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Princess Beatrice is the daughter of Sarah Ferguson, 60, and Prince Andrew, 59. Earlier this year, she announced her engagement to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, also known as Edo, and it has been confirmed they will marry next year. The royal has slimmed down in recent years, how did she do it?

In September this year, the couple announced their engagement and her sister, Princess Eugenie, quickly shared her excitement by posting pictures.

On Instagram, Princess Eugenie wrote: Beabea - wow! I'm so happy for you my dearest big sissy and dear Edo. It's been a long time coming and you two are meant to be.

She then shared a message from Beatrice and Edo about the news.

It read: We are extremely happy to be able to share the news of our recent engagement.

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We are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together and cant wait to actually be married.

"We share so many similar interests and values and we know that this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness.

With the wedding confirmed for 2020, it is likely the Princess will already be making plans.

Many brides will go on a diet before tying the knot and this is something Beatrice might do as well.

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The royal has previously slimmed down by pairing a healthy eating plan with regular exercise, according to her personal trainer, Nadya Fairweather.

Speaking in 2014, Nayda explained she had been training Beatrice for five years and opened up about how the Princess stayed fit.

She said: Beatrice is in great shape. She eats, which helps. She eats really healthily but she eats, which is massive in a celebrity world full of people starving themselves and doing crazy fad diets which I just do not agree with.

"Beatrice has beautiful curves and she embraces that.

As well as eating healthy meals, the trainer explained Beatrice exercised regularly to stay slim.

When working out, Beatrice is said to enjoy outdoor workouts and doing circuit training.

We do a full body workout each time I see her. We fit loads into a one-hour session as she has an amazing recovery time between sets of exercises, Nadya added.

We start with the lower body first and work on the big muscle groups like your quads. I am a big believer in squats and lunges.

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Princess Beatrice used this plan to slim - will she follow a diet for royal wedding? - Express

Deanne Panday, who is a Fitness Expert, Health Coach, Author & Blogger attended the first day of India Today Conclave East 2019 being held in The Oberoi Grand in Kolkata. The leading expert in the fitness industry spoke at the session titled, Fitness Lessons: How to keep Body and Mind fit?

The Journey

The 51-year-old said, "It has been a long journey. When I was 12, my sister used to practice Jane Fonda, the 30-minute and the 90-minute challenges. The moment my sister used to go to work, we used to steal those cassettes and workout. That is when I developed a liking towards it and that is when my journey started. That led to me working out a lot. At the age of 16, I saved up and got a gym membership because only 5-star hotels used to have gyms at that time. I started picking weights and I used to pick so many weights that men in the gym were embarrassed looking at me. "

She also added, "I started yoga also 25 years ago and people used to tell me that yoga is for old people, but I felt really good after yoga. I started getting offers from magazines to write on fitness. I hadn't studied fitness, it was more about self-educating for me. I started writing, but then I went to study fitness."

Training Miss India Contestants

Deanne said, "When I came back I got Miss India, I was asked if I want to train the Miss India contestants, I was a little hesitant, you know, this is not what I signed up for. But while I was training them, I think for the first time in the history they were doing weight training. They were allowed to eat proper portion sizes and they got the most toned bodies ever and I didn't look back."

Diets

The fitness guru said, "I never went on diet, I never got obsessed, I would never follow a fad or I wouldn't follow a diet that was in fashion. I just started getting better as I started eating right, and started proper training. At the age of 50, I am fitter and stronger than I was at the age of 20, I am stronger than my children. I am stronger than my husband. One day, someone came to my husband and asked how old is your daughter, they thought I was my husband's daughter. You can reverse your age if you stay fit."

Circle of life

Deanne explained the concept of primary foods that have the most effect on your health, "I call them the primary food, secondary food is what people have on their plates and they are obsessed with. Primary foods are the aspects of life and are known to nourish it. Eg relationships, if you are in a bad relationship, it takes a toll on your health. Similarly, finances, people want more money for a nicer bag or a bigger house and it adds stress in your life. It is also about your home environment. It is these primary aspects of your life that you need to fulfill."

She explained what fight of light means, "In response to acute stress the body sympathetic nervous system gets activated due to sudden release of hormones. The stress prepares the body to react to danger mentally and physically, it is good to have this response, this way you can perform better. But in today's time, you are constantly fighting for that light so your body is constantly releasing cortisol, which increases your metabolism so you want to eat food more."

