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Losing weight is hard when it seems like youll spend every day of the rest of your life deprived, poking at oatmeal and steamed broccoli. So, in the past few years, fasting diets have become popular. You eat very little one day, sure, but the next day you can eat all the burritos and burgers you desire. Then, not only do you lose weight more quickly, it makes it psychologically easy to hold on in the long run.

This makes intuitive sense. But a new study published today in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine suggests this might not be the case for a specific type of fasting diet called alternate-day fasting. The researchers randomly assigned 100 obese participants to either fast every other day, go on a more traditional diet, or do nothing at all. After a year, the people in the fasting group didnt lose more weight, or have more health benefits, compared to the normal weight-loss group and more people dropped out of the fasting group.

People in the fasting group ended up both over and undereating

That doesnt mean that alternate-day fasting doesnt work, says study co-author Krista Varady, a professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It just means that its not necessarily much more effective than normal dieting. Varady has led the research on alternate-day fasting, and has even written a book promoting it. (This information is included in the papers conflict of interest disclosure.) Her previous studies suggested that this regimen helped people lose weight more quickly, was easier to stick to (once you got over the first two weeks, which are challenging), and had good effects for other health indicators like cholesterol. But those studies only followed the participants for two or three months. Todays study is the first long-term and randomized study weve had on alternate-day fasting, following participants for an entire year. Some people might be disappointed if youre pro-intermittent fasting, but its just exciting to have this type of high-quality data out there, says Grant Tinsley, a Texas Tech University professor who has studied intermittent fasting and was not involved in the study.

For todays study, the people in the alternate-day fasting group were told to eat about 25 percent of their normal daily calories on their fast days and 125 percent on their feast days. The people in the normal dieting group just cut about 25 percent of their calories every day. Nobody was allowed to join a gym. At the end of the year, both groups had lost about 6 percent of their body weight, and there werent a lot of differences when it came to things like cholesterol, insulin resistance, and blood pressure.

When it comes to the lack of other health benefits, Tinsley says this may be because alternate-day fasting is not exactly a true fasting diet. Individuals usually take their one meal in the middle of the day, so that breaks up the fasting period in half, whereas some other programs have the goal of prolonging that fasting period because of the various metabolic changes, he says. In some ways, its really just a very low-calorie intake one day, so its possible that could play a role.

Its important to note that about 30 people dropped out of the study, which always skews the data, especially when there are only 100 people to begin with. Plus, more people dropped out of the alternate-day fasting group, and the people who remained had trouble sticking to instructions. I was pretty shocked to find out that people had a harder time sticking to alternate-day fasting than they did daily calorie restriction, says Varady. They were eating more calories than prescribed on the fast day and also eating less calories than prescribed on the feast days than what we thought, whereas daily calorie restriction was pretty good at sticking to their calorie goals.

This means that, in the end, the fasting and normal dieting groups ended up eating much more similar amounts of food. It also suggests that sticking to the diet is challenging in the long run. Jason Fung, a doctor who runs an intermittent fasting clinic and was not involved in the study, says that trying to restrict to 500 calories might be harder than not eating at all. People have to understand that if you start eating, youre going to want to continue eating, he says. Its like when you have to go to the bathroom when you start peeing you gotta pee out the whole thing and it takes a lot of willpower to stop. In his clinic, he frequently counsels people to fast for an entire day or more and just plan their schedule around that, instead of rummaging in the cupboards and trying to control themselves. He also works to create more individualized plans, though he acknowledges that there are high dropout rates there, too.

Fasting research has only picked up in the past couple of decades, so we still dont know a lot about why some people might find it easier than others. Ultimately, says Fung, the data suggests that both calorie restriction and fasting are viable options for weight loss.

Ive done alternate-day fasting for years, on and off, along with regular dieting. I always liked the idea of fasting more, especially since Im not a snacker and have always had erratic eating patterns anyway. I liked not feeling deprived all the time, and knowing I could have a proper meal in 12 hours helped with the fast days. But over time, it became too hard to stick to.

For now, Fung says, fastings effectiveness might depend on preference. I dont think that theres one approach that really works for everybody and you really have to find what people like, some people like chocolate and some people like vanilla, you cant say one is wrong and ones right, he adds. Its a personal thing, but in a randomized trial like this, youre taking people and saying you are getting chocolate, do you like it? and might be shoehorning them into a dietary method which doesnt work.

