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Diksha Chhabra was 28 years old and suffered from depression, hormonal disorders and massive weight gain. At this point in her life, she remembers being at her lowest.

After getting married to a military official, Diksha was unable to continue her corporate career. In 2015, she gave it up completely to take care of her son. During this time, she was diagnosed not only with depression, but also PCOD. In 2013, she was also diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Diksha weighed over 100kg as a result of the disorders. She also blames it on her sedentary lifestyle.

Diksha Chhabra was body shamed and dealt with health issues which led her to start weightlifting.

Diksha vividly recalls instances of being body shamed because of her weight. In the army setup fitness is top priority not only for officials but their partners as well.

Diksha narrates instances at social occasions where she would be compared to other fit mums and girls at the gatherings. Some would enquire if she was pregnant and this constant body-shaming made it difficult for her to attend school reunions, and family gatherings. It affected her to an extent where she started hating herself and lost all confidence.

However, it wasnt the body shaming or the hateful comments that led her pick up an active lifestyle. Her PCOD diagnosis was the turning point. PCOD is a hormonal disorder that causes enlarged ovaries and can lead to several conditions like cysts, infertility, diabetes, heart disease, etc.

Diksha realised that her lifestyle was wrought with bad eating choices, little physical activity and excessive stress due to work and other hereditary issues. Deciding to take her health in her own hands, a determined Diksha started working out and improving her eating habits.

Due to her weight, exercising was difficult, but she started small. She began going on walks and cut off junk from her diet. However, not being aware of proper exercise and nutrition, she started with combined cardio exercises and starving herself in 2016. She quickly lost 18 kg and the lack of nutrition became evident with weakness, hairfall, insomnia and loss of strength. This is when she started reading about the right ways to lose weight, and the importance of nutrition and exercise. This led her to her tryst with weightlifting.

It (weightlifting) was very appealing. I was an active child both in sports and dance during my educational years. Being lean was never an objective then too. I always strived to remain healthy and strong. Weight training was just the right way to meet my goals and this is when I started lifting weights and fell in love with it, says Diksha.

The daily hours of hard work in the gym were showing results on her body, but the benefits it had on her mental health were far more pronounced and soon she realised the benefits of an active lifestyle.

It took her a year to become healthy enough to stop her medication for lifestyle disorders.

Diksha had a rollercoaster journey to achieve self-development and growth. Her struggles and tribulations, confusions and desperation made her turn into a fitness consultant, certified sports nutritionist, and wellness coach.

After just two years of being a weightlifter, she started Diksha Chhabra Fitness Consultations to help others get fit with proper nutrition and guidance.

While documenting her progress on social media, Diksha - now an established social media influencer with 124K followers on Instagram - was introduced to several others who were going through the same and wanted to make a positive change. Hence, she launched her fitness consultancy after getting certified in nutrition and personal training.

She began with four clients and in just under three years, she has trained more than 600 individuals across the globe. Her company works on the simple motto of customisation and flexibility through small and doable acts in everyday life.

Her bootstrapped startup offers three programmes. One is a three-month program for anyone who wants to lose weight or gain muscle called #LETSLIFTWITHDIKSHA; a post pregnancy weight loss #FITTERME plan that caters to mothers who are four months post delivery or above postpartum and helps in post-delivery healing and regaining of strength. The third one is a shorter three week introductory plan for beginners to fitness - #TRANSFORMATION21.

Diksha Chhabra weightlifting her way to success and mental health. (Photo credit: Akash Jagtap)

Diksha has not only overcome social and physical barriers but has shattered stereotypes along the way.

Weightlifting was considered a manly activity. When she started, people believed the myth that women who lift weights start looking like men. Often, she was told that she had started looking masculine or not lady like because she was strong and not lean.

In 2017, she participated in Mrs India Earth beauty pageant with little professional knowledge and training. She competed at the national level competition with 45 other finalists and secured the second runner up position and was the winner in the Fitness category. Weightlifting for women was new and it was rare to see a beauty pageant winner smashing heavy weights in the gym.

For other women who are going through similar challenges due to health issues and want to take up an active lifestyle or weightlifting, Diksha advises,

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By Mike London

mike.london@salisburypost.com

SPENCER As San Francisco Giants superstar Willie Mays rounded the bases on his 600th home run, a pinch-hit blast that broke a 2-all tie and decided a tight September game, Van Kelly found himself applauding along with the rest of his San Diego teammates.

The Padres were an expansion team in 1969 and were on their way to 110 losses, but at least they owned a slice of history.

You had to clap for Willie, Kelly said. Six hundred home runs. Thats just an unbelievable feat. No one had done it since Babe Ruth.

No one had done in the National League ever until Mays connected.

On a less grand scale, as he rounded first and headed toward second, Kelly received quiet, polite claps from Cincinnatis smiling second baseman Tommy Helms after Kelly socked a solo homer in the fourth inning against the Reds on July 7, 1969. That was the second of Kellys four MLB homers.

