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BBC News | Night-time loo trips 'linked to salt in diet' BBC News People who wake at night with an urge to go to the loo may need to cut back on salt in their diets, doctors from Japan are suggesting. The problem - called nocturia - which mainly affects the over-60s, leads to disrupted sleep and can significantly ... Cutting salt in diet may reduce night-time toilet trips |
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Professional athletes dont get to the top by accident. It takes superhuman levels of time, dedication, and focusand that includes paying attention to what they put in their bellies. In this series, GQ takes a look at what athletes in different sports eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Heres a look at the daily diet of Jacob Manning, Instagram yoga star.
Before I got into my yoga practice I did heroin and cocaine, says yoga teacher Jacob Manning. I was homeless in San Francisco in the Tenderloin district, I lived in homeless shelters back to back to back, I even spent a little time in jail charged with a felony that was later expunged. That was basically my life.
If this doesnt mesh with your impression of yoga teachers as zenned out moms or Portlandia extras, you may need to reconsider the kind of people who are actually drawn to something that takes so much dedication. People dont go to yoga on a winning streak, says the 25-year-old Manning. You dont seek out a spiritual life unless youve kinda gone through hell.
Manning actually had his first yoga class at 19, at a treatment center, but despite feeling a draw, he still struggled with yogas less-than-masculine reputation, and it took an aunt dragging him to more classes later for him to fully embraced it. I lifted weights most of my life, mostly out of fear of what people thought about me and to compensate for things about myself that I didnt like. The yoga practice opened that up to where thats not the most important thing.
Yoga is one of those things that you never really masterthere are always new poses, variations on old ones, dealing with those old poses as your body agesbut theres still a point you get to where you realize, Oh, shit, I can do this. For Manning that was finally mastering the press handstand, a tricky pose where you move from a seated position to a full handstand without using your legs for support. It took me nine months of dedicating all of my time, outside of working at Taco Bell, to doing the press handstandstaying hours after class, practicing in my room before sleep. But then once I mastered that it was more, Well, whats the next thing?
Now an instructor in Southern California, Manning started using Instagram as a yoga journal to chart his progress and improve poses (its surprisingly hard to know what your bodys doing when you cant see yourself). But its also a way for people to follow as he improves and keeps trying out whatever the next thing is. It lets me see where Im at at that time in my life, the physical transformation, what I was going through, and using that as a reflection to see my growth and progress and to be as authentic as I can. Ive been really fortunate with how people respond.
To stay photo-ready, Manning, whos tried everything from vegan to meats-only, sticks to a protein-heavy diet, aiming for one gram per pound of target weight. His largest meal of the day is dinner, and hes got a natural edge for staying fit in that he, like Fabio, hates sweets. He supplements yoga with snowboarding weekly with his girlfriend, surfing daily in the spring and summer, and the sporadic 7-10 mile jog with pull-ups and dips when running through parks. Doing yoga, sometimes its hard to get your body sore and dig deep into the muscle tissues, he adds. We have a hard time relating to that.
Breakfast Six scrambled eggs spinach, whole mushrooms, cheese Unflavored yogurt as a sour cream-y topping
Lunch Protein shake with serving of fruits and vegetables Vitamins including fish oil, chondroitin and glucosamine, iron, B12
Dinner Asparagus, baked salmon with turmeric and potatoes, brown rice
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ANN ARBOR An online project created by students at the University of Michigan aims to make life easier for people with food allergies and special diets.
Co-founders Ish Baid and Michael Copley developed the Edible Project app to help people with diet restrictions find cuisine they can enjoy without worrying about allergies or ingredients, MLive reported.
Mr. Copleys severe dairy allergies inspired the idea.
The free app focuses on the Ann Arbor area and allows users to search by item, diet, or price using criteria such as milk allergies or vegetarian and vegan diets.
Edible Project shows restaurant hours and menu item reviews. Mr. Baid and Mr. Copley, who are software students at the University of Michigan, launched the product about a month ago.
We want to really see how we can take this app and create something thats helpful for our target audience, Mr. Baid said. If we can do it in Ann Arbor, we can do it anywhere.
The app is available through the Apple and Google Play stores.
As part of a marketing effort, the Edible team delivered more than 1,000 care packages across the University of Michigans campus, outside of dormitory entrances and near businesses. Mr. Baid said about 100 care packages were hidden throughout the Diag, the main pedestrian walkway through the central campus.
We figured it would just get people talking and more aware of the issue and familiar with the product, Mr. Baid said. They got snatched up very quickly.
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According to science journalist Gary Taubes, whose best-selling books include his latest, The Case Against Sugar, the sweet stuff is even worse for you than you may think. In fact, as he documents, sugar is linked not only to obesity and type 2 diabetes, it also plays a significant role in heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and even gout.
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And the issue with sugar, he documents, is not that it contains empty calories, as so many health experts have insisted, but that sugar is uniquely damaging to the human body.
In the past half century, there has been a tripling of the prevalence of obesity and an unimaginable 655 percent increase in the percentage of Americans with diabetes, he writes.
Yet for many years before the medical industry decided that fat in the diet was the real enemy, physicians counseled their overweight patients to avoid sweets and starches, in favor of meat (with the fat) and nonstarchy vegetables. Today, nutrition experts preach the virtues of healthy fats, but lower-carbohydrate regimens like the one Taubes advocates (somewhat like the Atkins and South Beach programs) still remain controversial for long-term health management.
