Monday, September 30, 2019
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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino shows off 35-lb. weight loss, credits prison fitness regimen
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is celebrating his new life outside of prison in more ways than one.
The "Jersey Shore" star, 37, has reunited with his wife, Lauren, and close friends from the reality TV show, and also is 35 pounds lighter after spending eight months behind bars for tax evasion in federal prison in upstate Otisville, N.Y.
MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO POSTS FIRST PHOTO FROM PRISON AFTER FRIENDS, WIFE VISIT
"This is what it looks like when you turn a negative Situation into a Positive Situation #clapbackseason," the entertainer said on Instagram, posting a photo of himself at the gym on Friday.
Earlier this week in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight," Sorrentino revealed how he dropped so much weight while serving his sentence.
'JERSEY SHORE' STAR MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH WIFE BEFORE PRISON
He said he worked out several times a day, starting at 7 a.m., and practiced intermittent fasting.
"I had to continually challenge myself, whether it was in the gym and/or diet," the MTV star said. "I worked out between two to three times per day."
'JERSEY SHORE' STARS SAY MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO HANGS WITH FYRE FESTIVAL FOUNDER IN PRISON
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Sorrentino said his fierce exercise regimen helped pass the time and stay positive. He especially hit the gym on holidays when he was alone and said he wanted to "do something to make my future self proud."
Sorrentino was released from prison on Sept. 12 and celebrated the next phase of his life with a pizza party.
"We are elated to finally close this chapter of our life. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for the continuous love and support during this time, it brought us so much peace and comfort," he said in a statement at the time.
MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO POSTS FIRST PHOTO FROM PRISON AFTER FRIENDS, WIFE VISIT
"We look forward to continuing our life as husband and wife and working on baby situations! We truly believe that the comeback is ALWAYS greater than the setback, and we can't wait to show the world ours," Sorrentino added.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
These Are the 7 Worst Diet Mistakes For Weight Loss (That Can Actually Cause Weight Gain!)
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With the struggle and desperation many women face when trying to lose weight, they can think what they're doing is the right, healthy way to go about it, even when it's not. We asked three registered dietitians to share the biggest diet mistakes they see clients make that won't help them lose weight and can actually lead to weight gain.
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Saturday, September 28, 2019
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino shows off 35-lb. weight loss after getting out of prison
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is celebrating his new life outside of prison in more ways than one.
The "Jersey Shore" star, 37, has reunited with his wife, Lauren, and close friends from the reality TV show, and also is 35 pounds lighter after spending eight months behind bars for tax evasion in federal prison in upstate Otisville, N.Y.
MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO POSTS FIRST PHOTO FROM PRISON AFTER FRIENDS, WIFE VISIT
"This is what it looks like when you turn a negative Situation into a Positive Situation #clapbackseason," the entertainer said on Instagram, posting a photo of himself at the gym on Friday.
Earlier this week in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight," Sorrentino revealed how he dropped so much weight while serving his sentence.
'JERSEY SHORE' STAR MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH WIFE BEFORE PRISON
He said he worked out several times a day, starting at 7 a.m., and practiced intermittent fasting.
"I had to continually challenge myself, whether it was in the gym and/or diet," the MTV star said. "I worked out between two to three times per day."
'JERSEY SHORE' STARS SAY MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO HANGS WITH FYRE FESTIVAL FOUNDER IN PRISON
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Sorrentino said his fierce exercise regimen helped pass the time and stay positive. He especially hit the gym on holidays when he was alone and said he wanted to "do something to make my future self proud."
Sorrentino was released from prison on Sept. 12 and celebrated the next phase of his life with a pizza party.
"We are elated to finally close this chapter of our life. Thank you to our family, friends and fans for the continuous love and support during this time, it brought us so much peace and comfort," he said in a statement at the time.
MIKE 'THE SITUATION' SORRENTINO POSTS FIRST PHOTO FROM PRISON AFTER FRIENDS, WIFE VISIT
"We look forward to continuing our life as husband and wife and working on baby situations! We truly believe that the comeback is ALWAYS greater than the setback, and we can't wait to show the world ours," Sorrentino added.
Friday, September 27, 2019
Jessica Simpson Opens Up About Her 100-Lb Weight Loss: I’ve ‘Worked Very Hard’
A moment of reflection. Jessica Simpson openly discussed her weight loss journey six months after welcoming her daughter, Birdie Mae, in March.
Celebrities' Weight Loss and Transformations"It's been a lot of hard work. I have to say that I have worked very hard," Simpson, 39, said during an HSN appearance on Thursday, September 26. "Everything that I've been eating is mostly made with cauliflower."
The designer, however, admitted that she's not amused by the term "diet," adding: "I just ate a bag of Cheetos in the back. I do think that writing down what we eat is important to keep [ourselves] in check."
Jessica Simpson is seen on September 25, 2019 in New York City. Broadimage/Shutterstock "When you're pregnant, I gain a lot, I mean, a lot," she continued. "I didn't expect to gain as much with my third. I thought I'd learned my lesson, but apparently that's just the way God made me, very hungry and pregnant."
Jessica Simpson Through the YearsSimpson unveiled her 100-pound weight loss via Instagram on Tuesday, September 24. In the social media post, she showed off her slimmed-down figure in an all-black ensemble.
"6 months. 100 pounds down (Yes, I tipped the scales at 240 😜)," she wrote. "My first trip away from #BIRDIEMAE and emotional for many reasons, but so proud to feel like myself again. Even when it felt impossible, I chose to work harder. 💚"
Simpson and her husband, Eric Johnson, are also the parents of daughter Maxwell, 7, and son Ace, 6.
Jessica Simpson's Best Quotes About Motherhood and KidsThe "With You" had been very candid about her tough road to welcoming Birdie Mae across her social media. Though Simpson has shared hilarious moments such as her breaking a toilet seat while pregnant this past February, the Dukes of Hazards star also admitted to suffering from "severe pregnancy acid reflux" earlier that month. She even spent a week in the hospital for bronchitis.
"The only thing that gets me through this pregnancy is knowing I will get another one of these cuties," Simpson wrote on Instagram in February, captioning a shot of Maxwell and Ace hugging each other.
Despite the ups and downs of pregnancy, Simpson has frequently expressed her love for motherhood. In May 2018, she told Us Weekly that "being a mother is the best opportunity and challenge I've ever been blessed with in life."
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How mindful eating can help you lose weight
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Like any woman, I'm always looking for ways to lose weight and get healthier, without the trouble of going on a diet or joining a gym. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with these practices but I just don't have the inclination to limit myself to eating only certain foods. Nor do I have the time to go to the gym after work. I'd rather look for habits that I'm sure will help me reach my health and fitness goals without breaking the bank or forcing me to do things that don't come naturally to me.
One habit that I'm trying to embrace is mindful eating. This basically refers to being more aware of what you eat, how you eat and what your hunger pangs really mean.
Your attitude towards food will have a great impact your weight and overall health. Certain habits are bound to make you put on weight rendering your efforts at working out useless. By watching what you eat and how you eat it, you're bound to have a healthier relationship with food and consequently reach your goal weight.
How to practice mindful eating
1. Avoid distractions during mealtimes
Distractions include watching television, using your phone or reading a book. These habits make it harder for you to realise when you're full resulting in overeating.