Tommy knew me we were both from Charl0tte, Kelly said. It was his way of saying, Way to go, hometown kid.

Kelly, who has lived in Spencer since 1985, enjoyed a substantial pro baseball career, even though he was only in the big leagues for parts of the 1969 and 1970 seasons. He made his time, those seven precious months, count. It was a Forrest Gump-like tour for Kelly. Besides sharing fields with Mays, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and Roberto Clemente, he conversed with Mickey Mantle, was brushed back by Bob Gibson, was whiffed by Tom Seaver, roomed with Tony La Russa, was a minor league teammate of an up-and-coming catcher named Gary Carter and managed 20-year-old Andre Dawson, who was making his pro debut in the Canadian Rockies.

I wish Id gotten to play in the majors longer, Kelly said. But Ive got a lot of fond memories.

Anyone who made the majors is an amazing athlete. Kelly certainly was. He was at least as good in football as he was in baseball.

At Charlottes Garinger High (Class of 1964), Kelly was a .400-hitting shortstop in baseball, co-captain of the basketball team and a devastating two-way football player.

When Garinger came to Salisbury to play Boyden High in the fall of 1963, Kelly caught a touchdown pass and made the gamebreaking play with a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown.

He was chosen to play in the 1963 Shrine Bowl.

I loved football, loved it even more than baseball, Kelly said. I believe I was the only guy on the North Carolina team who played on both sides of the ball in the Shrine Bowl, at halfback and defensive back. I was one of five or six guys on that team who had football scholarships to go to N.C. State.

In high school baseball and with Charlottes Post 9 Legion program, Kelly played with a talented group of players. Kellys last Legion season was in 1963. In 1964, Post 9, with future MLB pitchers Garry Hill and Dave Lemonds, was national runner-up (Rollie Fingers beat them in the final). In 1965, Post 9 won it all.

Myers Park was our big rival, and Garinger had really strong baseball teams, Kelly said. Id always been a shortstop growing up, played shortstop in the Colt League World Series and in the Babe Ruth League World Series. Garinger had Mike Martin (the future Wingate and Florida State star and legendary Florida State coach) at shortstop when I got up to the varsity. Our coach, Joe Tomancheck, who also was our football coach, asked me if there was another position that I wanted to try out for because we already had a shortstop, but I told him Id really like to take a shot.

Kelly proved to be such a good shortstop that Martin moved to center field.

Kelly had a couple of baseball offers $10,000 from the Braves, who were still in Milwaukee in 1964, and $8,000 from the Minnesota Twins, who had a Double-A team in Charlotte. Ray Hayworth, who had been a teammate of Ty Cobbs, made the sales pitch for the Braves.

I was 5-foot-10 and 168 pounds, Kelly said. When I went up to N.C. State and saw how big those guys were, thats when I thought it would be smart to give baseball a try and I took the money from the Braves. For a kid who came from not much, $10,000 was a lot of money. When the story came out in the paper that Id signed with the Braves, Coach Tomancheck called me in and said, What the heck are you doing? He wanted his guys to play football and get a college education and he was right about that. He told me that there were about 10 other teams that had shown interest in me for baseball, but hed always discouraged them by telling them I was going to play college football.

Kelly had only modest success from 1964-66 in the minors, but he had a breakthrough in 1967 with Kinston. As a 21-year-old, he was leading the Class A Carolina League in hitting.

I got drafted that season, but one of the biggest supporters of the Kinston Eagles was a colonel in the National Guard and I was hitting so well he didnt want me to leave, Kelly said. He worked things out, so I got to finish that season, and then I reported for six months of National Guard duty. Then there were a lot of National Guard weekends after that.

In Spring Training in 1968, Kelly encountered his boyhood hero Mantle when the Braves took on the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. Mantle was a limping shadow of the great player he had once been and had been moved from center field to first base. Kelly, a lefty hitter, whipped a single into right field. made the turn and heard Mantle talking to him.

He told me that Id hit that ball pretty good, Kelly said. Im sure my eyes must have been big as saucers and I answered, Yes, sir, Mr. Mantle. He told me, None of that Mr. Mantle stuff, were playing on the same field. You call me Mick.

Kelly moved up to Triple-A Richmond in 1968 and had a decent season.

Then there was more National Guard duty. When the 1969 season began, Kelly again was a member of the Richmond Braves, but he was working to get back in baseball shape after that National Guard obligation and struggling to find his timing.

I wasnt playing that much, and then I got the word one day to report to the managers office, Kelly said. Mickey Vernon was the manager, and I thought I was going to get the pink slip, thought sure were going to release me.

They didnt. Kelly was informed hed been traded to the Padres, who were desperate for infield help.

I almost passed out, Kelly said.