Fung has a point: it really is incredibly easy to go over the fast day allotment, which for someone of my size is 500 calories basically two Clif bars. But I also run and just cant go entire days without eating. The schedule was hard on my social schedule, since people unfortunately dont invite you out to dinner on neatly alternating days.

Alternate-day fasting isnt the only type of fasting diet, Tinsley, the Texas Tech professor, points out. Theres the 5:2 diet, where you fast for only two days a week, or various types of intermittent fasting where you only eat within a certain time interval. Theres even a fasting-mimicking diet where you fast for five days a month thats been shown to have good results, though that version of fasting hasnt been used enough to have a lot to compare it to. Varady adds that todays results shouldnt be generalized too broadly. Next, her team is doing research on the effects of alternate-day fasting on diabetics.

In the end, the diet made me too irritable on my fast days and even the promise of a large meal in the future didnt make me less prone to yelling at everyone. I still go back to ADF every so often, but Ive become more realistic about what I can handle.

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Fasting every other day isn't as good of a weight loss method as you think - The Verge

What would be better than losing weight? Easy, that would be losing weight quickly, but everything we hear about weight loss cautions us that healthy weight loss is a long, slow, tedious process. Does it have to be that way?

Well, I guess that depends on your definition of long, slow and tedious. Losing 30 pounds in 30 days is hardly considered slow by anybodys standards. Can it be done, and if so, is it safe and most of all, how likely is it to lose it that fast and keep it off?

The universal diet wisdom tells us rapid weight loss is unsafe, unhealthy, and unsustainable. Interestingly some researchers have challenged that wisdom. They have objectively gathered data to determine if those beliefs are facts.

Dr. Donald Hensdrud repeats the conventional wisdom in, Why do doctors recommend a slow rate of weight loss? Whats wrong with fast weight loss?an article he wrote for mayoclinic.org.

The concern with fast weight loss is that it usually takes extraordinary efforts in diet and exercise efforts that could be unhealthy and that you probably cant maintain as permanent lifestyle changes.

From my perspective and personal and professional experience, hes right. I havent experienced the unhealthy part of the concern about rapid weight loss, but the maintainable concerns applied to me and to a lot of other people Ive helped to lose weight.

I actually did lose 30 pounds in 30 days and I gained 36 pounds in 30 days. So, yeah, the concern about sustainability is valid. The rapid regaining of weight is physical and psychological.

In order to lose a lot of weight quickly it is necessary to eat very few calories. I stayed in the 500-600 calorie range. The problems associated with such a very low calorie diet are real. They include feeling hungry and deprived most of the time (I actually dreamt about eating.)

When I got to my target weight I was more than ready to quit dieting. Physically I was driven to eat until I felt really full. As soon as that wonderful feeling of fullness wore off I would need to eat some more. Then there was the psychological need to eat food that satisfied on all other levels such as taste and texture. That explains why the gain was even faster than losing weight.

Its true that rapid weight loss causes more fat to be lost, of course, but the down side is a greater percentage of muscle is also lost this way.

Unless you are actively engaged in exercises to build muscle while losing weight,losing some muscle mass is a part of your total weight loss. While you may rejoice in the lower number on the scale, you may not be aware that losing muscle means your body will be requiring fewer calories to sustain itself in other words youll be burning fewer calories at rest. Thats another reason why gaining weight is so easy when you go off a very low calorie diet.

If you really want to take off just fat and do it quickly, you might have to change your definition of what is a fast rate of weight loss. Losing 1-2 pounds a week on average is a fast rate of fat loss. It doesnt sound fast compared to 30 pounds in 30 days and when you think about it, why do you need to lose that fast anyway? What really matters, how fast you get to your goal or how long youre going to stay there?

If thats just too slow, here is more from Dr. Hensdrud on rapid weight loss which refutes some of the dire consequences of losing faster than 2 pounds a week:

In some situations, however, faster weight loss can be safe if its done the right way. For example, doctors might prescribe very low calorie diets for rapid weight loss if obesity is causing serious health problems. But an extreme diet like this requires medical supervision. And it can be difficult to keep this weight off.

In summary, hes going back to the standard recommendation for rate of weight loss and I do too. Thats not to say that some people have lost weight faster, without a doctors supervision, and have successfully maintained the loss. Its reiterating that its not typical and your results may not be satisfactory.

