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times-tribune file Western Wayne's Joseph Ingaglio, bottom, prepares to break out of a hold by Valley View's Chris Cicilioni in the 215-pound bout last season.

On average, the opponents Western Wayne's Joseph Ingaglio faces are 4 inches taller and 20 pounds heavier.

Sometimes they're even bigger than that - wrestlers who have to lose weight in order to make weight.

But rather than shy away from a challenge, the senior wrestler, all 5 feet, 8 inches and 215 pounds of him, embraces it.

For the past two seasons, Ingaglio (23-1) has wrestled at the 285-pound weight class.

Tonight, he will serve as an integral part of the Wildcats, the top seed out of the Lackawanna League, as they begin competition in the District 2 Class AA duals tournament tonight. They will face Wyoming Valley Conference wild card Wyoming Area at Lake-Lehman at 5 p.m.

The District 2 Class AAA tournament begins tonight at Pittston Area.

"Just by being smarter and quicker, I make them wrestle my style," said Ingaglio, who also plays football and is a thrower on the track and field team. "I just use my technique and don't let them wrestle their style and push me around.

"I've been doing it for a while. I'm pretty good at it. I love wrestling that weight."

After Ingaglio wrestled at 145 his freshman year, a need opened up in the lineup for someone at heavyweight.

He told coach Dante Terenzio he would work to fill the spot, regardless how difficult it would be for the sophomore, who at the time weighed just 190 pounds.

"When I did it at first, I'd do decent, but sometimes I'd get crushed, I'd get pancaked," Ingaglio said. "But then last year, I got a lot better at it, and this year, I'm just even better at it. I'm just doing well."

Ingaglio takes a different approach to wrestling at heavyweight. Whereas most wrestlers in the weight class use strength alone to win, Ingaglio uses his muscle, endurance and speed to succeed. He can move quickly and outlast bigger wrestlers who may tire after a couple of periods.

Practicing with teammates Matt Rosensweet (6-foot-2, 235 pounds) and Conner Rosensweet (5-foot-11, 215 pounds) also helps Ingaglio hone his skills to take down wrestlers who may look more imposing on the mat.

"Joseph wrestles like a 160-pounder, and that's how he wins a lot of his matches," Terenzio said. "He's very technical, very smart when he wrestles. That technique, speed and smarts, it outdoes the heavy guys."

Ingaglio's one loss this season came in the final of the Tunkhannock Kiwanis tournament, a 9-2 decision to Coughlin junior Brad Emerick (6-foot-2, 265 pounds).

The prospect of facing a bigger opponent no longer makes Ingaglio nervous. Instead, he channels that energy to excel in his matches.

And he will use that focus again tonight as the district duals tournament begins.

"I'm in pretty good shape," he said. "I don't try to throw kids around. I don't try to out-muscle kids who are bigger than me.

"I've just got to be really smart. This year, it's just my niche."

Contact the writer: ateatum @timesshamrock.com

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Every day millions of overweight women and men berate themselves for not being able to lose weight. They work out endlessly, cut calories until all they can do is think about food, try eating only grapefruit, only cabbage, or skip meals altogether -- and nothing seems to work. They feel embarrassed, ashamed and as if they're being perceived as lazy over-eaters by society.

Then they read Tara Parker-Pope's recent article, "The Fat Trap," in the New York Times and discover that if they've already gained weight, it is much harder to lose it because their bodies will defend that new, heavier weight vigilantly.[1] If they hadn't given up on losing weight yet, finding out that their bodies are working against them will certainly put them over the edge.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

It's true that genetics, hormones and overall physiology have a lot to do with how we gain and lose weight, but addressing these physiological imbalances as part of a weight loss plan can make all the difference. This concept is called "weight loss resistance."

What Is Weight Loss Resistance?

Weight loss resistance happens when a metabolic imbalance in the body causes us to hold on to extra weight no matter how much we exercise or limit our calories. And in order for our genes and physiology to turn around to accept a new weight, we have to solve the imbalance first and get the body out of crisis mode.