He was one of three players who went to the Padres. The Braves got a solid veteran outfielder, Tony Gonzalez, in the exchange. Gonzalez helped the Braves in their division. The trade was announced on June 13. Kelly was pinch-hitting for the Padres that same night in a home game against Philadelphia. He was 0-for-1 in his MLB debut.

The Padres made the bus trip to Los Angeles for their next series, and on June 16, Kelly had one of his best days in the major leagues.

It was a doubleheader. Kelly won the first game for the Padres with his first big-league hit a 13th-inning double off Los Angeles reliever Al McBean.

In the second game, Kelly launched his first major league homer. It came off Bill Singer in the fifth inning. That homer gave the Padres a 3-0 lead, but they wound up losing, 7-3. Singer was a very good pitcher, who won 118 MLB games and was a cover boy for the 1970 Street & Smith Yearbook.

After that game, a guy comes to out dugout and tells me Vin Scully wants me to be the guest for his postgame radio show, Kelly said. They told me Id get something and I did. It was a gift certificate for a mens store, $25, something like that. I went there and got a couple of blazers. I needed them. In the big leagues, your wore a coat and tie on the road.

In July, Kelly homered off future Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry in the eighth inning as the Padres tried to stage a late rally, but the bottom line was another tough loss.

San Diego was an expansion team, a revolving door, as Kelly puts it. There were legit power hitters on the roster Nate Colbert, Ollie Brown, Cito Gaston but manager Preston Gomez conducted open auditions to figure out second base, shortstop and third base. The losses piled up. So did the memories.

Were playing St. Louis, and Bob Gibson is pitching a great game against us, as he always did, Kelly said. Were down a run late, we get the leadoff man on base, and Gomez calls me over and tells me that were going to try to bunt the guy over, but if Gibson gets two strikes on him, Im going to pinch-hit.

That didnt sound like a great plan to Kelly. Gibson was the games most intimidating pitcher in 1969. Sure enough, the count got to 0-and-2. Then Kelly was sent to the plate.

Make sure to pull it, Gomez barked.

Kelly tried not to laugh out loud. Gibson threw an inside fastball. Kelly took his mightiest rip and fouled it off. Gibson wasnt thrilled with someone taking a swing like that against him with two strikes, and catcher Tim McCarver knew it, as well.

McCarver warned, Step, lightly, young man, Kelly recalls.

The next pitch was in the direction of Kellys head and sent him sprawling. Kelly wound up striking out, but he had a story for a lifetime.

I got to play against unbelievable players, Kelly said. Roberto Clemente was something to see, full speed all the time, in everything he did. I saw Philadelphias Richie Allen hit a ball (500 feet) over the Philco sign on the upper deck at Connie Mack Stadium. He swung a heavy bat and was incredibly strong.

Shortly after the final game of the 1969 season in San Francisco, Kelly boarded a plane for Charlotte. On that trip, he sat next to Dennis Byrd, the first two-time All-America in the history of N.C .State football.

The first time wed talked since we were Shrine Bowl teammates, Kelly said.

Kelly batted .244 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 222 plate appearances for the Padres in 1969, so they continued their search for a third baseman. Gomez told him to lose weight before Spring Training, to trim down from 180 pounds to 170 or risk a $500 fine.

The Padres still had veteran Ed Speizio on hand and had traded for Bobby Etheridge, who had shown promise with the Giants. But Kelly reported at 168 pounds, much to the surprise of Gomez, and was hitting line drives all over the place.

I really wasnt supposed to even make the team in 1970, but then I had the best Spring Training of my life, Kelly said. I believe I led the team in hitting and won the third base job. I was in the starting lineup on opening day.

The Padres roughed up Atlanta and Phil Niekro in thezg 1970 opener Kelly had a run-scoring double against the knuckleballer but it went downhill pretty quickly.

There was game two weeks later in which Seaver struck out 19 Padres, including the last 10 batters in a row. Kelly was Seavers first strikeout victim, as the second batter in the first inning. He also struck out in the third and the ninth. He popped up in the sixth a moral victory.

On May 8, Kelly whacked his only homer of the 1970 season and drove in four runs to lead an 11-1 romp against the Montreal Expos.

An injury wrecked most of that season, however. He batted .169 in 38 games.

I got hurt diving for a ball, tried to brace myself, but busted my hand up pretty bad, Kelly said. After that, it was tough to grip a bat. And its tough to hit in the majors if you cant grip a bat. I got sent back down to the minors.

He was traded back to the Braves after the 1970 season.

He never made it back to the majors, although he came close to making the Braves opening day roster in 1971.

The Braves had Clete Boyer (a veteran of several championship teams with the Yankees) to play third base, but I had a good spring and actually broke camp with the team, Kelly said. But then they decided they needed another pitcher more than an extra infielder. They made a trade. I was the last cut.

The horsehide adventures continued for many more years in the minors. He roomed with La Russa, who became a Hall of Fame manager, at Richmond in 1972.

