The Ayurvedic Way to Lose Weight Without Hunger, Shame, or Punishment
About this episode
Mona Sharma explores weight loss through an Ayurvedic perspective, emphasizing a holistic approach rather than traditional restrictive methods.
Weight loss can feel exhausting when every plan gives you another reason to push harder. Eat less. Cut more. Fast longer. Ignore hunger. Be more disciplined. But for so many people, that only leads to the same cycle: trying harder, feeling stuck, blaming yourself, and wondering why your body still feels bloated, inflamed, tired, or out of rhythm. In this solo episode of Rooted in Wellness, I’m looking at weight loss through an Ayurvedic lens, where the conversation is not only about calories, restriction, or willpower. It is also about the state your body is in while you are trying to change it. Because if your digestion feels off, your cravings feel louder, your stress feels constant, or your body feels like it is holding on no matter what you do, the answer may not be another extreme reset. It may be learning how to support your body in a way that feels more grounded, nourishing, and sustainable. What’s Discussed: (02:47) Why the usual “eat less, move more” weight loss advice may not be the full story. (05:53) How Ayurveda looks at digestion, Agni, and the body’s ability to process what it takes in. (08:37) Why pushing through hunger can become part of the same cycle people are…
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