Taubes, who also wrote the bestselling Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat, recently spoke with the Inquirer about his work.
Do you consider this book journalism or advocacy?In the book I indict sugar, but I dont convict it. I say it's the prosecution argument and I bring up holes in the evidence. So its still journalism, not advocacy. The physicist Richard Feynman once said science isnt about proving whats true or false, but whats more or less likely. All science starts with telling stories about what might be true; the hard part is deciding whats likely to be true. By reading data and evidence on sugar, this is whats likely to be true.
Do you find that experts accept the idea that sugar is a catalyst for type 2 diabetes? For a long time diabetes experts advocated a balanced diet that included carbohydrates, including sugar. Do you see that changing?Obesity is clearly a hormonal dysregulation of fat regulation and fatty acid oxidation. Sugar should be a prime suspect in these diseases. But research on this is hard to do. And Ive lost faith in the research community to admit that they might have a wrong answer. Despite the evidence, the idea that a very low carbohydrate diet should be recommended to people with diabetes is still not accepted. Its hard to say why. Maybe because diabetes is associated with heart disease, and there is still this belief that dietary fat or animal fat drives heart disease. And if you cut out fat, the logic goes that you will need to replace it with something, so you replace it with carbohydrates.
The American Diabetes Association now says that low carbohydrate diets are good for short term for weight loss, but it is still not the conventional thinking for long-term therapy. People and physicians still feel that a low-calorie diet is best way to lose weight.
Whats wrong with a low calorie diet?Well, the whole world of physicians knows that no one stays on a low-calorie diet and that the diets they've been putting people on dont work. What I know is that diabetes is a burden and concern and if I give up carbs and live on fat, protein and green vegetables, I can be healthy.
And when it comes to sugar, I wrote this book because the empty calorie idea is nave. As long as we discuss sugar in terms of empty calories we miss the point of the unique effects of sugar in the human body and how different carbohydrates, like glucose and fructose are metabolized differently, leading to different hormonal and physiological responses and that fat accumulation and metabolism are influenced profoundly by these hormones.
When we talk about sugar people act as though all that matters is the dose, but when you talk about it like any other drug you have a paradigm shift. For example: Why does Zoloft do something different than Lipitor? No matter what dose we give a patient of Lipitor its never going to be an antidepressant. We keep talking about the dose rather than how sugar works in the body. We need to look at it differently.
Do you think that by advancing this argument you will make people feel guilty that they gave themselves a disease?I worry about the idea that people think they gave themselves this disease by how they ate I dont want to put this on people. There will be people who will give up carbs and sugars and still remain obese. The damage may have been done through generational effects, passed down from mother to child in the womb. I wonder how much of this obesity and type 2 diabetes was programmed two or three generations back, as mothers became more insulin resistant when they were pregnant, which gave rise to kids who are more likely to be insulin resistant and obese and diabetic. Research shows that such people are more likely to become more diabetic in any environment. They are going to be sicker and more insulin resistant than children not born to such parents.
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Evelyn Gilbert Manziello, For Living & Being 12:02 p.m. ET March 25, 2017
Check with your health care provider before taking dietary supplements.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
As the weather warms and we shed our winter coats, some of us worry about looking good in our spring clothes. After all, weve been covered up for months, but now its time to show some skin and enjoy the season.
Unfortunately, losing weight is not an easy task for many. If only there was a magic pill that could speed up the process.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)approximately 15 percentof U.S. adults have used a weight-loss dietary supplement at some point in their lives. But do they work?
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Dietary supplements are not a magic bullet when it comes to weight loss.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Some experts say taking supplements may boost dieting efforts. However, the effectiveness and safety of them is a matter of debate. Several have been debunked as useless. While others, such as ephedra, also called ma huang, were actually taken off the U.S. market due to safety concerns.
Ephedra is a plant thats native to China. It contains substances that stimulate your nervous system, increase the amount of energy you burn, increase weight lossand may suppress your appetite. Once found in weight-loss supplements, ephedra was taken off the market in the United States in 2004 because of safety concerns. On the flip side, its hard to watch TV without seeing an ad for a pill that supposedly enables you to lose lots of pounds with little effort. Could these claims be correct or are trying these products a waste?
Studies and anecdotal evidence suggest that the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Matt Johnson,owner of House of Nutrition in Poughkeepsie, saidweight-loss supplements are almost in demand as much as multivitamins. However, there is no magic bullet, no substitute for a clean diet or hard work.
However, some of his customers who take thermogenic fat burners have seen results, he said.
Certain combinations of supplements can create heat within the body," Johnson said. "The bodys natural response is to try and cool itself and as it does it releases body fat.
Ingredients in these products include caffeine from a natural source, such askola nut or guarana.
They are the core ingredients to create the heat needed, he said, noting that the formulas may also contain green tea and chromium.
Jason Asper lost 176 pounds in a year by working out with a trainer in the gym and not taking supplements.(Photo: Courtesy photo)
One of Johnsons customers is Jason Asper. The Wallkillresident works out with his trainer, Rob Wolfe, at Golds Gym in Newburgh.
