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A Last-Minute Summer Diet to Get Your Body Ready(ish) for the Sun – GQ Magazine

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

Photograph by Ben Watts

Gear up for the homestretch.

At last, after a long and unforgiving winter during which you occasionally wondered if you would ever feel warmth again, Memorial Day is upon us, which means that it's almost time for that pre-summer diet and exercise regimen to which you've adhered with such discipline to pay off. Since this last week is what really separates the Globo Gym physical specimens from the Peter LaFleurs of the world, we asked a couple of registered dietitians for their advice on what you should eat in order to finish on a high note. Whether you choose to celebrate this weekend by launching yourself headlong into a sea of perfectly-grilled hamburgers and sunscreen-laced light beer afterwards, though, is entirely up to you.

Protein and produce. This may come as a shock, but lean proteins are really, really good for you. Maria Bella of Top Balance Nutrition explains that protein produces a hunger hormone called ghrelin and requires a bit more energy to digest than other nutrients, which makes these foods the bedrock of a smart diet. Vegetables should also be a major part of what you eat this weeka good rule of thumb, according to Bella, is that produce should take up about half of your plate's surface area at any given meal.

Cut starches, not carbs. Don't get confused! Carbohydrates are found in pretty much everything that we eat, and cutting them altogether would be both unnecessary and wildly impractical. But you can get all the carbohydrates you need from a few servings of fruit combined with your intake of foods that are sources of lean protein, like beans or dairy. It's the elimination of starchesfoods with high energy density and minimal nutritional value like breads and pastasthat will have the most significant impact on your precise degree of shirtless season-readiness.

Timing matters. You are probably going to feel hungry as you work off those last few pounds, but Pam Nisevich Bede of EAS Sports Nutrition is here to reassure you: It's going to be okay. Most people today prefer to eat frequently and graze throughout the day, but Nisevich Bede urges her dieting clients to reacquaint themselves with their satiety and hunger signals. As a rule of thumb, she suggests scheduling four nibbling-free hours between mealsno matter what the voices in your head say.

Eat things in order. When eating meals this week, Bella offers a simple suggestion for limiting intake of starches: Eat them last. If you've already eaten your servings lean proteins and produce, she points out, you're going to be less likely to go back for those second and third helpings of spaghetti that threaten to torpedo all your best-laid plans.

Size matters, too. You've heard it before, but it's still true: Breakfast and lunch, in that order, should be your largest meals of the day. Nisevich Bedepoints out that eating adequately during those meals will help you to avoid being tempted by myriad mid-afternoon snacks or making poor choices of the all-you-can-eat variety when dinnertime finally rolls around.

Drink water. Not just because it's hot. Nisevich Bede cautions that a principal symptom of dehydration is fatigue, which in turn makes you more likely to resort to sugary drinks or snacks for a pick-me-up. Many people also confuse the sensations of thirst and hunger, and end up eating when all they really need to do is hydrate. Bella recommends starting meals with a water-heavy course, like a broth-based soup or a green salad topped with lemon juice. You probably won't love these dishes, unless you're astoundingly boring and/or a psycho, but they'll help take the edge off of hunger.

Eating out? Don't despair. Just because you're on a mission doesn't mean you have to skip nights out and eat at home alone while contemplating the depths of your loneliness. Simple salads, lean filets, and roasted vegetables are dependable and healthy mainstays that are almost certainly available at your American restaurant of choice. If you're going out for Thai, for example, Bella recommends dishes like chicken satay and spring rolls wrapped in rice paper; if your friends are in the mood for sushi, sashimi is a no-brainer, and most rolls can be wrapped in cucumber instead of rice to save yourself the starch.

Do dessert the smart way. If you absolutely cannot go without a little treat at the end of the meal, Bella suggests that you have three bites of it. Why three? The first and last bites taste the best. Everything in between, though, tastes exactly the same.

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Studies Spotlight Diet, Supplements for Knee Pain – WebMD

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

By Serena Gordon

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 23, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Fiber helps lower cholesterol, stabilize blood sugar levels and keep the bowels running smoothly, but a new study suggests it can also reduce knee pain from arthritis.

