Youre used to Chelsea Handler cracking jokes on stage, but the comedian got serious about her diet, fitness, and self-care routine in a new interview with Health. At 44, Handler told the outlet shes the healthiest shes ever been, but it took some work to get there.

Like anybody, I struggle with insecurities and self-doubt, Handler said. A lot of people tell me that Im fearless. I dont feel fearless. While the Life Will Be The Death of Me author considers herself happy now, the star admitted she long struggled with eliminating things in her life that dont lead to happiness.

It took me a long time to figure that out, she told Health. For me, it was about finding moderation with everything in my life. One important step? She started to see a therapist regularly, who told her that she needed to slow down. I was always going 110 miles an hour ... I had to learn to sit with my feelings, not run from them.

Handler said she turned within to address childhood traumas and embrace a healthier lifestyle. You cant go around the world trying to be this great person if youre not even being compassionate with yourself, she said. For me, that was incentive enough to get healthy. Heres exactly what she did to become the healthiest version of herself, and why wellness is a priority for the comedian today.

Change doesnt happen overnight, and Handler knows this firsthand. She struggled with opening up to her therapist at first. It was uncomfortable. I tried very hard in therapy to not cry, she said. But then during a session, her therapist caught her off guard, leaving her in tears. After that, it became easier. I understand now that vulnerability is not weaknessthat vulnerability is strength.

Handler feels that the experience changed her for the better. Im calmand that leads to being more decent and being kinder. That calm is what I needed, she said. Now with all the tools I have, I understand how to be myself without being over-the-top, overbearing, or in peoples faces all the time. Im much more thoughtful now.

Handler admitted that she used to drink all the time. I thought I could handle my alcohol, but I didnt realize how much your body and your life changes when its not in your life every day, she said.

Although the comedian no longer drinks in excess, she wants to be clear that shes not cutting alcohol out cold turkey. Now Im not giving up drinking... I would never do that to peopleor to alcohol, she said. But its nice to wake up with clarity and to take a break from the bloat.

Handler says the change has also boosted her energy levels. I like to get up early. Now I get up at 5 a.m. every single day, she said, adding that excessive drinking led her to feel worse, crave unhealthy foods, and drink more. I dont want to live like that, she explained. Im in my 40s now, so I have to give a s about the way I look and actually take care of my health from the inside out.

Now, shes doing everything in her power to remain youthful. I want to be strong and vibrant. I want to be a force of nature, she said. There are so many benefits that come your way from living a healthier lifestyle ... But I feel much better all around. I feel balanced and grounded now.

The comedian told Health that she exercises pretty much every day. I just like to feel strong, and now its part of my mental strength.

When it comes to her diet, though, Handler admits that she still has some work to do. Ive had a terrible relationship with food, she said, adding that she grew up eating macaroni and cheese and Almond Joys. I was all out of sorts when I moved to Los Angeles. Ive basically experimented with every eating disorder there is.

I took water pills for, like, 20 years. The pills kind of drain your fluids, so you [look] thinner and leaner, she added. That was a problem for a long time. I took them way longer than I should have.

But the author has come a long way in her journey towards health. Its tough being a woman. I try to set a good example, but sometimes Im not being a good example, she admitted. Fortunately, Handler said she didnt have any major damage following her history with disordered eating. Now Im the healthiest Ive ever been, she said.

Handler is an advocate for marijuana, citing therapy, meditation, and weed as the three pillars that shaped her healthier lifestyle. Weed has had such a positive impact on me, she said, adding that she microdoses with a THC gummy before bed and occasionally before exercising.

She also doesnt go a day without meditation, even though it annoyed her at first. I tried with my psychiatrist several times. He made me short recordings and long recordings, and then Id meditate, she said. Sometimes Id just masturbate. They both start with m, and your brain lets you relax after each one, so who cares?

But once she committed to three months of meditation, it stuck, and shes been reaping the benefits for a year now. I like it first thing in the morning because it sets you up for the day, she said. It sets your intention. Be kind, be patient, and dont react to everything. Nothing is really that important.

