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05 Feb 2025

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How Meditation Helps to Lose Weight?
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How Meditation Helps to Lose Weight? 

by Mayank Bisaria, Life Member

  1. Meditation lowers your BMR effortlessly
    How many calories do you need at rest, when you are just breathing? That is your BMR or Basal Metabolic Rate. The lower the BMR, the better. Lower calorie-intake means reduced body weight. This happens with meditation because when you include meditation in your daily routine, then your body’s BMR reduces. This means you need fewer calories and this helps you lose weight – naturally.
  2. Meditation aids in the assimilation of food
    Suppose you spent an hour at the gym and then you are ravenous. After a rigorous exercise regimen, you almost get back to stuffing everything you find on the table. However, the unpleasant truth is that your increased appetite continues even when you don’t work out. The issue arises with the assimilation of the food you consume. How can you improve that to lose weight?

Meditation comes into play here. It is one of the best tips for weight loss. Meditation helps improve assimilation of food. Hormonal imbalance and stress lead to overeating and indigestion. Regular meditation helps relax your stressed nerves and balance your hormones. This has a long-term effect on your efforts at weight loss.

  1. Meditation moderates unhealthy urges for fast food

Perhaps, the biggest roadblock to weight loss is craving junk food, especially if you have a sweet tooth or are a foodie. One thing that is needed to ignore such cravings while seriously pursuing your weight loss goal is increased awareness. Meditation can help increase your awareness levels. When you are in the ‘awareness zone’, it is easier to reject those intense temptations. You become more watchful of what you eat. Over a period of time, your cravings also reduce.

  1. Meditation = Less stress
    Have you observed just when you reach for that bag of chips or that bar of chocolate? Were you stressed at the time and looking for some quick ‘harmless’ thrills? You might not always feel it but stress can seat itself deeply in your system. It leads to overindulgences. This is why meditation is also a necessity if you want to beat the daily stress. It aids in weight loss. It lightens your load by plugging into your inner self and releasing you from your burdens. When you are relaxed, you won’t want to raid the larder.
  2. Meditation boosts commitment
    Day 1 and day 10 of your weight-loss program are probably the hardest. Taking-off requires initiative, but maintaining the routine is no piece of cake either. You need the commitment to continue. Despite your best intentions, there are threats. For instance, sleeping too much or too little, and feasting on fast food. These disturb your weight loss program by weakening your resolve. The only way out is your faith in yourself and the clarity to continue. When you meditate regularly, then it strengthens your willpower and intensifies your intention. It makes you more aware of the value of your commitment. Thus, it is crucial to add meditation in your everyday routine of weight loss program.
  3. Meditation helps you make time for weight loss You have no time to exercise – have you ever told yourself this? Are all the great tips for weight loss lost on you because of this? Meditation makes you more efficient, giving you the feeling that you were gifted more time. It will help you make time for exercise.

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