She also explained what does joy exactly means, "People mistake joy for pleasure. Eg you buy an expensive bag or an expensive car, it is an external pleasure but joy is inner peace and happiness that you get when you help a friend in need or your child does good or you do charity work. These things give you peace of mind."

"Similarly, spirituality in your life is also very important, yoga, tai chi are a must for you to not release cortisol. Home cooking is also very important, Vitamin Love goes in the food during home cooking, which makes the home-cooked food better than the restaurant meals any day," she said.

She also gave on advice on how to control your urge to eat sweets. "To reduce your sweet food craving, add sweet vegetables to your diet, like sweet potato, beans, green peas, beetroot, carrot. You add that, it will definitely reduce your cravings."

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Fitness Mantra For People With Regular Lives

Deanne had a very simple answer for people to want to continue their fitness streaks for a longer duration. She said, "Movement is the key, find what you love and love what you do. If you love walking, keep doing that. Try Pilates, find a dance class, do not get obsessed with the gym. You should be able to workout anywhere. But first, complete the circle of life. Find what are the aspects that are missing in your life from the primary foods. Find what is missing from that list and why you are gaining weight. Look at your lifestyle choices."

She ended by giving a few examples, "You have seen yogis, they are so thin because they are really happy, they don't even think about food. Children are so happy, they play all the time, you want to run after them and give them food but they just want to play. Be happy from inside. The actors are paid to look like that but you and I do not need to look like that. I talk about wellness being a broad spectrum thing. People are obsessive, they are taking fat burning pills, not eating food, taking supplements and processed food, which is not correct."

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For anyone who thinks public transport subsidies are a sop to the middle class, allow me this one anecdote. In 1989, my mums life was revolutionised by a bus. We had no car and lived on a large estate that had a regular bus running through the middle of it, but no service reaching the dense tangle of streets and walkways away from the main road. The last few hundred yards from the terminus to our house was a struggle with shopping, a danger at night, and a death-trap in icy weather.

Then the local authority decided that transport was a right, not a luxury. For two years, while its funding lasted, a minibus called the Hoppa circled the estate every 10 minutes, dropping people at their front doors or picking them up before heading to the shops, the schools, the library, or relatives who lived on the other side of the estate.

Sometimes it was empty but just as often it was full to bursting, usually with young parents and older people, chatting and helping each other to keep their shopping trolleys upright. They knew the driver by name and sang to his radio. At least they did until it stopped. Its not an exaggeration to say that my mum became depressed when it did. That bus was more than a vehicle: it was a form of recognition, a form of care.

The idea that good transport is a right to be enjoyed by everybody, regardless of income or car ownership, has disappeared from the political agenda since buses were deregulated in the mid-1980s and the rail network privatised a decade later. Transport policy across the parties has been focused for decades on the nuts and bolts of travel: road-building, congestion and keeping Londons transport system regulated and, ergo, its economy pumped while the rest of the country suffered.

For this reason Labours manifesto commitments, founded on the principle that transport is an essential public service, are potentially as revolutionary as that Hoppa bus. Its the first time in decades that the social role of public transport has been prioritised, let alone acknowledged, by the major parties, and where the political dominance of the private car has been challenged.

The Tories have announced they will spend 28.8bn building and augmenting major roads, ignoring the fact that road-building creates more traffic rather than relieves it. Yet no sooner had Labour announced it would use that money instead to cut rail fares and season tickets by a third than a chorus of achingly sensible voices rose to point out that actually it would be subsidising middle-class commuters.

True, 42% of those who have made more than 50 train journeys in the last year live in a household with a combined income of 40,000 or more, while just 10% live in a household where the combined income is less than 20,000 a year. But doesnt that only prove that you have to be well-off to afford the train? How about a future in which decent public transport is something available to everyone, whenever and wherever they need it?

I use buses every day and trains several times a week. I live in Liverpool, have family in Birmingham and have used pretty much every grim privatised service on the network, including Northerns manifestly unfit Pacer trains. Believe it or not, labourers, airport service workers and nurses use trains to get to work. You find this out if you get a train at 5.30am.