As Handler enters her mid-40s, shes already planning for the next chapter. Ive started to be more thought-oriented with what Im doing in my professional life, she said. I want to do things because theyre powerful and theyre going to inspire others.

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A major media maven emailed me the other day to ask for the name of a nutritionist who could help her suck off 7 poundspronto. She has TV appearances to do and needed to look camera-ready in a flash. I told her don't waste your money or your time.

There is a new diet sweeping the nation and it works better than keto, without the controversial emphasis on oils, fats and animal products. It's Intermittent Fasting, and it's based in good science, done by doctors, like Dr. Jason Fung, who hasco-authored the book, Life in the Fasting Lane, out this spring (but you can pre-order it now on Amazon.)

I had an extensive interview with Dr. Fung about a weekago, and then I started this regimenand lost weight almost instantly. It felt like cheating. I ate all the foods I normally like, but in a window of about 8 hours, and fasted for the other 16. Andmy body shed fat, fast. I had been considering getting "cool" sculpting on my thighs (since no matter how much I work out I have always had stubborn fat pockets on my outer thighs) and just as I was making the appointment, I tried Intermittent Fasting, and low and behold,I lost fat. Okay, not all of it and not exactly where I wanted to but my stomach felt flatter, my pants looser, and although I don't weigh myself, I could estimate that I dropped about 5 pounds in one week. Without changing my diet. I just changed the timing ofwhen I eat. (Which for me is plant-based but Dr. Fung said you can try Intermittent Fasting on any diet, so long as you don't go crazy on processed foods and carbs, which is good advice on any diet.)

Dr. Fung explained that he first figured out this was an effective weight-loss tool when he worked with diabetics who were overweight and suffering from kidney failure. Rather than treat the kidneys he decided to backtrack and treat the obesity that was causing the insulin to short circuit. And in every case that the patient complied they lost weight, saw their insulin levels regulate and were able to avoid dialysis. Intermittent Fasting works by lowering the insulin spike, that, when you eat extra calories you are not going to burn off right away, signals to your body to store this excess energy as fat.

Intermittent Fasting is having a major moment, partly because it works and partly because celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, and Kourtney Kardashian have talked about how they use it to effectively control their weight. In a quick search, more than 3.2 million people have hashtagged #intermittentfasting on IG, andit was the most searched diet term on Google in 2019, according to the search engine.

Fasting for short bursts isas ancient as humankind, Dr. Fung explains. We were not built to eat all the time, snacking and gorging all day long. We were built to find, forage, hunt or grow our meals and eat sporadically. We were also programmed to be sharper and more focusedas our hunger increases.This is so our survival is ensuredwhen our brains become even more attuned to our surroundings as hunger signals: Feed me.

If you can push through the initial surge of hunger, you can fast and turn on your body's fat-burning hyper chargers, since your body will do everything it can to feed itself, Dr. Fung explains. If you don't put something in your mouth, your insulin levels flatline, letting yourbody know: We need some energy here, let's get it out of reservers. It dips into the body's natural storage system to burn fat for fuel. You may even feel slightly euphoric or energized as the adrenaline, cortisol, and norepinephrine(your three "fight or flight" hormones) flood your body and brain to keep your heightened awareness up until you eventually do eat. How long you go is up to you.

Another reason Intermittent Fasting is taking off is that, unlike keto diets, which often get criticized for cutting out healthy carbs such as those from veggies and fruits, you can eat the entire spectrum of healthy foods and still lose weight. In fact, Intermittent Fasting allows you to eat what you want, within a certain windoweither 4 or 6 or 8 hours, depending on whether you want to fast for 14, 16, 18 or 20 hours. Dr. Fung admits that at his most extreme, he went five days without eating, other than green tea, water, and coffee, to slim down and shed fat fast after an indulgent holiday.

But the health benefits of IF go well beyond the potential wins of weight loss (like lower blood sugar, blood pressure, lower cholesterol, lower insulin resistance to name a few). There is research to show that IF leads to a reduction in inflammation which is known to be a precursor to disease and illness, and improve glucose regulation. It can also help you stave off stress and slow the free-radical damage that shows up as aging in your cells and even lead to disease over time.