I started working with Rob back in October 2015. I weighed 450-plus pounds, and within a year, I weighed in at 274 pounds, he said, without takingsupplements during that year
Rob wanted to see what my body was naturally capable of before we started using weight-loss supplements," he said. "Around the 14-month mark my body slowed down the weight-loss and maintained that weight.
Once his weight-loss progress stalled, Wolfe suggested he try a thermogenic supplement.
Right now, I'm using a basic one that has caffeine and green tea extract," he said. "While my weight has not drastically changed since using them, I have noticed my energy in the gym is much higher, which allows me to have a better workout.
On your quest to shed pounds, its tempting to run to a health food store to check out the supplement section, but before you do, its best to have a complete medical exam, said Dr. Kelly G. Jennings, a naturopathic doctor in Rhinebeck. She recommends comprehensive blood work for her patients who want to lose weight, since oftentimes blood sugar levels need to be stabilized before one can meet his or herweight-loss goals. Examining and correcting unhealthy diets and sleep patterns are also key.
Most often there is a reason why someone isnt losing weight, Jennings said.
Lifestyle choices can impede weight loss.
You have to address underlying health imbalances first," she said. "Then supplements can come down the line.
For some, taking conjugated linoleic acid has helped them jump-start their diet. According to the NIH, studies show that this essential fatty acid may reduce body fat. Various experts feel it could also help build muscle and make you feel full.
It may help optimize the essential fatty acid profile, but its not a wonder drug, Jennings said, noting that it probably wont be effective if it isnt part of a sustainable weight-loss plan.
Another supplement that might help with losing weight is probiotics, which put good bacteria into your digestive tract. Effective digestion and elimination are key to overall health as well as slimming down, according to Jennings. For those who are deficient supplementing with vitamin D, which acts like a hormone in the body, probiotics may be beneficial since it can stabilize ones mood and curb cravings.
Chromium picolinateis another option some dieters try. When used in combination with other herbs and minerals it may stabilize blood sugar and help those on their quest to look their best, Jennings said.
While Jennings said she is not opposed to the use of supplements for some of her dieting patients after they learn how to adjust their lifestyles so they eat and sleep well, and optimize their metabolism, some health care experts are uncertain if they are helpful, and others dont see any merit in them at all.
Dr. Robert Rosenzweig, a gastroenterologist with offices in Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck and Kingston, said theres not enough credible information available to assess the effectiveness of weight-loss supplements.
The products havent been proven to work or not work, he said. Most mainstream physicians dont have faith that theyve been studied enough.
People are wasting their money when they buy supplements, saidRoufia Payman, supervisor of Outpatient Nutrition Education at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Weve become a nation that wants immediate satisfaction, but that doesnt work. Unfortunately, like everything else in life, you have to work at it.
What is effective are lifestyle changes, such asstarting your day with healthy protein and a veggie boost, she said. Eating soluble fiber, such aschia seeds, can also help with dieting, since it makes you feel full.
When you want to lose weight, vegetables are your best friends, Payman said. The best course of action isnt popping a pill. Its paying attention to the type of food and the quality and quantity of food you eat, and how much you move.
Evelyn Gilbert Manziello is a writer and editor based in Kinderhook and Queens. Contact her at Evhotstory@aol.com.
Roufia Payman, supervisor of Outpatient Nutrition Education at Northern Dutchess Hospital, says when you want to lose weight fruits and vegetables can be your best friends.(Photo: Courtesy photo)
The following are supplements that research and anecdotal evidence suggest aid in weight-loss. Before taking any its best to check with your health care provider.
Caffeineeither added to a weight-loss supplement or as an herbal source that naturally contains caffeine, such as guarana or kola nut, can act as a diuretic and cause thermogenesis. Possible side effects: Caffeine can cause sleep disturbances and feelings of nervousness, jitterinessand shakiness. It can be toxic when used in high doses.
ChromiumPicolinate is a combination of the mineral chromium and picolinic acid. It helps regulate blood sugar. Studies suggest chromium may help you lose a small amount of weight and body fat. Possible side effects: headaches, nausea, dizziness.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid is a fat found mostly in dairy and beef. Studies say that it may help curb body fat, boost muscleand help you stay full. Possible side effects: upset stomach, nausea, loose stools.
Glucomannan comes from the konjac plant. Its a soluble dietary fiber. According to the National Institutes of Health, it absorbs water in the gut to make you feel full but theres little evidence that it directly aids in weight loss. However, it may help stabilize blood sugar levels, which can be helpful when dieting. Possible side effects: diarrhea, flatulence, bloating, abdominal discomfort.
Green Tea Extract may help curb appetite and raise calorie and fat metabolism. Possible side effects: High doses could cause nausea, bloating, gas, diarrhea, dizziness, insomnia, agitation.
For more information, visit the NIH website:https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/WeightLoss-Consumer.
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The 24-year-old reality star has dropped four dress sizes turned her life around in the process.
Holly Hagan first appeared on MTV show Geordie Shore in 2011.
But today she looks radically different, after shedding the pounds over the past few years.
The reality star admits she used to have a poor junk diet, filled with booze, soft drink and fatty foods, which saw her five-foot-three frame swell to 13 stone.
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But one morning Holly saw an unflattering photo of herself from a night out and it became her turning point.