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If youre on the quest to lose weight, youre probably tired of hearing about exercise. Every piece of advice you receive is likely laced with ideas about jogging, crunches, and time at the gym. Yes, being active is a great way to get fit and lose weight quickly, but its far from the only way.

And, for some, its not even always the best way. Sometimes injuries, health conditions, and life circumstances dictate what we can and cannot do, and exercise isnt always an option.

And be honest with yourself. Sometimes, you just dont feel like it!

It seems like working out is all anyone ever talks about when it comes to losing weight, but what if there were ways you could lose weight without lifting a finger? What if you could do it all right there from the couch?

Its possible! With a few lifestyle changes, you can skip the conventional exercise plans and get right to the weight loss.

While this might sound too good to be true, it isnt. This isnt some miracle methodits based on good, old-fashioned willpower, self-care, and dietary restrictions. But if you cant manage physical activity right now, these tips will help you still stay healthy and lose weight.

So lets take a look at 6 ways to get in shape that arent exercise.

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6 Ways to Get in Shape That Aren't Exercise - Beliefnet

Apple Watch owners! Here's how to lose weight Share This In our weight-loss guide for Apple Watch owners we offer tips and app recommendations to help you shed pounds safely and healthily

by Keith Burton | 28 Apr 17

Welcome to our guide to losing weight with the Apple Watch. We discuss the best apps to install on your watch (and how best to use the device's excellent preinstalled apps as part of a fitness regime), and offer some tips that will help you shed pounds in a safe and healthy way. Read next: Apple Watch and fitness: A couch potato's perspective

A regular intake of water will rapidly improve your skin, flush toxins and take the edge of your appetite. Sometimes when you think you're hungry you're actually thirsty. Just taking water alone is a huge step in improving your health.

I use WaterMinder to regulate and promote regular daily water intake; this has an Apple Watch version that nudges you to drink at regular intervals.

Controlling calorie intake is far easier than worrying about nutrition levels. Get calorie intake under control first and worry about balancing out your nutrition when you've reached the point where calorie intake is under control.

If you want to lose weight, calorie control is far more important than exercise. Plus, exercise will be easier once the weight is off. Don't expect to lose loads of weight through exercise alone, as exercise will also drive you to consume more calories to replace expended energy. Control your calories to lose weight and understand that exercise is there to help you strengthen your body, muscles, heart and lungs.

I recommend MyFitnessPal to control calories and nutrition. But we have lots more recommendations for apps that can help with your diet here: Best weight-loss apps for iPhone & iPad

Motion 24/7 is a good sleep tracker and step counter for the iPhone, but the second part of that equation was quickly taken over by the Apple Watch when it arrived. (We recommend a bunch more options here: Best workout apps for iPhone.)

Filling my rings on the Apple Watch each day has become a natural part of my day. My Activity ring is now set to challenge me to burn 600 active calories per day. That's literally double what it was the day I got my Watch.

As of writing this, I've closed all three circles every day without fail for 732 days in a row.Read next: Fitness trackers that work with Apple's Health app

The Apple Watch has two preinstalled apps that help you with exercise: Activity (which covers all of your day-to-day movements, motivating you to fill in the rings illustrated above) and Workout (which deals with dedicatedcardio exercise sessions, offering separate workouts for running, cycling, swimming and so on).

Bear in mind that while the Apple Watch Series 2 has GPS and can therefore provide accurate measurements when you run, the first-gen and Series 1 models do not. They will piggyback on the GPS of an associated iPhone if it's close enough, but otherwise they have to guess the distance based on your number of steps and the information they have about your stride length.

Each time you 'train' the watch by taking it out running with an iPhone, it gets a bit smarter at guessing distances when the iPhone's not there, so it's worth putting in a bit of time to help it learn about your running style. Read more about this process here: How to make the Apple Watch a more accurate fitness tracker.

Finally, consider picking up some wireless headphones so you can listen to music directly from your watch while out running. We've got plenty of recommendations in our Best wireless headphones and Best running & fitness headphones roundup articles.

To the Watch, I've added HeartWatch which acts as a superbly detailed heart monitor and sleep monitor. It will warn you if your heartbeat gets too high or too low and enables you to follow trends so you'll get early warning of any potential heart problems long before anything bad happens.

