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Teams reportedly concerned about Kaepernick’s commitment, diet – NBCSports.com

Posted: March 31, 2017 at 11:45 pm


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Via Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area, teams are concerned about his commitment to football and his vegan diet. Although we don't question whether one or more people from one or more teams have expressed that viewpoint to Maiocco, we do wonder about ...
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Here’s Exactly How I Lost 50 Pounds Doing The Keto Diet – Delish

Posted: March 31, 2017 at 11:45 pm

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All of this is useless if you don't accompany it with a high-intensity strength training regimen. After all, your body needs muscle to burn fat. I recommend an 80/20 strength-training-to-cardio ratio.

To give you an idea of what that looks like, at the peak of my keto journey, I was weight training for an hour every morning (with one or two rest days per week) and doing about 30 minutes of high-intensity cardio twice a week. I emphasize "high-intensity" because the higher your heart rate, the more fat you're burning. Good cardio exercises include sprinting intervals, spin classes like Soulcycle, and good old-fashioned swimming. Bad (or less efficient) cardio activities include long-distance running or anything that maintains a moderate heart rate.

Now here's where things get tricky: Ketosis is a pretty fragile state, and it's not the same for everyone. You have to figure out the exact cocktail of macronutrients you need to hit every day. There are a few tools online that should help I used the ruled.me Ketogenic Calculator. These calculators take a number of things into account like age, height, activity level, and your own personal goals. The most important thing to remember is that you want your carb intake to be no more than 5 percent of your total caloric intake. Based on what I've read, 20g is a safe daily carb threshold to shoot for. The other thing to remember is that you have to hit a relatively small protein window every day. Eat too little or too much protein, and you risk kicking your body out of ketosis.

You're probably wondering how I kept track of all of this on a daily basis. Fortunately, like any millennial, I turned to a smartphone app for help. There are a few of them out there, but my favorite one is Lose It! It lets you search a user-generated database of almost every food and drink known to the internet, log what you ate, and it breaks down everything from caloric intake to macronutrients to exercise.

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One of the most helpful things I used during keto was a food scale. Since this diet requires you to know every ingredient going into your body and exactly how much of it, dining out wasn't really much of an option. Therefore, you have to be prepared to cook everything. To make it easy, I did most of my cooking on the weekend and saved leftovers for during the week. With each meal, I'd weigh out the ingredients and log them in the app. That way, I could accurately track exactly how many carbs, fats, and proteins I was taking in.

For me, an average day in meals usually included some sort of variation of bacon and eggs in the morning (substituting bacon with avocado from time to time), a fatty salad or some lamb over lettuce from the halal cart for lunch (or even a bunless burger), and weekend leftovers for dinner. If I had the energy after work, I'd occasionally make pork chops or a steak.

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If you haven't already figured it out by now, arguably the biggest downside of this diet is that you don't get cheat days. If you cheat (miss your protein window or eat too many carbs, for example), you have to start all over again. Keto only works as a constant state; It's more of a lifestyle change than a diet. Another bummer is that since you're taking in a lot of fat and not a lot of fiber, constipation can be a problem. This can be alleviated by taking fiber supplements like Metamucil or psyllium husk.

The good news is once you're in ketosis, you'll notice a lot of changes and not just in appearance. When I was on keto, my skin cleared up, my mood brightened, and I found the energy I was getting from fat to be cleaner and a lot more reliable. I woke up feeling clear headed and had enough energy to sustain me throughout the day. I rarely even needed coffee!

After 5 to 6 months of full-on keto, I hit my target weight (160), and decided to ease myself out of it. To start, I basically continued eating according to the diet's guidelines, but stopped logging and tracking my food, choosing to use my own judgment rather than have the diet dictate my life. Then, little by little, I re-introduced some carbs back into my system, like fruits and some vegetables. I still eat a lot of fatty food and try to stay away from grainy carbs like rice, bread, and pasta. To be honest, I don't know if those will ever be a regular part of my diet again. You really don't notice all the negative effects of sugars and carbs until you quit them completely.