In 1973, Kelly played with Bucky Dent in the Chicago White Sox farm system. In 1974, he played with Carter on the Memphis Blues, the Expos Triple-A team.

In 1975, Kelly batted .305 in 32 games for Quebec in his final season as a player. He managed the Lethbridge Expos and Dawson later that summer.

You could see Dawson had a future, Kelly said.

The Expos liked Kelly as a manager and farm director Mel Didier offered him a job at West Palm Beach (Fla.) for the 1976 season, but he was ready to move on from baseball.

I know La Russa made it pretty big, but its a long road to the majors as a manager, Kelly said. The pay wasnt great the most I ever made in a year was $15,000 and you get tired of all the travel and living out of a suitcase.

He took a sales job with National Starch, worked in Charlotte, and then Atlanta. He relocated to Spencer in 1985 after a plant disaster.

Kellys daughters, Stephanie and Erin, graduated from Salisbury High and the University of North Carolina.

I tried my best to talk them into N.C. State, Kelly said with a laugh.

Kelly, who is 74, and his wife, Joy, dont get a lot of love from major league baseball. During the years from 1947-79, you needed four years on an active roster to qualify for a full pension, and Kelly didnt come close to that.

Under the pension and health insurance rules that are in play now, Kelly would qualify for a a great deal more.

Hes one of the players included in a book written by Douglas J. Gladstone and entitled, A Bitter Cup of Coffee, but he doesnt have much bitterness in him.

He doesnt regret that baseball-over-football decision that changed the direction of his life long ago.

I do get a little stipend from baseball, Kelly said. Its not much, but it does pay for my golf at Irish Creek.

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Dayanara Torres doesnt need to go to a store and buy a gift. Instead, she has honed her prowess as a carpenter and created a unique gift for her son Cristian Marcus Muiz. The Puerto Rican model recently surprised her fans and revealed her DIY skills with a personalized flag from Puerto Rico. Cristian asked me for a flag and I was just not going to buy one at the store... no... I made it shared Dayanara on her project video while she reveals her woodworking abilities. In between colorful paint, a map guide and a wood cutting tool, the model was able to execute the final project with ease.

The project took several steps to complete. First, she had to paint the wood board and then execute a detailed carving of the island. After, she proceeded to paint the separate shaped-piece with the flags original colors - red, white and blue. While the project seems a lengthy process, the results and effort are timeless, and Dayanara can definitely say she has Martha Stewarts skills. Aside from creating wood flags, the beauty queen is an expert at making coquito and baking oatmeal cookies. In a recent video, Dayanara showed her cooking skills and revealed a homemade recipe for the traditional Christmas drink that originated in Puerto Rico.

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To say horror films are more popular now than they've ever been is an understatement. From Ari Aster'sMidsommarto Leigh Whannell'sThe Invisible Man,we're never short on horror content. There's a lot of good horror content, but a lot of bad as well.

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Sure there's some horror movies that don't work on premise alone, but it's interesting to think about the ones that actually had good premises but failed anyway. Whether that's because the writers or directors tried too hard or didn't try hard enough is often the case. Here we'll be looking at 10 horror movies that didn't deliver on the concepts they promised, and how they rank on IMDb.

Based on the book by Joe Hill, Horns stars Daniel Radcliffe as Ig Perrish, who wakes up one day to find hes the main suspect in his girlfriends rape and murder. Well, that and the fact that hes now got two horns coming out of his head, which allow him to make people reveal their darkest desires. Ig decides to use these powers to solve his girlfriends murder, uncovering much more about himself and other townspeople along the way.

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Hills book is a fan favorite, and that synopsis alone promises not only a suspenseful, gothic mystery but also a lot of fun dark comedy from hearing people reveal or act out their desires. The film however, doesn't deliver on either promise: while the cast is solid, the mystery is predictable from the get-go, and the dark humor is cheap and witless.

Whether you love him or hate him, director McG has carved out a resume of box office hits (including the originalCharlies Angels films andTerminator: Salvation) thats made him one of Hollywoods go-to directors. His 2017 horror comedy The Babysittercould have made for a smart subversion of slashers with its main plot, where the hot teenagers here arent victims, but the villains. But this one falls flat on its face by not being funny, scary, or clever in the slightest, not to mention obnoxiously telling us what its characters are thinking or about to do in a scene (a characters shock in one moment has the words What the fuck?! show up onscreen). And yet a sequel is set to hit Netflix in the near future.

A horror take on Superman's origin story, where a childless couple raise a super-powered child that grows up to be evil: how could this notbe great? WhileBrightburnisn't without some cool scenes, its faults lie in the pacing and characterization. The film moves too quickly, not allowing for scenes to breathe or characters to develop past cliched archetypes. But the film's biggest sin might be making Brandon's turn to evil caused by messages from his spaceship, when it would have been far more interesting to see him go evil on his own.

