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Many can relate Chrissy Metzs portrayal of Kate Pearson on NBCs This Is Us. As one of The Big Three siblings, Kates journey is a complex one. Her formative years are marred by tragedy, grief, and her potentially toxic boyfriend, Marc (Austin Abrams). Viewers know Kates weight is a heavy burden in her marriage and life, but whatever number the scale reads, Kates troubles go far beyond that, according to an expert.

[Warning: Spoilers from a recent episode of This Is Us ahead]

This Is Us star, Chrissy Metz, has been an open book in regards to her own weight and self-love journey. She even wrote extensively about the pressure to be a certain size to find success in the industry.

I think, as we evolve as human beings or in our particular life, we realize, Oh, you know, this isnt serving me anymore, she previously told The Wrap.

Or, if we, God forbid, come across medical issues or problems that, Oh, maybe I just wanna be a little more active. And some people knock the girls that lose weight and say like, Why did you guys do that? Youre selling out. And thats not necessarily true.

Metz referenced her character, Kate, saying, Oh, no, shes finally contending with the things that she was eating over. I think its more about the behavior around what youre doing, Metz said.

And it could be social media, gambling, sex, drinking, food it could be anything, fill in the blank how is my behavior around that and how do I want to change that behavior? Because its the stinking thinking of obsessing about something.

The actress said for her, she often wonders if shes eating for health or if its something bigger.

And whether I lose weight or I dont, I dont really hold on to a number. I dont think thats important, cause whos to say what? she said.

She continued: People are like, Wait, what? You got your blood work done and you have like great, perfect cholesterol? Like, it doesnt make sense. Im like, I want you to know its real, she continued. Like, contrary to popular belief or what were told about what looks healthy or what doesnt look healthy.

In an earlier interview with Yahoo, Metz revealed a panic attack put her in the hospital. It was her 30th birthday and shed just lost 100 pounds. She landed a role in American Horror Story with one caveat: don a fat suit.

I was thrilled to find out that I wasnt big enough, she said. It was a first in my life. It was liberating.

She went on to discuss the difficulties wearing the suit in her trailer saying she became stuck in the doorway.

I had to suck it in, squish it, knead it, hold the dress, and slowly pull it through until I stumbled down the stairs. I almost wish someone had been there to see because they would have been laughing their butt off, she said.

She elaborated in another interview with People, comparing the experience to real life.

I thought,What if I become that heavy and cant walk around or get stuck in the doorframe?I was like, I dont want this for me,' she said.

Kari Anderson, a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist in Scottsdale, Arizona, wrote her thoughts about Kate Pearsons story via Psychology Today, suggesting the weight isnt the real issue at all.

She noted a fan group had a lot of questions and concerns about Kates weight and decided to break down Kates journey through an eating disorder case conceptualization model, through a few categories: Vulnerabilities in Childhood, Trauma Triggers, and Current Stressors.

Anderson noted Kates connection to food is through the bond she had with Jack (Milo Ventimiglia). Those times they got ice cream made Kate feel unconditional love which, according to Anderson, is classic emotional eating.

As far as Kates relationship with Rebecca (Mandy Moore), its more complicated. Rebecca served as a protector, hoping to keep Kate from weight bias and judgment from others. But, it manifested into a thin is ideal mantra.

Rebeccas food rules for Kate and not Kevin or Randall only drove Kate to forbidden: foods, creating insecurity and body shame. This only escalated when those girls at the pool made Kate believe boys wont like fat girls. Marc will only reinforce those ideations.

On a deeper level, Anderson said Kates first diet came just before Jacks death. Subconsciously, Kate connects that loss to being thin and protects herself by keeping the weight on. Anderson calls it post-weight-loss trauma, and explained in Kates mind, bad things happened when she lost the weight. It was her survival instinct to binge eat. Add Marc, sex, and body image to this arc and the traumas will come up again.

Current stressors in Kates life include having visually-impaired baby Jack after doctors warned of complications due to weight. That aside, her marital troubles with Toby are only escalating. Kate may return to stress eating to cope.

There are conflicting reports as to whether Metz has a clause in her contract to lose weight on This Is Us. In one interview with TV Line, Metz said she did sign a contract with a weight-loss clause.

That was a win-win for me because its one thing to try to do it on your own. But as human beings, its an ego thing: Were more likely to do something for someone else, she said.

However, in another interview with People, Metz insisted there isnt an explicit notation about weight-loss or surgery of any kind. She did add theres an understanding Kate will lose [at least some] weight.

The point is, Kate may have a long road ahead of her, but Metz is happy at any size as she should be.