Stars like Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian, Hugh Jackman and Lance Bass, Chris Pratt, Kate Walsh, Molly Simms and others have posted about their Intermittent Fasting regimens. All of them look amazing, and now we know why.

Is Intermittent Fasting Right For You?

This question is one only you can answer. We tried it. And while I usually hate being hungry, I got past it easily because I kept hearing Dr. Fung's words in my head: Hunger does not keep going up. It's a momentary thing and then you feel it abate when your body switches on the fat-burning process. You literally "feed" yourself, but it happens internally. He also pointed out that most people have about 200,000 calories stored in their body in the form of fat. You have enough calories to last about two weeks without eating. You are not going to collapse. In fact, you are going to feel better.

That's whatI found. After doing it for just two days out of three, I felt lighter, tighter and less puffy and bloated. My jeans floated off my hips for the first time in months, and while I didn't weigh myself before starting my first fast of 16 hours, I felt like I had lost about five pounds by the end of week one. (Which involved two our of three days of fasting, on two cycles.)

Here Is How to Do It.

Don't get overly ambitious all at once. Instead, try different windows for eating (such asten hours on, 14 hours off) and find the one that works for you. We suggest that you start with the most popular window: Eat for 8 hours and fast for 16. So if you have dinner at 7 p.m. and finish by 8 p.m. (including wine) then fast until noon or slightly after the next day. Then you get the next eight hours to eat. While you can eat what you want, the body will be more likely to not store calories as fat if you stay away from the carbs. Other than that this diet works for plant-based and omnivores alike. Of course, the healthier you eat the better your body will feel, and the healthier you will be.

If you want to ramp-up to fasting for longer you basically have two choices: Eat breakfast or a mid-day meal and then fast through dinner until the next morning, or eat dinner and then hold off until the next evening. These are personal decisions and most people find that it's social to dine with their loved ones, but if you are a dinner skipper, or enjoy lunch with colleagues or have work functions during the day that require you to eat that works as well.

Make friends with your hunger and tell yourself this is your body's way of dialogue over where the next energy source is coming from. If from food then eat, If from fasting, tell yourself this is just a signal that it's switching over to burning fat.

Dr. Fung recommends fasting helpers like green tea or coffee with the antioxidants that help speed up metabolism. And if you want to break your fast, then do so with a snack that is lower in carbs and has fiber, a little bit of fat and protein (almond butter on a celery stick is a great choice) so that your insulin levels don't spike too high and come right back down again. If you snack, don't beat yourself up, you can still be effective with small snacks that help you stay on track.

The most important thing about fasting is to stay hydrated and drink plenty of water, tea, coffee, and other non-calorie fluids so that you don't mistake thirst and hunger. You need to drink. Our recommendation is that you follow the routine of two days of fasting a week, three at the most, alternating normal days with Intermittent Fasting days. Enjoy the food you eat and appreciate your amazing body for working with you on the important job of being healthy, active and strong.

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Now in the maintenance stage, Adele's breakfast options could include choc chip granola with pecans and jumbo oats or apple pancakes with blackcurrant compote.

Lunches are said to feature turmeric, chicken and kale salad, or baked potato and chickpea stew while the dinners may include chargrilled beef with red wine jus and onion rings, garlic kale and herb roasted potatoes.

However, nutritionists have warned that the extreme programme could actually lead to more weight gain in the long term.

Dietitian Emer Delaney told the BBC: "At first glance, this is not a diet I would advise for my clients.

"Having a glass of red wine or a small amount of chocolate occasionally wont do us any harm - I wouldnt recommend them on a daily basis. We should also be eating a mixture of different fruits and vegetables and not just those on the list.

"In terms of weight loss and boosting metabolism, people may have experienced a seven-pound weight loss on the scales, but in my experience, this will be fluid. As soon as people return to their regular eating habits, they will regain the weight."

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Maintaining a heart healthy diet and lifestyle are your best weapons against aging and disease.