There's a common misconception that fat is the primary cause of obesity, which explains society's obsession with low-fat products (yogurt, milk, desserts, etc.). But that claim is being proven wrong every day. I'm no nutritionist, but from what I've learned, fat is definitely not the boogeyman I grew up conditioned to believe. The issue is most of our fat is hidden behind a lot of carbs, which make it really hard for some metabolically challenged people like myself to burn it efficiently.

It's been about 7 months since my body was last in ketosis, and I'm happy to say I've maintained a healthy lifestyle and have still been able to lose even more fat just by working out and knowing what I'm eating. One great benefit from this diet is that it cuts your portion sizes. If, like me, one of your problems is portion control, nothing will train your body to eat less like filling it with meat, cheese, and butter for a few months. That alone will help you keep the weight off after keto (as long as you don't go straight for the carton of ice cream).

My weight now fluctuates between 155 and 160 pounds (down from 207 last February) and has been that way since last June. I look better, I feel better, and any time I feel myself slipping into old habits, I like to get back into it for a few weeks just to re-center myself. That or I head to the barber shop for more advice and moral support.

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These 5 Surprising Foods Make Up the Most Salt In Our Diet – Men’s Health

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The researchers had nearly 10,000 participants report what they ate within the last 24 hours. They discovered that the average person consumed 3,409 milligrams (mg) of sodium a daywell above the daily recommended guideline of 2,300 mg a day.

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Zac Efron’s ‘Baywatch’ Diet Helped Him Stop Craving Junk Food – SELF

Posted: March 31, 2017 at 11:45 pm

One view of the new Baywatch trailer will probably have you saying, "Holy buff Zac Efron !" The actor plays an Olympic swimmer-turned-lifeguard in the film, and he looks more toned and muscular than ever. We found out his body transformation didn't come without hard work. Last year, Efron told Men's Fitness magazine that he trained for 10 weeks for the film, working out five or six days a week, and sometimes twice a day. He paired his intense fitness regimen with a strict low-carb, low-sugar diet, too. He shared some of his healthy meals on Instagram , and they actually looked downright delicious. And Efron said sticking to healthy #eeeeeats helped to curb his junk food cravings.

"After a while your body stops craving junk food and you look forward to these meals," he told the magazine. "You go, 'Holy cow, I want kale and vinaigrette shredded with beets and a little bit of sweet potato!'"

He's right: Eating healthy for a sustained period of time can turn us off from our unhealthy cravings. Tanya Zuckerbrot , M.S., R.D., founder of the F-Factor Diet, tells SELF that studies support Efron's statements. "Theres science that supports why the cravings minimize, and there are studies that support that when you start eating healthier, you start craving healthier foods," Zuckerbrot says.

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Let's explain junk food cravings. When you eat any type of carb , whether it's a complex carb (found in foods like whole grains, fruits, and vegetables) or a refined carb (like white bread, cakes, pasta, and white rice), your body breaks it down to its simplest formglucose, a form of sugar. When glucose enters the bloodstream, insulin gets secreted to carry the glucose to cells for energythat's the body "burning carbs" for energy, which is the primary fuel for the body. Complex carbs break down slowly, but refined carbs flood your system with this glucose (often with more than you can use at one time). If you eat refined carbs regularly, your body starts to expect a pattern of glucose. "The one day you choose not to have carbs, the body has secreted the insulin anywaythats the vicious cycle," Zuckerbrot says. The insulin is there, and your body is begging for all those carbs you promised it. "When people stop eating carbs or sugars or some of these refined foods or junk foods, the first few days they go through withdrawal. They dont feel wellthey feel weak, tired, shaky, cranky."

On top of this, sugar itself is seriously addictive. When you eat it, you get a hit of the feel-good brain chemicals dopamine and seratonin. It's the same basic brain response elicited by cocaine. "You then become addicted to that feeling, so every time you eat it you want to eat more," Gina Sam, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Center at the Mount Sinai Hospital, previously told SELF .