There are some days where Im like, Oh, Im definitely eating my feelings. And then some days Im like, Yeah, when my heart is full, Im not hungry.So I want to take care of my body and live a healthy life? Absolutely. But that doesnt mean you cant do it at an unconventional size.

She continued: Whether or not I lose weight or stay the same, its purely a choice of mine for health, Not because I think that plus size, curvy voluptuous, big bodies arent attractive because I think theyre awesome and sexy, she said in 2016, adding that shes not selling out the big girls.

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Fitness centers and health clubs are packed with new faces whenever a new year begins. Classes and parking lots are full.

Soon after January, that is no longer the case. Most of the people who have resolved to work out, lose weight or improve their health have gone back to their old habits. Some have the discipline and drive to stick to it, but unfortunately most give up.

Shape magazine estimates that 80% of people who resolve to exercise starting on New Years Day, give up by February.

Other gym members may appreciate that youve subsidized their membership, but that wasnt your intention. What can you do to motivate yourself to achieve your fitness and wellness goals?

Adjust your schedule. Recognize that working out regularly requires a commitment of time. You need to make workouts and movement part of your schedule.

If you have a demanding job, young children or other commitments that require your time, you will need to get creative in order to commit to a schedule.

Try scheduling however much time you can for working out. Given todays sedentary lifestyle, its ideal to work out every day, but working out three days a week can produce results, too.

You can also find ways to get more movement into your day that can provide enough variation for your body to still feel great. For example, dont take the first parking spot at the gym or the grocery store, and take the stairs instead of the elevator. That way, even if you do work out every day, you will be making small changes that will have a positive impact.

Finally, if these changes become more than you can handle, dont feel bad about easing back a bit. Listen to your body.

Be consistent. Sometimes youll have other commitments or you may feel like you need a break. Try not to skip a workout until youve consistently been exercising regularly for a few months. After all, it takes time to form a habit.

Its better to ease into a workout schedule you know you can maintain than to overdo it and burn out. New habits can be formed, but if you overdo it, you may decide its not worth the effort and talk yourself out of continuing.

Set realistic goals. Its important to set goals for yourself, but make certain your goals are achievable.

If, for example, losing weight is your goal, dont expect to work out once a week and lose 100 pounds. If you want to succeed, you need your commitment to be aligned with your goals.

Try setting a small goal today and, once youve achieved it, set a bigger goal for yourself tomorrow. It should be a challenge to achieve your goals, but not so much of a challenge that you give up.

Recognize that fitness requires a lifestyle change. Its not enough to work out just when you feel like it. You need to make working out feel almost as essential as eating and sleeping. If you exercise with specific goals in mind and establish a routine, you may be surprised by what you are able to achieve.

Once you achieve your goals, dont fall into the trap of thinking you succeeded, so now you can slack off. Your efforts will be wasted if you go back to your previous lifestyle. You will be vulnerable until exercising and movement become a habit. Wellness and fitness require a lifelong commitment. True change happens over time.

Take one step at a time. While changing your diet and starting to work out are sometimes concurrent resolutions, keep in mind that youll be asking a lot of yourself if you want to change both at once.

Consider working out today, then take a couple of months to become accustomed to working out. As you make progress, consider gradually changing what you eat.

Consider classes. If you work out alone, its difficult to stay motivated. Being in classes with people who have similar goals can help, as you can motivate each other. If your fitness friend is meeting a goal, youre going to want to meet your goal as well.

Do it now, not on New Years Day. Rather than making a New Years resolution youre likely to break, start exercising on a day when youre ready to commit.

Be prepared for obstacles. Success almost always comes with setbacks. Be prepared for them.

You may, for example, be making steady progress toward achieving your goals before suddenly reaching a plateau where your progress seems to stop. You may even regress a bit.

If that happens, try changing up your workout routine. Its best to vary your workout, because your muscles will become accustomed to doing the same exercises repeatedly. Adding more movement in your life will also help overcome repetitiveness.

You may also be slowed down by an injury at some point. Injuries can typically be avoided by using proper form and by not trying to push through your routine and risking further injury. It could benefit you to have a personal trainer who is knowledgeable enough to show you the proper way to exercise. If you are injured, in spite of taking precautions, this will stop you from continuing so be mindful and listen to your body.

Depending on the type and extent of the injury, you may be able to continue exercising with modifications. If you need to give yourself time to heal, try changing things up a bit, but keep moving under supervision until you are prepared to get back into your exercise routine. Dont rush sometimes you need to take a step back to take two steps forward.

Commit. No matter what shape youre in, no matter how old you are, its likely that you can develop an exercise routine that will help you achieve your goals. All you need to do is be committed to moving differently and working out regularly.