There are documented stories of how this app has literally saved lives.

With health becoming the next growth sector for technology, I decided to carry out an experiment on myself to see if apps and devices really could help me. I'd been 18 stone for far too long and at the age of 45 I could feel that weight starting to affect my joints and bones.

Knowing the Apple Watch was on the horizon (this wasa couple of years ago), and reasoning it was going to be a health wearable, I set about curating some useful apps for my iPhone in preparation. After much experimentation, I settled on WaterMinder, MyFitnessPal and Motion 24/7.

Over the course of my journey (2.5 years) I've lost 50lbs (3.5 stone) and kept it off. You lose weight not by dieting but by changing your diet, and that's what apps and devices enable you to do.

To mark a year of having my Apple Watch, and having regained health and happiness, I sent Tim Cook himself an email as I'd heard he actually does read customer emails just as Steve Jobs used to.

I wasn't really expecting a reply but I just wanted him to know that the device he's championed really can change lives. He was kind enough to send me an email back that day congratulating me for my achievement. Read next: Use Apple's Health app to get fit and healthy

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Once upon a time, the tips and tricks of weight loss were basically free: use smaller plates! Drink a glass of water before every meal! Use blue light bulbs in your fridge so your food looks moldy and less appetizing! But in the new era of smart everything, people have come up with a smart fork that vibrates when you eat too quickly. Perhaps, if we just stop mindlessly scarfing down our food and instead eat slowly and deliberately and really luxuriate in every bite of that plain oatmeal, well eat less and lose weight.

Unfortunately, its not clear this works. A study published in the journal Appetite found that a vibrating smart fork made people eat more slowly but it didnt make them feel more full or eat less, which is really what people care about. The researchers randomly assigned 114 people to either eat with a normal fork or a vibrating fork (the Slow Control 10s Fork, which vibrates and flashes red every time you eat faster than one bite every 10 seconds). Both groups ate the same meal of 800 grams, or 1.7 pounds, of pasta bolognese. (My colleague, whos Italian, was horrified at how much pasta this is.)

Its a shame no one can force you to keep using it

Before eating, participants completed some surveys about how quickly they thought they generally ate. They gobbled down the pasta bolognese, and then filled out more surveys about how quickly they thought they ate this time, whether they ate significantly slower or faster than usual, plus how full they felt. If there was any food left, the scientists collected it, weighed the leftovers, and subtracted that number from the 800 grams to see how much the subjects ate.

People using the smart fork did take fewer bites per minute, though not by a lot: 5.28 bites versus 4.55. Overall, the smart fork group took nine minutes and 44 seconds to finish, while the others ate their meal in eight minutes and 12 seconds. There were no differences in bite size, and no real differences in how much the two groups ate and how satiated they felt.

There is one major weakness in this study design. There are studies that show that eating slowly makes us feel more full, because it gives our body more time to register the food. Most of these studies, though, say the effect takes 20 minutes to set in and these participants ate the entire meal in 10. Maybe if the researchers specifically asked the participants to take a long time, instead of letting them eat at their own pace, there would have been more of an effect. But then the study wouldnt have been realistic.

The reality is that most people dont have the luxury of taking hours-long meal breaks anyway; I eat most of my lunch in 20 minutes, sad as that is to say. And even if the fork did reduce how much you ate, theres little guarantee you would keep using it. Jessica Roy at New York Magazine wrote about her experience with a similar food-shaming fork and noted that The No. 1 problem with the food-shaming fork is that I keep forgetting to use the food-shaming fork. My colleague Alessandra Potenza once tried a gadget that shocks you to remind you not to do something in her case, bite her nails. It worked at first. But after one week, she writes, I resumed biting my nails more fiercely than ever, and I did something I found extremely liberating: I ignored the Pavlok on my wrist.

The smart fork is just one example of well-intentioned devices that arent fun to use and that most people eventually abandon. Fitness trackers are another example. We get all excited at first, but, according to one research firm, a third of owners of smart wearables ditch them after six months. They can even backfire.

This isnt to say that weight-loss tips dont work. But the most effective tricks, like using smaller plates, arent annoying or disruptive. Ideally, you forget about them after a while and they become part of your life. Its not really that frustrating to use slightly smaller plates. It is frustrating to have your utensil vibrate constantly while youre starving.