Age doesnt really matter because its never too early or too late to make simple changes that can have a big impact.

Each year, the County of San Diego through Live Well San Diego encourages residents to take a 31-day resolution challenge that encourages families to eat more vegetables, drink only water for a day or plant a tree or flower and watch it grow.

For more tips on how to live well every day, visit http://www.LiveWellSD.org/31-Day.

Access to fresh and affordable foods, like fruits and vegetables isnt always available. Learning how to grow your own is a wonderful way to begin living well.

Sprouts Farmers Market has taken steps toward improving the landscape of health in San Diego by supporting student gardening. Theyve been working with Sage Gardens here in San Diego to create 25 new learning gardens by the end of the year!

Sage Garden Project is one of the few programs to offer nutritional science at the elementary school level. By providing equipment, training, funds for an educator, and standards-based curriculum, its teaching students to grow and cook fresh food for themselves. The Sprouts Healthy Communities provided multi-year funding that has already allowed the Foundation and Sage Garden Project to sustain successful school programs, as well as expand into 25 new campuses for the 2019-2020 school year.

Thinking about making a diet change for other reasons? Perhaps youre looking to go Vegan, try the Paleo diet or focus on being Dairy or Gluten free but dont know what to cook?

Heres one of many recipes you can find on the Sprouts Farmers Market website: Chipotle Chicken Cobb Salad This smoky, chipotle cobb salad with homemade dressing is the perfect recipe for spring picnics. Recipe provided by Sprouts blogger friend, Lauren, at Bon Appeteach. Ready in just 20 minutes, it also makes a great weeknight dinner.

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SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS ) Heart disease often starts with diabetes. Thats something Army Airborne veteran Bobby Sterling knows all about.

Sterling comes from a military family. His father was a Marine and later served in the Air Force for 28 years. Heart disease took his fathers life. Sterling didnt know how close he was to following in his fathers footsteps.

Im Bobby Sterling. Shreveport transplant here. 51 years old. On Dec 18, 2019, I had a triple bypass, he said.

Exercise has always been a part of Sterlings routine. If you walk the outside perimeter its about 3/4 of a mile, he said of Betty Virginia Park, where he walks about two days a week.

But Sterling used to run 5Ks.

Its hard to outrun heredity. You think youre in really good shape, he said.

Although his father died of a heart attack at 58 years old, that didnt stop Sterling from enjoying a traditional Filipino meal.

The Filipino diet is lots of fried foods. There are some gumbo style choices too. But the fried food is hard to resist, said Sterling.

Dr. Trey Baucum with Advanced Cardiovascular Specialist said there is a connection between diet and heart disease.

We eat a diet that has so much sugar in it and its sugar in ways you dont think of, said Baucum.

Fried foods are usually blanketed in white flour, which is high in sugar or glucose. Over time a high glucose diet can damage blood vessels.

In your retina, in your kidneys, your heart, in your lower extremities, Baucum said.

Sterling was having problems with his ankle when doctors discovered he had diabetes. Then, three months later, when he went for a routine colonoscopy.

It was difficult to rouse me from the anesthesia, recalls Sterling.

Then a few days later, he had difficulty breathing so he went to Christus Highland emergency room. Doctors discovered a blockage in his arteries.

The left anterior diagonal LAD is one of the most important of your arteries and that one was 100-percent blocked, Sterling said.

He couldnt believe it. He could have died.

A lot of time diabetics, even type 2 diabetics, dont have symptoms of heart disease as theyre developing heart disease, Baucum said.

Sterlings heart wasnt even strong enough for doctors to operate.

I actually had to do cardiac rehabilitation for two months to get my heart strong enough to withstand the surgery, Sterling said.

Finally, his heart was strong enough for the triple-bypass surgery.

Because of the intervention of the staff at Christus Im here talking to you today, Sterling said.

Baucum said a diagnosis of diabetes doesnt have to end up with heart disease.

If you go on a low very strict, very low calorie diet, you can actually reverse the process. You can actually become a non-diabetic, Baucum said.

