Q: Is it true that meditation can help you lose weight?
A: Meditation is a tool to help with weight loss especially if you have chronic stress. This is the stress that is a day in, day out that takes a physical toll on your body. Our stress hormone, cortisol can cause blood sugar imbalances and lead to additional pounds, especially around the midsection. So check in with your stress levels and weight gain because this type of weight gain can lead to the manifestation of physical issues such as diabetes type 2. So managing your stress is essential to your overall health and well-being.
What can help with your stress reduction is meditation. Meditation can be as little as a few minutes to get your breath in sync to an hour or more of just being. You don’t have to think of anything or do anything. Meditation can help you get calm thus reduce your stress hormone levels resulting in shedding those pounds. While the paradox is sitting can help you lose weight! How so, When your mind and body are calm and tranquil, your cortisol levels lower and this even reduces cravings for unhealthy food.
Some guided meditations specific for weight loss can be helpful to get you started, especially if you are new to meditation. There is an app called Insight Timer that has many guided meditations for you to follow. Start meditating and start losing those unwanted pounds.