Most trains between Liverpool and Birmingham are now standing-room only, since London Northwestern was allowed to extend the service to London without being required to add more carriages. These four-coach trains now carry northern soldiers returning to regiments down south, cabin crew going to Heathrow, welders from Aintree who can only get work in the Midlands. Im sure theyd love to hear how cheaper rail fares only benefit middle-class people.

Taking into account Januarys proposed above-inflation fare increases, Labour states that rail fares will have risen by an average of 40% across the country since the Tories entered power in 2010. Bus fares outside London rose by 71% between 2005 and 2018, to an average of 2.40 per trip. Theres a somewhat empty satisfaction to be gained from crowing at Labour cutting fares when its clear they are too high across the board: 2.40 for a bus fare is high enough to put off many people from travelling altogether.

Meanwhile, Friends of the Earth is criticising the three main parties for failing to cut car use by making it more expensive to drive, and this is where green campaigners, never mind the Greens themselves, reveal a willingness to prioritise fast transition over just transition. Theres nothing progressive about making people pay extortionate amounts to get around just because theyre using the wrong kind of transport.

It cant be made more expensive to drive before public transport is improved: for many people living in peripheral and rural areas it remains far cheaper and more convenient to drive than to take the few, ridiculously expensive, buses that exist. Driving takes up a disproportionate amount of the budget for people on low incomes: when those in poverty lose their cars, many risk losing their jobs, their contact with family members, and their ability to buy decent food. In other words, their ability to meet basic needs.

As always, mobility is fundamentally about class. Without decent public transport, millions of people drive when they cant really afford to run a car. And when car ownership is out of reach, too many people are cut off from the everyday realities of modern life: that you have to go beyond your immediate neighbourhood for work, social contact and a diet that does not rely on takeaways. Decent buses and trains, accessible to all, are not an option they are a necessity.

Lynsey Hanley is a writer and the author of Estates: an Intimate History and Respectable: Crossing the Class Divide

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The most common questions we receive regarding fasting, whether intermittent or dry or both is:

How to fast right?Align your dinner as close to sunset as possible, say by 6.30-7 pm (or whenever the sun sets in your area) and go on till next days sunrise (6.30-7 pm), giving a complete 12-hour fasting to your body and allow it to perform functions like repair, recycle, rejuvenate, detox, reduce inflammation. This is a nature-made pattern of fasting and not man-made its the most perfect way to fast because it aligns us with the circadian rhythm/biological clock of nature.

Its easy for us humans to abuse fasting and make it a fad. We party late and then decide to start intermittent fasting at 2 am. The next day we have another social event and once again the pattern repeats. This way even if we are fasting, we may not be gaining any benefits because its in no way aligned to our circadian rhythm, plus the body needs more time to clean up all that alcohol and far from healthy food. Ideally, our body doesnt need so much time to clean up and detoxify. It can do everything in a shorter frame of fasting which is 12 hours. The more toxins we add to our system, the longer we may have to fast. How is this sunrise to sunset fasting beneficial? Every human being has a built-in biological clock. The time we wake up, sleep, eating patterns, digestion, hormonal secretions work according to our clock. Its not a physical clock like a watch that dictates how your life should run according to external circumstances like meetings, programmes, social calendars. Our biological clock works according to nature like sunrise, sunset, sunlight, changes in weather.

Once we start respecting our biological clock and live in sync with it, half the things we do today in order to get healthy, lose weight, look good, will automatically happen.

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Keto diets work. That is, if you follow the rules even loosely, you will lose weight. Whether a diet focused heavily on fats and proteins and lacking in carbs is good for you long-term or not, however, is a subject of much debate.

The arguments for keto have another boost, though, in research from Yale University that appears to indicate ahigh-fat, low-carb diet has the potential to help you fight the flu.

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Let's be clear: It's not smart to mess with influenza. People should just get the vaccine. But every year plenty of people wait a little too long to get it, or they catch a flu bug not covered by the shot. In their study published in Science Immunology, Yale researchers revealed that through research with flu-infected mice they put on a keto diet they discovered that the keto mice simply had a better survival rate than the mice on a regular diet.

A Yale blog post published after the study was released in mid-November elaborated:

The ketogenic diet which for people includes meat, fish, poultry, and non-starchy vegetables activates a subset of T cells in the lungs not previously associated with the immune systems response to influenza, enhancing mucus production from airway cells that can effectively trap the virus, the researchers report.