Its been just two months since Sterlings triple bypass surgery. For now, hes constantly monitored and wears an external wearable defibrillator.

His close call has been a wake-up call for the whole family. Doctors tell Sterling he wont have to worry about his heart for another 15 years. Hes fortunate his heart disease was discovered before it was too late.

Baucum said diabetics usually dont have chest pain even when they have advanced heart disease. Theyll experience shortness of breath or fatigue and sometimes the first symptom a diabetic will experience is an actual heart attack.

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The Kardashians care a lot about the foods they put into their bodies. Their fans often joke about the number of salads the women eat on the show. But Kim Kardashian West recently told fans she now only eats a plant-based diet, though it seems that Scott Disick wasnt totally on board. And to prove that her familys vegan tacos are actually as good as she says, she made him try some.

Since the Kardashians show premiered back in 2007, theirfame has only grown. And the women have worked hard to keep up their physicalimage in terms of both working out and eating healthy. At this point, theyvetried many different types of diets. Kourtney Kardashian has tried cutting out bothgluten and dairy, and Kardashian West now only eats plant-based foods.

The women have come under fire for promoting different diet trends and products that are not FDA approved, though those posts have become less frequent since the women were called out on their potentially dangerous partnerships.

Kardashian West hasnt always been plant based. Its aswitch she made fairly recently, but having a personal chef most likely helpsher and her kids stick with the diet. Kardashian introduced fans to herpersonal chef, Marina, when she showed off her massive walk-in refrigeratorafter fans gave her heat for posting a photo with a refrigerator that only containedmilk and very few other beverages.

Some fans accused Kardashian West of not feeding her kids once they saw the photo, which prompted her to give a massive tour of her real refrigerator, which was the size of a walk-in closet and contained all different kinds of healthy foods.

Kardashian West has raved about vegan tacos in the past (in fact, they were on the menu the day she gave her refrigerator tour), but there was one person who wasnt convinced: Scott Disick. On Feb. 13, Kardashian finally sat Disick down and forced him to try the tacos and documented it on her Instagram story. The recipe was posted to poosh.com, Kourtney Kardashians website, and was created by Kardashian Wests chef.

On the surface, the tacos looked no different than any othertacos, and Disick had to admit they were much better than he thought theyd be.I would have to say this is one of the best tacos Ive ever had, Disick said. Ittastes real. Kardashian West was definitely thrilled that he was a fan andtold fans to swipe up and find the recipe on her sisters website. The recipecontains Beyond plant-based beef, and many people who are neither vegetariannor vegan love the Beyond products; theyve become a massive trend. Its clearthat Kardashian West has turned Disick, who eats dairy free but isnt a vegan,into a Beyond fan.

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When conventional treatments arent working, its time to consider not just the magic elixirs that youre putting on your face but also whats going on in your diet and daily life. Ahead, some tips from Jeanette Jacknin, MD, a San Diegobased dermatologist who approaches treatment from a holistic perspective.

Sorry to break it to you, but everything youve heard about quitting dairy and sweets for better skin is legit, Dr. Jacknin notes. She also says to avoid fried food, soda, alcohol, and anything else youd consider junk. A Mediterranean or whole foodsbased diet, with a lot of fresh vegetables and fish like salmon, is ideal, she says. Several studies show low-glycemic-load diets improve acne.

Theres no one-size-fits-all method for calming down and cutting stress, so Dr. Jacknin works with her patients to see what gets them in their Zen zone. Is it a HIIT class with your friends? A solo hike in nature? A morning meditation sesh? Find your outlet, but know that adequate sleep, regular exercise, and speaking to a mental health professional are pretty much a 10/10 across the board.

Dr. Jacknin combines botanical actives and Rx ones, depending on severity and preference. More intense cases may require a prescription, but on milder spots, she suggests applying 5 percent tea tree oila natural antibacterialtwice a day. Also clutch? Ingredients like green tea and resveratrol (an antioxidant found in grape skin), which are known to reduce inflammation. Try Este Lauder Advanced Night Repair Intense Reset Concentrate ($80, esteelauder.com).