Having tried and failed with quick fixes in the past, like body shrinking wraps, fad diets and even a liposuction consultation, Holly decided to do it the hard way.
She started working out with a personal trainer and gave her diet a complete overhaul, ditching coke and crisps for a clean meal plan.
Holly also educated herself on diet and fitness, which she credits for maintaining her ideal weight.
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Former Emmerdale star, Lisa Riley, shed an incredible 10 stone in less than a year having given up alcohol in 2015
Since her own weight loss transformation - which saw her shrink from a size 16 to a svelte size eight - the TV star has created the Holly Hagan Bible, a 12-week program to inspire others.
She has also shared a series of mind-blowing before and after pictures on her Instagram, which reveal the extent of her changing shape.
But Holly admits her job on camera makes her weight fluctuate.
She said: My life is so busy and I travel around a hell of a lot, so sometimes its hard to stay on track but on those off days when I slack and give into temptation, I look back on pictures like these to get myself motivated.
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While Im on the show Ill continuously be on a diet. I accept that. I feel the pressure to look good
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While Im on the show Ill continuously be on a diet. I accept that. I feel the pressure to look good.
Weight loss isnt the only way Holly has transformed her look. The star has splurged more than 6,000 on cosmetic surgery including lip fillers, botox and boob jobs.
Holly is among a long lineup of celebrities who have recently embarked on incredible weight loss journeys, including Lisa Riley and Laura Hamilton.
Tom Kerridge has also undergone a sizeable body transformation.
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2016 was a year of tremendous highs and tremendous lows, a year that should be remembered for all the highs will forever be remembered as the year I lost my mum, writes Sarah Woodside, sharing her 'diary of a fat English girl' blog with Cornwall Live for Mother's Day.
I walked in to my first Slimming World meeting on May 2, 2016, and five months later as I prepared for a holiday of a life time I was six stone lighter and I couldn't have been prouder.
Many people asked me along the way what my motivation was and I told them, "it's finally clicked", "I want this for me", and whilst that wasn't a lie, it also wasn't the full truth.
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Sarah Woodside has charted her battle with weight loss through her blog, Diary of a Fat English Girl.
Everyone always says do it for yourself, you have to want it. I always wanted it but the truth is I never loved myself enough to really believe I could do it, to really fight for it and make the change for good. I did however love my mum enough. So from the day I walked in I did it for her.
My mum was diagnosed with the cruel illness that is Motor Neurone Disease and as her health deteriorated I didn't want to be the burden I had always been. I wanted her full focus to be on herself to keep strong and keep fighting in spite of there being no cure. I didn't want her final moments being spent in tears worrying whether I'd be alive to celebrate my thirtieth birthday.
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Each week I climbed those scales with hope, for 22 weeks straight I lost weight, I relished leaving group and dialling my mum's number and telling her how I'd got on. Was it easy? No. I wanted to eat my feelings most weeks, the side of the story that you didn't see was the struggle and reality of my mum's health and how this really impacted me and my journey.
She always was a proud woman, she barely told her own friends and our extended family the extent of her illness, she certainly didn't want me telling the world.
If she's reading this now I hope she forgives me for finally sharing her story. From her diagnosis to her untimely death I watched my beautiful proud courageous mother become a shell of the woman she was.
She was trapped in a body that no longer wanted to work for her. Each time I visited my mum she had deteriorated. We all put on a brave face determined to be strong for her.
But I wasn't strong, she would see me smile and tell her that she had better stick around because we were going to find a cure, I would be the positive person she needed.
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I'd hug her as she cried and I would tell her how much I loved her. Then I would leave and go home to my partner, spend evenings crying on him only to retire to bed and cry myself to sleep, this beautiful woman that I had spent so many years loving was slowly leaving me.
I didn't have control over my mum's illness, I couldn't make her walk again, I couldn't make her speak again, I couldn't take away her pain or make it easier for her, but I could make her proud. So I thrived on the control I had over my weight loss and made every day count.
Then something changed, I found out I was pregnant and what a shock that was. I was overjoyed but equally so scared. How could I continue to lose weight and make my mum proud whilst safely growing a baby? How could I tell my mum that I was having a baby when none of us knew if she would still be here to see that same baby be born?
Don't get me wrong, the plan had always been to lose weight and to have children. But I wasn't done yet. I'd finally cracked this weight loss and now a new little life was forming that was going to change everything.
So many people spend so long trying to have children and I would never want to seem ungrateful, but this little one was a big surprise, albeit a very welcome one and it took a while for it to sink in.
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I'm 26 + 3 weeks now and I still find it hard to believe that my very own baby is growing away inside of me.
I plucked up the courage to tell my mum a few days after we found out, it was way before 12 weeks, and the time people usually wait, but I knew I wanted her to know from the start.
I was so scared. I didn't want my mum to think that I was carrying on with my life like normal when she struggled every moment of the day. My mum's partner tells me that learning that I was pregnant gave her a new sense of fight and happiness right when she needed it, this brings me comfort even now.
So now my mum knew I could focus back on Slimming World, let's face it I was (and still am) a long way from target so all the midwives were ecstatic that I was hoping to continue to lose weight, safely and healthily and so was my mum. She wanted me to keep going, so I did.
Sarah takes a pregnant selfie.