2. Pay attention to what and how you eat
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First and foremost, ensure your meals are healthy. When you sit down to eat, make a conscious effort to recognise the different flavours and textures of your food. Eat slowly and chew your food thoroughly.
3. Notice when you feel full
You will get certain cues that tell you you've had enough. When you're mindful about your meal, you will notice these cues in good time and stop eating.
4. Why are you eating?
Before you bite into that snack, ask yourself, 'Why am I eating this?' Is it because you're truly hungry or are you eating in response to something else like the sight or smell of food? When you get into the habit of doing this, you will reduce the instances of eating for the sake of eating, eat less and consequently lose weight.
5. How does the food make you feel?
A large part of food disorders is the emotion attached to food. Does eating make you feel happy or sad? It's important to deal with how food makes you feel since this is often a sign of an underlying problem.
It takes time to pick up these habits but once you do, your eating habits will improve and you will see better results in your health and fitness journey.
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
We Asked an Expert If You Have to Lose Weight Before Building Muscle — Here's What They Said
If you're new to strength training and your goal is to build muscle, you may be wondering if you need to lose weight first — and that's a completely reasonable question. To find out exactly what you should be doing to build lean muscle, POPSUGAR spoke to Heather Milton, MS, RCEP, CSCS, an exercise physiologist clinical specialist at NYU Langone's Sports Performance Center.
"One thing that we concentrate on a lot, especially for people who are trying to lose weight, is to do strength training in order to maintain and avoid losing muscle mass," Heather told POPSUGAR. "If you are not doing any exercise to maintain or build your musculature when you're trying to lose weight, you might actually lose muscle mass," she explained. If you want to build muscle, losing weight before you begin strength training is not a prerequisite.
You've probably heard making healthier nutritional choices result in weight loss, which is true, but "if you're just losing weight by diet, then you tend to lose fat and muscle at the same rate, which is not ideal because then your metabolism will also slow down," Heather explained. If you want lose weight and maintain or build muscle, you should incorporate strength training into your workout routine to prevent muscle catabolism (when your body begins to burn your muscle).
RHBH's Teddi Mellencamp: 'I Decided To Lose Weight After I Realized I'd Ordered 100 Pizzas In A Year'
Oh. Suddenly I didn't feel like celebrating anymore. Or eating pizza.
I wasn't always this way. Growing up, I was a nationally ranked equestrian. I spent a lot of time being active, which allowed me to disguise my poor eating habits. That all changed when, at 17, I moved to California to work for the Creative Artists Agency, one of the top talent agencies in LA. Work became my life. I spent a lot of time sitting, and because I kept the same bad habits around food, I quickly gained a lot of weight. I knew it was a problem but I had no idea how to fix it.
Over the next 10 years I tried every fad diet that hit LA—and believe me, that's a lot of weird diets.I did everything from cleanses to the cookie diet. I even did the HCG diet, which involved getting weekly injections of what I hoped was actually HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin hormone), which supposedly would help boost my metabolism so I could lose weight quicker.
To be truthful, some of the diets did actually work. I lost weight, although it wasn't in a healthy way, and I had to keep jumping from one crazy, restrictive plan to the next to keep it off.
By the time I hit 26 years old, I realized I needed to get my head out of the LA game and spend more time in my happy place: riding horses professionally. I got so absorbed that I spent hours and hours riding, often forgetting to eat or grabbing just a small snack on the run. My weight went down, but again, it wasn't necessarily healthy.
Then I met Edwin and my whole life changed. We were married in 2009 and my focus turned to him and starting our family together. From 2012 to 2014, I went through many infertility treatments, and had several miscarriages and two very difficult pregnancies, one of which had me on bed rest. During this time my weight was my last concern and sometimes I turned to food for comfort. I got my miracles and ended up with two beautiful children, my daughter Slate and my son Cruz. But in the process of finding them, I'd lost myself.
© Teddi Mellencamp weight loss Teddi Mellencamp weight loss before and after Many days, motherhood left me overcome with anxiety. I would deal with it by eating junk food after the kids went to bed. I wasn't sure who I was anymore beyond "Mommy." Ten months after Cruz was born, I took the kids on a field trip with friends to see some trains. We commemorated the fun day with a picture of all of us. As soon as I saw the photo, I was mortified. I knew that my body had changed, but it wasn't until I saw the stark reality of myself in that unforgiving photo that it really hit me how much. I didn't recognize that woman. It wasn't just my body; I'd lost the spark in my eyes, the effortless joy I'd had riding horses.
I was determined to find that woman—the person I really was—again, and for the first time I was willing to do whatever it took. In that moment I made a commitment to myself to not just lose the extra weight, but to focus on getting truly healthy, mentally and physically.
I didn't tell anyone about my goal at first, not even my husband. I knew this was something I had to do just for myself.I started an Instagram dedicated to my fitness journey and posted about all the different workouts I tried. I had a blast, learning to love lots of types of exercise and making new friends. But after one year I'd only lost about 25 pounds. I wasn't upset about it—I felt better mentally and stronger physically—but I knew I could do better. It was time to deal with my nutrition… or lack thereof.
© Instagram Teddi Mellencamp weight loss before and after photos This meant the very difficult task of getting my anxiety under control. My food and my feelings often went together and step one was separating the two. I started to talk about it on my Instagram, being completely open and honest about all my struggles. I was blown away by the support I got from other women.
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I learned to head off my anxiety by setting aside an hour every Sunday night to make a detailed schedule; when I know what to expect, I stop worrying about it. I learned to wake up before my kids for some precious alone time, to write down three things I am grateful for every day, to make a short to-do list and prioritize the hardest stuff first. Learning how to stop procrastinating and deal with difficult things head on did wonders for banishing the looming cloud of anxiety that had been hanging over me for years. I no longer needed to eat junk food at night to deal with my feelings.
The second step was figuring out what good nutrition actually was. There's so much information out there about what to eat and what not to eat that I decided I was going to have to experiment on myself. I read the research and tried different healthy foods until I figured out a way to eat that made my body feel its best. I lost over 50 pounds in the next six months! I finally got back to a body I felt comfortable in and this time I was healthy.
But just as soon as I felt stable, life threw me another curveball. In 2017, I made the huge decision to join the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Not only was I going to have to maintain my healthy habits, but I'd have to also do with millions of people watching me.
© . Teddi Mellencamp Real Housewives Now, anyone who has seen the show knows that sometimes food and drinks flow freely. Did that make me a little nervous? Sure! So a huge part of maintaining my healthy lifestyle through it all was to make sure to be diligent about returning to my daily exercise and healthy eating habits whenever we were not filming. This is important to me because I am the only one who gets to decide what I want my body to look like and what I need to do to take care of it.
I've had a lot of people tell me that losing weight and keeping it off is easier for celebrities. And I hear that, I do! Some of the women on the show do take advantage of personal chefs, trainers that come to their home, nannies who watch their kids so they can exercise, and other health luxuries that money can buy—and there's nothing wrong with that. But I knew that unless I got healthy for myself, by myself, I'd never learn the tools I'd need to make it a lifestyle instead of just another diet.
So here's my celebrity diet secret: You don't need to be rich to get healthy.You don't need to spend much money at all (shocker!). I didn't, and I was able to lose 80 pounds. Walking, running, or hiking is just as good a workout as a cardio class at a fancy gym and they're free. The healthiest meals are often the simplest meals: A good carb, a healthy fat, some protein, and veggies are really all you need. You don't need to be a chef, much less hire one!
