteem issues were related to your weight, then maybe it will. If you have been skinny before and had low self esteem issues then...chances are you will have self esteem issues after your weight loss. Unless you work on fixing them!
At my heaviest, I always knew skinny girls that I had more confidence than.
You are beautiful, too! In all honesty....this forum is loaded with beautiful girls at all sizes. No matter where you are in the weight loss journey, embrace who you are at this moment and take a minute to feel beautiful and amazing. Don't wait until all the weight is off before you start loving yourself. Do it now.
That is all.