In the first 6 weeks of my pregnancy I continued to lose weight and then I went on holiday and ever since then it's been a struggle.
Just prior to holiday my mum had moved into a hospice, it was only ever meant to be a temporary stay in order to get her pain management under control, she didn't want to go in, and she was so scared.
I can still see the fear in her eyes now, she was convinced that she wouldn't make it home again, we all told her that of course she would, looking back that seems cruel, but it was the truth, we truly believed she would come home again.
Before I jetted off I was filled with emotion, I felt so guilty about leaving for a holiday when my mum needed me. But ever the stubborn woman she told me not to be silly, to go and have an amazing time and that she would be waiting for my return to hear all about our adventures. It also brought her much amusement knowing that I'd lost all this weight to finally feel comfortable going on all of the rollercoasters only to discover I was pregnant so I couldn't go on any!
The holiday was amazing and it was topped off with my handsome man proposing in front of my favourite place, Hogwarts Castle. What a lot of people don't know is that almost every day I woke up crying, I was in this amazing place, having an incredible time, but something just didn't feel right.
I was convinced that I would arrive home and my mum would no longer be here. Things couldn't be going this well. We're having a baby, we're engaged something has to happen. And then it did.
We flew back on the Sunday, and from the airport I went straight to the hospice and I didn't leave again until Thursday. I had left my mum confident that she was in the right place and that she was well enough for me to go, nothing could have prepared me for what happened.
In the week I was away, my mum contracted a chest infection, which developed into pneumonia and then began to shut her lung downs. No one could have prepared us for that, no one saw it coming.
By the time I returned home on cloud nine after my proposal and eager to tell my mum all about it, she had already begun to slip away.
Four days after I returned from holiday, my beautiful mum passed away surrounded by those who loved her.
One of the very first things I said was, "how am I going to do this without her?" and even now I don't know the answer.
I had gone from the happiest girl on the planet to the most desperate and sad. It doesn't get any easier. The past few months have been a blur and my weight loss has suffered along with it.
A lot of people tell me to enjoy my pregnancy and worry about weight afterwards but I want to make my mum proud, I need to keep doing this for her. But she was my main reason, who do I call now each week? Who am I fighting for?
The answer has to be me and this innocent little boy whose due date is fast approaching.
The past few months have been filled with every emotion possible and each day is a struggle to make the right choice.
If you had asked me six months ago where I'd be by now, I would have told you confidently that I'd be approaching my target. But the reality is I'm further away from it than I was a few months ago.
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People always say "sometimes life gets in the way" and if I'm honest 90 per cent of the time I just thought that was an elaborate excuse, now I see how wrong I was.
Weight loss isn't one straight line, it's a road filled with speed bumps, sharp turns, and u turns, you go back on yourself, and you go in the wrong direction just as much as you go in the right direction.
I may not be closing in on my target but I will get there, my beautiful mum will be watching over me the day I receive my shiny target sticker, and I will have done it all with a pregnancy and baby thrown in the middle and having faced my hardest moment to date. Losing my hero.
If I am half the mother she was then I will be doing alright.
This post is dedicated to my beautiful, brave and courageous mummy. Who had so much love to give and life left to live but was cruelly taken away too soon.
If anyone wishes to donate to find a cure for the horrible disease, please do so here [ https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Tanya-Harrison4?utm_id=13 ] and show your support to my fantastic cousin who is running the London Marathon this year for her favourite Aunty, my mum.
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Mother's Day: Pregnant 'fat English girl' Sarah Woodside on facing motherhood without her mum - Cornwall Live
Posted: March 25, 2017 at 10:47 am
PAM: My daughter and I saw a dietitian recently because she has a small appetite and we need to get more nutrient-dense foods for her. I'm amazed at how many tips and tricks there are to add antioxidants, omega 6s and good fats to the diet. It's making me rethink the way I cook and what I eat, too. So Jen Petersen Brewer, registered dietitian nutritionist and nutrition author, is joining us to talk diet today.
JEN K: Welcome, Jen! You work at the Rochester Family Y?
JEN B: Yes, I do consulting through the Y. And I do a lot of talks across the country some through the Y, others through my own contacts. I also work internationally, treating malnutrition in Guatemala through garden programs. Nutrition is my pastime and passion. I could talk about it until the cows come home.
JEN K: OK, let's talk nutrition! Pam's point about getting important nutrients into her daughter's diet is appropriate to most of us, it seems. What would you say Rochesterites are most missing in their diets?
JEN B: FIBER! This is the No. 1 missing ingredient in American diets in general. I often say that I could cure the obesity epidemic with one F word
PAM: This starts with veggies, right? But many fruits have it, too.
JEN B: Fiber is a part of the complex carbohydrate family group. This is why I cringe when I hear people say carbs are bad. There are two types of fiber soluble and insoluble. Soluble (found in whole grains, like wheat, barley, oats, flaxseed) is like a sponge. It gets into your body, and in essence "soaks" up the bad cholesterol, then gets it out of your body. Insoluble fiber is found in fruits, veggies, etc (think roughage). This isn't completely digested by your body. It acts like a scrub brush, cleaning out your intestines and colon. That's why it helps reduce the risk for colon cancer it helps clean out all of those pesky polyps.