Actually, the most important thing you need to get healthy is something you can't buy: commitment.
Another question I get a lot is, "how do you stay motivated?" My answer: I don't! Motivation is relying on external things to make you change; commitment is an internal decision. Once you commit to your goal, you'll stick with it because you want to change, not because you're forced to or because you feel guilty.
© . Teddi Mellencamp But isn't it easy to break a commitment to yourself when you're the only one who knows you made it? It is, which is why I always tell people that commitment only works with accountability. That was what my Instagram gave me—I could be open and honest about my struggles and goals and people would hold me accountable for that. I knew they were checking in on me and that made all the difference when I was feeling weak. In fact, it was such a great tool that it's the reason I started my company All In. I want to give every woman that system of commitment and 24/7 accountability that will help them be successful with their health goals.
Bodies are such a personal thing, and you're the only person who really knows yours.Getting healthy is about finding a way to honor and love that body through good nutrition and daily movement—and that's a decision only you can make. Don't get taken in by the TV myth that it's easier for everyone else but you, or that if you just had millions of dollars, you'd have the perfect body.
Money can't buy determination and grit. And when you're ready to go all in, you'll know it. And you'll be amazing.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
'RHBH' Star Teddi Mellencamp Says 80-Pound Weight Loss Occurred After She Quit Fad Diets
"Congratulations! You're officially a pizza VIP!" I stood in the doorway, confused. First, why was the pizza delivery man congratulating me? And second, what was a pizza VIP? At 19 years old, I'd lived in California for two years and seen some strange things, but this was a new one. Then he explained it: "You've ordered over 100 pizzas in one year!" I did the math: That was almost one pizza every three days. I'd also gained 80 pounds in one year.
Oh. Suddenly I didn't feel like celebrating anymore. Or eating pizza.
I wasn't always this way. Growing up, I was a nationally ranked equestrian. I spent a lot of time being active, which allowed me to disguise my poor eating habits. That all changed when, at 17, I moved to California to work for the Creative Artists Agency, one of the top talent agencies in LA. Work became my life. I spent a lot of time sitting, and because I kept the same bad habits around food, I quickly gained a lot of weight. I knew it was a problem but I had no idea how to fix it.
Over the next 10 years I tried every fad diet that hit LA—and believe me, that's a lot of weird diets.I did everything from cleanses to the cookie diet. I even did the HCG diet, which involved getting weekly injections of what I hoped was actually HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin hormone), which supposedly would help boost my metabolism so I could lose weight quicker.
To be truthful, some of the diets did actually work. I lost weight, although it wasn't in a healthy way, and I had to keep jumping from one crazy, restrictive plan to the next to keep it off.
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By the time I hit 26 years old, I realized I needed to get my head out of the LA game and spend more time in my happy place: riding horses professionally. I got so absorbed that I spent hours and hours riding, often forgetting to eat or grabbing just a small snack on the run. My weight went down, but again, it wasn't necessarily healthy.
Then I met Edwin and my whole life changed. We were married in 2009 and my focus turned to him and starting our family together. From 2012 to 2014, I went through many infertility treatments, and had several miscarriages and two very difficult pregnancies, one of which had me on bed rest. During this time my weight was my last concern and sometimes I turned to food for comfort. I got my miracles and ended up with two beautiful children, my daughter Slate and my son Cruz. But in the process of finding them, I'd lost myself.
Teddi Mellencamp weight loss
Many days, motherhood left me overcome with anxiety. I would deal with it by eating junk food after the kids went to bed.I wasn't sure who I was anymore beyond "Mommy." Ten months after Cruz was born, I took the kids on a field trip with friends to see some trains. We commemorated the fun day with a picture of all of us. As soon as I saw the photo, I was mortified. I knew that my body had changed, but it wasn't until I saw the stark reality of myself in that unforgiving photo that it really hit me how much. I didn't recognize that woman. It wasn't just my body; I'd lost the spark in my eyes, the effortless joy I'd had riding horses.
I was determined to find that woman—the person I really was—again, and for the first time I was willing to do whatever it took. In that moment I made a commitment to myself to not just lose the extra weight, but to focus on getting truly healthy, mentally and physically.
I didn't tell anyone about my goal at first, not even my husband. I knew this was something I had to do just for myself.I started an Instagram dedicated to my fitness journey and posted about all the different workouts I tried. I had a blast, learning to love lots of types of exercise and making new friends. But after one year I'd only lost about 25 pounds. I wasn't upset about it—I felt better mentally and stronger physically—but I knew I could do better. It was time to deal with my nutrition… or lack thereof.
This meant the very difficult task of getting my anxiety under control. My food and my feelings often went together and step one was separating the two. I started to talk about it on my Instagram, being completely open and honest about all my struggles. I was blown away by the support I got from other women.
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I learned to head off my anxiety by setting aside an hour every Sunday night to make a detailed schedule; when I know what to expect, I stop worrying about it. I learned to wake up before my kids for some precious alone time, to write down three things I am grateful for every day, to make a short to-do list and prioritize the hardest stuff first. Learning how to stop procrastinating and deal with difficult things head on did wonders for banishing the looming cloud of anxiety that had been hanging over me for years. I no longer needed to eat junk food at night to deal with my feelings.
The second step was figuring out what good nutrition actually was. There's so much information out there about what to eat and what not to eat that I decided I was going to have to experiment on myself. I read the research and tried different healthy foods until I figured out a way to eat that made my body feel its best. I lost over 50 pounds in the next six months! I finally got back to a body I felt comfortable in and this time I was healthy.
But just as soon as I felt stable, life threw me another curveball. In 2017, I made the huge decision to join the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Not only was I going to have to maintain my healthy habits, but I'd have to also do with millions of people watching me.Now, anyone who has seen the show knows that sometimes food and drinks flow freely. Did that make me a little nervous? Sure! So a huge part of maintaining my healthy lifestyle through it all was to make sure to be diligent about returning to my daily exercise and healthy eating habits whenever we were not filming. This is important to me because I am the only one who gets to decide what I want my body to look like and what I need to do to take care of it.
I've had a lot of people tell me that losing weight and keeping it off is easier for celebrities. And I hear that, I do! Some of the women on the show do take advantage of personal chefs, trainers that come to their home, nannies who watch their kids so they can exercise, and other health luxuries that money can buy—and there's nothing wrong with that. But I knew that unless I got healthy for myself, by myself, I'd never learn the tools I'd need to make it a lifestyle instead of just another diet.
So here's my celebrity diet secret: You don't need to be rich to get healthy.You don't need to spend much money at all (shocker!). I didn't, and I was able to lose 80 pounds. Walking, running, or hiking is just as good a workout as a cardio class at a fancy gym and they're free. The healthiest meals are often the simplest meals: A good carb, a healthy fat, some protein, and veggies are really all you need. You don't need to be a chef, much less hire one!
Actually, the most important thing you need to get healthy is something you can't buy: commitment.
Another question I get a lot is, "how do you stay motivated?" My answer: I don't! Motivation is relying on external things to make you change; commitment is an internal decision. Once you commit to your goal, you'll stick with it because you want to change, not because you're forced to or because you feel guilty.
