re yoga vs wings

March 17, 2006

Let's put it this way: When I weighed @230 lbs. I had bulges and

wings all over the place.

I started taking off the weight, and my doctor asked me if I was

exercising, but I wasn't interested.

When I got down to about a size 4, I started doing yoga once a week.

I knew it was going well when my teacher told me that I had really

skinny arms, I knew that it was working (she had already told me that

I had really muscular arms) No, they do not look like bones. My arms

look like the arms of the woman in Terminator II (Linda whatshername)

That is what I wanted. Your mileage may well vary.

My legs are firm.

My abs are firm.

There is just a slight issue of some excess skin on my stomach. It is

not so much that I would consider surgery, it is just enough that, at

53, I think I would rather wear a one-piece bathing suit.

Yes, the only thing I have done is yoga, and the yoga I do is not

terribly athletic, either.

Margaret

Stargazer wrote:

> Did doing yoga alone eliminate all the loose skin you had from your

> huge weight loss?

Margaret wrote:

> > I've done well at eliminating most of the loose skin from a 100 lb.

> > weight reduction through yoga. The first thing I noticed had

> > disappeared were the wings --

>

March 17, 2006

This is a question that I usually get but, did you lose all the weight

eating raw?

Tommie

http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com

rawfood , " Margaret Gamez " <mgamez1 wrote:

>

> Let's put it this way: When I weighed @230 lbs. I had bulges and

> wings all over the place.

> I started taking off the weight, and my doctor asked me if I was

> exercising, but I wasn't interested.

> When I got down to about a size 4, I started doing yoga once a week.

> I knew it was going well when my teacher told me that I had really

> skinny arms, I knew that it was working (she had already told me

that

> I had really muscular arms) No, they do not look like bones. My

arms

> look like the arms of the woman in Terminator II (Linda

whatshername)

> That is what I wanted. Your mileage may well vary.

> My legs are firm.

> My abs are firm.

> There is just a slight issue of some excess skin on my stomach. It

is

> not so much that I would consider surgery, it is just enough that,

at

> 53, I think I would rather wear a one-piece bathing suit.

> Yes, the only thing I have done is yoga, and the yoga I do is not

> terribly athletic, either.

> Margaret

>

> Stargazer wrote:

> > Did doing yoga alone eliminate all the loose skin you had from

your

> > huge weight loss?

>

> Margaret wrote:

> > > I've done well at eliminating most of the loose skin from a 100

lb.

> > > weight reduction through yoga. The first thing I noticed had

> > > disappeared were the wings --

> >

>

March 17, 2006

Hi Margaret:

<<Let's put it this way: When I weighed @230 lbs. I had bulges and

wings all over the place. I started taking off the weight, and my doctor

asked me if I was exercising, but I wasn't interested.>>

==>LOL!! I have to be honest and say that exercise doesn't really interest

me either.

<<When I got down to about a size 4, I started doing yoga once a week.>>

==>How long did it take you to loose all that weight? This is a huge

accomplishment and you should be so PROUD of yourself :-) Did you just

switch to raw food or ???

<<I knew it was going well when my teacher told me that I had really

skinny arms, I knew that it was working (she had already told me that

I had really muscular arms) No, they do not look like bones. My arms

look like the arms of the woman in Terminator II (Linda whatshername)>>

==>Yes, Linda Hamilton I think is her name, and her arms are really buff!

<<That is what I wanted. Your mileage may well vary. My legs are firm.

My abs are firm. There is just a slight issue of some excess skin on my

stomach.

It is not so much that I would consider surgery, it is just enough that, at

53, I think I would rather wear a one-piece bathing suit. Yes, the only

thing I have done is yoga, and the yoga I do is not terribly athletic,

either.>>

==>What a wonderful success story! I am starting beginning yoga once it

gets warmer up here and I can get out and about. You have certainly

motivated me!! I will tell my sister about your success too. She's

starting a yoga class today. I've seen the doctor shows on Discovery where

people have lost huge amts of weight only to be left with all that awful

saggy skin which is certainly what I don't want. Thank you so much for the

info Margaret,

~Amber

March 17, 2006

Hi Margaret

Could I ask you what sort of yoga you are practicing, I

practiced Ashtanga for a while before contracting ME and have switched to Hatha

since recovering ?

Thanks

Kirk

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Stargazer

rawfood

Friday, March 17, 2006 4:03 PM

Re: [Raw Food] re yoga vs wings

Hi Margaret:

<<Let's put it this way: When I weighed @230 lbs. I had bulges and

wings all over the place. I started taking off the weight, and my doctor

asked me if I was exercising, but I wasn't interested.>>

==>LOL!! I have to be honest and say that exercise doesn't really interest

me either.

<<When I got down to about a size 4, I started doing yoga once a week.>>

==>How long did it take you to loose all that weight? This is a huge

accomplishment and you should be so PROUD of yourself :-) Did you just

switch to raw food or ???

<<I knew it was going well when my teacher told me that I had really

skinny arms, I knew that it was working (she had already told me that

I had really muscular arms) No, they do not look like bones. My arms

look like the arms of the woman in Terminator II (Linda whatshername)>>

==>Yes, Linda Hamilton I think is her name, and her arms are really buff!