Get to the Bottom of Your Weight Problem First

For about two-thirds of us, losing weight can thankfully be as easy as eating less and exercising more -- we've heard this story all along. But for the other one-third, weight loss can be a huge battle because of weight loss resistance. Trust your body. It knows what it's doing! In the case of adding or holding on to extra padding, it's really the body's way of saying, "I'm prepared for whatever crisis is coming." If your body is refusing to shed pounds, ask, "What is my body protecting me from?"

In many cases, we ignore this question altogether and put overweight people on extreme low-calorie diets such as those discussed in Pope's article. This sets people up for failure by sending the body into crisis mode even further.

Here are some of the most common systemic imbalances I see prohibiting weight loss:

Hormonal imbalance (including thyroid imbalance) Adrenal imbalance (due to chronic stress) Neurotransmitter imbalance Digestive imbalance Systemic inflammation Impaired detoxification

For more information, see my other articles on weight loss resistance.

Losing Weight for Good

Once you've found the imbalance (or multiple imbalances) keeping you from weight loss, these basic steps will help put you on the road to keeping the weight off long-term. The ticket here is slow and steady. Remember that when we lose weight too quickly, the body can flip back into crisis mode and hang on to extra calories for dear life.

Stay active and strong. Dieting can deplete our muscle mass and when we regain weight, it often comes in the form of fat. Stay active and pay attention to maintaining and gaining muscle mass.

Address your emotional health. Emotional troubles can certainly sit at the core of any health issue, so don't ignore your feelings. Check in with your emotional health and find someone to talk to if you need help.

Rest and restore. Sleeping seven to eight hours a night is so important to your weight loss efforts. We now know that less sleep can directly influence our appetite and the way we use insulin in the body.[2]

Find support. Research tells us that we have much more success losing weight when we have a community to rely on.[3] Find a friend who has committed to losing weight, and talk about your process.

Getting to the bottom of weight loss resistance can feel like a miracle for people, because once they help their bodies back into balance, and take steps to maintain it, the weight begins to fall off -- I see it every day in my practice. Remove the road blocks so you can lose weight for good.

For more by Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN, N.P., click here.

For more on weight loss, click here.

References:

[1] Parker-Pope, T. 2011. The Fat Trap. The New York Times Magazine. URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html?pagewanted=all

[2] Vorona, R., et al. 2005. Overweight and obese patients in a primary care population report less sleep than patients with a normal body mass index. Arch. Intern. Med., 165 (1), 25-30. URL: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/165/1/25.

Barnea, M, et al. High fat diet delays and fasting advances the circadian expression of adiponectin signaling components in mouse liver. Endocrinology, 150, 161-168. URL: http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/150/1/161.

[3] Dale, K., et al. 2009. Determining optimal approaches for weight maintenance: A randomized controlled trial. CMAJ, 180 (10), E39-E46. URL: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/180/10/E39.

 

 

 

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So, how are your New Year's resolutions going?

Every year I find there are many folks like me who have made resolutions for the new year, but by the end of the first month those pledges start to lose steam.

Yes indeed folks, we are through January and I have already started to look back on my New Year's resolution. I want to send some positive energy to all of you who, like me, made "getting in better shape" a priority.

As the champion for the "Healthiest Town in America" initiative, trying to be a role model has taken many twists and turns over the last five years. One way I monitor how I am doing is by having a "reality check" during the holiday season. I am happy to say I found I could go through an entire holiday season without dieting and still not gain weight.

But this particular new year is really something special in my life. You see, in April I will turn 60. As I looked at the next 20 years of my life, I decided that it was in my best interest to really try to get in a healthier state for those amazing years of 60-80. My quest has become to be "flat at 60."

I learned from my Healthiest Town in America experiences that the risk for heart disease and high blood pressure can be told by looking at a person's stomach, particularly the amount and shape of the fat on one's stomach. So this year I decided to go all out and try to reduce my "belly" as much as I could by my 60th birthday. My goal is that my stomach will be "flat at 60."

To be honest, though, I started my New Year's resolution at the end of November. As usual, I was looking at how not to gain weight during the holidays, but that is no longer an issue. So starting on the road to a better and trimmer body became my goal.