But isn't it easy to break a commitment to yourself when you're the only one who knows you made it? It is, which is why I always tell people that commitment only works with accountability. That was what my Instagram gave me—I could be open and honest about my struggles and goals and people would hold me accountable for that. I knew they were checking in on me and that made all the difference when I was feeling weak. In fact, it was such a great tool that it's the reason I started my company All In. I want to give every woman that system of commitment and 24/7 accountability that will help them be successful with their health goals.
Bodies are such a personal thing, and you're the only person who really knows yours.Getting healthy is about finding a way to honor and love that body through good nutrition and daily movement—and that's a decision only you can make. Don't get taken in by the TV myth that it's easier for everyone else but you, or that if you just had millions of dollars, you'd have the perfect body.
Money can't buy determination and grit. And when you're ready to go all in, you'll know it. And you'll be amazing.
Strength, conditioning, weight loss top Miguel Cabrera's offseason to-do list
Miguel Cabrera, left, has hit just 10 home runs this season. (Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)
Detroit â€" The first order of business this offseason for Miguel Cabrera, as he said Tuesday, “No more arepas!â€
He broke out laughing, but he was serious. Where last offseason he was recovering from biceps surgery and in the two offseasons before that he was dealing with the after-effects of core muscle surgery â€" this offseason, as his chronically painful right knee kept him out of the lineup for a third straight game, his primary focus will be on general conditioning and weight loss.
“He has to take a little bit a weight off that knee,†manager Ron Gardenhire said. “That’s what the trainers have said. That will probably help it. He’s going to work hard, try to lose weight and see if that will help.â€
Cabrera said he will have the knee examined by three different specialists immediately after the season â€" one in New York, another in Miami and a third in a location he couldn’t remember. With his condition, essentially bone-on-bone in the knee joint, surgery is not an option.
“I am going to see these doctors who have treated my knee in the past,†Cabrera said. “We will see if they can give me a better idea of what I’m going to do.â€
Cabrera, 36, has had cortisone shots in the knee at least twice this season and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) treatment is another possibility, though Cabrera said that had not yet been discussed.
“I know surgery doesn’t help with this,†he said. “I don’t know, but they are going to do something.â€
Cabrera on Tuesday said the knee was feeling better and he planned to test it during batting practice. He has no plans to shut it down for the rest of the season, and expects to return to the lineup Wednesday.
But the topic of ending Cabrera̢۪s season now has been discussed by Gardenhire and general manager Al Avila.
“That’s a conversation I am going to have with Miggy,†Gardenhire said. “I’ve had that conversation with Al, and he said it’s whatever (Cabrera) wants to do. It’s not on me. If he wants to play in some games, fine. If he wants to just stay here and not play â€" that’s going to be up to him.
“The trainers haven’t said anything about that. He’s doing his normal stuff; he’s just been sore for a couple of days.â€
Regardless of what treatments are prescribed for this offseason, Cabrera knows shedding some weight will be a prerequisite for the two things he wants most next season â€" to stay healthy and return to first base, at least on a part-time basis.
“It was like, playing with this these last four or five months gave me a better idea about what I need to do for next year,†Cabrera said. “If I can come in strong and in better shape, I think I will be able to do a little bit more.
“But I will see what the doctors say about what might work, what can I work, what kind of workout can I do to get in better shape and be 100 percent next year.â€
Essentially hitting with no leg drive, Cabrera̢۪s power numbers (10 home runs, .391 slugging) are a career-low for a full season. But he leads the Tigers with 136 hits and has a .285 average and a .350 on-base percentage.
Adding punch in 2020?Gardenhire was asked before the game if he thought Avila would consider dipping into the free-agent market for a proven, veteran bat to the mix for 2020?
“We’ve talked about a lot of different things â€" a run-producer,†Gardenhire said. “We talked about trying to find a run-producer, just depending on what positions are open. But those aren’t easy to find and they cost a lot of money.â€
The list of free agent hitters likely to be in the Tigers̢۪ price range is thin. A player like Marcell Ozuna would be a nice fit, but he̢۪s making $12.5 million this season with the Cardinals. Avisail Garcia, the former Tiger, will be a free agent, as well. He made $3.5 million this year.
“One thing we know, we aren’t going to go out there and spend a lot of money on one guy,†Gardenhire said. “We will probably want to spread it around a little bit in different areas. We will probably see a lot of young kids in spring training. That’d be my guess.â€
Rotation wide openHall of Famer and FSD analyst Jack Morris asked about the candidates to be in his starting rotation next season and Gardenhire nearly spit up laughing.
“Tryout camp,†he said. “Everybody put their name in a hat â€" the guys who are here and maybe a few more down there (Triple-A Toledo).â€
Again, how the rotation ultimately shakes out will depend on whether Avila taps the free-agent market, as he has with mixed success the last two offseasons. Matthew Boyd (barring a trade), Jordan Zimmermann and Spencer Turnbull likely would go to camp as projected starters.
Daniel Norris, Drew VerHagen, Tyler Alexander, Matt Hall, Zac Reininger and possibly Kyle Funkhouser and Beau Burrows would be among the names in that hat. Avila and Gardenhire already have ruled out rushing any of the top pitching prospects (Matt Manning, Casey Mize, Alex Faedo, Tarik Skubal) to the big leagues early next season.
Michael Fulmer, who missed the season after Tommy John surgery, isn̢۪t due back until after the All-Star break, at the earliest.
“We will just see what happens next spring,†Gardenhire said.
Twins at Tigersâ–º First pitch: 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, Comerica Park, Detroit
â–º TV/radio: Fox Sports Detroit/97.1 FM
Scouting report
â–º LHP Daniel Norris (3-12, 4.58), Tigers: Even though he’s been on an innings restriction the last month, Norris has established himself as part of the plan for 2020, and just in the nick of time, since he is out of minor-league options. The question going forward will be where he fits â€" bullpen or rotation. What, if anything, the Tigers do in free agency will help answer that question.
â–º The Twins starting pitcher has yet to be announced.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Mediator: French weight-loss drug trial over ‘up to 2,000’ deaths begins
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mediator was banned after three decades of use A landmark French trial is due to begin to decide whether a diabetes pill prescribed for weight loss was behind the deaths of up to 2,000 people.
Servier, the drug's manufacturer, is accused of deceiving users over the killer side effects of a drug later used to treat overweight diabetics.
Believed to be one of France's biggest healthcare scandals, the firm is on trial for manslaughter and deceit.
Servier has denied the charges, saying it did not lie about the side effects.
French health experts believe the drug known as Mediator could have killed anywhere between 500 and 2,000 people before it was finally taken off the market in 2009.
The country's state drug regulator, accused of not acting to prevent deaths and injuries, is also on trial.
The trial will involve more than 2,600 plaintiffs and 21 defendants, and is expected to run over the course of six months.
It will also look into why the drug, which was introduced in 1976, was allowed to sell for so long despite various warnings.
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs argue that the drug manufacturer purposely misled patients for decades, and that this was bolstered by lenient authorities.
Servier has been accused of profiting at least €1bn ($1.1bn, £880m) from the drug's sales.
"The trial comes as huge relief. Finally, we are to see the end of an intolerable scandal," Dr Irene Frachon, a pulmonologist credited with lifting the lid on the side effects, told Reuters news agency.
Dr Frachon's research drew on medical records across France and concluded that there was a clear pattern of heart valve problems among Mediator users. This prompted many more studies which ultimately led to the drug's ban.