We all want to believe that a cool new gizmo will make us change our habits. But if nobody can force us to keep using them, we might as well not have bought them in the first place.

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A vibrating smart fork might not help you lose weight after all - The Verge

Demi Lovato has made a name for herself as a body-positive activist. The singer-actress, who has been open about battling bipolar disorder and bulimia, regularly posts photos and messages to fans on social media about the importance of loving onesbody.

Photo: demilovato/Instagram

Thats why so many of her fans are upset about a recent Instagram post in which Lovato promotes a detox tea.

This year is all about#selflove, Lovato wrote in the post. Truly taking care of myself and exercising has changed everything for me. @teamiblendshas#sponsoredmy 30 day detox challenge to help get rid of toxins and my bloating for summer. Im on Day 7 right now & its so easy! I just drink their tea every single day in my favorite purple tumbler. I love taking it to shoots and the studio with me. She also offered up a promo code so that fans could save 20 percent off the product.

Reaction from fans was swift, and it wasnt positive. Many pointed out that Teami Colon, a tea made by the company, contains senna leaf, a laxative that has been cited by health officials for its potential to irritate thecolon. Teami also sells a tea called Teami Skinny that promises to help users lose weight quickly. Overall, fans expressed disappointment that someone who promotes a healthy body image would plug a product by a company that sells a weight-loss product, especially one thats unregulated.

Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, dietary supplements including weight-loss and detox teas do not need approval from the Food and Drug Administration before theyre marketed or put on shelves. It is the companys responsibility to make sure its products are safe and that any claims made about such products are true, the FDA says on its website. Meaning, just because you can buy a product doesnt mean its safe or healthy.

Wow and you claim to be someone who [is] an advocate against eating disorders and someone who promotes body acceptance? This is disgusting, one follower wrote. Theres a SKINNY version of this tea, and for someone whos had an [eating disorder] to be promoting this is unacceptable, another said.

Eating-disorder experts agree that its not great for people who are already struggling with body image and their relationship with food to hear confusing messages from those they look up to. Trish Lieberman, RD, LDN, director of nutrition at the Renfrew Center of Philadelphia, an eating-disorders facility, tells Yahoo Beauty that people constantly hear mixed messages about food and weight in the media, and something like this just adds fuel to the fire. Celebrities have an important opportunity to positively influence how we experience body image, [and] when celebrities promote health products of any kind, they are having an influence on millions of people, she says. There is also the risk that people may assume a product is healthful when its promoted by a body-positive activist and not realize the potentially dangerous side effects.

Ashley Solomon, Psy.D., executive clinical director of Eating Recovery CenterinOhio, tells Yahoo Beauty that staying body positive is challenging, which is why its so important for celebrities and activists to promote a body positive message. We need examples in our culture of people whocelebrate body diversity and treat their bodies kindly, she says. When we see that those who we thought had areally healthy relationship with food and their bodies not demonstrating that ideal, it can be a hardblow [and] a lot of people will question if its even possible to live free of the pressures of our culture.

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Solomon points out that even body positive activists feel societal pressure to look a certain way and, just like everyone else, they may stumble, too. Its areminder of the need to not only look to activists andcelebrities for inspiration, but to find that strength inside ourselves and to create our body-positivecommunities, she says.

Those who struggle with body acceptance, yo-yo dieting, and eating disorders are more vulnerable to messages promoted by detox teas and more likely to try them, Lieberman says. But theres a big risk in using these products. The use of detox teas can be a slippery slope leading to more extreme behaviors and negative side effects, she says. And, she points out, use of laxatives (even so-called natural ones like senna leaf) may cause dehydration, weakness, kidney damage, chronic constipation, and electrolyte imbalances affecting the heart.

New York-based registered dietitianJessica Cordingaffirms to Yahoo Beauty that detox teas are potentially dangerous, from both healthful-eating and health-safety perspectives. Theres always that risk that youre getting stuff in them thats potentially not safe, she says. Thats kind of scary. Detox teas and detoxes in general arent even necessary, she says. Your liver does a great job of processing things that you take in, Cording says. You dont need to detox your body does a great job for you.

Heather Senior Monroe, director of program development atNewport Academy,tells Yahoo Beauty that detox teas can also be harmful because they cantrigger disordered eating behaviors and body dysmorphia, especially in people who are already susceptible to them. Getting into a weight-loss mindset can lead back toward self-destructive habits, such as excessive dieting, over-exercising, anorexic tendencies, and/or bulimic patterns, she says.