PAM: I knew about flaxseed; I've been putting it on oatmeal for years. And I love the metaphors. I can soak up the bad stuff with a sponge, then scrub my insides clean. I feel so virtuous!
JEN K: Is popcorn considered a whole grain? Because, well, it's whole
JEN B: Yes, popcorn actually has a lot of fiber in it! It's what gets doused on it that causes the trouble.
PAM: So if we add flax, chia, or hemp seeds to our foods, does that work? I sneak them into stews, soups, smoothies, lasagna, and casseroles.
JEN B: Yes, those are perfect ways to get it added in. Cereals are also a great way. When making mashed potatoes, don't peel the potatoes. (I tell my kids that's why I don't peel them it's not just because I'm a lazy cook.)
PAM: A side salad at lunch? With broccoli and carrots, not just lettuce and croutons.
JEN B: Yes, just go easy on the dressing.
JEN K: So how much more fiber do we need?
JEN B: The recommendation for Americans is 30 grams of fiber a day. The average American gets about 11 grams. But if you're one of those who gets 11 grams today, please do NOT start tomorrow on a full 30-gram-a-day diet. Your body will not like you!
JEN K: I'm almost afraid to ask, but what will happen?
JEN B: Just don't stray far from a bathroom. Fiber helps regulate the poop factory and it does a great job of that! If you want to increase, think small steps. Add some chopped fruit at the dinner table
PAM: See, I think people get scared off for that reason! They're afraid of spending the day on the toilet. It's like joining the gym and hitting it too hard the first day. You need to build up.
JEN B: You know, most people start out eating the right kinds of foods but then we mutilate the poor things to the point of being unrecognizable. Example: Potatoes? Great food. French fries? Don't count.
JEN K: Wait. Hold on. Potatoes are a great food? I thought potatoes were evil.
JEN B: No! Potatoes are awesome! I'm an Idaho girl. It's what we do to the poor things.
JEN K: Clearly you mean the cheese and butter and bacon. But it's so good. Hold on did we just get to the end of this conversation and really only talk about fiber?
JEN B: Oh, man, I'm just getting started! I told you I could talk nutrition till the cows come home. We didn't even touch on vitamins minerals detox craziness healthy body relationships do we really have to end now?
JEN K: Yep. But don't worry we are so having you back here. Mostly because I have more questions about cheese and bacon.
Jen Koski is associate editor at Rochester Magazine and a longtime Post-Bulletin columnist. She and her husband, Jay, have two sons. Read more of Jen's writing at http://www.jenniferhaugenkoski.weebly.com.
Jen Brewer is a dietitian at the Rochester Area Family Y. She lives with her husband and seven children in Rochester, but claims half of her heart lives in her Guatemalan gardens.
Pam Whitfield teaches English and equine science classes at Rochester Community and Technical College. She judges horse shows and performs her poetry and stories around the area. She has a son and daughter.
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Posted: March 25, 2017 at 10:47 am
John Ruel was walking his dog in Oldsmar, Florida, on March 20 when he saw an alligator stuck in the sewer. He then filmed as a local animal trapper pulled the gator out. The trapper, from the State of Florida Wildlife, taped up the gator?s mouth and eventually freed the animal by pulling it backwards up through a manhole. Credit: John Ruel via Storyful
Alligators have a surprisingly sweet tooth, which baiters use to their advantage. Picture: Jane Canaway
THE yell rings out across the weedy swamp waters, and echoes through the groves of the moss-covered trees towering out of the ooze.
Here piggy, piggy, piggy, piggy, calls the captain of our flat-bottomed boat, which is drawn right up to a bayous muddy bank, pitted with hoof marks.
Here piggy, piggy, piggy, piggy, he calls again until a quiet rustle in the undergrowth swells to a crashing charge as a herd of about 20 black and white pigs hurtles into the clearing.
The men who run tours deep into the Louisiana swamps are pig whisperers, gator baiters and bird spotters extraordinaire.
They have a secret weapon to lure the wildlife some visitors have travelled halfway around the world to see: marshmallows.
A small alligator jumps for its treat in the swamps of Louisiana. Picture: Jane CanawaySource:Supplied
Aww. Alligators seem cute in comparison to Brutus, a saltie who lives near Darwin.Source:News Corp Australia
Yes, impale a large white marshmallow on a long, pointy stick and you have the perfect tool for teaching an alligator to jump.
While Australian croc tour operators spoil local reptiles with fresh meat, in the swamps outside New Orleans the southern fare is sugar.
The wild pigs obviously love it, too, coming right up to the boat so that Captain Anthony is able to hand feed them although he keeps his fingers safely out of reach.
Both male and female hogs have razor-sharp tusks and they eat like, well, pigs gobbling down as many marshmallows as they can and chasing away piglets that get too close.
The feral swine are a real problem in Americas wetlands.
One sow and her offspring can produce 250 piglets in four years, and a couple of years after that the numbers are in the thousands. Anthony tells us the herds are descended from Eurasian wild boar, probably crossed with domestic pigs.
The alligators, on the other hand, are barely changed from their prehistoric ancestors, who predate the dinosaurs.
And while their record-breaking jaw strength (scientists believe they could out-snap a T-Rex) has evolved to crush turtle shells, many now scrounge soft, sweet treats from the tour boats that cruise the waterways every day.