Stephen King's 1984 novelThinnerfollows a morbidly obese lawyer named Billy Halleck, who accidentally kills an old gypsy woman. He's let off the hook thanks to his connections with the town's judge, but is then cursed by the gypsy woman's father to continually lose weight (no matter how much he eats) as punishment for the crime. As Billy continues losing dangerous amounts of weight, he must figure out how to reverse the gypsy's curse before he's a literal goner.

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King's story could have explored themes of white privilege and the unfair justice system, but the otherwise messy, overacted film rarely delivers in those areas. But now's the right time for aThinnerremake: with people like Brett Kavanaugh being let off the hook for their crimes while more innocent people are punished, it's clear that white privilege is still going strong. A new version ofThinnercould really mirror those events with Billy's crime and serve as a takedown of Trump-era corruption altogether.

Two of the most fearsome creatures in film going up against each other; you can practically smell the money being made and imaginations running wild with excitement. Heck, they wouldn't even have to: the line ofAlien vs. Predatorcomics at the time offered unlimited possibilities for where a film could go. And yet the film we got was a disposable, poorly-lit mess focusing mostly on bland characters instead of the characters in the freaking title. And even worse? It was rated PG-13, so we could forget about any insane, bloody fights between the Yautja and the xenomorphs.

TheChild's Playfranchise definitely started going downhill withBride of Chucky. The idea of two serial killer dolls hitching a ride with some unaware passengers and going on aNatural Born Killers-esque killing spree has excellent potential. But it fails due to bad pacing and an issue that's held back the franchise: Chucky's search for a human body. His goal here is to get an amulet that lets him and his bride transfer their souls into human bodies (even though Chucky could do this without the amulet in previous films). It would have been more interesting if Chucky accepted his fate (or gimmick) as a killer doll and simply wanted to use this road trip as an excuse for more killing.

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Sadly, this film never reaches the insanity that set-up promiseswith the lone exception of an alcoholic girl forced to walk on a roof without falling. The rest of the time were stuck with flat characters and a messy story structure, all leading up to an unintentionally laughable ending. Writer/director Jeff Wadlow continued to fail upwards though, with his horror take on Fantasy Island coming out earlier this year.

Trust us, we haven't lost our minds. So how could a film involving a gender-confused doll, Jennifer Tilly getting impregnated with a turkey baster, and Redman directing a Virgin Mary film actually be good? Simple: do none of those things. While we're sure writer Don Mancini had good intentions with Glen/Glenda's sexuality storyline, the film had an easy plot staring it right in the face: have Glen resurrect his parents and--over the course of a country-wide killing spree with his parents--comes to question whether he's truly a killer like them or not.

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YOU'RE eating well and exercising more, but the number on the scale doesn't budge. Sound familiar?

Trying to shed the pounds can be frustrating and disheartening - especially if you're not seeing the results you want.

However, according to top dietitian Susie Burrell, there might be another surprising explanation as to why you're hitting a wall with your weight loss.

It could be as simple as eating at the wrong time of the day or the fact you're trying to lose weight too quickly.

And simply by acknowledging those mistakes and making simple lifestyle changes can actually help you reach your weight loss goals.

Here, Susie outlines the five reasons why you're not losing weight and what to do about them...

During the past ten weeks in coronavirus lockdown, many people will have found themselves taking extra trips to the snack jar without realising.

However, Susie says that these extra snacks and treats can actually significantly up your calorie intake in a day.

Writing in her blog Shape Me, Susie says: "Mindless eating, or the calories we consume without even realising it can account for as much as 20-30 per cent of our total daily calories, which in turn can be the difference between weight loss and not.

"Extras tend to slip in each day via large portion sizes; extra serves of sauces and dressings; mindless munching via biscuits, lollies and individual chocolates we are offered throughout the day and the little treats we give ourselves and then justify."

Mindless eating can account for as much as 20-30 per cent of our total daily calories

Susie recommends keeping a food diary to give you a trueindication of exactly how much you are eating each day.

She adds: "As frustrating as this can be, simply writing down or recording every single type and amount of food and drink that you consume over a 24 hour period can give great insight into why, or why not your diet may be working.

"In some cases we are not eating enough, but in most cases the reason we are not getting the weight loss we expect is because we are eating more than we realise."

You must have sweated off hundreds of calories during that Joe Wicks P.E class, so its totally okay to indulge in a bowl of ice cream once you've finished, right?Not so fast.

Susie says people tend to reward themselves with rich foods and large portions after exercising, and they often actually end up eating back all of (if not more than) the calories they just burned - hindering weight loss.

"Not only can exercise increase your appetite, but psychologically it gives many of us permission to eat more, or foods we would usually not eat because we have been good and have already burnt off the extra calories," Susie says.

"This logic falls apart simply because it is so easy to eat a whole lot of calories and we often do not burn as many as we think.

"For example, a 30-40 minute gym workout may burn 300-400 calories, while a single piece of cake or fast food meal will contain at least 600 if not more calories.