Researchers found that people who ate the most fiber reported reduced osteoarthritis knee pain by up to 60 percent. However, X-rays did not show any difference in their knees compared to those who consumed less fiber.

A second study looked at the effects of the dietary supplement chondroitin on knee pain. That study -- sponsored by a maker of the supplements -- found that taking chondroitin daily was linked to less knee pain and improved function.

But at least two bone specialists noted that the potent type of chondroitin used in the study probably isn't available in the United States, and the safety of long-term daily use of the supplement is unknown.

Both studies were published online May 23 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

"With both of these studies, the danger is that people are thinking they're making a change in their arthritis, but they may only be masking the pain. Neither study has proven a change in the natural history of osteoarthritis," explained Dr. Victor Khabie, who was not involved with the studies. He is co-director of the Orthopedic and Spine Institute at Northern Westchester Hospital, in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

Fiber is found in fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains. It helps to make people feel full and reduce calorie intake. Fiber is also believed to reduce inflammation, the researchers said.

The fiber study looked at data from two other studies. One included nearly 5,000 people who had or were at risk of osteoarthritis. Their health has been monitored since at least 2006, when their average age was 61.

The second set of data came from the Framingham Offspring study, and included just over 1,200 people. That study began in 1971, and includes data from 1993 to 1994, when the average age of participants was 54. They were followed until 2002-2005.

In the first group, median fiber intake ranged from 21 grams a day to 9 grams a day. In the Framingham group, the highest group ate a median of 26 grams daily. The lowest group had nearly 14 grams daily.

People who ate the most fiber were at lower risk of developing osteoarthritis knee pain, the study found. For those in the first group who ate the most fiber, the risk went down by 30 percent. For those in the Framingham group who ate the most fiber, the risk was 61 percent less than those who ate the least fiber.

The researchers also found that people who ate more fiber were less likely to have worsening knee pain.

Lead researcher Zhaoli Dai, a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University, said, "There is a strong link among obesity, inflammation and painful knee osteoarthritis. We speculate that eating more fiber increases satiety and therefore reduces total caloric intake and reduces body weight."

But Dai added that because the study is an observational one, it can't prove a cause-and-effect relationship.

Dr. Matthew Hepinstall is associate director of the Lenox Hill Hospital Center for Joint Preservation & Reconstruction in New York City.

He agreed that the study cannot prove a causal relationship.

"Nevertheless, when combined with recently published data suggesting lower rates of osteoarthritis progression in patients who lose weight -- also only an association -- a picture is emerging that healthy lifestyles may have measurable effects on the risk of progressive osteoarthritis pain," Hepinstall said.

But he noted that plenty of people who maintain healthy and active lifestyles also develop painful osteoarthritis. So, Hepinstall added that "a high-fiber diet should not be seen as a proven strategy for preventing arthritis."

Dai said: "As the average intake of fiber is about 15 grams per day among Americans. This amount is way below the recommended nutritional goal according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, which recommends 22.4 grams/day for women and 28 grams/day for men aged 51 years and above."

According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, a usual serving of high-fiber cereal contains 9 or more grams of fiber. A cup of navy beans provides nearly 10 grams, and an apple has about 5 grams of fiber.

The second study looked at chondroitin sulfate. It's a chemical found naturally in the cartilage of the knee, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

The study included more than 600 people from five European countries who had been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis. The patients were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups.

One group was given 800 milligrams (mg) of "pharmaceutical grade" chondroitin daily and one placebo pill to mimic 200 mg of the pain reliever celecoxib (Celebrex). Another group was given a 200-mg celecoxib pill and a placebo to mimic the chondroitin pill. The third group was given two placebo pills.

The study lasted six months. Doctors assessed the study participants at one, three and six months.

Reductions in pain and improvements in joint function were greater in people treated with chondroitin or celecoxib at three and six months. The researchers said that chondroitin provided similar relief to celecoxib.

Khabie said, "It looks like there's an anti-inflammatory or pain-relieving effect when chondroitin is taken in a very purified, very well-controlled state, but that's probably not what's available off-the-shelf [in the United States]." He noted that chondroitin is a supplement, and in the United States supplements aren't regulated in the same way that drugs are.