"This was a totally unexpected finding, said co-senior author Akiko Iwasaki, the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Immunobiology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

A byproduct of keto's effect on the body appears to trigger an extra immune-boosting response, then, kind of an extra boost to the systems that fall in place when the body's normal defenses come into play.

The research project that discovered the keto effect on flu sufferers came about after a pair of trainee scientists noted that the immune system could produce damaging "inflammasomes," which are harmful because they can cause the body's bug-fighting defenses to kick into overdrive, overwhelming the organs and possibly killing the patient.

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Someone noticed that diets consisting ofmeat, fish, poultry, and non-starchy vegetables tended to block inflammasomes. So they went to work on their unfortunate miceand discovered the happy carb-consuming rodents were less likely to develop the mucous that can coat the lungs and isolate the body from influenza's onslaught.

Co-senior study author Vishwa Deep Dixit concluded, "This study shows that the way the body burns fat to produce ketone bodies from the food we eat can fuel the immune system to fight flu infection."

Chalk one up for keto this time, then. But seriously, don't rely on diet. Get the shot, no matter what.

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Research Reveals Keto Diet Could Help Fight the Flu - Maxim

Chinstrap and gentoo penguins diets and futures -- differ

A gentoo (left) and a chinstrap penguin standing on rocks along the Antarctic Peninsula.

December 4, 2019

New NSF-funded research reveals how two penguin species, the gentoo and the chinstrap, have dealt with more than a century of human impacts in Antarctica, and why some species are winners and others are losers in this rapidly changing ecosystem.

Michael Polito of Louisiana State University and co-authors published their findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Polito co-led a team of researchers working to understand how human hunting of seals and whales over the last century, and fishing in modern times, has affected penguin populations. Seals, whales and penguins all feast on shrimplike crustaceans called Antarctic krill.

As seal and whale populations dwindled, a surplus of krill was likely available. More recently, the combined effects of commercial krill fishing, climate change, and the recovery of seal and whale populations may have drastically decreased the abundance of krill.

Because humans have never commercially harvested penguins, Polito and colleagues expected that changes in penguins' diets and populations would mirror shifts in krill availability. But although gentoo and chinstrap penguins are found in the same locations, gentoo penguins are increasing in abundance while chinstrap penguins are rapidly declining.

As the availability of krill has decreased, gentoo penguins have diversified their diets to include fish and squid along with krill. In contrast, chinstrap penguins have remained krill specialists. The findings support the idea that dietary specialists are more vulnerable to changes in resource availability and environmental change than are more resilient generalists.

"This research highlights the value of long-term studies for understanding the impact of environmental change on long-lived marine predators such as penguins," said Jennifer Burns, a program director in NSF's Office of Polar Programs. "That changes in the availability of a preferred food item such as krill can differentially impact otherwise similar species emphasizes our need to better understand the role of behavioral flexibility in Antarctic and other ecosystems."

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There is probably nothing as frustrating as not being able to fit into your old clothes. When 30-year-old Prachi realised that she had gained a lot of weight post-pregnancy, she felt really dejected.However, it became even more difficult for her as she worked in the aviation industry. When none of her uniforms fit her anymore, she vowed to get back in shape. Her weight loss journey is living proof that tiny lifestyle changes can contribute to tremendous health benefits. Read on.Name: Prachi Tripathi

Occupation: ExecutiveAge: 30 years

Height: 5 feet 3 inches

City: Gorakhpur

Highest weight recorded: 80 kgs

Weight lost: 20 kgs

Duration it took me to lose weight: 8 months

The turning point: After pregnancy, my clothing size had changed from medium to XXL. As a result, my stamina took a hit and I used to get exhausted very easily. While I did realise that I had gained a lot of weight and my health was taking a beating, the turning point came only when I resumed my job after the maternity leave. Since none of my uniforms fit me anymore, I realised that I needed to do something about my weight. My breakfast: Oats and poha

My lunch: 2 chapatis, a portion of green vegetables and a bowl of dahiMy dinner: 2 chapatis, a portion of green vegetables and a bowl of dal

I indulge in: My weight loss plan was very simple. I stuck to eating homemade food and avoided sugar and simple carbs. This way, I never really craved for anything.My workout: I brisk walk for 45 minutes every day without fail.