"If you are exercising with the goal of weight loss, you do not need to eat more and rewarding yourself with food for exercising will simply undo all of your hard work."

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While they're theoretically aimed at children, the Body Coach's 30-minute classesare straightforward, fun-packed and challenging enough for literally anyone to take part in.

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Each of their Instagram live classes are a quick-fire combination of body weight training, cardio and intense aerobic exercise that keeps the heart rate elevated, meaning you burn more calories.

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When it comes to dieting, timing is everything - according to Susie.

She says: "Perhaps the most significant factor that will predict whether we are losing weight or not, busy lives which see us eating dinner at 8 or 9pm are not conducive to weight loss.

"The human body is programmed to burn more calories during the first half or the day, and this is also the time of day we tend to be most active.

"As such, the greater the proportion of calories we consume during the first half of the day, the better.

"For this reason if you regularly work late or go to the gym after work, you will be much better to eat your largest meal at lunchtime and choose light options such as soup, white fish and salad once it gets to 7 or 8pm or later at night."

When people first kickstart their weight loss journey, they can often go all out - in the hopes that the weight will drop off quickly.

However, Susie says weight loss never happens over night - and these types of diets are often ineffective.

"For the majority of us, who are looking to lose 5-10kg, weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint, which means you need to pace yourself," Susie says.

Weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint

"Following a very strict regime in which you consume minimal calories for days at a time may give you initial weight loss results, but this approach rarely works long term as we go off our diets, binge eat everything in sight and regain all if not more weight than we had initially lost.

"For this reason, whenever you commit to a new lifestyle plan, factoring in a couple of meals off each week, and ensuring you actually like the foods you are eating each day, and not feeling hungry is the key to long term success."

With lockdown still rumbling on, you may find yourself stocking up on extra snacks and treats at the supermarket to give you that much-needed energy boost.

And with restaurants shut until at least July, you might find yourself using apps like Deliveroo and UberEATS a bit more than you normally would.

However, Susie points out that it's these choices that could actually be sabotaging your weight loss goals.

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Susie says: "It may be the choices you make at the caf, the foods you put in your trolley at the supermarket or what you order on UberEATS but if your regular food choices do not compliment your weight loss goals you are unlikely to achieve them.

"Human beings will eat the foods they buy and have easy access too, which means if you are buying treats for guests; or ordering pizza for another family member, you will eat it.

"If you are really committed to losing weight all of your food decisions add up and as such we need to make the food choices we have control of, good ones most of the time."

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Research shows that eating protein can help reduce cravings by 60 percent which will also help you to slim down as this will help you reduce your calorie intake.

In order to lose weight, your diet needs to be in a calorie deficit state. This means that your body is burning more calories than you are consuming. Therefore, adding more protein will help you diet be in a calorie deficit as you will be eating less throughout the day.

Protein also helps boost the metabolism. If your metabolism is high, you will burn more calories at rest and during activity.

This nutrient is crucial for your body in order to lose weight, especially belly fat as it contains a high thermic effect which is the amount of energy your body needs to burn in order to break down, digest and metabolise the food.

Eggs

Eggs are a low-calorie food rich in protein and other key nutrients that the body needs. Eating eggs can support weight loss, especially when incorporated into a calorie controlled diet.

Research suggests that eggs boost metabolic activity which can help reduce belly fat and they can also increase feelings of fullness, meaning you will consume less calories in a day.

Almonds

One of the healthiest nuts, almonds are rich in proteins and healthy fats. Both protein and healthy fats combined, can help with the weight loss journey.

They are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids that can help boost the metabolism and provide your body with more energy. You can even incorporate almonds into your diet by making your own almond butter which can help to increase your protein intake easily.

However, these are just two sources of protein you can include into your diet.

Other foods include oats, chia seeds, avocado, lentils, milk, Greek yoghurt, chickpeas and fatty fishes.

If you are struggling to get a high amount of protein into your diet, experts suggest adding a good quality protein supplement, like whey protein into your diet.

This is a healthy but convenient way to boost your total intake and you can incorporate it into your day by adding it to milk or water, creating a protein shake.

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Ive recently spoken to a number of people concerned about weight gain, particularly with the stress and schedule changes in recent times. With many of our past times taken away, I too have found myself indulging in more home comforts, like extra snacks or some of my favourite but less healthy dinner options.

Many of these foods tend to be sweet treats or high carb foods like bread and potatoes. Ive even started drinking more fruit juice which is way too high in fruit sugars to be considered a healthy choice.

The problem is, once I start feeding my sweet tooth, it starts to demand more and I end up in a vicious cycle of sugar cravings. Meals that are high in quick release carbs, like sugary foods, potato dishes, bread, white rice and pasta, all provide us with quick release energy. Like putting newspaper on a fire, it will burn bright, but die down rapidly.