Khabie also said that the safety of taking chondroitin long-term isn't known.

Hepinstall echoed Khabie's concerns about the chondroitin study, but also said chondroitin might be "particularly well-suited for patients who cannot take NSAID medications." NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, include ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve) and aspirin.

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SOURCES: Zhaoli Dai, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher, Boston University; Victor Khabie, M.D., chief, department of surgery, chief, sports medicine, and co-director of the Orthopedic and Spine Institute, Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco, N.Y.; Matthew S. Hepinstall, M.D., associate director, Lenox Hill Hospital Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction, New York City; May 23, 2017, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, online

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The Mounting Evidence Against Diet Sodas – ConsumerReports.org

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

Not all public health experts say you must cut out diet sodas completely, however. In response to the recent Stroke study, Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., past chair of the American Heart Associations Nutrition Committee and professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont, said that limiting sugars is still important for health, and until we know more, people should use artificially-sweetened drinks cautiously.

In a statement following the Stroke study, The Calorie Council, an organization representing the diet food and beverage industry, said theres no reason to give up your diet soda habit just yet, because artificial sweeteners have been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration and are deemed safe, and that evidence of their health impacts is still limited.

In the end, the occasional sodawith sugar or artificial sweetenersis probably fine. But your best bet the vast majority of the time, says Avitzur, is to stick with water, plain or sparkling. If you find unflavored water boring, add a splash of bitters with a slice of lemon or lime.

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How to Follow the Whole30 Diet for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Without Feeling Hungry – PEOPLE.com

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

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With summer right around the corner, now just might be thetime to give in to the program everyone has been talkingabout Whole30.

The purpose of the dietis not specifically to lose weight, but rather to reset your relationship with your health and with food, according to the co-creator and the Whole30 Cookbook author Melissa Hartwig.

For 30 days, you eliminate foods deemed problematic by researchsuch as additives, sugar and refined carbs then you slowly reintroduce those foods to track changes in how you feel.

The program has taken the social media world by storm, withpeople posting their recipes, tips and encouraging each other to stick to it for the whole month.

If you havent jumped on board just yet, here are a days worth ofrecipes to help get you started. As youll notice, the key to sticking to the diet whilestaying full is hearty proteins (yes, even bacon) balanced with large portions of fruits and veggies.

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2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 medium-size sweet potato, peeled and cut into 8 (-in.-thick) rounds tsp. table salt, divided tsp. black pepper, divided 2 tsp. white vinegar 4 large eggs 1 garlic clove, minced 4 oz. baby spinach 4 Whole30-compliant bacon slices (such as Wellshire), cooked crisp and broken in half Whole30-compliant hot sauce (such as Tabasco)

1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium. Add sweet potatoes in a single layer, and cook until fork-tender and browned on both sides, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, and sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

2. Fill a wide saucepan with 3 inches of water. Add vinegar, and bring to a boil over high. Crack each egg into a separate small bowl. Gently slide each egg into boiling water. Remove pan from heat, cover, and let stand 3 minutes for soft yolks or 5 minutes for firm yolks. Using a slotted spoon, remove eggs from pan, and place on a plate lined with paper towels.

3. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet over medium. Add garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in spinach, and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in remaining 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

4. Stack 2 sweet-potato rounds, and top evenly with spinach, bacon and poached egg. Top with a dash of hot sauce.

Serves: 2 Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 25 minutes

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3 tbsp. white wine vinegar 1 tsp. Whole30-compliant Dijon mustard (such as Annies) 10 pitted kalamata olives, finely chopped 1 anchovy fillet, minced 1 garlic clove, minced 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil tsp. black pepper 4 small Yukon Gold potatoes 1 tsp. table salt 6-8 fresh asparagus stalks, trimmed 8 oz. baby arugula 2 (5-oz.) cans water-packed wild albacore tuna, drained and flaked 2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered 1 large tomato, cut into wedges Small fresh basil leaves (optional)

1. Whisk together vinegar, mustard, olives, anchovy and garlic in a small bowl. Slowly drizzle oil into bowl, whisking constantly until emulsified. Sprinkle with pepper.

