A Detroit-area man lost 365 pounds in the last three and a half years, thanks to a yoga class and its meditative messages.

Weighing 540 pounds in 2006, Larry Sherman said the Yoga Shelter helped him to see that the heart of the problem was in his head.

"Once you understand what is eating at you, your eating will change," the co-founder explained.

"Today, I'm weighing about 180," said Sherman.  "I feel amazing.  I feel like a child released on the playground."

He cut out flour and sugar from his diet, and eats 3 square meals a day.

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