Youll be amazed at what you can do if you challenge yourself and make a long-term commitment to wellness.

Rita Matraia is the owner of The Core Connection, a boutique fitness studio in Northborough. She is a Certified Stott Pilates Instructor, a Certified Restorative Exercise Specialist, a Certified Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, and a Healthy Foot Practitioner through the Nutritious Movement Center. She can be reached at rita@thecoreconnection.com.

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Imagine not being able to fit into the clothes of your choice, owing to your rapidly growing waistline. While battling extra kilos in itself is a difficult task, it becomes even more difficult when it crushes your confidence levels. When 28-year-old Nikhil Kakkar realised that it was time to take control of his life, he decided not to look back. He managed to lose a whopping 32 kilos. Here is how he did it:Name: Nikhil KakkarOccupation: Self-employedAge: 28 yearsHeight: 6 feet 3 inchesHighest weight recorded: 105 kgs

Weight lost: 32 kgs

Duration it took me to lose weight: 9 months The turning point: When you are overweight, there are a lot of things that irritate you. From not being able to wear the clothes of my choice to feeling extremely underconfident, being overweight had begun to dominate the narrative of my life. I knew that I had to do something before it was too late as my growing weight had started to really affect the quality of my life. From the day I decided to lose weight, I have never really looked back.

My breakfast: 4 boiled eggs and a cup of coffeeMy lunch: 100 grams of paneer and 100 grams of curd

My dinner: A bowl of dal with 50 grams of brown rice

Pre-workout meal: 1 cup of black coffee

Post-workout meal: 1 scoop of whey protein

I indulge in: I do not believe in the concept of cheat days. As a result, I did not have any cheat day during my entire weight loss journey.

My workout: I equally balance weight training and cardio sessions

Low-calorie recipes I swear by: I vouch on scrambled eggs, omelette and a portion of salad

Fitness secrets I unveiled: I have realised the importance of calorie deficit when you are aiming to lose weight. You need to strictly count your maintenance calories and eat less than that to lose weight.

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The most recent data on the use of weight loss supplements, from a US study, showed that among people trying to lose weight 16 percent (12 percent of men and 19 percent of women) reported past-year use.

Herbal medicines, or herbal supplements as they are commonly known, are products containing a plant or combinations of plants as the active ingredient. They come in various forms including pills, powders or liquids.

Common herbal supplements used for weight loss include green tea, garcinia cambogia, white kidney bean and African mango.

The authors write that between 1996 and 2006, 1000 dietary supplements for weight loss were listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods without evaluation of efficacy.

These substances can be sold and marketed to the public with sponsors (those who import, export or manufacture goods) only required to hold, but not necessarily produce, evidence substantiating their claims. The authors note that only 20 percent of new listings are audited annually to ensure they meet this requirement.

The growth in the industry and popularity of these products highlights the importance of conducting more robust studies on the effectiveness and safety of these supplements for weight loss, said Dr Fuller.

The review excluded studies where the herbal medicine did not include the whole plant, was comprised of plant oils or combined with other dietary supplements such as fibres and proteins. This analysis will be reported in a future paper.

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An odd contradiction has snuck into public view. Many people feel free to criticize anyone in the public eye (or out) who is seemingly above a certain BMI (even though thats a poor stand-in for health) just look at anything from President Trump publicly fat-shaming one of his own supporters at a rally to Jillian Michaels concern trolling Lizzos health because of her weight. But at the same time, we are all making goo-goo eyes at pictures of obese animals.

Cats, dogs, hamsters, raccoons, penguins and even a small owl so fat that she couldnt fly have hundreds of thousands of followers on social media sites. So what makes us love looking at fat animals but so hostile to bigger humans? And is there a connection between the two?

Psychotherapists have long recognized that one of the reasons that humans derive such comfort from pets is that we attribute to them many of the loving, gentle and kind emotions we long for but dont always receive from other humans. We call dogs our best friends, we see puppies and kittens seen as innocent and loving and we assure ourselves that the love of an animal is both pure and unselfish.

Even when we put an animal on a diet, we feel sympathy for them. Poor thing, one friend said about her dog, who was under a veterinarians order to lose weight. She looks at me with such sad eyes, I feel like Im being cruel when I dont feed her more. She doesnt understand. We identify with a kind of sweet innocence in our pets even when theyre trying to manipulate us into giving them more food.

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When I asked Cynthia Medalie, a fellow psychotherapist and dog-lover in New York City, about the phenomenon, she said, We tend to project our best selves onto our animals. We see in them the love and goodness that we dont always allow ourselves to put out into the world.