Low-calorie recipes I swear by: I vouch on homemade grilled chicken

Fitness secret I unveiled: I completely shunned sugar and white flour from my diet. Secondly, I started drinking lukewarm water with lemon in the morning. I also made it a point to restrict my diet and avoid overeating. How do I stay motivated? Whenever I felt demotivated, I used to see my pictures during pregnancy. I knew I did not want to gain all the weight back.

How do you ensure you dont lose focus? I gave myself enough time to understand that I wont be able to achieve my goal in a short period of time. Hence, I took it one day at a time and I achieved my desired weight.

Whats the most difficult part of being overweight? I was not able to work efficiently as my stamina was too low. Moreover, since I was a part of the aviation industry, we were expected to look in a certain way and my increased weight did not allow that.

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While weight loss is a more common goal in todays day and age, some people are interested in gaining weight for specific purposes.

In the world of bodybuilding, strength sports, and certain team sports, a common term for gaining weight is often tossed around dirty bulking.

This article reviews dirty bulking, its possible negative side effects, whether its effective, and some foods to eat and avoid when following the method.

In general, the term bulking refers to a controlled phase of being in a calculated calorie surplus and combining it with sufficient resistance training to boost muscle and strength gains.

A calorie surplus involves consuming more calories than you burn, which can lead to weight gain in the form of muscle or fat.

Dirty bulking takes this a step further and can be defined as a period of unrelenting weight gain by any means necessary to promote muscle and strength gains. Its usually paired with high-intensity resistance exercise to complement these adaptations.

The approach may be utilized by off-season bodybuilders, weightlifters, powerlifters, or the average gym-goer looking to pack on some size.

When following a dirty bulk, no foods are off-limits. The goal is to eat as much as tolerable to increase body mass.

Often, high calorie shakes and mass gain powders are utilized during a dirty bulk to promote a calorie surplus and subsequent muscle gains.

While this may work for some, others may find that the negative side effects outweigh the benefits.

Dirty bulking is a method of rapid weight gain thats usually paired with high-intensity resistance training and used by various athletes to promote muscle and strength gains.

While a dirty bulk can surely cause weight gain, you may wonder whether its an effective long-term strategy for muscle gain.

Here are a few upsides to following a dirty bulk.

Just as many people find it difficult to lose weight, others find it hard to gain weight.

For these individuals, a dirty bulk may be a helpful tool, as it usually promotes a significant calorie surplus and thus leads to weight gain (1).

This weight gain is best translated to muscle gain when paired with a proper resistance training program, which is another major aspect of dirty bulking that cannot go overlooked.

With more conservative weight gain methods, results may be quite slow due to an insufficient calorie surplus. Thus, a dirty bulk may be beneficial in this context.

Programmed weight gain is usually employed to promote muscle and strength gains in strength, physique, and some team sports.

For muscle gains to occur, a sufficient calorie surplus is required, usually 1020% additional calories for most people (2).

The dirty bulk usually exceeds this range, thus likely contributing to sizable muscle and strength gains for most people when combined with a proper resistance training regimen.

A dirty bulk can be effective in certain situations in which weight gain is desired. It provides a calorie surplus that can lead to muscle and strength gains when combined with resistance training.

Along with the potential muscle and strength gains associated with dirty bulking, it comes with some possible negative side effects.

Given that calorie intake is not usually tracked on a dirty bulk, its easy to achieve a calorie surplus, which undoubtedly leads to weight gain. Though some of this weight will be from added muscle, a sizable percentage will be from added fat mass (3).

When it comes to strength and physique sports, the goal is usually to maximize strength and muscle gains, respectively.

Specifically in physique sports, such as bodybuilding, competitors are judged on their muscle shape and size. Excessive fat gain likely makes it more difficult to get into shape when it comes time for competition (2).

In terms of strength and power sports, such as Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting, there are usually weight classes within which competitors must compete. Excessive fat gain may make it more challenging to achieve a given weight class.

For athletes participating in team sports, a dirty bulk could leave them out of shape when it comes time for pre- and in-season training.

Lastly, for the recreational gym-goer looking to put on some muscle, gaining too much fat may inhibit their goal of improving their physique.

Along with the potential for excessive fat gain, there are other possible negative health effects to consider. When following a dirty bulk, the intake of processed carbs and saturated fats is usually rather high.