I can hear giggling as I type this. It's my co-workers taking turns getting on our office scale. You see, I have also learned over the past five years that sticking to resolutions is much easier when you do it with someone. Well, if doing it with someone else makes it easier, I figured the more people are included, the easier it might be.

So now Gina, Phyllis, Christa and Mary have joined Deb and me in pledging not to gain weight for an entire year.

If you would like to have a good laugh and follow our journey you can find our video diaries at http://www.ovfitness.com - go to the right under "Calendar/News" and click on "Blogs." The trainers have guided us to exercises specific for our ails and it's been amazing how quickly our bodies have responded!

Wishing you great health for 2012 so you can …

Enjoy the journey,

Bob

E-mail Bob Oro at northwest@azstarnet.com

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Looking to get in shape and stay healthy? One visit to Low Carb Bread Recipe .org will change your life by showing you simple tips on how to lose weight.

Long Island, NY (PRWEB) February 01, 2012

Everyone is always looking to shave off a few extra pounds. But as most people will tell you, dieting can be difficult if not handled the correct way. Being on a diet does not mean you have to eat only grass, raw herbage, or things that don't taste good. Dieting in a smart, well educated manner is the true way to stay healthy.

The owners of Low Carb Bread Recipe .org have designed a site to help people lose weight by focusing on a low carb diet. Low carb diets are a proven way to quickly and easily get rid of excess weight and fat. This brand new site has information on tons of low carb ideas but the main focus of the site is on how to make home-made low carb bread by hand as well as with a bread machine. Also there are recipes for low carb yogurt, low carb shakes, and many other awesome low carb treats.

The owners of the site commented that they are firm believers in the fact that you should know every single food ingredient that goes into your body. Ingredients that you are unable to pronounce, should not be part of any diet. Having complete control over your diet is the key to losing weight and keeping it off.

Now not everyone wants to make their own bread. For people not interested in making their own low carb bread, Low Carb Bread Recipe .org has reviews and information on the top low carb bread brands. The site also has some history on the manufacturers.

The makers of Low Carb Bread Recipe .org quoted "Many people are very under educated when it comes to nutrition and health." Obesity has been on the rise in the United States and the owners of Low Carb Bread Recipe .org felt it necessary to provide the American public with an easy dieting solution. Tips such as the differences between complex carbs and simple carbs can be found on the site, as well as the proper amount of water that a person should be drinking daily.

Low carb diets are very safe and do not involve ordering special food or depriving yourself of everything you enjoy. What they do require is discipline, control, and taking the proper supplements. Protein is also critical to a low carb diet, and protein shake information is provided on the site.

Please visit http://www.lowcarbbreadrecipe.org for more information.

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January is over, and the clock is ticking on perennial resolutions to shed weight. How long have you given yourself this time to lose those 10, 20, 30 or more pounds you packed on since adolescence?

And why does the weight almost always come back?

Unhealthy eating habits plus too little exercise, too much sitting around and an age-related loss of muscle mass are the main reasons, enhanced perhaps by genetics, environment, disability and other circumstances. Most of these can be overcome, dieticians say, by making small behavioral changes before setting weight loss goals.

Going on a "diet," they say, too often involves making radical, unsustainable eating changes in the hopes of losing weight quickly, only to mess up your metabolism and mind so much you could be setting yourself up for eventually weighing even more than when you started.

"Diet" is kind of a bad word to Jessica Cooper, a registered dietician in Salt Lake City who teaches people how to lose weight and counsels athletes on how to use nutrition to boost performance.

One of the first bits of advice she gives her clients is to focus less on outcomes and more on behaviors. "I talk about habits they need to change," she says. "If they start eating better, they start feeling better."

That is the gist of the second annual U.S. News and World Report "Best Diets" feature released in January, an analysis of 25 commercial and academic eating plans for their health and weight-loss potential.

Katherine Beals, a University of Utah associate professor of nutrition, was one of 22 experts who helped evaluate the eating plans, eventually breaking the rankings into bests for weight loss, diabetes, heart health, and healthy eating. The rankings also included the best commercial diet plans, easiest diets to follow and best overall.