And, she added, since we see that in them, we can be our best selves with them in return: We can give them the love and tenderness that we sometimes cant give to other people.

Meanwhile, fatness has been given many external meanings in our culture. Great Barrington, Massachusetts psychotherapist Claire Rosenberg reminded me that, in common vernacular, a fat cat is a wealthy, powerful person with everything going for them a holdover from a time when only the wealthy could afford to be obese, whereas, in the modern age, our food system and tertiary economy increasingly mean that only the well-to-do can truly afford to be thin. So maybe we imagine these overly chubby animals as representing wealth, contentment and self-satisfaction qualities we might long for and, even somewhere deep inside, secretly believe that we, too, feel.

But in our culture, we also have many negative feelings about the causes of peoples weight and obesity, which we project onto fat animals owners. Even on sites intended to allow people to coo at chubby cats, some viewers have expressed outrage at the owners who they believe overfeed their darlings even though the causes of a pets obesity might be as complex as a humans.

And, of course, there are sites specifically dedicated to the effort to help pet owners with weight reduction-plans for their pets, since, as numerous concerned pet owners and vets tell us, fat animals may not be healthy animals.

So theres a conflict between what one writer calls two competing truths: on the one hand, we think fat cats are adorable and, on the other, we worry that their excess weight might be harming them and we look for someone to blame for being insufficiently disciplined in a fat animal's care, just as we tend to make moral judgments about overweight people.

Jean Petrucelli, the director of the Eating Disorders, Compulsions & Addictions Service of The William Alanson White Institute in New York City, told me that we do attribute (sometimes without thinking about it) a dark side to obese animals. She said that people gawk at things they feel horrified about and often cant look away our society has new rules for what is considered scandalous and what is normative and the ante keeps getting upped. We dont just think fat animals are cute even if they are but part of the attraction to stories about them is that we are scandalized by the humans who allowed them to get that way.

It seems like, in the end, our attraction to stories about fat pets is just another facet of our outrage and public shaming of the people who we consider to be fat, based on our projections about fatness. As fatness has increasingly been attainable by the middle class and then the poor, we have increasingly attached negative qualities to first fatness and then to the people who are fat, eventually criticizing them for being something we either ignore or dont like (or wouldnt like) in ourselves.

And, increasingly, we fat-shame out of so-called concern for another persons health, as fitness guru Michaels did with Lizzo and as people do with fat animals, in part because we feel like were safely discussing our negative feelings about someone elses body rather than projecting bad feelings about ourselves.

But whether youre in love with pictures of fat animals or repelled by them, whether you think its good to celebrate all of our bodies or think its only okay to like thin ones, remember the old maxim that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Its not what you see that causes your feelings; its what the images represent to you.

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Weight loss is one of the toughest tasks for an individual as cutting down on certain foods and beverages can be a challenging chore. The more you try to follow a diet, the more you crave for your favourite food. However, when on a diet it is important to know what to have and what to avoid. Here is a compilation of a few beverages you should avoid when trying to lose weight.

According to Natalie Rizzo (New York dietician),soda is loaded with unnecessary sugar and calories that slow down the process of weight loss. These drinks are not filling too, that is why it is better to avoid these during weight loss journey.

From diet soda to diet iced tea, these drinks instead of helping inweight loss, enhance your calorie intake which is bad for weight loss. According to Rizzo, instead of these, you can drink freshly prepared fruit juices without sugar.

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Sweetened tea can rack up about 100 calories and more than 20 grams of sugar per drink which is not a good thing when you are trying to lose weight. Instead of this, you can have green tea or chamomile tea or any kind of unsweetened tea.

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According to the dietician, when you are out and about to have coffee, try to avoid the tempting options like vanilla lattes or caramel macchiato. She said that the syrup that gives these drinks flavour has more sugar and calories than desserts. Instead of this, you can opt for a regular coffee with some milk.

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Alcohol consumption can hinder your weight loss efforts on a very large scale. Fruity cocktails like Daiquiris, Pina Coladas and Mojitos have a huge amount of sugar that increases the calorie intake and hinders your weight loss.

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At first glance, Amy Schumers weight loss isnt the first thing that catches your eyes in her movie Trainwreck. Its how this blonde-haired, blue-eyed appearance becomes a part of her act and it throws off people when she starts to speak.

One of the queens of comedy, Amy Schumer was headed towards greatness after her early days in stand-up. In Last Man Standing, we all remember the tall girl with long blonde hair who wasnt afraid to say what she thinks where that type of comedy was not as common for women.