Consuming too many of these foods has been associated with elevated cholesterol and blood sugar levels, leading to an increased risk of health conditions like high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, and diabetes (4, 5, 6, 7).

Its important to note that most studies on the topic have been conducted in non-exercising individuals.

Though starting a dirty bulk may increase your short-term risk of certain health conditions, resuming a nutritious, unprocessed diet will likely undo these effects.

The best way to monitor these important health markers is to have a blood test at least once per year, along with a physical. More frequent testing may be beneficial if you have a history of a certain health condition (8).

When following a dirty bulk, high calorie foods are eaten to promote weight gain.

Many of these foods are processed and contain large amounts of refined sugars and sodium, which can lead to water retention and fluctuations in blood sugar levels (9, 10).

This may leave you feeling sluggish after several days of following the diet.

One study suggests that a diet high in simple carbs can lead to increased fatigue and symptoms of depression (11).

These symptoms must be taken into consideration before starting a dirty bulk.

Though dirty bulking can be effective in certain situations, its usually better off followed as a short-term approach during the off-season of various sports.

Following a dirty bulk for an extended period can lead to compromised health.

Following a dirty bulk may cause several negative side effects, including excess fat gain, sluggishness, and abnormal levels of some important health markers. Thus, its best followed as a short-term strategy.

When following a dirty bulk, there are not many foods that are off-limits due to the diets unrestrictive nature. Here are some foods to eat and avoid:

Most foods are permitted while following a dirty bulk, though you may want to restrict some for various reasons.

While dirty bulking can be quite effective for gaining weight, its unrestrictive nature can lead to negative health effects.

For those looking to gain muscle mass without excessive amounts of body fat, there is an alternative to dirty bulking, which is often referred to as clean bulking or simply bulking.

When following a clean bulking approach, the goal is still to eat a calorie surplus with plenty of protein, though high calorie, processed, sugary foods are restricted.

A calorie surplus of 500 calories is usually a good place to start to promote muscle gains (2).

The majority of the diet is made up of calorie- and nutrient-dense whole foods, such as rice, nuts, nut butters, red meats, salmon, dried fruit, avocados, healthy cereals, whole eggs, and full-fat dairy products.

Some ways to ensure a sufficient calorie intake on a clean bulk include loading up on healthy fats, increasing your portion sizes, and surrounding workouts with plenty of carbs.

To ensure progress, it may be helpful to track your macronutrient intake the protein, carbs, and fat you eat and your weight to make adjustments to the diet as needed.

Considering that a dirty bulk can lead to excessive fat gain, some people may want to try a cleaner approach to bulking that omits processed, sugary foods and replaces them with calorie- and nutrient-dense whole ones.

A dirty bulk refers to a period of aggressive weight gain used to promote muscle and strength gains in strength sports and certain team sports.

Considering that a dirty bulk usually includes high calorie, processed foods, it comes with possible negative side effects, such as excess fat gain, sluggishness, and abnormal blood values.

Despite its possible downsides, a dirty bulk can be an effective weight gain strategy for certain populations, as it provides the calorie surplus necessary to gain muscle and strength, though its best followed as a short-term strategy.

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Dirty Bulking: Effectiveness, Downsides, and More - Healthline

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Britain holds an election on Dec. 12, a political gamble by Prime Minister Boris Johnson who sees it as his best chance to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit.

The parties are on the campaign trail, travelling the length and breadth of the United Kingdom to drum up support.

Following are some colourful snapshots from the election trail:

The campaign routine of long journeys, early starts and late finishes isnt entirely compatible with a healthy lifestyle.

So far, Boris Johnson has been pictured eating a cream and jam covered scone in Redruth, a stick of rock candy in Blackpool and a sausage roll in Milton Keynes train station.

Hes visited a potato chip factory in Northern Ireland, a bakers in Somerset, at least two butchers and a brownies stall at a Christmas market in Salisbury.

All this has been washed down with tasters of Black Country beer, Cornish cider and Scottish whisky - and countless cups of tea.

Johnson has also revealed a weakness for flapjack, the rolled oats mixed with butter, sugar and syrup. Asked on TV on Thursday if he was a flapjack man Johnson replied: Im not meant to be ... Im trying to wean myself off them.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn provoked a very British row during a television interview after suggesting he often had Queen Elizabeths annual address to the nation on in his home at Christmas.