The good news: Zuckerbrot says you can kick those cravings in a few weeks by sticking to a diet that's high in fiber and low in refined carbs. (Efron says it took him two to three weeks to get his sugar cravings to subside.) When your body is experiencing "withdrawal" symptoms, it's in a state of very low blood sugar and trying to get back to a stable level. High-fiber foods, like complex carbs, take your body longer to digest, meaning glucose will be released more gradually and evenly. "When that blood sugar spike isn't experienced, the subsequent cravings aren't experienced either," Zuckerbrot says.

Even your taste buds will change to accommodate your new habits. Taste buds regenerate about every 11 days , so by the end of your withdrawal period you'll actually have a tongue that's more used to eating less sugary food, and you'll lose your taste for the sweet stuff (at least to some degree).

And as your body gets used to how good it feels running on healthy fuel, you might find yourself jonesing for kale and beets just like Zac Efron does.

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10 Celebrity Weight Loss Tips That Actually Work – Cosmopolitan.com

Posted: March 31, 2017 at 11:45 pm

When it comes to weight loss among women in the public eye, you don't need science to see which strategies work. Here are the most effective weight-loss tricks, according to the celebs who've successfully used them to slim down.

1. Eat salad at every meal.

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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi credits her postpartum weight loss to laying off carbs and amping up her veggie intake. "Salad is always on the menu with whatever dish I am making, she told People.

2. Write what you bite.

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Carrie Underwood is a long-time food journaler who uses MyFitnessPal to record everything she eats. Otherwise, she says, her brain would never get the memo that she's eaten enough. "[It] helps me make better choices and pay attention to what I'm eating," she says.

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3. At restaurants, order two appetizers instead of a starter and a main.

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You could also opt for a main and a shared dessert if your sweet tooth is raging. It's this advice from Jennifer Lawrence's former trainer Dalton Wong that helped the actress tone up for body-baring roles like Mystique in X-Men: First Class. In the foreword of his book, The Feelgood Plan: Happier, Healthier & Slimmer in 15 Minutes a Day, Jennifer thanked him for teaching her life-changing weight-control lessons.

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4. Plan ahead for hunger when you're out and about.

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Instead of letting hunger catch her off-guard when she was commuting regularly between her home in Los Angeles to her work on The View in New York City, Candace Cameron Bure planned her meals and snacks meticulously: She'd eat before cross-country flights to avoid settling on airplane food, and pack snacks like protein bars to fuel up for workouts. It's one reason why the actress got into the best shape of her life during this hectic phase.

5. During workouts, stick to the Bs.

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When shaping up for her Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood, Britney Spears's trainer Tony Martinez had her focus on what he calls the "Four Bs": Basketball jump shots, Backwards walking, Balancing on one leg while doing medicine-ball slams, and Bicycling. But there's a fifth "B" in Britney's routine, and it stands for Basics. On Instagram, she's posted push-ups, core work, bar curls, and squats moves anyone can do.

6. Strive for a diet that's pretty good not perfect.

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Although Blake Lively gave birth to her daughter in December 2014, and had to shape up quickly to play Nancy in The Shallows the following year, she didn't try to live a life devoid of pizza or pasta (or joy), or count a single calorie to reach her goals. Instead, she simply stuck to a mostly homemade, balanced diet of proteins, vegetables, fruits, slow-burning starches like sweet potatoes, plus healthy fats like avocado, coconut oil, and grass-fed butter, according to Blake's trainer Don Saladino. Her goal: To put good-for-you foods into her body at least 80 percent of the time and to leave room for treats like mac and cheese when cravings call (as they do!).

7. Make wellness *NOT* weight loss your goal.

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It worked for Lena Dunham who, for the record, is *NOT* trying to lose weight not even a little! "Right now, I'm struggling to control my endometriosis through a healthy diet and exercise," she recently captioned a photo posted to Instagram. The girl boss is working out with Tracy Anderson, doing yoga, and trying to eat despite an appetite that's hindered stress linked to current events. The same goes for Melissa McCarthy, who told Life & Style back in 2015 that training for fight scenes in Spy helped her stop worrying about her weight. "I think there's something to kinda loosening up and not being so nervous and rigid about it that, bizarrely, has worked," she said.

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8. Include protein in every meal.