One study concluded that 500 deaths could be linked to Mediator between 1976 and 2009. A second one put the figure at 2,000.
Those numbers have been disputed by Servier, which has said that there are only three documented cases where death can be clearly attributed to the use of Mediator. In other cases, it says, aggravating factors were at work.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Irene Frachon's research concluded a pattern of heart problems among Mediator usersServier has said it will continue to compensate victims and has paid almost €132m to patients.
"There is a series of circumstances highlighting how all this took place," a lawyer for the drug company told Reuters.
Several European countries, like Spain and Italy, banned the drug in the early 2000s.
Based on a molecule called benfluorex, Mediator was first developed in 1976 as a lipopenic - a drug to lower fat levels in the blood.
Later, it was prescribed to diabetics to help them lose weight.
But as its appetite-suppressant properties were recognised, family doctors began offering Mediator as a general treatment. Anyone worried about putting on the pounds could be offered a course of the drug - even though legally it was authorised for diabetics alone.
By the time it was taken off the market, it is believed that some five million people had taken Mediator, making it among the 50 most-prescribed drugs in France.
Trial over weight-loss pill behind 'up to 2,000 deaths' opens in France
A landmark trial over one of France's biggest healthcare scandals has begun after a weight-loss pill was believed to have killed up to 2,000 people and left many more injured for life.
The trial for manslaughter and deceit will attempt to lift the lid on France's massive pharmaceuticals industry.
Servier, one of France's biggest and most powerful privately-owned laboratories, is accused of covering up the killer side-effects of a widely prescribed drug called Mediator. The French state drug regulator is accused of lenience and not acting to prevent patient deaths and injuries.
The Mediator pill was an amphetamine derivative marketed to overweight diabetics but it was often prescribed to healthy women as an appetite suppressant if they wanted to lose a few pounds. Even healthy, slim and sporty women were prescribed it by their doctors who advised they should take it in order to avoid weight gain.
As many as 5 million people were given the drug between 1976 and 2009, despite the fact that it was suspected of causing heart and pulmonary failure. The health ministry found at least 500 people died of heart valve trouble in France because of exposure to Mediator's active ingredient, but other estimates by doctors put the figure closer to 2,000. Thousands more live with debilitating health problems.
Some women, who began taking the drug while in good health, found themselves unable to climb a flight of stairs and were left with permanent cardiovascular problems that limited their daily lives. Servier has paid out almost €132m (£116m) in compensation.
The trial will seek to establish why the drug was on the market for so long in France. Lawyers argue that Servier laboratory deliberately misled patients for decades, helped by lenient authorities. The drugmaker has been accused of making at least €1bn from the drug, while knowing of its dangers.
The French drug regulator, the Agence National de Sécurité du Médicament, is on trial accused of not taking sufficient steps to check and control the drug. It has been accused of being too slow to act and being too close to pharmaceutical companies. The watchdog has said it would cooperate with the trial and was now abiding by stricter ethics rules.
The alarm was raised in 2007 when Irène Frachon, a lung specialist from a Brittany hospital, assessed patients' records and warned of a link between Mediator and serious heart and pulmonary damage.
"The trial comes as huge relief. Finally, we are to see the end of an intolerable scandal," Frachon said this week. "This so-called medicine is in reality a poison.
The drug was not withdrawn from the market in France until 2009, two years after Frachon raised the alarm and many more years after it had been pulled in Spain and Italy. It was never authorised in the UK or US.
In the 677-page French indictment, magistrates wrote that Servier "knowingly concealed the medication's true characteristics" from the 1970s and hid medical studies unfavourable to the product, perpetrating a long-term fraud.
The scandal has raged for more than a decade, sparking a political row about drugs regulation and the lobbying power of pharmaceutical companies in France, which has one of Europe's highest levels of consumption of prescription drugs.
The vast trial, with 21 defendants and more than 2,600 plaintiffs, will last six months and is set to be one of the longest court cases in Paris for decades. It has been likened in its time frame to the 1997 trial of the former police chief, Maurice Papon, convicted for his role in sending 1,700 Jews to Nazi death camps between 1942 and 1944.
It has taken more than 10 years for the case to come to court. "The fact that a trial is ultimately taking place is, in itself, a victory for the victims," said Charles Joseph-Oudin, a lawyer for 250 plaintiffs.
Servier has said it did not lie about the effects of the treatment and hoped to demonstrate it did not act against patients' interests.
Monday, September 23, 2019
WW shows us how to eat carbs and still lose weight!
This article is sponsored by WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers).
Amanda McDonald is a coach with WW and she joined host Tati Amare to clear up the confusion with carbs and weight loss.
WW recommends not giving up all carbs but eating certain carbs in moderation. White potatoes, sweet potatoes, cookies, white rice, and bread should be eaten in moderation. Whole wheat bread, brown rice, corn, and broccoli are types of carbs that you should incorporate into your daily diet. Lentils and black beans are also important to incorporate into your healthy lifestyle.
WW has a point system that members use to track their food intake. There is food that is worth zero points.Bananas and beans are now zero points at WW so you can eat them everyday!
WW also incorporates meetings into the program. Amanda is a coach and believes that the meeting room is a family. It gives a WW member supportive people to lean on and get tips and encouragement.
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For Fat Cats, The Struggle Is Real When It Comes To Losing Weight And Keeping It Off
Enlarge this image It's estimated that more than half of the indoor cats in the U.S. are overweight. (Above) Miko the cat, aka "Miko Angelo," is seen before and after participation in a study about feline weight loss. Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine hide caption
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It's estimated that more than half of the indoor cats in the U.S. are overweight. (Above) Miko the cat, aka "Miko Angelo," is seen before and after participation in a study about feline weight loss.
Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary MedicineErin Shibley and Chirag Rathod are parents to Miko the cat. "Miko Angelo. Miko Angelo's his full name. Miko for short," Rathod says.
It's dinner time, and the smell of paninis is wafting from the kitchen of their apartment in Blacksburg, Va. It smells delicious, especially to Miko, who takes it as a signal that it's his mealtime, too.
"He is a vacuum eater, which means that he will just inhale his food," Shibley says.
Shibley knows her cat's habits. Not just from living with Miko, but because recently, he was part of a yearlong study at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine designed to understand how to to keep indoor cats at a healthy weight.
As part of the study, Shibley, along with Dr. Lauren Dodd, a resident in clinical nutrition at the school, did weekly check-ins on Miko and fed him a special low-calorie diet of high-nutrition food.
Miko was an ideal candidate for the study: no illnesses and a bit chunky.
"We didn't ration his food," Rathod says. "It was totally our fault."
"I used to like, share whatever I was eating with him if he wanted it, which was really bad. And throughout the study, he would come up to me and try to take my food and I felt like a monster because I'd say no," Shibley says.
Megan Shepherd, a clinical nutrition professor at the veterinary school, has heard all about these kinds of struggles between pet owners and their pets and knows who usually wins.
"It's not hard to overfeed them in a 'food is love' culture," Shepherd says.
While some felines can self-regulate when it comes to food, most indoor cats need help keeping the pounds off. It's estimated that more than half of the indoor cats in the U.S. are overweight. The Virginia-Maryland study — sponsored by Purina — tested how best to do that.
It starts with an assessment on the body weight scale. A score of "1" is emaciated, and "9" is obese. "And there are pets that leave the scale," Shepherd says. "We definitely have pets that become a 9 ... plus ... plus."