This is how quick release carbs work, leaving us with too much sugar in the blood stream. Our body tries to manage this quickly by storing this energy, but this leads to a sudden drop in blood sugar causing us to crave something sweet again.

These blood sugar highs and lows can cause problems over time, leading to poor blood sugar regulation and weight gain around the middle.

At its worst, this middle aged spread is linked to conditions like diabetes, so if you feel youre a little pudgy around the middle and youre struggling to get that weight off, it may be worthwhile eliminating those sweet, high carb comfort foods and replacing them with high fibre, high protein meals.

Meat, fish and eggs are high in protein while beans, pulses, nuts are seeds offer plenty of protein and fibre that will slow down the release of sugars. If you do have something sweet, eat it alongside a main meal containing these foods. Bulk out your dish with extra veggies and pulses and go easy on the white rice, pasta and spuds. This will assist in keep your sugar levels stable, which should lead to better energy levels as well as weight loss, if that is your goal.

Stubborn weight, that is refusing to shift, could be the result of long term eating habits that contribute to blood sugar spikes and dips.

This includes various fad diets, many of which offer rapid results in weight loss but can be unhealthy or uncomfortable to maintain long term. Low calorie diets can lead to sugar drops that will keep you constantly hungry or lead you to seek out non nutritional ways of bringing your sugar and energy up. Caffeine in tea and coffee as well as cigarettes can give your sugars a lift, one of the reasons that ex-smokers may turn to sweets or gain weight during their first few months of quitting.

Eating excess fruit as a healthy alternative to higher calorie snacks can also cause problems. While fruit is rich in fibre and nutrients, most fruit has a high sugar content and can actually contribute to weight gain when eaten in excess.

If youre looking to lose weight by stabilising your blood sugars, be prepared to stick to this for at least a few months. Weight lost in this way can be slow, but unlike fad diets that encourage rapid weight loss, youre less likely to regain weight that has been lost slowly.

Herbs like cinnamon and fenugreek are excellent at assisting with speeding up this process. Studies have shown that cinnamon can help lower blood sugar levels and its a herb I use often for anyone looking to minimise middle aged spread. Its also delicious, making it an ideal alternative to sugar when sweetening foods like porridge and breakfast cereals.

Fenugreek slows the absorption of carbs, so I use a blend of the two herbs called Metabolic Balance, a supplement designed for supporting weight loss from around the middle. With patience, the results I get are excellent and consistent, both in improving sugar levels, energy and for slimming down. The results speak for themselves, showing me that blood sugar regulation through diet and herbs is the way to go.

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Heres the skinny on giving unsolicited weight-loss comments: Dont.

We all sawthat pictureof Adele two weeks ago, ending a lengthy social media break to thank frontline workers for their efforts in the fight against COVID-19. But her message of gratitude was quickly overshadowed because Adele looksdifferent. And by different, I mean thinner.

The internet lit up with comments about Adeles appearance, but also about the response to it. For every doesnt she look great? there was a shes always been beautiful! There were angry admonitions about equating skinny with pretty, and hot debates on when, and if, weight and health are connected.

My personal opinion is that Adele has always been stunning, particularly during those times that her voice has gripped my heart, and not let go until her very last note. More importantly, I think that were not doing ourselves any favours when we provide unsolicited feedback on someone elses weight. I would go so far as to say this behaviour can be harmful, and I know this from personal experience.

A few years ago, I switched up my lifestyle to involve more exercise and smaller food portions. I never had weight loss in mindmy goal was to get fitter and healthier, wherever that took me. And over time, my asthma symptoms improved and my joints stopped hurting. As my resting heart rate dropped, my anxiety symptoms lessened.

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I also lost about 50 pounds, and people noticed. I would walk into a room and be complimented on how good I looked. I would post a photo on Instagram and my screen would light up with notifications. My circle remarked on everything from how small my arms were getting to how much thinner my face was.

At first, I loved the attention. It was validating. The work I was putting into my health could be sensed by others in some tangible way and it felt positive and motivating. But people were responding to my weight, not my health, and I began to post before-and-after photos. Me holding my baby years ago, versus me at the gym today. Me holding up a pair of too-big pants, next to a photo of me wearing those pants months before. I was the weight loss commercial, the success story.

Eventually, though, I needed to increase the dose of my anxiety medication and I noticed my clothes getting tighter within weeks. I immediately began to experience a feeling of utter failure. In our society, were taught that weight loss equals good and weight gain equals bad and I had changed sides. Larger people grew up with the same messaging as our skinnier counterparts and we internalized that discrimination. Therefore, we can quickly turn on ourselves, just as I did.

Fatphobia is an undeniable and deeply ingrained part of our culture. Fat people are seen as ugly, unlovable, dumb, goofy, clumsy, greedy and unhealthy sidekicks to the thin people in their lives. Up until very recently, we were never sexy, never the hero, never the centre of attention in movies, TV and other media. Even now, its the rare exception that a bigger person gets a lead role in a production or becomes a famous recording artist. Comedians will sometimes get a pass, too, but only because their humour falls in line with our expectation of fat people. Its good that were making headway, but acceptance of larger bodies is precarious at best. Fatphobia is everywhere, always, and those of us with larger bodies feel it; not only from the outside, but often from within, too.