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Although calorie-counters may be tempted to skimp on protein in favor of lower-calorie veggies, it's difficult to keep food cravings a bay when you're constantly starving which is exactly what happens when you don't get enough protein. Kim Kardashian, for example, lost her baby weight by following a meal plan that included a 6-ounce serving of protein with every single meal of the day, including cheesy eggs for breakfast, fish for lunch, and lean chicken breast for dinner. If her diet sounds filling, that's because it is, and it's proof you don't have to go hungry to shed pounds.

9. Avoid eating late at night and early in the morning.

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Jennifer Hudson shrunk from a size 16 to 6 after teaming up with Weight Watchers in 2010, and she's since maintained her 80-pound weight loss. In a recent interview with the UK television show, Lorraine, she said one of the keys to maintaining her impressive weight loss is follow common sense when it comes to meal timing. "I'm very careful and cautious of what I'm eating," she said. "If it's early in the morning, [I tell myself] 'OK, I would still be asleep right now, So I'm not going to eat.'" And although she didn't cite specific hours during which she eats or fasts, the approach follows recent research that suggests limiting your eating hours can protect you from weight gain.

10. Hire help.

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Childcare, personal training, and diet counseling may not come cheap, but it sure makes rapid weight loss easier at least according to Chrissy Teigen, who dropped this truth bomb during a Today Show cameo in November 2016. On the show, she gave away what may be the biggest celebrity weight-loss secret of all: "We have nutritionists, we have dietitians, we have trainers, we have our own schedules, we have nannies. We have people who make it possible for us to get back into shape. But nobody should feel like thats normal, or like thats realistic," she said.

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The Best Apps For Healthy Weight Loss – Huffington Post

Posted: March 31, 2017 at 11:45 pm

Weight loss can be a challenge no matter who you are. However, theres an overwhelming amount of technology to help make it easier.

But where to begin? A quick search for weight loss apps on a smartphone turns up hundreds of results. Thats a lot of information, and potentially, a lot of wasted money figuring out which one is best.

Thats why were here to help. We picked out several popular smartphone apps with good reviews and noble missions. Some are free with the option to upgrade, others cost a nominal amount of money to download. All of the selections go above and beyond a simple calorie tracker and provide much of what research shows you need toachieve a healthy weight loss goal: Health and food data, strong community support, accountability and encouragement.

Take a look at the suggestions below and see if theres one that might be right for you:

Health experts theorize thatwriting down what you eatcan help you lose weight. My Fitness Pal is popular choice for a digital food diary,given its database of more than 6 million foods and meals.The app also syncs to wearables like Fitbit, Jawbone UP and Garmin to help you log your exercise. Its compatible for Apple and Android phones.

The Fooducate app points you in the direction of healthier, more wholesome food choices. The app scans a packaged items barcode and produces a letter score (A, B, C or D) based on its nutritional value. The app analyzes the item and reveals information about the ingredients, such as the amounts of added sugar, preservatives, MSG and controversial food colorings. The program aims to help users learn about a products pros and cons in order to think about whether eating it makes sense for weight loss goals and overall health.The app is compatible for iPhones and Androids.

Locavore tells you about which fruits and vegetables are in season based on your location. It also instructs you where to find that produce by pointing you in the direction of local farmers markets and farms that are open in your area.The app wants you to cook with fresh, locally-sourced ingredients for the best culinary experience. That could be a big help:Research shows that some of the healthiest diets around the world are heavy in produce and whole foods. Locavore is stocked with recipes, too, so you can put those ingredients to good use.The app is free and iOS and Android compatible.

Similar to My Fitness Pal, the Lose It app sets you up with a personalized calorie budget based on your health goals. You can search foods, scan packaged products or take a photo of an item to track it in the app. You can also track your exercise and engage in the apps community center to get support, inspiration or try a challenge with other members. The Lose It app syncs with several wearables such as Fitbit, Jawbone, MapMyFitness and RunKeeper. A good version of the app is free. Upgrading to the premium version costs $39.99 a year, and youll get extra features such as meal planning and additional nutritional breakdowns. Its compatible for Apple and Android phones.