Cording says shes especially upset that this promotion is coming from Lovato. Shes been really outspoken about her history with eating disorders and body challenges, and it bums me out to see her posting about a detox challenge, she says.

Lovato hasnt yet responded to the criticism.

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NIKKI HOLLAND reveals how she lost 2.5st before her wedding day.

When Nikki Holland saw the photos of her wedding dress fitting for the first time, she felt disgusted.

This feeling is what led the bride-to-be to shed 2.5st in just five months. It took Nikki just 20 weeks to drop from a size 14 to a size 10 and lose five inches from her waist.

"That picture of me at my wedding dress fitting was a big wake-up call. I was disgusted by how I looked and knew that I needed to do a lot of work to get in shape for my wedding., the 27-year-old explained.

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"I told the wedding dress makers not to make the dress too big because I was going to be a lot lighter on my wedding day.

"They went ahead and made the dress for the size I was at my first fitting. They said all brides vow to lose weight before their wedding but few actually achieve it, and it was a lot easier to take a dress in than make it bigger.

Nikki, from Dartford, Kent works in London for the Financial Conduct Authority and said shed struggled with her weight for years.

But when her fianc Ant, also 27, broke his leg the pair stopped going to the gym together.

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"I just let myself go - my diet was pretty bad with lots of fattening takeaways at weekends. We both got out of shape while his leg healed."

To lose the weight, Nikki went on the Forza plan which involved swapping breakfast and sometime lunch too for a Forza meal replacement shakes.

Along with the shakes, Nikki swapped pasta and bags of chips for healthy meals and nuts and began going to the gym regularly.

"I noticed the difference immediately and the weight start to fall off me quite quickly.

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"The whole process became quite addictive and I would feel really guilty if I hadn't been to the gym.

"The Shake It Slim drinks really made a difference - as well as being delicious, they are also rich and creamy and really fill you up. It is a really effective and healthy way to accelerate your weight loss.

By the time her wedding day rolled around, Nikki had trimmed down to a svelte 9st 7lbs after starting her journey at 12st.

"My wedding day was perfect. I was the princess that I always wanted to be and everything went exactly as we'd planned.

"I looked at my wedding pictures afterwards and felt really proud.

Nikkis diet before

Breakfast: Beans on buttered toast with orange juice

Snack: Salt and vinegar crisps

Lunch: Cheese and coleslaw sandwich

Nikkis diet after

Breakfast: Avocado and eggs or a vanilla Shake it Slim meal replacement drink

Snack: Cashew nuts and berries

Lunch: Bean and rice wholemeal burrito or a chocolate Shale it Slim drink

Dinner: Lemon and garlic chicken with roast vegetables

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Demi Lovato has made a name for herself as a body-positive activist. The singer-actress, who has been open about battling bipolar disorder and bulimia, regularly posts photos and messages to fans on social media about the importance of loving onesbody.

Photo: demilovato/Instagram

Thats why so many of her fans are upset about a recent Instagram post in which Lovato promotes a detox tea.

This year is all about#selflove, Lovato wrote in the post. Truly taking care of myself and exercising has changed everything for me. @teamiblendshas#sponsoredmy 30 day detox challenge to help get rid of toxins and my bloating for summer. Im on Day 7 right now & its so easy! I just drink their tea every single day in my favorite purple tumbler. I love taking it to shoots and the studio with me. She also offered up a promo code so that fans could save 20 percent off the product.

Reaction from fans was swift, and it wasnt positive. Many pointed out that Teami Colon, a tea made by the company, contains senna leaf, a laxative that has been cited by health officials for its potential to irritate thecolon. Teami also sells a tea called Teami Skinny that promises to help users lose weight quickly. Overall, fans expressed disappointment that someone who promotes a healthy body image would plug a product by a company that sells a weight-loss product, especially one thats unregulated.

Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, dietary supplements including weight-loss and detox teas do not need approval from the Food and Drug Administration before theyre marketed or put on shelves. It is the companys responsibility to make sure its products are safe and that any claims made about such products are true, the FDA says on its website. Meaning, just because you can buy a product doesnt mean its safe or healthy.