Its on the morning usually, we have it on some of the time, Corbyn, a republican, told ITV. His interviewer pointed out that the speech isnt broadcast until 1500 GMT.

Well said Corbyn. Our Christmas ... (there) is a lot to do, I enjoy the presence of my friends and family around on Christmas obviously like everybody else does, and I also visit a homeless shelter.

Labour education spokeswoman Angela Rayner valiantly defended her leader: He might watch it on catch up, some of us do, some of us have dinner at different times.

Britons love talking about the weather.

So, as the country gets ready to vote in its first December election for nearly 100 years, attention is turning to the forecast - and it doesnt look good.

The Met Office is predicting lower-than-normal temperatures, rain and, in some parts of the country, a risk of snow. Any drier interludes are likely to be short-lived in any one place, the forecaster said on its website.

However, the body representing the local councils who run the polling stations says organisers have taken precautions against a cold snap: With fleets of gritting trucks, state-of-the-art technology, more than a million tonnes of salt stockpiled and plans in place to try and ensure key routes to polling stations are accessible, councils have prepared for any freezing or snowy weather on polling day. (Reporting by William James and Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

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ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL-The election diet: sausage rolls, brownies and flapjack - Reuters

Im Mari Sierra (@cake_2_5k), 29, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I work in finance for a food service company. A personal loss put me in a depressionso I turned to WW to find my groove again and lost 90 pounds in the process.

I had struggled with my weight my entire life. My earliest memory of being aware of my weight when I was about 6, when my pediatrician advised my mom to incorporate diet and exercise into my daily routine. It was the first time I remember feeling sadness about my weight.

It was my second pregnancy and my husband and I were over the moon about welcoming a second child. After we learned the pregnancy wouldn't continue, I became depressed and gained about 30 pounds. Later, we became pregnant again and had our sonand we were overjoyed. Three months after he was born in September 2017, I decided I needed to make a change for myself and for my children that I felt so lucky to have.

I was scrolling through Instagram and I saw a video of a mom running next to her daughter on a bike. I remember thinking that I could never do thatbut I wanted to. I wanted to be able to keep up with both of my children.

Im on the Team Blue plan. WW has really worked for me because no foods were restricted and it helped me learn balance.

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Before WW, I had tried keto-style diets and was successful for a short period of time. I would lose 15 to 20 pounds but I wasn't able to maintain the lifestyle because I felt deprived. I love cake and potatoes, and I wasn't able to find a way to live on keto and still incorporate those things into my diet. WW allows me to still eat what I love.

This is what I typically eat in a day now:

In December 2017, I started training with the Couch to 5k app. I had not been active at all; I couldnt even run for one minute. To not overwhelm myself, my first fitness goal was to make it to the gym to run one time a week. I gradually added more days. Eventually, I would run three to four times a week on a treadmill following the app program. I ran and completed my first 5k in May 2018.

After I accomplished my goal of running a 5k, I wanted to explore other types of exercise and I started doing boot camp style classes. The classes are generally 45 minutes long and are a mix of cardio and strength training. I enjoy this style of exercise now because I love seeing myself develop strength and tone my body. I try to workout at least twice a week these days.

My biggest tips for success? First off, make small attainable goals. For example, another one of my very first goals was simply to bring lunch to work every day for one work week. Then, when I accomplished that, I'd set another small goal.

Second, plan ahead as much as you can. Having a plan helps to stick to your goals. Especially when you have social events, create a plan to help you stay on track and enjoy the moment.

I am more confident. I value myself more. I prioritize myself and my health. I am taking more chances on myself and I know that I can accomplish anything.

I want other women to use my story as an example to see that it truly can be done. When my weight-loss journey began, I never in a million years thought I was capable of losing 90 pounds. I am no superwoman. Any woman can decide to make a change and be successful. I'm rooting for all of those women out there.

My weight loss has changed my life in so many ways, but what I am most proud of is that I get to set a good example for my daughter. It feels amazing that I get to help her learn that taking care of our bodies is so important. Mostly, I am happy I get to run around with both of my kids...and that *they* get tired first.

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'I Joined Weight Watchers After A Devastating MiscarriageAnd I Found My Joy And Confidence Again' - Women's Health

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