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MOST people believe that when you're on a diet a takeaway is well and truly off the cards.

However, a top diet expert has now debunked this myth - and revealed that you can still enjoy a takeaway and stay on track with your weight loss journey.

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In particular, Terri-Ann Nunns, diet expert and founder of theTerri-Ann123 Diet Plan, says no one should feel as though they're depriving themselves when they're dieting.

She says: "Theres absolutely no reason why you should feel as though you cant enjoy yourself and that you need to miss out when youre dieting.

"Life is short and we all deserve a tasty treat every now and then, as long as its part of a healthy balanced diet.

"Youll actually find that just like most restaurants, many takeaways offer low calorie options that mean you can enjoy a takeaway whilst youre on a diet."

Here, Terri-Ann shares her advice for popular takeaways including items to avoid and items to enjoy...

Pizza is always a popular option for a Saturday night treat especially if youre looking for something the whole family can enjoy and share together.

The good news if you are dieting is that most takeaways now offer low calorie options, such as Pizza Huts new flatbread range.

Avoid deep pan and stuffed crust as they are very dense and carb heavy

The range is all under 650 calories and includes options such as chicken & pepperoni, BBQ steak & chicken and a veggie flatbread.

Dominos are also diet friendly as they have introduced their new Delight Range which has three varieties (Delight Chicken, Veggie or a create your own) that are all under 650 calories when you order the small size.

The main thing to bare in mind when ordering pizza is the base opt for a flatbread or thin and crispy and avoid deep pan and stuffed crust as they are very dense and carb heavy.

Top items to avoid:Deep pan pizzas, stuffed crust, large sizes, red meat heavy toppings, extra cheese

Top items to enjoy: Thin and crispy bases, toppings that are high in vegetables, fish or lean meats

Chinese takeaways offer a range of healthy dishes and can be a great option if youre looking for a low calorie and low fat takeaway.

They have a lot of steamed dishes on the menu including varieties of fish, dumplings and vegetables which are all cooked without oil, meaning the fat content is significantly lower than other dishes.

Stir fries are also a great go to if youre ordering a Chinese as theyre low in fat and packed full of vegetables.

If youre looking for a side avoid anything thats marked as crispy as that means its deep-fried.

Instead, opt for boiled rice or steamed vegetables as a tasty alternative.

Top items to avoid:Battered items such as sweet & sour chicken balls, fried rice and deep fried items such as prawn toast or spring rolls

Top items to enjoy: Steamed or boiled dishes, fish based dishes, soups, and stir fries

When it comes to ordering an Indian, there are some really simple swaps you can make to still get the most of your takeaway treat.

For starters, avoid anything deep fried including onion bjajis or pakoras and opt for tandoori cooked meat, or fish such as prawns, as these will be lighter in fat.

Avoid creamy curries such as a korma and go for a tomato based dish

For mains, avoid creamy curries such as a korma and go for a tomato based dish such as a madras.

The creamy sauces contain lots of hidden calories.

Finally if youre after a side to accompany, swap a naan bread for a chapatti as they are much lower in calories, but still do the same job to dunk in your curry!

Top items to avoid:Creamy curries, starters such as bhajis or pakoras and naan bread

Top items to enjoy:Tandoori-cooked meat, vegetable based curries, plain rice or chapatti

For some its tradition to have a fish & chip supper on a Friday night and that doesnt have to be any different if youre dieting.

Generally speaking, fish is really good for you as its low in fat and high in essential nutrients you just need to be mindful of how you cook it.

Your local chippy is likely to deep fry the fish in batter, so if possible ask for the fish in breadcrumbs as this will reduce the fat content.

Even better, if you have the option to get fish cakes go for those!

Top tips to consider when ordering a takeaway

1. Watch out for dips

There are so many condiments on offer from takeaways, but this is where unwanted calories creep in. Shockingly, the Dominos Garlic & Herb Big Dip contains 675 calories - which is often more than a whole meal can contain! Its best to avoid these creamy based dips, such as mayo and sour cream & chive, as they are often more calorific. If you do like a dressing with your food, opt for BBQ sauce with just 29 calories per tbsp, ketchup which has 19 or sweet chilli sauce which has just 15.