Wow and you claim to be someone who [is] an advocate against eating disorders and someone who promotes body acceptance? This is disgusting, one follower wrote. Theres a SKINNY version of this tea, and for someone whos had an [eating disorder] to be promoting this is unacceptable, another said.

Eating-disorder experts agree that its not great for people who are already struggling with body image and their relationship with food to hear confusing messages from those they look up to. Trish Lieberman, RD, LDN, director of nutrition at the Renfrew Center of Philadelphia, an eating-disorders facility, tells Yahoo Beauty that people constantly hear mixed messages about food and weight in the media, and something like this just adds fuel to the fire. Celebrities have an important opportunity to positively influence how we experience body image, [and] when celebrities promote health products of any kind, they are having an influence on millions of people, she says. There is also the risk that people may assume a product is healthful when its promoted by a body-positive activist and not realize the potentially dangerous side effects.

Ashley Solomon, M.D., executive clinical director of Eating Recovery CenterinOhio, tells Yahoo Beauty that staying body positive is challenging, which is why its so important for celebrities and activists to promote a body positive message. We need examples in our culture of people whocelebrate body diversity and treat their bodies kindly, she says. When we see that those who we thought had areally healthy relationship with food and their bodies not demonstrating that ideal, it can be a hardblow [and] a lot of people will question if its even possible to live free of the pressures of our culture.

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Soloman points out that even body positive activists feel societal pressure to look a certain way and, just like everyone else, they may stumble, too. Its areminder of the need to not only look to activists andcelebrities for inspiration, but to find that strength inside ourselves and to create our body-positivecommunities, she says.

Those who struggle with body acceptance, yo-yo dieting, and eating disorders are more vulnerable to messages promoted by detox teas and more likely to try them, Lieberman says. But theres a big risk in using these products. The use of detox teas can be a slippery slope leading to more extreme behaviors and negative side effects, she says. And, she points out, use of laxatives (even so-called natural ones like senna leaf) may cause dehydration, weakness, kidney damage, chronic constipation, and electrolyte imbalances affecting the heart.

New York-based registered dietitianJessica Cordingaffirms to Yahoo Beauty that detox teas are potentially dangerous, from both healthful-eating and health-safety perspectives. Theres always that risk that youre getting stuff in them thats potentially not safe, she says. Thats kind of scary. Detox teas and detoxes in general arent even necessary, she says. Your liver does a great job of processing things that you take in, Cording says. You dont need to detox your body does a great job for you.

Heather Senior Monroe, director of program development atNewport Academy,tells Yahoo Beauty that detox teas can also be harmful because they cantrigger disordered eating behaviors and body dysmorphia, especially in people who are already susceptible to them. Getting into a weight-loss mindset can lead back toward self-destructive habits, such as excessive dieting, over-exercising, anorexic tendencies, and/or bulimic patterns, she says.

Cording says shes especially upset that this promotion is coming from Lovato. Shes been really outspoken about her history with eating disorders and body challenges, and it bums me out to see her posting about a detox challenge, she says.

Lovato hasnt yet responded to the criticism.

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And shes anxious to share her answers with anyone who wants to slim down and live a healthier life.

Since she became a member of TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Stout has lost exactly 100 pounds, looks years younger and is much more active. And although she has lost all the weight she needs to, Stout continues to attend TOPS meetings because she finds the support of the members of the local chapter help her maintain her healthy lifestyle.

Stout is eager to encourage people to take the important first step to losing weight and supporting them through the journey. As the wife of Carter County pastor Bobby Stout of Pleasant Beach Baptist Church, she has always been an encourager for the congregation and those seeking help.

But being the wife of a pastor also makes it hard to stay slim.

The years of church dinners with so many homemade delicious foods certainly was tempting. The Stouts busy lifestyle also caused them to eat many meals in restaurants.

As a result, Stout decided she had to do something about her weight. She was wearing a 2X, needing a petite. She was using an inhaler twice a day and wore a c-pap machine at night.

After the weight loss, Stout now wears a 6 petite, and as for the breathing aids: "now I am free of both, which has been a blessing."

She began attending TOPS in 1995 and immediately began losing weight quickly, but her first effort would prove unsuccessful. "I neglected to attend the weekly meetings, which was the worst mistake that I could make. As a result, I gradually gained all my weight back, and more."

She decided to make another try at the age of 71 and a weight of 225.4 pounds.