When Shibley and Rathod brought Miko in for the study, they thought he might be a 7. Turned out he was a 9 — a sobering realization.
First change, say the vets: Put an end to your cat's all-day snacking. But as cat owners know, cats have ways of making their needs heard — wailing all night or jumping on heads, keeping everyone else from sleeping. One cat in the study ate a whole bag of gluten-free bread in protest.
"If you have a cat that's screaming for food, and yet we still need to keep those calories restricted," Shepherd says, try feeding it vegetables. That's right. One of the big takeaways from the study is that cats will and should eat veggies.
But, Dodd says, it's the connection between pets and their people that's the biggest factor in successful weight loss.
One woman with a cat in the study decided to diet along with her pet.
"Her cat needed to lose. She needed to lose. So it was kind of like that social support, where she was able to tell her cat 'no,' 'cause if she couldn't eat, the cat couldn't eat either," says Dodd. "During one of the 'check-ins,' she told us she'd lost around 20 pounds."
We checked in with Miko Angelo a few months later, and his new program is working. "He tends to beg for food," Shibley says, "so he might be doing a little bit worse this week because my little sister is visiting, and she keeps giving him salmon.
"I gave him like two little bits of salmon and I felt guilty about it! And I was like, I know that he's doing so good and he's about to be interviewed and I gave him a treat — he's so cute, he's got those big eyes."
And we all know what that's like. But for felines and humans, it's not just about losing the weight, it's keeping it off.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Instagram tightens restrictions on weight loss product, cosmetic surgery posts
Instagram moved Wednesday to restrict or remove posts promoting weight loss products and cosmetic surgery amid concerns over the effects of health misinformation on social media.
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Instagram will block users under the age of 18 from seeing posts that promote using certain weight-loss products or cosmetic procedures, The Guardian reported. Posts which contain a "miraculous" diet or weight loss claim and a link to a commercial offer will be removed entirely, according to the newspaper.
Emma Collins, Instagram's public policy manager, told BuzzFeed News the changes were aimed at addressing influencer marketing on the platform. Instagram has, in recent years, become "a go-to marketplace for sellers of health products," though claims of product benefits are largely unregulated, according to CNBC.
Instagram officials said that in coming weeks, they plan to introduce additional ways to report posts which violate the policy, The Hill reported.
"We want Instagram to be a positive place for everyone that uses it and this policy is part of our ongoing work to reduce the pressure that people can sometimes feel as a result of social media," Emma Collins, Instagram's public policy manager, said in a statement obtained by The Guardian.
Actress Jameela Jamil, who in 2018 founded the "I Weigh" campaign on Instagram, praised news of the new policy in a statement published Wednesday on Instagram.
"After a bunch of shouting, screaming, and petitioning... we have managed to get the attention of the people at the top, and they have heard us and want to protect us," Jamil wrote. "And this is just the beginning of our efforts."
THIS IS HUGE NEWS. @i_weigh are changing the world together. After a bunch of shouting, screaming, and petitioning... we have managed to get the attention of the people at the top, and they have heard us and want to protect us. And this is just the beginning of our efforts. As of now, if you're under 18, you will no longer be exposed to any diet/detox products, and for all other ages; all fad products that have bogus, unrealistic claims will be taken down and easy to report. I've been working with Instagram all year towards this, who were amazing to deal with, and they expressed that they passionately care about creating a safer space for us all online. This happened so much faster than I expected and I'm so proud and happy and relieved. WELL DONE to the many people who have been working towards this huge change. This is a mass effort. This is an extraordinary win that is going to make a big difference. Influencers have to be more responsible. ❤️
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The policy is being led by Instagram, but will also impact content on the platform's parent company, Facebook, according to BuzzFeed News.
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Saturday, September 21, 2019
Instagram Cracks Down on Unrealistic Weight Loss Ads, Including Promotions by High-Profile Influences
Instagram will be rolling out new policies to combat ads that promote weight loss products, especially for users who are known to be minors.
Instagram users under the age of 18 will no longer see posts promoting weight loss products or cosmetic surgery when the posts direct customers to purchase a product, including when posts provide a discount code or a price (Instagram does not allow direct links in posts).
The site may remove a post altogether if it includes unrealistic claims about a diet or weight loss product clearly promoted for sale. Instagram's policies never allowed such promotions, but a call for further action was prompted after an influx of influencers and celebrities such as the Kardashians and Jenners caused critics to speak out.
Emma Collins, Instagram's public policy manager, said in a written statement that the company is working to "reduce the pressure that people can feel sometimes as a result of social media." She said Instagram wants to be a "positive place for everyone that uses it."
The new policy also affects Facebook, Instagram's parent company.
Actress Jameela Jamil, a proponent of the policy change and founder of body-positive page "I Weigh," took to Twitter Wednesday to celebrate.
"This is just the beginning of our efforts at 'I Weigh' but for now, it has been incredible to work alongside Instagram and their experts to create policies to protect people from irresponsible influencers who sell bogus products to their followers. Thank you for helping us," Jamil Tweeted.
On Nutrition: Take a closer look at ingredients in 'miracle' weight-loss claims
Dear Dr. Blonz: Two weight-loss “miracles†are featured in a constant stream of emails I now receive. (I take responsibility for this mess, having clicked on an ad a few weeks ago.) One of the ingredients is hoodia, and the other is Caralluma fimbriata. The ads discuss how they have been used for centuries in India to suppress appetite. There is also mention of research studies providing evidence that they work to cause weight loss. Are these something you are familiar with? â€" M.Q., Lafayette, California
Dear M.Q.: Hoodia gordonii is a succulent plant found in Africa. There is no reliable scientific evidence to affirm the weight-loss efficacy of hoodia. The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a company for making false weight-loss claims about hoodia.
Caralluma fimbriata is the name of a succulent plant that does, indeed, grow in India. It can be eaten raw or cooked with spices, but it̢۪s also used in pickles and chutneys. Stories in folklore tell of chewing chunks of this plant to suppress hunger while on days-long hunts.
There is a published, peer-reviewed study for Caralluma fimbriata. The details of this study can illustrate how folkloric stories, coupled with aggressive marketing, will not guarantee that a product works.
The research was published in the May 2007 issue of the journal Appetite, and it involves a 60-day study using 50 overweight male and female volunteers. Half the subjects received an extract of Caralluma fimbriata, and the other half received a placebo. Measurements were taken before, midway and at the end of the study, including weight and BMI (body mass index) and body fat, along with appetite variables such as food intake, measures of hunger, thoughts of food and feelings of fullness.
At the end of the study, the group taking Caralluma fimbriata had lost weight, and their BMIs (and a number of other measurements) were lower. I have seen this mentioned in advertisements. But â€" and this is key â€" what the ads leave out is the fact that similar results were found in the placebo group.
This reinforces why it is absolutely essential to have a placebo group when studying the possible efficacy of substances. Comparing both groups, there was no significant difference in body weight, BMI, body fat or hip circumference. The only difference between the groups was in the measure of waist circumference â€" but, given the lack of difference in all other metrics, this is of dubious import.
The Appetite study reported no differences in thoughts of food, feelings of fullness, urges to eat or in the amounts of energy (calories), fat, carbohydrate and protein consumed. The only difference between the groups was in reports of hunger. Even so, when compared to the placebo, the treatment did not have a significant effect on how much the subjects actually ate.