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"Many of the, quote unquote, diets we evaluated were not really for weight loss," she says.

Nor had the claims of some of them been subject to scientific analysis, something she and the other team members do regularly.

"If you’re a consumer, it’s very difficult to wade through the hundreds [of diet plans] that are available," she says. "But what I think is simple: Forget what you weigh. What do you need to be healthy?"

One answer: exercise.

"People tell me they don’t have time to exercise," Beals says. "Really? How much time do you spend watching TV? You need to be physically active every day....If you do those two things, your weight will settle at what is healthy for you."

Craving what you need • Cooper tells clients that if they are desperate for a certain unhealthy food, they are really craving nutrients. Trouble is, "it takes a lot of cheeseburgers and fries to get those vitamins and minerals," she says, "and you also get a lot of calories."

The diets that got top billing in the U.S. News report share a common denominator: lots of fruit and vegetables. They included the DASH, TLC and Volumetrics eating plans — which were developed to fight chronic ailments such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig were the top two commercial diet plans.

None of them restrict entire classes of food, a big plus in the analyses.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- PEERtrainer, a leader in healthy weight loss solutions, has found that many people who are looking to lose weight in a short amount of time often start to add a lot more meat to their diet, and cut down on certain carbohydrates.  This is in spite of a widely cited study by the Harvard School of Public Health published in 2010 that showed an increase in health risk from a diet rich in animal foods.

Other studies that have looked into low-carb and high-protein diets have shown that despite a good short term track record for weight loss, the long term track record for keeping this weight loss off is poor.

As a result of this continuing behavior pattern, PEERtrainer would like to propose some alternative ways to lose weight in a short amount of time that don't involve the health risks, and are ultimately more effective long term.

The first thing that PEERtrainer would like to point out is that low carb diets can work, especially when paired with a reduction in sugar and a dramatic increase in micronutrient rich foods like green vegetables. One does not need to dramatically increase the amount of meat in the diet.

PEERtrainer has observed that the more important factor is the reduction of overall sugar levels in the blood, which can result from eating sugar itself, or certain foods like bread and grains which can quickly increase the amount of glucose in the bloodstream.

A reduction in carbs is a feature of the new Weight Watchers Points Plus for 2012, so this is not an uncommon suggestion. However, very few weight loss approaches are also adding a very strong focus on increasing green vegetables and a reduction in sugar.

Reducing carbs and sugar in the diet can be a daunting task, especially at breakfast. The typical Western diet is rich in different sugars and grains. PEERtrainer has seen however, that when people focus on this particular meal, it helps to set the tone for the day.

A final tip that PEERtrainer has for people who are looking to lose weight quickly is to learn how to do a cleanse the right way. The best way to do a cleanse is in addition to the advice above, focus on testing the removal of foods that serve as common allergens. Foods such as bread, dairy and corn commonly create toxic reactions in people.

PEERtrainer has observed that members of its online weight loss community usually report fairly consistent weight loss in a two to three week period when they remove these specific foods! Everyone reacts to foods differently, and not everyone reacts to these foods. But for people who have had a hard time losing weight, in spite of very good efforts at exercise and diet, find that removing these foods from their diet entirely, combined with a low sugar and high green vegetable diet, can pay good dividends very quickly.

PEERtrainer is website dedicated to healthy weight loss. It was founded in 2005 and has helped tens of millions of people get the guidance and help to put them on the path to healthy and permanent weight loss.

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Aaron Brilbeck Staff Writer

January 31, 2012

DES MOINES—

Monday night, two people were killed when they fell through thin ice in Madison County. Now, water rescue experts with the Des Moines fire department show us how to survive a fall through the ice.

It’s important to stress, with the temperatures we've seen lately, no ice is safe to go on right now.  But if you do fall through--you'll have to act quickly. "You're going to panic right at first," says firefighter Brad Peterson, "You're going to tense, just from that pure shock of the water. So your first thing is to be how to react to how to get out of here and you might not think clearly."