<<That is what I wanted. Your mileage may well vary. My legs are firm.

My abs are firm. There is just a slight issue of some excess skin on my

stomach.

It is not so much that I would consider surgery, it is just enough that, at

53, I think I would rather wear a one-piece bathing suit. Yes, the only

thing I have done is yoga, and the yoga I do is not terribly athletic,

either.>>

==>What a wonderful success story! I am starting beginning yoga once it

gets warmer up here and I can get out and about. You have certainly

motivated me!! I will tell my sister about your success too. She's

starting a yoga class today. I've seen the doctor shows on Discovery where

people have lost huge amts of weight only to be left with all that awful

saggy skin which is certainly what I don't want. Thank you so much for the

info Margaret,

~Amber

March 17, 2006

tommie wrote:

> This is a question that I usually get but, did you lose all the weight

> eating raw?

No, I didn't. I was " unconsciously " doing a low carb diet. I just

suddenly did not eat any rice or bread or ice cream, etc. I am a

certified nutritionist, and I have always recommended low carb diets

to my clients, and, I guess, it had just finally sunk in. I did not

even realize it was happening until I hit a size 10 - I mean, it was

my birthday, and I thought my clothes were fitting a little loose (I

was wearing a lot of elastic waistband clothes- they will go from

maybe size 14 to size 20) I was shocked when I tried on a size 12 and

it was too large.

That was when I started an aggressive program.

For me, low carb means protein of some sort to the tune of .5 grams

per pound of body weight, and then 30% complex carbohydrates

(vegetables and fruit) and 30% " good fats " like olive oil, avocadoes,

and what have you.

I was quite chewing challenged at that point, so my protein was coming

from a soy protein shake, which I love, and am loathe to abandon, and

salads (uh, duh, raw vegetables)

So, I guess, maybe, the last 50 lbs were on a virtually raw diet (if

you don't carp on my 120 calorie soy protein shake)

Margaret

March 18, 2006

Amber wrote:

> ==>How long did it take you to loose all that weight? This is a

> huge accomplishment and you should be so PROUD of yourself :-)

Thank you. I am. I couldn't afford to buy new clothes, so I went to

my local Salvation Army and there bought very nice, very high-ticket

clothes, that rich women had worn once or twice, and outfitted myself

in all these doll-sized clothes so that I would not undo it.

> Did you just switch to raw food or ???

Actually I was doing a pseudo-raw food thing -- I was doing ultra low

carb, so I did a lot of raw vegetables, because you can eat more of

them than cooked ones, and I did a soy protein shake, so there wasn't

really any meat there. I guess the shake disqualifies me-- I don't

care, because it is what I believe got my metabolism excited.

> ==>Yes, Linda Hamilton I think is her name, and her arms are really

> buff!

Yes, Linda Hamilton -- in that movie, her arms were tres buff -- I

remember the fashion magazines all had articles on how to get arms

like hers in 6 weeks. I think it took me a bit longer, but I do have

them and they are mine and fine.

>

> ==>What a wonderful success story! I am starting beginning yoga

> once it gets warmer up here and I can get out and about. You have

> certainly motivated me!!

The sooner you start, the sooner you will get the results.

> I've seen the doctor shows on Discovery where

> people have lost huge amts of weight only to be left with all that

> awful saggy skin which is certainly what I don't want.

Well, the really big, morbidly obese people really do need to have

surgery, and it does scar. I have seen people who had the arm surgery

(most people will not show you their " skirt " surgery, for the

abdominal bag. I was never so big that my stomach was hanging down

over anything -there was just a whole lot of me all the way around and

up and down.

The reason that I got interested in the dehydrator, and doing more raw

foods, was the idea of doing even evil things like crackers and chips

with raw vegetables, which would make eating them a meal,and a low

carb one at that.

Margaret

March 18, 2006

Kirk wrote:

>Could I ask you what sort of yoga you are practicing,

> I practiced Ashtanga for a while before contracting ME

> and have switched to Hatha since recovering ?

Well, Kirk, I can certainly empathize! I started doing

Vinyasa, but it has always been frustrating, because I have

a rather limited range of motion (old bike-racing injuries

mostly). I kept at it, though, because I felt it was good for

me, and I just modified like crazy. About 3 years ago, I

discovered Hot (Bikram) Yoga, and fell in love. I like it because

there is a set routine of something like 26 asanas and there isn't

much athletism involved at all, except in that it requires a bit of

doing to do some of the asanas (although nothing like hatha, as I

understand it!) I like it because, as I am limited, I can follow my

progress, or see where I am faltering, because the asana progression

is fixed, and the asanas are always the same. The heat is supposed to

help you eliminate toxins. If you are well-watered, like at least 3

liters throughout the day before you go in to the class, it is not so bad.

What is ME?

Margaret

March 19, 2006

Hi Margaret

Thanks for that. ME is also known as Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome, more commonly. I haven't come across Bikram yoga yet, but will keep an

eye out for it. I like the Hatha classes because I get enough time to connect to

my body and realy feel in to each pose, connecting to my body has been the major

lesson of my illness

Kirk

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Margaret Gamez

rawfood

Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:32 AM