If weight loss is a science that ultimately comes down to calories consumed versus calories burned, then it would be helpful to know how many calories youre eating. But honestly what do they really look like?

Thats the exact question the Calorific app is out to answer. The app is stocked with beautiful photos that depict 200-calorie portions of food. Its a fun, visual way to learn about portion sizes without having to scour labels. The app is free and is compatible on an iPhone and iPad.

The Pact app puts your money where your mouth is truly. Heres how it works: Youll make a weekly commitment, or pact, to meet an exercise goal or eat healthier. Then youll decide how much money you are willing to pay other users if you break the pact. If you meet all of your commitments, youll earn a cash reward paid by other members who did not meet their goals. Rewards usually range from a few cents to $5 depending on how many pacts you make. And if you dont meet your goals, be prepared to lose your cash. The app is compatible for Apple and Android devices.

Going out to dinner can be a pain when youre watching what you eat, but the Healthy Out app tries to make it easier for you. You tell the app your location and your dietary restrictions (like being low carb, for example). The app then tells you which dishes are being served at restaurants around you that meet your needs. It also explains how to modify a meal once you get there to make it fit your food goals.The app is free and is available for Apple and Android users.

Getting to a healthy weight isnt just about food, but your movement, too. The Couch To 5Kprogram eases non-runners into jogging 3.1 miles also known as a 5K, or a five kilometer distance comfortably and without stopping. The smartphone app is a nine-week plan, so you should expect to do three workouts a week, each 30 minutes long.

Though it may be tempting to run out ahead of your training plan,resist the urge, the apps website states. If the program feels too strenuous, just lengthen it. Patience is the key.

The program works well even if other apps like Spotify are open on your phone. Youll hear the apps instructions to walk or run over the music.The app costs $2.99 to download and is compatible for Apple and Android devices.

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‘I Made These Small Changes To My Diet And Lost 110 Pounds’ – Women’s Health

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However, when I stopped playing sports, I began steadily gaining weight. I periodically tried to keep my weight in check by running or doing at-home workout programs. Every few months, I'd try to come up with a new workout regimen, but after a few ...

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Consumer Reports: New ads for Contrave weight loss pill – KIMA CBS 29

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Consumer Reports: New Ads for Contrave Weight Loss Pill

CONSUMER REPORTS -- You may have seen the television commercials for the prescription weight-loss pill Contrave. Contrave is the combination of two older drugs - the antidepressant bupropion and the addiction-treatment drug naltrexone. Its ads say the drug works on the brain to reduce hunger and control cravings. The FDA approved Contrave is for obese people or who are overweight with a body mass index of 27 or higher AND who also suffer from serious conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or type 2 diabetes.

The commercial cites studies in which patients who took Contrave along with diet and exercise lost approximately 2 to 4 times more weight than those who did diet and exercise alone. However, a Consumer Reports analysis of the 3 clinical trials used to gain FDA approval of the drug, shows the drug works but the amount of additional weight loss is small and could pose serious health risks.

Contrave can cause anxiety, insomnia and headaches. But also serious health problems, such as liver damage, seizures, increased blood pressure and possible heart risks. The people who took it up to 56 weeks lost only five to nine pounds more on average than those who took a placebo.

Consumer Reports advises to speak with your doctor about the risks and different weight-loss options. Consumer Reports health experts say its best to lose weight the safer, proven way, by eating less and exercising.

If you've been unable to lose weight on your own, ask your doctor about intensive behavioral programs that have at least 12 sessions a year and include multiple strategies to help you switch to a healthier diet and increase physical activity.

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Here’s What A Perfect Day Of Eating For Weight Loss Looks Like – Women’s Health

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Making a meal plan, shopping, and prepping your breakfast, lunch, and dinner is clutch for weight loss. Problem is, it can be super overwhelming. So to lighten your load, we've come up with a list of five weight-loss friendly foods that will help get ...

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Important things to know before having surgical weight loss – Fox17

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Before having weight loss surgery it's important to know that bariatric surgery isn't a quick fix solution to weight loss. Just because the weight will be gone after the surgery, that doesn't mean they can continue the same unhealthy habits. Successful ...

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