2. Cover potatoes with water in a large saucepan over high; add salt. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer, uncovered, just until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes, reserving 1 inch of water in pan. Transfer potatoes to a small bowl, cut in half, and drizzle with 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Bring reserved water to simmer over medium. Add asparagus to pan; cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Immediately place in ice water to cool. Drain.

3. Divide arugula between 2 plates. Divide tuna, eggs, tomato, potatoes and asparagus evenly between servings. Drizzle with remaining vinaigrette; sprinkle with basil if desired.

Serves: 2 Active time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes

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2 tsp. chili powder tsp. table salt, divided 3/8 tsp. black pepper, divided 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided 3 tbsp. fresh lime juice, divided 4 (1-in.-thick) boneless pork loin chops (about 6 oz. each) 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon, chilled cup thinly sliced red onion 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for serving Lime wedges

1. Preheat a grill to medium (350 to 400). Combine chili powder, tsp. salt and tsp. pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in 2 tbsp. each of the olive oil and lime juice. Brush both sides of pork chops with oil mixture. Grill chops on oiled grates, uncovered, turning once, until internal temperature reaches 145, 7 to 9 minutes. Let rest 3 to 5 minutes.

2. For the salad, combine watermelon, onion and cilantro in a medium bowl. Drizzle with remaining 1 tbsp. each olive oil and lime juice. Sprinkle with tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper; toss gently to coat.

3. Serve pork chops with watermelon salad. Serve with lime wedges, and sprinkle with additional cilantro.

Serves: 4 Active time: 15 minutes Total time: 25 minutes

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WWE Champion Jinder Mahal opens up on his life-changing diet and workout regimen – FOXSports.com

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

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Jinder Mahal stunned WWE fans worldwide Sunday night at Backlash in Chicago, where he defeated Randy Orton to become the new WWE World Champion.

Mahal'srise to the top of the SmackDown Live roster has occurred seemingly overnight,and his victory over Orton was historic. He became the first Indian WWE Champion, a decade afterThe Great Khali held the World Heavyweight Championship.

Prior to his first appearance on SmackDown as a champion Tuesday night, Mahal spoke to Fox Sports about the reaction to Backlash, his relationship with Vince McMahon, and his workout regimen.

Via WWE.com

Jinder Mahal: Very crazy, you know, Ive just been so busy. I havent taken the time to really let it sink in. Im sure when I go home tomorrow itll all sink in. But right after I won I was in the gym the next day training, [had] a live event yesterday, trained again today and Im on SmackDown.

That moment when I won and when I came back through Gorilla the best thing thats ever happened to me. 15 years Ive put in work, hard work to get to this point. Obviously I went through being released from WWE being signed at a young age to debut when I was 24. So, you know, its been quite the roller coaster but at that moment it was all worth it. I look forward to once I get home and have a minute to reflect and some alone time.

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Jinder Mahal: I think the response has been great from the rest of the boys. You know, Im an example that in the WWE there are opportunities for people who work hard, improve constantly. I think its great for morale, too, for guys who are lower on the card. Sometimes you get unhappy with your position. I was there with them. I was in the opening match, losing to El Torito in the opening match in 30 seconds - and now Im WWE Champion just through coming back every week and being relentless and wanting to improve everything. My promos, my look, my physique. I think, all in all, its a great change in WWE it showed theyre willing to reward hard work.

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Jinder Mahal: He was very happy, shook my hand. He was standing up when I came back through Gorilla. I get a lot of advice from Vince. I believe hes a genius, so a lot of promos and everything the last couple weeks after a match or a promo, Vince is the first person that I come to talk to. He was very happy, he could see that I was improving, and Vince is one of those guys if you care, he cares about you. I have a great relationship with Vince now, which is one of those things I never had before, because I would kind of avoid him. But now I come back and Vince is the first person that I see every week.

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Jinder Mahal: That building, just the way the acoustics are its a taller arena, but it gathers a large capacity. It is one of the rowdiest crowds.