First, calm down...you don't have long to get yourself out of the icy water before your muscles start failing you. "Within minute," Peterson explains, "It's not going to take you long and with this temperature you're probably five minutes. Then the more you struggle it's just going to take away your body heat faster so your muscles will contract even more and you'll lose your strength."

Get yourself to the ice ledge, the edge of the hole where you fell through--take a deep breath and kick your feet while using your arms to try to get up on the ice. Aim for the area you just came from--if that ice held you once it will hold you again. "Get to the edge, try and expand your weight out a little over the hole where you're at and just kinda lift yourself up on it and roll," Peterson says, "And if you fall through just keep doing that, get yourself up and just roll across the ice till you where it's a little thicker and you might be able to walk along."

Firefighters also suggest bringing "Ice-alls" with you. They are chunks of wood with spikes in the ends that you can use to help pull yourself out of the water. "Wear them around your neck anytime you go out or while you're out fishing," Peterson suggests, "This way you can just take them apart, grab a hold of them when you fall through the ice, you just use these to pull yourself out."

When possible--shout for help. If you become exhausted and can't get out--try to keep your forearms on the ice so your clothes freeze to it. That, according to firefighter Brian O'Keefe, may be your last hope. "Get your arms up on the ice and basically you're going to have to hold them still long enough and hope that they will freeze to the ice because at some point you'll go unconscious and if you're not secured you're going to end up going under."

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27-12-2011 07:29 fireyourfatfast.com how to lose belly fat in 1 week is what you want to know right?. And the best kind of weight loss program 'today' is one that focuses on how to burn fat faster with less effort but with right information.So you to work smarter to lose weight fast then to work harder in order to lose weight fast. Top 5 easiest ways to lose weight fast. 1.Drink Mainly Water A sports or energy drink, fruit smoothie, or light beer — each serving contains about 100 calories. Yet these beverages don't satisfy you the way 100 calories of food does, so they're a waste. Water, on the other hand, has zero calories and carbs and little to no sodium, making it the perfect slim-down drink. 2.Ban White Bread and Pasta Cutting out all white grain products — such as white rice, spaghetti, sandwich rolls — will instantly slim you down because the simple carbs in these foods cause bloating, especially around your belly To go a step further, instead of replacing them with healthier yet still bloat-triggering whole-grain bread products, substitute vegetables for the week. This way, a chicken sandwich becomes chicken salad, and chips and dip turn into carrots and dip. The complex carbs from vegetables are digested more slowly, so you remain full longer. And because veggies are mostly water, they also help flush out excess water weight. 3.Do Cardio 30 Minutes a Day Any workout that gets your heart rate up will burn calories. But you'll use more calories if you pick a cardio routine that ...

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05-01-2012 21:58 http://www.visionpt.com.au Heart wrenching story of Dave who would have died without the help of Vision Personal Training Lane Cove. He needed to lose weight fast to save his life,and reduce his diabetes and he did it with the help of his personal trainer. Be absolutely inspired with his story and start your own weight loss journey. http://www.visionpt.com.au

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17-11-2011 03:33 A lot of people have been commenting my "how to lose weight fast" video saying it's fake and its not really me. Since you can't see my tattoos in every picture, and I'm tan and the end... and since the end is live footage and not pictures like the beginning. Like I mentioned I had just got my computer and just started my channel I didn't think anyone would actually gravitate towards my video thats why I was so short and non specific. I was just playing around with the voice over, and adding pictures and video together. Had I taken those pictures in mind that people would see I would probably have taken full body before and after with my face included. Or I would have started my "slim down Series" then and shown my progress along the way. But by the time my channel was created I had already had my results and thankful that I have pictures to prove it. Thank you so much to the people who give such wonderful inspiring comments and share their experiences with weight loss and those who tell me I motivate them to start getting fit and healthy it really means a lot. and I wish you all nothing but the best. Even those who are still unsure.. theres not much I can do but this video here with more pictures different locations, outfits, hair styles, some with glasses some without. Thank you all for subbing and being apart of my channel. 🙂 vajac

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