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Theres a reason why the global weight management industry was worthUS$1.89 billionin 2018: Its not terribly effective. Scientists estimate that between 90 and 95 percent of people who lose weight will have regained it in five years time. The body is far better at temporarily shedding fat than keeping it off, making many of us lifelong diet industry users. That is fatphobia in a nutshell.

Even at my lightest weight, I wasnt exactly thin, and I likely never will be. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal issue that can, among other things, have a profound effect on metabolism, making it harder to lose pounds and keep them off. This, coupled with genetics, is probably why I still weigh over 200 pounds, no matter what I do.

When it comes to body mass, we all have a set point, and without constant effort, most of us will wind up in a fairly small weight range. Age, illness, medications, stress, and other issues can affect our metabolisms too, leaving those who are genetically predisposed to being larger facing that truth again and again.

Reading this might make skinny people, or even those of average weight, defensive. This isnt true! I think all bodies are beautiful! might be your reaction. And maybe thats true on the surface. But ask yourself this: When was the last time you complimented someone on gaining weight? Im going to guess never. Its not something we do in polite society. Thats because pointing out increased body weight risks causing offense, because being fat is often considered offensive.

Complimenting weight loss, on the other hand, is almost always welcome. It was to me. Deep down, I didnt want to be fat. I had experienced the pain of judgment my entire life, and the idea of escaping it was far more appetizing than extra calories. But I was trying to play a game I had very little hope of winning.

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Let me be crystal clear: There is nothing wrong with losing weight. People do it all the time for their own reasons, and if they want to celebrate it, good for them. Im still a handful of dress sizes smaller than I used to be, and Id be lying if I said I didnt appreciate that my knees no longer hurt when I climb the stairs and Im not winded at the top. Finding more clothing that fits and chairs that dont press painfully against my outer thighs reminds me how the world is designed for smaller bodies. Living within the ranges of what is deemed average has made my life easier. But statistically, I might not stay in this range forever. What then? How will I feel about being outside the margins again?

I wont presume to know how Adele feels about her weight loss, what she did to achieve it, what her plan is for maintaining it, or whether she was hoping for the reaction she received by posting her photo. For many reasons, including her wealth and privilege, she is in a better position than most to be in that five percent of successful weight-loss maintainers.

But if she isnt, it will be viewed by some as personal failure. The world will be unkind. Many of the once-affirming comments will turn negative and nasty. And if shes like most of us here on Planet Earth, that will hurt.

Which is why I wish wed all stop offering commentary on strangers bodies, especially women. Thats the way to create a world where we really do appreciate highly variant forms of beauty, in which someones weight loss, or gain, matters less than their talent, altruism, kindness, wisdom or compassion.

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The Perrio siblings, often known as one-ton household, collectively weigh over 2,000 kilos. At first of their weight-loss journey, Roshanda weighed 783 kilos, Brandie 650 kilos and their brother, Clarence, the least of all, 583 kilos on the age of 33. After loads of effort, all three siblings managed to lose a specific amount of weight, following which Dr Nowzaradan accredited them for weight-loss surgical procedure.

Roshanda, who misplaced over 300 kilos since 2018, inform the viewers within the newest (Could 20) episode, Im extra motivated than ever to do that. Im going to maintain going and pushing forward till I get to my aim, and I do know were gonna come again collectively as a household.

In the meantime, Clarence who stop this system to give attention to his personal weight-loss journey has managed to lose over 200 kilos since he appeared within the authentic episode. In Wednesdays episode, he says, I got here to understand that the place I must be is concentrated on what is going to assist me hold making progress and never on doing issues which can be a waste and taking me off of that focus.

The siblings meet with the weight-loss surgeon in Houston for the pores and skin elimination process. Nevertheless, on stepping on the size the siblings notice that theyd solely gained extra weight since their go to regardless of figuring out intensely.

Though the Perrios really feel they have achieved a major outcome, Dr Now isnt convinced with the numbers on the size. When he tells Roshanda, Brandie and Clarence that he would take into account the pores and skin elimination surgical procedure solely after he witnesses them meet their goal weight, Clarence makes a joke that doesnt serve the surgeon too effectively.

Clarence says hes pleased together with his weight reduction as he can finally have an erection, to which Dr Now responds saying he can go with out too many particulars. Dr Now provides that hes most upset with Roshanda and feels that the siblings share a dysfunctional dynamic, enabling each other.

Nevertheless, Roshanda will get into motion quickly after her assembly with Dr Now as shes decided to lose all the additional kilos and endure pores and skin elimination surgical procedure earlier than her birthday which is due quickly.

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