Leading up to this match, I had no idea what the reaction was going to be. Whether they were going to be silent, whether they were going to boo me or cheer, its just so unpredictable. Chicagos one of those places where truly dont know, but once I was out there the reaction was great.

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Jinder Mahal: He is right. I was 23, I was right out of college, and then I debuted, I was on the SmackDown roster when I was 24. So it was a little bit too much too soon. Ill be the first to admit that I wasnt quite ready for the responsibility inside the ring and outside the ring. I got sidetracked.

Now, looking back, being released was one of the best things that ever happened to me because I developed so much as a performer and as a person outside the ring. Inside of the ring, I got my confidence back. I had lost my confidence just working short matches, losing in like three minutes. I had to wrestle in these 20-minute long matches, main-event style matches, and I got my confidence back. So that was very important.

Via WWE.com

Jinder Mahal: Everybody here aspires to be world champion. Its like all football players aspire to win the Super Bowl.

Yeah, at a certain point I had kind of maybe given up on the dream. Maybe it wont happen. But I saw when I got back, as soon as I started caring, as soon as I started putting in more effort, things just started happening in a positive way, so it just motivated me to work even harder. Writing down my goals is one of the things I started to do about a year ago. Every day I write down [goals], I have my organizer.

I messed up, I didnt write become WWE Champion, I would write become a champion in WWE.

Its one of those things that I put it out there and I worked at it and now Im WWE Champion.

Via WWE.com

Jinder Mahal: Maharaja means the grand king. Maha means grand, and raja, is king.

Fox Sports: What does it mean for you personally to refer to yourself as the Maharaja?

Jinder Mahal: Its just an attitude that I have I believe in my mind that Im one of the best in WWE, and now I have the WWE Championship, so it kind of cements it. If you believe it, you can achieve it.

If I aspire to be the king of WWE, one day if I keep working at it, I will be the king of WWE.

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Jinder Mahal: That moment actually came before I signed back with WWE. I was kind of in a slump and I was eating junk food every day, drinking too much, and I actually weighed about 260. Just kind of real soft.

So one day I just decided that enoughs enough. I stopped drinking, I still dont drink. Its been almost a year now, itll be a year next week. I just ordered [from] a meal prep company called Nutrition Solutions, I ordered a meal prep and thats virtually all I ate. And I started training again, and just, you know, caring about myself. Two months later I was signed back to WWE. Whereas I sat out for two years, nobody called me, nobody cared about me. As soon as I started caring, two months later I was signed back to WWE. It just sparked something in me, if I keep working If I care, they care. And doors start to open.

I havent eaten a cheat meal in months, but Im not even tempted to because I see the results that Im getting and its giving me confidence, which in return [makes] me more aggressive in the ring, and helps make me more believable as a superstar. Its motivating me even more. Diet hard, train hard.

After the world championship, no cheating, just had chicken and rice and I was in the gym the next day early in the morning. Im going to keep working hard, and hopefully this is just the beginning.

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Jinder Mahal: Its not hard, you just have to make it a priority.

So, first thing I do when I wake up in a hotel room or at home is I do empty-stomach cardio. Sometimes 45 minutes, sometimes 20 minutes, sometimes half and hour, just before I eat. I drink some water and I just do the elliptical trainer. So that kind of puts me in a fat-burning state for the rest of the day.

What I do normally is I do the cardio, then Ill eat - protein shake, oatmeal, banana - then Ill hit the gym, and Ill be in the gym for two hours.

Ill train for about an hour and a half, stretch for 30 minutes, and thats it for exercise. Cardio, stretch and train six days a week, one day rest day.

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Jinder Mahal: Hes a powerhouse. You could see he whipped me so far back my head hit the rope. Hes strong, hes a big boy. If WWE is something that he wants to pursue, Im sure he could easily do it. He could become a great WWE superstar.

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Lady in Red! Mama June Flaunts 300 Lb. Weight Loss in Body-Hugging Dress – PEOPLE.com

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

Mama June Shannonwas all smiles while showingoff her new size 4 figure on Tuesday.