Our bottom line is that there is nothing “miraculous†to report about Hoodia gordonii or Caralluma fimbriata as weight-loss products. A second important takeaway is that we always need to view these types of claims with a critical eye.
Ed Blonz, Ph.D., is a nutrition scientist and an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the author of the digital book “The Wellness Supermarket Buying Guide†(2012), which is also available as a free digital resource at blonz.com/guide.
Send questions to: “On Nutrition,†Ed Blonz, c/o Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO, 64106. Send email inquiries to questions@blonz.com. Due to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Instagram Cracks Down on Unrealistic Weight Loss Ads, Including Promotions by High-Profile Influencers
Instagram will be rolling out new policies to combat ads that promote weight loss products, especially for users who are known to be minors.
Instagram users under the age of 18 will no longer see posts promoting weight loss products or cosmetic surgery when the posts direct customers to purchase a product, including when posts provide a discount code or a price (Instagram does not allow direct links in posts).
The site may remove a post altogether if it includes unrealistic claims about a diet or weight loss product clearly promoted for sale. Instagram's policies never allowed such promotions, but a call for further action was prompted after an influx of influencers and celebrities such as the Kardashians and Jenners caused critics to speak out.
Emma Collins, Instagram's public policy manager, said in a written statement that the company is working to "reduce the pressure that people can feel sometimes as a result of social media." She said Instagram wants to be a "positive place for everyone that uses it."
The new policy also affects Facebook, Instagram's parent company.
Actress Jameela Jamil, a proponent of the policy change and founder of body-positive page "I Weigh," took to Twitter Wednesday to celebrate.
"This is just the beginning of our efforts at 'I Weigh' but for now, it has been incredible to work alongside Instagram and their experts to create policies to protect people from irresponsible influencers who sell bogus products to their followers. Thank you for helping us," Jamil Tweeted.
Jameela Jamil's Activism Results: Instagram Won't Let Teens See Weight-Loss Posts Anymore
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Actress Jameela Jamil is celebrating the new Instagram policy on weight-loss products. The body-positivity advocate has long spoken out against the social media platform's proliferation of celebrities hawking various weight-loss items, from detox teas to appetite-suppressing lollipops — and yesterday, Instagram took a stand.
The platform has agreed to censor weight-loss posts for all users under the age of 18 — in other words, children and teens who are at their most vulnerable and easy to convince that "weight-loss" products work, or are even a good idea. Plus, under the new policy, these items can't be promoted as a "miracle" cure. Any influencer who posts a photo with a weight-loss product and emphasizes that their weight dropped specifically because of the product will be in violation of Instagram's community guidelines.
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"THIS IS HUGE NEWS," Jamil wrote on Instagram. "@i_weigh are changing the world together. After a bunch of shouting, screaming, and petitioning… we have managed to get the attention of the people at the top, and they have heard us and want to protect us. And this is just the beginning of our efforts."
"As of now, if you're under 18, you will no longer be exposed to any diet/detox products, and for all other ages; all fad products that have bogus, unrealistic claims will be taken down and easy to report," she continued. "I've been working with Instagram all year towards this, who were amazing to deal with, and they expressed that they passionately care about creating a safer space for us all online. This happened so much faster than I expected and I'm so proud and happy and relieved. WELL DONE to the many people who have been working towards this huge change. This is a mass effort. This is an extraordinary win that is going to make a big difference. Influencers have to be more responsible."
Back in August, the Good Place actress said the Kardashians shouldn't be canceled, but should stop selling items such as waist trainers and laxatives. She has also spoked out against Amber Rose for selling flat-tummy teas.
Jamil, who founded radical body inclusivity platform i_weigh, has been vocal about her own eating disorder growing up, and said in an interview with Elle UK that the ease in which companies can sell body-shaming items to teens is leading to higher rates of self-harm.
"Teenage suicides, eating disorder rates, the amount having cosmetic surgery and committing self-harm … They are all at the highest they've ever been," Jamil said. "There's no way this isn't a correlation with what they're being exposed to online."
She's not wrong. In a 2016 study conducted by the Pew Research Institute, teenagers cited Instagram as the app that influences them the most, and 38 percent of those who use the site are female. A staggering 20 million women will be affected by an eating disorder in their life, and many of them develop disorders between the ages of 12 and 25, according to the Newport Academy. On top of all this, there's still not enough research done on whether detox teas and appetite-suppressing lollipops even work, or what the side effects are.
For Jamil, these companies all emphasize the belief that there's something wrong with your body. "It sets the tone that this is not OK in our society. … There are so many lies being told and we've accepted that as a cultural norm."
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Does fat shaming help people lose weight?
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Image copyright Getty Images After US talkshow host Bill Maher called for fat shaming to "make a comeback", fellow host James Corden's impassioned response won widespread support online.
"It's proven that fat shaming only does one thing," he said. "It makes people feel ashamed and shame leads to depression, anxiety and self-destructive behaviour - self-destructive behaviour like overeating."
"If making fun of fat people made them lose weight, there'd be no fat kids in schools."
Image Copyright @latelateshow @latelateshow ReportBut does Maher have a point? Almost two thirds of adults in England were overweight or obese in 2017. The NHS recorded 10,660 hospital admissions in 2017/18 where obesity was the primary diagnosis.
In the US, the situation is starker still. More than 70% of adults over 20 are overweight or obese, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Image Copyright @GreekGodOfHops @GreekGodOfHops ReportOn Twitter, the former professional baseball player, Kevin Youkilis, claimed he owed his "whole entire career" to fat shaming, having initially been overlooked by scouts because of his weight.
That experience, though, is atypical, says Jane Ogden, a professor of health psychology at the University of Surrey.
"Shaming is the wrong way forward," she told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme on Monday.
"All of the evidence is that fat shaming just makes people feel worse. It lowers their self-esteem. It makes them feel depressed and anxious and as a result of that what they then do is self-destructive."
A study by behavioural scientists at University College London found rather than encouraging people to lose weight, fat shaming led people to put on more weight.
Image copyright Victoria AbrahamVictoria Abraham, 19, lives and studies in New York city, but grew up in Florida.
She says that her first hand experience shows Mr Maher is wrong about fat shaming.
"I have been shamed my entire life for my weight and I am still fat. When nasty comments were made to me as a child I used to go home after school and eat food to make myself feel better.
"It's not like people were saying these comments from a place of caring. They just wanted to make me feel small and negative about my body.
"The people who cared about my health were my parents and my doctor and that's it. They were the only people who had the right to talk to me about my body. The kids on the street were just teasing me for being different."
Image Copyright @ChloeInCurve @ChloeInCurve ReportVictoria stresses that she is now very confident about her body and reflects that if her younger self could have seen her now then her childhood would have been much happier.
"Back then you weren't allowed to be fat and happy," she said. "You weren't allowed to love yourself no matter what you looked like".
It was changing the media she consumed that made all the difference.
"After I finished middle school I started reading books with fat characters and watching TV with fat women which started to change the way I viewed myself. If you only see media with thin white women then you think something is wrong with you. But when you see beautiful fat women you start to see the beauty in yourself."
Victoria also acknowledges the health impacts of obesity.
"Losing weight is good for your health but I am anti-diet. I have tried most of them and you just put the weight back on after the diet. Now I just try and do more exercise and eat healthier things ."