An alligator greedily eyes marshmallows while lurking near a tourist boat. Picture: Jane CanawaySource:Supplied
Captain Anthony stops the boat and splashes the water with the marshmallow-laden stick a clear invitation to dine for the prehistoric reptiles and instinctively an Alligator mississippiensis swims across to check out the menu.
Hes a tease, lifting the stick high out the water to make the alligators jump for the tourists, then flicking it away at the last minute to make the snapper come back a second time. Finally the critter snaps up its treat, and the boatload of visitors breaks out in applause.
Each alpha male gator guards his own patch of river about 2.5 kilometres apart, with a harem of about 20 females, and the guides have named them: Big Al, Bruce, Sydney and Scarface. Captain Anthony repeats his trick with a couple more floating logs with teeth before its time to head back downstream.
Along the way we pass flooded forests of white oak and black willow, but its the termite-resistant bald cypress that adorns many of the heritage buildings in the French Quarter.
Louisianas swamps are incredibly beautiful, but full of dangerous beasts. Picture: Jane CanawaySource:Supplied
Todays parade of tour boats barely rates a glance from those living in the riverside homes some in good repair while others hold out against gravity.
Anyone can tow in a house boat, tie it up to a tree and live for free without paying property tax, Anthony says, while fixed homes can be built on privately owned land but dont expect any insurance company to cover you.
The golden rule for river living is apparently dont mess with your neighbours catfish lines and stay indoors after dark, when all the wild beasts are about.
Louisiana and Florida both have about one million wild alligators that can grow up to five metres and live up to 100 years, however they are typically less aggressive than Australian saltwater crocodiles and attacks on humans are rare.
According to Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Alligator program co-ordinator Ricky Flynt, attacks become more likely when humans feed them.
A tour guide coaxes a herd of wild pigs from the dense undergrowth. Picture: Jane CanawaySource:Supplied
The alligator (the name comes from early Spanish explorers who called them el legarto or big lizard) is able to hibernate through cold winters that would kill most crocodiles, but is less tolerant of salt water.
It has a more rounded snout and its bottom teeth are fully covered by its top jaw when its mouth is closed, so it doesnt have the same toothy grin of Aussie crocs.
Luckily for them, however, they share the ability to regrow any teeth that fall out.
No matter how bad their dental hygiene may become on their sugary diet, they can always rely on a new set to come through.
Jane Canaway is a freelance writer. She tweets @janusflytrap.
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Posted: March 25, 2017 at 10:47 am
Every year on this trip theres a handful of moments that seem to make the entire trek worth while. Not that the whole exercise isnt super fun, but like any other vacation, theres really only 2 things youll remember: 1) the overall vibe and 2) 3 or 4 remarkable moments. Leodys walkoff will be in the latter group. As will David Garcias 1.82 pop time. And a late entrant into the memory cache will be most of today bumper car action. My pal and yours, Scott Lucas and I spent the entire afternoon caromming from field to field because finally, on my last day in Surprise, the heat really came out. The names you know and the ones you soon will seemed to all be in action somewhere today. Speas, Ragans, Enright, Taveras, Palumbo, Martin, Morgan, Tiedemann, Cody, and Roberts. All doled out varying levels of look at me today. It was an absolute blast.
Before I go any further, Ive got to once again implore all of you to pencil in this trip next year or sometime soon. Its the best. Id also like to thank all the scouts and front office folks (particularly the Rangers guys) who put up with my bizarre obsession. Truth is, Im not much more than a mouthy fan and they all seem to tolerate it. So thanks. Now go Fly A Flag, dammit.
On to the juice. Ill cut right to the chase. Joe Palumbo was the most impressive Rangers pitcher not named Cole Hamels I saw on this trip. Id heard all about the progress he made in Hickory last year and the weight and strength hed addedall leading to a bump of about 6mph on his FB. Heard it all. Now Ive seen it all. He looked like a future MLB starting pitcher. Not a superstar, but a guy whos gonna get there and compete. The FB sat 93-94 and touched 96 twice in 3ip. He got two swinging Ks with the CH and at least one with his CB. The CB is truly nasty and safely projects as a plus offering. He commanded the FB well and held his velo. Seemed poised and to have a plan. Also, he has a lot of tattoos. Not necessarily a tall kid, but he gets decent plane and good movement on his FB. Get this dude a knife and fork and let him start eating innings. Reps and experience will be key over the next 2 seasons, but if I woke up from a coma in 2020 and 25 year-old lefty Joe Palumbo was Texas number 4 starter, I wouldnt be shocked.
Cole Ragans is straight out of central casting. The reports of his Hamels hankering are accurate and I got a chance to chat with Ragans about that for a little while and I couldnt be happier he has Hollywood to try and emulate. Ragans is as polished as they come for his age and experience level. Affable and polite on non-pitching days, I saw a decidedly different demeanor today. Focused and workmanlike. He threw all FBs in a live BP session and they were 89-92 and it had plenty of shake and wiggle. In warmups, he snapped off some of the patent--pending CHs hes learned by watching Hamels. Its gonna be a plus pitch. An easy 64 with room to add weight to what Id guess is about 200lbs, hes exactly what it looks like. Gonna be a fun few years tracking this kid.