The 37-year-oldHere Comes Honey Boo Boo star, who recentlydropped 300 lbs.in adrastic body transformation, stole the show at the premiere of WE tvsGrowing Up Hip Hop Atlanta walking the red carpet in a red halter-top dress with plunging neckline.

Sheaccessorized herlook with black heels, a series of rings, and a simple bracelet.

It was a far cry from the last time Shannon walked theGrowing Up Hip Hoppremiere red carpet in January 2015.

Viewers watched Shannonsstunning transformation on WE tvsMama June: From Not to Hotas the reality star spent upwards of $75,000 to have gastric sleeve surgery, breast augmentation and 9 lbs. ofskin removal surgery on her turkey neck, bat wings and stomach.

Its kind of crazy, Shannon told PEOPLE Nowin April. A lot of people dont recognize who I am until I talk its kind of like Im in my own disguise.

Normally when I walk through the streets, everybody notices me, and now its like nobody [does], she added.

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Shannon who weighed in at 460 lbs. at her biggest previously told PEOPLEshe plans on keeping the weight offwith better food decisions, exercise and portion control.

I can promise you Im never going back to that size, she said. Im happy where Im at.

With her weight finally under control, Shannon hopes her daughtersLauryn Pumpkin Shannon, 17, and Alana Honey Boo Boo Thompson, 11, will embrace the same lifestyle changes, though its not something shes forcing on them. (Shannon also has a 20-year-old daughter Jessica Chubbs Shannonand eldest, estranged daughter childAnna Chickadee Cardwell,22.)

I do worry about their health, but Im not going to say, You got to eat salads all the time, Shannon explained. Ive seen Pumpkin and Alana lose and gain weight, but I dont want them to end up like I did at 460 lbs. Who would want that?

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Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

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I was 13 years old when my dad brought home our first digital scale. It was Christmas, and at first it provoked the same excitement I felt whenever we got any sort of newfangled, vaguely techy object in those more analog days. I rarely weighed myself before that, usually only at annual doctors visits, but this machinery was sleek and shiny, with the ability to tell weight to the absurdly precise tenth of a pound.

Its not that I didnt already know that I was severely overweight. If the difficulty finding clothing that fit and the perpetual physical discomfort hadnt already clued me in, fellow middle schoolers flip cruelty wouldve done it. But seeing the number on the scale was my come-to-Jesus or, rather, come-to-Atkins moment. I stopped housing restaurant-size dishes of fettuccine alfredo like I was a tween Caligula at a banquet, I reluctantly started exercising, and I convinced myself that flavored seltzer was a treat. (I was way ahead of the curve with that last one.)

Within a year, I lost all the weight I wanted to, and have more or less maintained it since. It wasnt all that simple or straightforward, but both then and now, I rarely discussed the effort I put into what was a major, ultimately positive life change. For one thing, talking about your diet is inherently uninteresting. But I also held back out of a specific sense of shame that I couldnt necessarily articulate at the time. I was bookish, inquisitive, and defiant, and I prided myself on those qualities; even though I deeply wanted to lose weight, this desire felt vain and ignoble, an admission that I cared about how others saw me.

Ive been reminded of that feeling often since then, especially as the body-positivity movement has gained traction and weight has felt increasingly politicized. When Marisa Meltzer explored dieting as a feminist taboo for Elle back in 2013, she admitted, the guilt I once felt about what I ate has been replaced by guilt over being the wrong kind of feminist or maybe no kind of feminist: a woman pursuing something as pedestrian and frankly boring as losing weight. She theorized that many self-identifying feminists who struggle with their weight may feign an attitude of indifference as a front. In the years since her essay was published, I suspect thats only become more common.

Back in 2013, Meltzer pointed to Lena Dunham as the ultimate self-acceptance icon. Her body has been subject to relentless, often harsh, scrutiny since Girls first aired; most recently, the focus has been on her noticeable weight loss, due in part to working out with Tracy Anderson and eating a more plant-based diet. Shes been vocal in objecting to positive press. A couple of weeks back, Dunham responded to a magazine that included a new photo of her next to the headline 20 Slimdown Diet Tips Stars Are Using. In a widely circulated Instagram post, she attributed her smaller figure to everything from her long-running battles with endometriosis and anxiety to living in Trumps America and realizing who ya real friends are. Shed previously written, my weight loss isnt a triumph because my body belongs to ME at every phase, in every iteration, and whatever Im doing with it, Im not handing in my feminist card to anyone.