"I decided that if I was to get my weight off once again, now was the time to return to my TOPS Chapter, she said. After being away for several years and realizing help was definitely needed for my weight loss journey, I joined TOPS once again on May 4, 2015. I was welcomed with warm smiles and open arms by everyone."

Stout knew she had to change her eating habits, but also she needed to get more exercise. She joined the Wellness Center in Elizabethton and began walking. "At first, I could only walk one-half mile, but it wasn't very long until I was walking two miles each day."

She now walks five or six times a week, and if she has a meal with more calories than normal, she increases her exercise. She also began riding a bike for the first time in 50 years.

Stout said the Food Exchange Program provided the structure she needed for healthy, balanced meals. "My meals consisted of protein, vegetables, fruit and bread, which kept me from actually getting hungry. I avoided desserts and eating between meals, which was the most difficult change I had to make. Drinking lots of water and saying 'goodbye' to soft drinks became very helpful.

She said her motto became "Eat to Live, and not live to eat."

Her husband had always been accepting of her weight, but he became her No. 1 cheerleader when she went on her diet.

"I told her 'Honey, it doesn't make any difference to me what you weigh, I still love you. If you have to waddle into heaven, I will still love you,' " he said.

"My husband was my biggest cheerleader along my journey, always asking me when I returned from my weekly meetings how much weight I had lost. He knew how important that was for me."

One of her biggest challenges had to do with their roles in the local church.

"Church socials and holiday festivities definitely posed a tremendous challenge, too, but I had to realize that my journey to success must be determined by me. So, I tried to look for healthy choices at those events and talk myself out of going to the dessert table. When I was successful, it would make me smile and feel good."

Her husband said she combined her self discipline with love. "She would still go into the kitchen and make all the things our family loves, but she wouldn't take any herself," Bobby Stout said.

In addition to her loving husband, Stout said she had the support of her friends in TOPS. "My success could not have been possible without the encouragement I received from my chapter friends."

By Feb. 22, 2016, Stout said she had lost 95.4 pounds and became a KOP, Keep off Pounds Sensibly. "I still get teary eyed just thinking of that moment in my life."

She lost an additional five pounds, bringing her total weight loss to 100 pounds. She said she was able to keep the weight off this time "because my TOPS family is definitely my security blanket."

The highlight of her success came this month, on April 8, when she was crowned TOPS Tennessee State Queen. "I feel my TOPS chapter family should be privileged to wear the crown instead of me because without their support I would not have succeeded.

She said she usually doesn't boast, but she feels that by discussing her success in public that she can encourage others to begin their own weight loss journey.

"Today, my success story can only be told because I claimed Phillippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.' "

She said "God used my TOPS chapter members to encourage me every step of the way."

Stout invited everyone who would like to lose weight to join her at her TOPS chapter meetings, held every Monday at First Baptist Church, 212 E. F St. Weigh in time is from 5:30 to 6:30, followed by the meeting.

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Imgur user issegal shared two images of herself in a bikini which appear to show months of weight loss.

In the first picture, the girl can be seen standing in a red bikini which cuts in to her sides, causing a muffin top.

Her stomach protudes and does not appear to be flat at all.

In the second image - presumed to be an after shot - the girl wears the same red bikini top with a pair of black bottoms.

Her muffin top has completely disappeared, and her stomach is now completely flat. Her thighs also appear slimmer too.

But the photos have not been taken months or even days apart - but were in fact taken with just 15 minutes between them.

Captioning the post, issegal explained: Lose weight in only 15 minutes by changing your stance, hair, clothes, came zoom and filter.

The post has gone viral, with over 219,000 views and hundreds of comments.

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Finally a 15 minute weight loss program that works

One person joked: Finally a 15 minute weight loss program that works.

Another said: Everything else I understand, but how did the dreaded muffin top disappear, just looser pants?

One wrote: Black underwear is also very slimming.

One person noted: If its stupid but it works then its not stupid.

The shocking before and after pictures come as one common kitchen ingredient was revealed as a secret star for weight loss.

Scientists have been investigating the effects of apple cider vinegar on weight loss in recent years and there has been consistently encouraging evidence of its beneficial effect on the body.

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is made from crushed apples combined with yeast and bacteria for fermentation.

The major active component of ACV is acetic avid, also known as ethanoic acid.

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