Yoga and Diet for Weight Loss

Today June 21st is being celebrated as International Yoga Day and early morning Fb and internet was full of Yoga posts. Most of the school and college kids had compulsory Yoga sessions in their institutions. Yoga is not something to be celebrated on any one day in a year, yes it can be a beginning of a daily affair.

Yoga along with a healthy diet can make anyone lose extra weight in a healthy way. Here is a daily schedule which can help all of us who are struggling for weight loss. Along with every one else we at IWB also are celebrating International Yoga Day.

If you are a working woman you can follow this… 

Yoga and Diet for weight loss

Early Morning

As you wake up, drink two glasses of luke warm water, this will help regulate your motions too and help detox.

See morning yoga regimen here….

Sit in an open area and do breathing exercises for 20 minutes. Pranayam, Anulom Vilom all of these exercises help in normalizing blood pressure, thyroid, migraine and many other health issues.

After breathing exercises a few sets of stretching can be done which help in keeping you flexible and help with early morning join stiffness in arthritis. After which you can have a cup of green tea with few almonds.

Breakfast

Begin your breakfast with a glass of warm Jeera (cumin) water. After ten minutes have and a bowl of fruits. Quantity should not be more than 250 gms.

Ten minutes after fruits, have a cup of green tea with lemon.. (honey too can be added)

Mid Morning

Do some deep breathing to help with stress issues. Deep breathing helps in calming emotions too.

After 5 minutes of deep breathing have a glass of buttermilk with or without sendha namak (Himalayan Pink Salt) You can add roasted jeera also.

Lunch

Start with a glass of water.

Have a bowl of salad with lots of cucumbers, tomato, onion, carrots and lemon juice.

After that one bowl of boiled whole grain dal with one spoon desi ghee added.

Finish off with a glass of warm saunf water and sit in this position….

If you can manage, you must have an afternoon nap. It helps relax the brain and refresh the body.

Evening Tea

A cup of tea without sugar or a cup of lemon tea with honey would be great options.

Have a handful of roasted chana with tea.

or if you don’t take tea then have a fruit slush.

A fifteen to twenty minutes yoga session or a forty minute walk is must. Start with deep breathing and then move on to spot walking. You can spot jog also if you feel fit for that. End with a few stretches which will help lengthen your muscles and bones.

Dinner

Dinner should be light soup

and salad.  Find salad recipes here...

After dinner walk is must… always go for fifteen to twenty minutes walk.

End your day with a small cup of warm haldi (turmeric) milk. Do not add any sugar.

The best way to end your day is with the help of Shavasana… (my favourite asan)

The final word

This regimen must be made into a lifestyle for best results. Those who are light eaters can follow this diet daily while those who cannot stay without grains, must do this strictly every alternate day.

Hope you will follow instructions in this post on Yoga and Diet For Weight Loss.

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