"It's a very hard conversation to have," Professor Ogden told the BBC.
"The evidence out there for the impact of excess bodyweight and obesity - on cancer, on diabetes, on heart disease - is very clear. And that's education we need to have out there.
"But because the line between getting that message out there and then actually making someone feel ashamed of who they are is so fine, those conversations are very difficult."
Image copyright Will MavityEven if you do lose weight, fat shaming can negatively impact health in other ways.
Will Mavity, 25, lives in Los Angeles. Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, he was, he says, "extremely chubby".
It is not a description you would use about him today.
"They would call me double d, and this stuff added up. When I started high school I decided the only way I could avoid this was to never be fat again," he told the BBC.
But Will developed an eating disorder.
"Fat shaming caused me to lose weight, but not in a healthy way. I started to purge after every meal," he said.
"I injure myself over and over again because of over-exercise. I feel I have to. I start getting angry whenever I cannot work out. I can't shake it. Because of the fat shaming, I associate my value as a human being with the way I look."
"Shaming anybody for anything doesn't help you - whatever the thing is that is being shamed," Professor Ogden explained.
"It's just not a positive way to run a society."
This Vegan Diet Is the Opposite of Keto, and People Are Losing Weight on It
While researching plant-based recipes to make for the week (yep, that's what I love to do on Saturday nights because I'm cool like that), I came upon a YouTube channel about eating high-carb, low-fat (HCLF) vegan. I got sucked in and watched a ton of videos, because I loved the idea that I could eat all the fruit and whole grains I wanted, especially in this low-carb-obsessed world we live in. If being healthy and losing weight eating pasta, potatoes, and bananas seems awesome to you, keep reading to learn all about the HCLF vegan lifestyle and how it can offer health benefits as well as help you lose weight.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Maintaining Your Weight Loss Is Easier Than It Sounds - Here's What an Expert Said to Do
© Getty / AleksandarGeorgiev Maintaining Your Weight Loss Is Easier Than It Sounds - Here's What an Expert Said to Do To lose weight, most experts recommend a combination of exercise, making nutritional changes, getting enough sleep, and managing your stress. It may sound simple, but the truth is, everyone's approach to losing weight will be different.
Once you've reached your weight-loss goal, you may be wondering how to sustain where you are. To help you maintain your hard work, POPSUGAR spoke to Jason Machowsky, RD, CSSD, CSCS, a board-certified sports dietitian and exercise physiologist at the Hospital For Special Surgery's Tisch Sports Performance Center.
How Your Nutrition Can Help You Lose and Maintain WeightJason advises following a moderate calorie deficit, around 20 percent fewer calories than you typically consume in a day, for gradual weight loss. For example, if you consumed 2,000 calories a day, per Jason's recommendation, you would consume 400 fewer calories, 1,600 calories, a day.
"I try not to be too far below what they need because I find people tend to have better, prolonged responses," Jason said. This is because your body doesn't get shocked and because "I feel like for a lot of people, it's more sustainable," he explained.
As simple as a calorie deficit may sound, the calories in, calories out concept may not work for everyone due to brain functions that control the release of hormones and your appetite. As always, we recommend consulting an expert who can provide individualized recommendations based on your specific goals and needs.
How to Maintain Your Weight Loss After Losing WeightWhether you followed a 20-percent calorie deficit, the Paleo diet, or stopped eating processed and packaged foods, you may be wondering how you can maintain your weight loss. According to Jason, following the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans can not only help you lose weight but it can also help you maintain your weight. These guidelines recommend adults engage in at least 150 to 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 to 150 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity exercise. They also recommend implementing strength training into your routine at least twice a week.
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"As you lose weight, your calorie needs are going to go down because you weigh less," Jason explained. When you consume fewer calories and exercise more, "Whatever [caloric] deficit they're in normalizes," according to Jason. This is commonly referred to as a weight-loss plateau, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Once you've reached your target weight, Jason said, "Keep doing what you're doing." If you're continuing to lose weight beyond where you want to be, he advises either scaling back on the physical activity (just a little) or "eat a little bit more so your body does stabilize [at your preferred weight]."
You may not always know the point where your body will stabilize until you get there, according to Jason. To help figure out your body's stabilizing point, he recommends doing check-ins with yourself and a professional who specializes in weight loss, such as registered dietitian or a weight-loss doctor, about how you're feeling, what's happening with your weight, and what your activity is like. From there, you all can devise a plan to help you achieve your ideal weight.
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Piers Morgan and personal trainer say ‘fat-shaming’ makes people lose weight
© Provided by Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, t/a dmg Media Ireland Want to lose weight? Well according to Piers Morgan and a personal trainer a little bit of fat-shaming is all you need.
Dani Levi, who appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss the topic, believes that fat-shaming 'encourages people to lose weight'.
The heated debate appeared on the show after James Corden spoke out against American TV presenter Bill Maher who said fat-shaming should make 'a comeback'.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, t/a dmg Media Ireland Piers Morgan Fat Shaming James Corden said that fat-shaming has never helped anyone and that being insulted in the past has made him run to the freezer for ice-cream.
The fitness instructor criticised this, saying on Good Morning Britain today: ' You don't go to a smoker, "Oh your breath stinks" and then the smoker comes back and says, "Oh you just made me light up another cigarette."
© Provided by Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, t/a dmg Media Ireland Piers Morgan Fat Shaming 'The more we fat shame, the more people keep their mouths shut and stop overeating.
'The number of real-life stories that have come to me from my magazines and say, "I was on a waterslide and got stuck and everyone laughed at me and that was the moment my life turned around." Fat-shaming encourages people to lose weight.'
The ever-controversial Piers Morgan agreed with Dani, saying that people who are overweight can 'do something about it'.
He said: 'Unless it's genetic or a thyroid thing I would say 95pc of fat people can do something about it. It's a battle with your mind basically, it's a battle with self-discipline.'
© Provided by Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, t/a dmg Media Ireland Piers Morgan Fat Shaming Piers said that he agreed with 63-year-old Bill's comments, saying: 'We've become a society now where we don't tolerate morbid obesity, we celebrate it.
'Stop celebrating being massively overweight. I don't know how you get people to lose weight unless you say, come on. Enough.
'Is there a way to tackle chronic obesity, to stop putting massive models on the cover of magazines and say this ain't so great.
'We put people who are 320 pounds on the cover of glossy magazines and say "isn't this empowering?" and this is the problem that Bill Maher has rightly identified to me.'
However, his co-host Susanna Reid disagreed, saying: 'I don't think people telling you all the time unpleasant things about your weight helps the battle with your mind.'
© Provided by Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, t/a dmg Media Ireland Piers Morgan Fat Shaming Piers responded to his co-host saying that he would be 'quite happy' with Susanna fat-shaming him and that he thinks the best way to get someone to lose weight is by saying 'Blimey you've put on a bit, son'.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, t/a dmg Media Ireland James Corden originally hit back at the 63-year-old American TV presenter Bill Maher on his own programme The Late Late Show.
'Fat-shaming never went anywhere,' he explained.
'Ask literally any fat person, we are reminded of it all the time on (an) airplane, on Instagram, when someone leaves a pie on the windowsill to cool and they look at us.
'There's a common and insulting misconception that fat people are stupid and lazy and we're not. We get it, we know.'
'We know that being overweight isn't good for us and I've struggled my entire life trying to manage my weight and I suck at it,' he added.
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