Yoga For Fat People

Okay, so I admit it that I am overweight!  I know all of the words such as lardo’, obese and a slew of other descriptive words that are much less than flattering.  I know I need to do something about my weight if for no other reason than watching Bob Harperon The Biggest Loser.  I have watched Bob take his players through Yoga moves and thought that it would be something I could do for myself.  I even order a Wai Lana Yoga Kit that I tried in private.  I must admit that I was too embarrassed to even think about going out in public and doing Yoga.  I feel as if I would look like a whale trying to get off the beach.  Despite all of my fears I ordered and received the Wai Lana Yoga Kit and gave it a try.  I am sorry to report that it did not work out to well for me and I had to stop.

Watching Bob Harper take his people through their paces made me feel as if I could make Yoga work for me.  The sad truth about it was that even behind closed doors I could not do all of the moves and poses that I needed to be able to hold and perform.  When it was all said and done, I felt even fatter than when I had started.  What happened was that I realized that once again my obesity got in the way of doing something physical.  Once again I started to feel defeated and that my weight had become something that I would never be able to overcome.  I felt like a loser even more so. 

As Dr. Wayne Dyeronce said, I had a quantum moment!  When I heard myself think about being a loser I realized this went against everything The Biggest Loser shows me each and every week.  My quantum moment made me realize that I was not a loser but just someone who just needed to keep seeking a solution.  I returned to my favorite place, which is the Internet, and started to research Yoga and and Yoga accessories.  As I learned more about it I started to understand that it was more than just another weight loss attempt through a diet or other weight loss miracle aid.  I began to understand that Yoga was all about getting the body in shape but by starting to do it in the mind first.  I remembered what Jillian Michaels said about having to get the emotions right or the weight loss would not matter.  I now realized that I had to turn around my way of thinking and I returned to the Yoga kit I started out with, but it still was too difficult for me to use.  That was when I decided to see if there were any Yoga programs out there for fat people.  I then Googled it and there it was right on my monitor, Yoga for fat people.  I saw a few programs on DVD that were done by a lady named Megan Garcia and many bookswritten by other authors. There were books and I began to become alive. I began to realize I was not a loser and I could make this happen.

I ordered my yoga for fat people stuff, as I so lovingly refer to it.  I still do not want to leave the privacy of my living room but I have goals.  One of my goals is to be able to join a Yoga class and show up to do it in public.  I know my goal is not an easy one, but I know it is an attainable one.  I one day will achieve my weight loss goals and I know it is only because I have been able to get my head wrapped around the entire weight loss thing.  I now know that losing weight is so much more than just how many calories you eat.  I know that Yoga is helping me clear up my emotions and I know that is a step on the journey to losing weight forever!