Regardless of the whys and hows of Dunhams weight loss, Im struck by the highly charged way the discussion progressed. Numerous publications (especially woman-centric ones) praised her reaction. But, I found myself wondering, what if she had just wanted to lose some weight for the sake of losing some weight? Should it really be all that controversial or shameful to want to control how you look, especially if you have a job that keeps you in the public eye? Must dropping a few pounds come with a disclaimer, or 20? If women used to avoid saying they were on a diet because it might not seem cool or fun, now we worry about the possibility of offending others or losing our feminist card.

Fat acceptance was indeed born during the same era as second-wave feminism; today, body positivity and pop feminism exist as the significantly less radical, more widespread versions of their predecessors. As these ideals have deviated further from their origins, becoming more watered-down and commercialized, theyve also become inextricably linked. A typical triumphant viral web-story plotline, especially for womens sites, involves a woman clapping back at body shamers. Body positivity is now a savvy branding move: Take ModCloth, which pledged not to use Photoshop and publicly lent their support to the 2016 Truth in Advertising Act, calling for federal regulation of airbrushing in ads. (The indie retailer sold to Walmart earlier this year.) And when Dove created soap bottles modeled on different female body shapes, it was hilariously misguided and widely panned but it was also a natural extension of the infantilizing way businesses have attempted to profit off this mind-set.

Its not like the industry devoted to shrinking us down has taken a blow: We can hardly go a few weeks without hearing about a new diet plan that features seemingly arbitrary restrictions (what, exactly, is wrong with mushrooms?) or an insanely punishing cleanse. But now, when it comes to actually discussing the deliberate changes we make to our bodies, we either wrap them in innuendo or scramble to deny them altogether, in an attempt to appear more enlightened.

One cultural barometer is the way celebrities talk about their eating and exercise habits (and the media coverage they generate). Unsurprisingly, its a long-standing tradition to ask people whose job it is to look conventionally attractive how they got that way and what they consume every day. But few ever admit to being on a diet nobody wants to reveal how the sausage, or, more appropriately, the grilled chicken breast, is made. Wellness has also become a catch-all euphemism that allows one to admit to undertaking a transformation, but chalk it up to health instead of superficiality. Eva Mendes couched an answer about her routine by saying that she eats clean and, because shes busy, truly enjoys having the same thing for lunch and dinner every single day. Spoiler: Its salmon, quinoa, and salad. (Eva Mendess Simple Eating Regimen Is So Refreshing, Refinery29 gushed, either in willful ignorance or a profound misunderstanding of what a diet is.) A Glamour listicle titled 10 Celebrities Who DGAF About Eating Healthy celebrated stars like Gigi Hadid, Emma Stone, and Jennifer Lawrence for being quick to admit eating burgers, pizza, or red velvet cupcakes is just part of life, though something tells me that, based on the industry theyre in, they must G at least a tiny bit of AF. At least Lawrence whose meteoric rise to become Americas sweetheart was certainly aided by red-carpet sound bites about loving McDonalds finally admitted: I dont feel like I have a normal body. I do Pilates every day. I eat, but I work out a lot more than a normal person.

The current cultural discomfort around dieting has trickled down to how even I someone with firsthand experience undertaking significant weight loss react when confronted with it. When acquaintances said they were trying Whole30 for the new year or posted hashtagged meal shots to Instagram, I remember balking: My first reaction was to think that they didnt seem like the type of people to go on a diet, much less talk about dieting. (By contrast, the girls I knew in high school and college who now appear to be engaged in a Facebook weight-loss-shake pyramid scheme definitely do fit the mold I associate with people who diet though are their motivations really all that different?) While visiting an old friend, I noticed that she had downloaded MyFitnessPal and felt an odd rush of embarrassment, like I had accidentally stumbled onto something I wasnt supposed to see. We could talk to each other about our sex lives without batting an eyelash, yet counting calories seemed like a step too far.