2. Be mindful of your portion size

Often its easy to get carried away when ordering a takeaway, especially when its a treat youve been craving for so long! However, ensure you take your portion sizes into consideration. Most places offer small, medium and large sizes of dishes and if youre looking to keep your calorie intake reduced its wise to opt for a small or medium portion. That way, you still get to have a tasty treat, just with fewer calories.

3. Avoid sauce based dishes

If youre ordering an Indian or a Chinese, try to avoid anything that is heavy in sauce, especially creamy ones. Opt for a dish that mainly consists of meat, such as chicken tikka or tandoori chicken, and steer clear of anything that comes with a sauce as this is often where the hidden calories tend to be.

4. Steer clear of sides

This is where people tend to over order and therefore, overeat. Try to avoid getting side dishes as they can really see your calorie intake pile up. If you do want something to accompany your meal go for a side of grilled vegetables or agree to share one with someone else so that youre less likely to eat the whole dish.

5. Try and avoid a carb slump

Anything thats heavily carb based such as deep pan pizzas, pastas and naan breads are best to avoid. They will leave you feeling bloated and uncomfortable and are also very calorific.

Remember to be mindful of your portion sizes, most will offer an XL portion so try to opt for a small chips or grab a large and share them.

Also try and resist that bread bun to make a chip butty, as it will just result in a carb slump.

Top items to avoid:Jumbo & XL size portions, salt, batter, curry sauce, bread bun

Top items to enjoy: Fish cakes, mushy peas or beans, fish in breadcrumbs, small portions

If youve been for a few drinks on a Saturday your mind is bound to wander to getting a kebab on the way home!

If you do find yourself in this situation, try and make sure you dont get too carried away when ordering. First of all, ensure you only get a small portion that goes for chips and the kebab itself.

Opt for pitta bread with salad and fish or grilled meat as opposed to deep fried items.

Also, watch out for sauces avoid anything creamy such as mayo or garlic sauce and go for chilli or BBQ if you feel you need some.

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Sticking to these simple tips will mean youll also definitely feel better when you wake up in the morning too as youll avoid a major carb slump.

Top items to avoid:Large portions, deep fried/battered items, sauces and dips, extra cheese, chips

Top items to enjoy:Pitta breads, salad, fish, grilled meat, chilli sauce

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By nowyouve no doubt watched a friend pare down their diet to a narrow combination of whole foods in an effort to feel better or train harder. Elimination dietswhich include theAutoimmune Protocol,FODMAP,andWhole30, among othershave surged in popularity in recent years.

While there are many different methods and goals, the basic format is the same: limit your diet to the bare essentials (usually some combination of vegetables, fruits, lean meats, and healthy fats), and then slowly add variables back in, tracking how certain foods impact your gut, energy levels, and more. It sounds simple enough, but these diets take a lot of time and effort, make it hard to get adequate fuel for hard training and recovery, and can easily lead to physical stress.

If youre interested in pinpointing foods that stress out your system, you may not need to go all in with an elimination diet. Heres how to decide whether this might be a useful tool for youand what you need to know to do it safely.

Seventy percent of endurance athleteshave at least some gastrointestinal distress while on the move, and an elimination diet might help alleviate associated symptoms.One study found that a low-FODMAP diet, which eliminates bloat-inducing fermentable carbohydrates found in foods like cows milk, onions, and whole-wheat pasta, lessened gut symptoms for 69 percent of runners during high-intensity workouts. Another showed that while elimination diets didnt improve performance, they did improve factors like gut health and even memory.

Kylee Van Horn, an ultrarunner, a registered dietitian, and the owner ofFly Nutrition in Carbondale, Colorado, explains that a properly executed elimination diet is considered the best method for identifying food sensitivities, better than any blood test. Theyre popular among people who are dealing with irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut, and many autoimmune conditions because they help uncover food intolerances. But plenty of people do them for weight loss or other undefined wellness goals, which arent sustainable objectives, becauseelimination diets arent permanent. Eventually, youll reintroduce most of the foods you cut outyoure just trying to identify the few that cause you intestinal distress.

