by Bao on Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:22 am
In Ken Gullette's podcast Ian quoted his teacher saying that Tai Chi is very good for digestion. That you can eat a lot, then go and practice for 20 minutes and then you can eat more. Surprised that Ian didn't bring it up here.
I've always been thin and slim until I put on some weight just in the recent years. So I practiced Tai Chi for about 30 years without gaining any weight. Why I did put on some weight was my own fault. It was in a time when I had a lot of different business meetings, often lunch meetings. I just ate a bit more than I usually do and had a couple of soft drinks a week, which I normally never have. Now when I don't have the opportunity to meet and eat, I have gone back to older habits and again I have gradually lost weight just by shifting my eating habits a bit. And really not by doing much at all. I still have to work on it, and the metabolism is maybe not what it has been. But I don't blame anything else or anyone else. Everything about how I feel and my health is only decided by me and my own choices. It would go faster to get into better shape if I trained more, I know that.
I can't recall any of my long time Tai Chi friends putting on any weight. Unless they were doing a lot of weight lifting, which a couple of them have done. Tai Chi seems to keep you naturally slim if you ask my experience. Tai Chi will let you understand what your body needs and what is excessive. If you want to listen to your own body or disregard what it tries to tell you is your own choice. Everything has to do with life-style and the choices you make in everyday life.
In fact, there's is not much needed to see a change in health and go down in weight. Stop taking soft drinks, drink less beer, eat less bread and be aware of the carbs. One little change will help you to do more changes. If you want to get that snowball rolling is up to you. Start with one little change.
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Bao on Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:25 am, edited 4 times in total.
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