Im not saying we should necessarily be talking about our diets more again, its boring, and Im generally a proponent of all of us dialing back our abundant over-sharing a bit. But what a relief it would be to shed the anxiety surrounding how we discuss them, to lose the doublespeak and welcome more honesty.

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French drugmaker Servier to face trial over weight-loss Mediator – Reuters

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

PARIS The Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday that drugmaker Servier as well as the French drug regulator should face trial over weight-loss pill Mediator, believed to have caused at least 500 deaths in one of France's worst health scandals.

Once licensed as a diabetes treatment, the drug was widely prescribed as an appetite suppressant to help people lose weight.

Mediator, whose active chemical substance is known as Benfluorex, was withdrawn from the French market in 2009, around a decade after being pulled in Spain, Italy and the United States.

The prosecutor's indictment covers charges of misleading claims as well as manslaughter and targets 14 people as well as 11 institutions including Servier and the French drug regulator ANSM.

A spokeswoman with Servier had no comment.

According to the health ministry, at least 500 people died of heart valve trouble in France because of exposure to Mediator's active ingredient. Other estimates based on extrapolations have put the death toll closer to 2,000.

(Reporting by Simond Carraud, Matthias Blamont and Emmanuel Jarry; Editing by Leigh Thomas)

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From Chain-Smoker to Bodybuilder! How this Mom of Three Lost 126 lbs. – PEOPLE.com

Posted: May 24, 2017 at 5:42 pm

Watch the full episodes ofWe Lost 100 Pounds!now on the newPeople/EntertainmentWeekly Network(PEN). Go to PEOPLE.com/PENor download the PEN app on your favorite device.

Rebin Roy says she could easily down a pitcher of margaritas and 20 buffalo wings at happy hour, and eventually found herself weighing 248 lbs. at 54.

Her junk food consumption wasnt her only unhealthyhabit Roy also smoked a pack-and-a-half to two packs of cigarettes every day for 14 years.

In 2003 I got pregnant and I quit cold turkey, but after having my daughter, I never lost all the weight Id gained,the homemaker and part-time actress, 42, tells PEOPLE.

After giving birth to her third child, Roy began experiencing health issues that landed her in and out of the hospital for years. At one doctors appointment in 2007, she felt insulted by her physician for being heavy. It motivated her to joinWeight Watchersand lose the poundsshe had gained due to poor eating habits and three pregnancies.

These days, down 126 lbs.,she says she eats the same kinds of things but in smaller portions.

I do six small meals a day, so I have breakfast, a morning snack, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner and an evening snack, says Roy. When I go out for fast food, I will probably have half a hamburger and then have the other halflater,where [before] Id eat a hamburger, fries, the shake, whatever else was available.But the portions made me heavy, so its not worth it!

She also began using aslowcooker to prepare healthymeals.

That makes my life so much easier, says Roy. Ill put some chicken in in the morning and its done for dinner.

After losing her first 80 lbs., Roy underwent a tummy tuck and had breast surgery. She then decided she wanted to take up bodybuilding, and now partakes in competitions. Her favorite part is the glamour category, when she gets to wear a sparkly bikini and angel wings, saying the experience gives her a confidence boost. I feel like I could be a Victorias Secret model!

For more inspiring weight loss stories, pick upthe latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.

The Geneva, Illinois-based mom of three who now weighs 122 lbs. says she never hesitates to showcase her physique in a two-piece swimsuit.

I hear a lot of women that I know who are beautiful and have amazing bodiessay, Im too old to be in a bikini, or, Im not fit enough to be in a bikini. And I dont understand where those rules come from, she says. Theres nobody saying you have to be 20 to wear a bikini. Theres nobody saying you have to be a [size] zero to wear a bikini.

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These ‘Extreme Weight Loss’ Success Stories Will Seriously Inspire You – Women’s Health

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While the before-and-after photos flooding your Instagram feed are great, weight-loss success is more than dropping pounds and buying smaller clothes. Sometimes, it can even be an inspiring path to self-discovery. And that's something that the show ...

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