Before you go all in, think about your current relationship with food: Is eliminating foods going to be triggering for you? As a rule, I dont like elimination diets, because I find that it can disturb peoples relationship with foodsand really give athletes this idea of good and bad foods, says Gemma Sampson, a sports dietitian based in Australia. If you think an elimination diet might negatively influence the way you think about food and your body, dont start.

Van Horn believes that many elimination diets work simply because they take out the obvious culprits, like processed foods and alcohol. So before you start an elimination diet, consider starting with those small shifts for a few weeks, and monitor your symptoms. Easing into eating more whole foods will make the next steps easierand may lead you to skip a full-blown elimination diet entirely. If youre still dealing with gut issues, then it might be time to consider a more restrictive protocol.

Im a huge fan of making small changes that you can sustain in the long term, like cutting down on refined sugars and alcohol, adds Sampson.You wont see results tomorrow, but all those little choices add up.

A restrictive diet can add pressure to what should be a simple, pleasant part of your day: eating. Stress leads to inflammation in the bodywhich may be what youre trying to combat in the first placeandhas been shown to increase a persons risk of disease, ranging from the common cold to autoimmune conditions. So make lifestyle changes to consciously manage it.

Ive found that some athletes need to focus on lowering stress and even cut back on training first to see how it impacts symptoms before turning to diet, says Will Cole,a functional-medicine practitioner who recently wroteThe Inflammation Spectrum. You have to look at sleep, social connections, physical environmentthere are so many other factors. You can eat all the right foods, but if you havent addressed these issues, youre still self-sabotaging.

Timing matters, too. The week before your Ironman and astressful month at work are probably not the best times to alter your meal plan. There will never be a perfect time to do this, but avoid things like the height of your season or a really tough period in your personal life, Cole says.

Van Horn recommends eating normally for two weeks and recording your diet and your symptoms.Once youve done that, take a look toassess if there are obvious food groups that correlate to any uncomfortable side effects. You can choose an elimination diet that closely aligns withthe foods that dont seem to agree with you, or try a mini-elimination diet, eliminating just one food for four to six weeks that seems to be causing issues.

If, after keeping a food journal and eliminating obvious culprits, you still feel the need to adopt a more regimented program, Van Horn and Sampson both recommend you consult a registered dietitian to offer guidance in choosing a plan and for advice following it if youll betraining. Whole30 and theAutoimmune Protocol are popular, as is the low-FODMAP diet. Van Horn recommends the low-FODMAP diet most frequently, but she notes that its also one of the hardest elimination diets to try, because the class of carbohydrate that it eliminates includes a lot of fruits and vegetables (even broccoli!) as well as gluten, processed sugars, and dairy.

Elimination diets like FODMAP are intense and hard to handle while training, Van Horn says. She recommends that you work with your dietitian to develop an adequate meal plan. Your number-one priority is getting enough calories, and it can be hard to replace staples like oats or refined sugars with foods that are equally calorically dense. Eliminating a huge amount of foods can lead to nutrient and energy deficiencies, she says.

You can also use afood-tracking app to make sure youre getting enough calories and macronutrients. Remember that the volume of food youll need to eat may be considerably higher than usual once you eliminatefoods like pasta, dairy, and refined sugar.

You dont need to take out these foods forever, you just need to figure out which ones work for you and which dont, says Van Horn. Many of the off-limits foods in the elimination diets arent bad for you. At the end, there needs to be a reintroduction phase. Thats the whole point.

When you start adding foods back in, do it slowly and specifically. Start with a single serving, give your body at least a day to show any response, and continue to keep track of your eating patterns and any effects in a journal.

More isnt better. Its not ideal to eliminate this many foods in the long term, says Sampson. Van Horn echoes her point, explaining that elimination diets are tools to use temporarily, not permanent solutions. Ultimately, trying onemay help you feelbetterbut only if you do it mindfully and tune in to what your body needs.

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