Brett Martin threw 4 frames and was mostly 91-93 with the FB and the damn thing comes off a mountain top. Serious extension from his 65 frame. His velo has a chance to play up because of the angle he creates. Its pretty awesome. He wasnt particularly sharp until his final frame when he became a whiff machine with both his 84/5mph CH and his 79-81mph bender. When he has all 3 going, he can strike out 15 batters in 7 innings of a playoff game. Hes got a couple more years to go, but could be prettayyy prettayyy salty when he gets there.
Alex Speas threw in the same live BP session that Ragans did, and he too was on an all-fastballs diet. But he has juice. Serious juice. He threw easy 93-95 and ran out a handful of 96s. He can pump it into the upper-90s anytime he wants. He throws very hard. As I mentioned previously, hes pretty raw mechanically, but his arm speed is a sight to behold. Or to not see at all. Its moving that quickly.
Pedro Payano threw and hes a guy to keep in the back of your mind because he throws 4 pitches and will most definitely get to the upper levels. Hes fully healed from the broken forearm that ended his season prematurely last year and hes ready to eat innings. Way crazier things have happened in this game than a guy like Pedro Payano collecting a few big league check(s) before its all said and done.
I asked around and it seems likely my favorite 17 year-old switch-hitting catcher David Garcia is likely ticketed for the Dominican Summer League. Former UTA Maverick and Mansfield High alum Chad Comer is a coach down there and he is a highly respected catching instructor, so it appears the powers that be are gonna stash my lil buddy in the DR for 2017. See you next year, kid!
Heres a name not many people are talking about- Kyle Cody. Id heard good stuff about him this spring from a couple of scouts and got a chance to see it in action for a few innings today. Its good. Real good. Really promising. A hulking 67 22 year-old former Kentucky Wildcat, Cody appears to be a near lock for a rotation spot in Hickory. And why the hell not? He sat 93-96 today and broke off a few mega-legit SLs. It could very well be a plus pitch. He threw a fair number of CHs and thatll most definitely be his working on this offering for 2017. But theres plenty to be excited about. He touched 98 and seemed to be able to manipulate the depth on the SL a bit. More reps and more reps can only help and Id love to see this kid make 18-20 starts this season.
Demarcus Evans is interesting because hes a 20 year-old big bodied righty (64 240lbs) who gets massive extension on his arm and seems to spin the holy hell outta the FB. I say that because he misses bats in the 91-93 velo band and misses them by a fair margin. Thats sometimes attributable to spin rate and when you see how high his release point is and how massive his hands are, it all kinda makes sense. Member that name.
Kyle Roberts is another name to sock away. Hes left handed and threw 94-95mph today. Last summers 5th round pick is, unlike Demarcus Evans, not 64. Hes 66. 100% certain Texas would win a prospect pickup basketball tournament.
Tyree Thompson has a bit of helium as well. The 19 year-old righty, and New Orleans native, signed for $100,000 after being taken in the 26th round last year. Hes listed at 64 and 165lbs. Now, as you probably know, the listed weights are often inaccurate and usually on the low side. Occasionally, theyre wildly inaccurateon the low side. In this case, Id say its probably just about right. Regardless of his weight, I know his velocity is accurate because I saw it being measured by several different devices today and it was routinely 91-93.
You know who Im hopeful for this summer? Yey Yey, thats who. Yeyson Yrizarri has tools and will probably play in the big leagues because he can play on the left side of the infield and can throw with jet propulsion. But last year in Hickory, he was far from fearsome with the stick. He hit .269, but drew 9 walks in 479 plate appearances and posted a .681 OPS. I think hes better than that. And he needs to be better than that. He just turned 20 years old, so theres more than ample time, but Ive always said Id like Yey Yey to get on that back leg a bit and try to lift the ball. I know he can do it because Ive seen it. Heres a long F7:
Here he is getting positive encouragment from some other baby sluggers all trying to pump bombos. (He hits first and leeeeeans back)
Miguel Aparicio was held out of game action after picking up a slight shin cut when he met a spike sliding into second base, but I was soundly impressed by what I saw. Basically, hes Leody Taveras-lite. Which still makes him a prospect. Possibly a very good one. Hes not big and only turned 18 a week ago, but the ball leaps off his bat. A centerfielder, he runs very well and is most definitely a name to remember. This time next year, Miguel Aparicio might be a dude of notable order.
Josh Morgan caught again and hes lightning quick back there. Took a foul ball square off the mask, so it probably wouldnt have been a good day to ask if he loved catching. But he did well back there and handled some really good arms in Cody, Palumbo, and Thompson. He posted a 2.09 pop time and nearly caught former Oregon Ducks centerfielder Austin Grebeck at 2B. Josh remains a very intriguing prospect, even without catching. Adding catching to his game makes him a VERY intriguing prospect. Have I mentioned he can hit?
So thats it. Thats all she wrote for another year in Surprise. Im sure youre all tired of hearing me implore you to get out here for a few days in March, but until I meet and shake the hand of each and every one of you on a backfield, my mission will remain incomplete. Ive uploaded a bushel full of videos to my YouTube page, so feel free to check them out and dream a little dream. Until we meet again, Surprise. Farewell, my love.
As Always, Enjoy Baseball!
Love Ya!
-Tepid