On Inside Amy Schumer, the star doesnt hold anything back with her smart and raunchy signature style of comedy. Any good comedian will open up about something really relatable, and maybe thats why we love her stand up because it takes a lot of strength to share the things we dont say out loud but think anyway.

Amy Schumers toughness and unique perspective comes from being forced to grow up fast when her father developed multiple sclerosis when she was 12 years old. Soon after this, her parents divorced. It was during this time where the middle child of the family, Amy found a way to make her family feel better, with humour. I was like, Ill take it from here. I tried to make everything okay by making everyone laugh about how horrible things were. It kept us alive.

One anecdote was when Schumer recalled one time when her father lost control of his bowels at the airport when she was 17. She told her brother what happened and it became a bit. She tried to include the story in her stand-up routine but it didnt work out coming from her mouth: People were like, Nooooo, too dark,. In my family no one has ever laughed that hard at anything.

Amy Schumer was always aware that she was a big kid. In sixth grade there was an incident when she bought an outfit at the Gap she really liked: A ribbed maroon top and tight black pants. According to Schumer, she walked into school and a boy looked at her and commented: Whoa, Big Bertha!

It just robbed me, she remembered. It just set me back. And then, instead of crying, I would just fire back and make a joke myself. It was like training for a roast.

Now we know where she gets her classic sense of humour from!

Amy regained her confidence in high school when she joined the volleyball team.

Schumers life and perspective changed when she went to college in 1999. During her time at Townson University, she was surrounded by thousands of other students. According to an interview with Vogue, she described her freshman year as the time when she was judged solely based on her looks again.

I lost all my self-esteem freshman year. I think I was maybe in the twenty-fifth percentile in hotness.

Id never get hit on at bars I was just invisible, she recalled, echoing an experience that has also been my own. One hundred percent of the guys Ive dated have been because I was the aggressor. Ive always been with guys that I was friends with guys who knew me for a while who would then become attracted to me.

Caption: Young Amy Schumer looks considerably thinner in 2003. Amy Schumer even posted a clip from her first-ever gig on her Instagram.

#tbt my very very first time on stage. 2003. Brutal. Im proud to say I worked my ass off since that day. The story is in #thegirlwiththelowerbacktattoo

In 2003, she moved back to New York City shortly after graduating from Towson University in Maryland where she continued to study acting and waited tables to pay the bills. About a year later, she got up the nerve to test her comedic skills. On her 23rd birthday, she made her stand-up debut at Manhattans Gotham Comedy Club in front of a crowd that included friends and her mom. About her performance she said: It was kind of like there was nowhere to go but up!

The hardworking comedian said that she would get a tape of her performances, head to Best Buy and watch herself on the display TV in the store, sitting on the floor and taking notes. She constantly did gigs at New York clubs, starting with bringers (where you have to bring audience members for a chance to go on stage) but worked her way to bigger venues and made enough money to devote herself to comedy full time. This could be why she has such thick skin in Hollywood today.

Caption: Back in 2007, shes much thinner and used to wear tees and denim flares with hardly any makeup and wore her hair in its naturally curly texture. Today the comedian has straightened her blond hair and is always dressed in top-notch glam squad.

In 2007, Schumer appeared on Season 5 of the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing, where a group of comedians would battle out their jokes for $250,000 and a TV special. Amy Schumer placed in 4th place, but the national exposure she gained would change her life.

After the show Schumer took her act on the road but still got on stage as much as possible in New York City, eventually moving up from opener to headliner.

With her wide reach her success continued to gain new opportunities that eventually led the 30-something star to Hollywood!

With her movie Trainwreck, Schumer reached new levels of stardom after she wrote and starred in it. With anything that involves a climb up, you have to expect the pressures that came along with it.

The actress and comedian later reflected on this time during her Netflix special, Amy Schumer: The Leather Special. According to an interview with People she said:Im what Hollywood calls, very fat. Before I did anything, somebody like explained to me, Just so you know, Amy, no pressure, but if you weigh over 140 lbs., it will hurt peoples eyes,. And I was like, Okay. I just bought it. I was like, Okay, Im new to town. So I lost weight.

She also said she looked stupid skinny, and didnt keep that weight off. Speaking about standing up to the pressure of Hollywood, she continued: I got worried because it gets in your head just everything on television and movies and magazines and the internet. All the women are just beautiful little skeletons. Im like, Oh, my god! Are men still going to be attracted to me? And thats when I remembered they dont care.

Because this was her movie and wanted the best, when she shot Trainwreck, Amy went on a diet, per the studios suggestion. To improve her public image, the actress and comedian attempted to get an eating disorder a journey she said lasted all of two hours, when she realized she couldnt stand being hungry.

But when she got down to a size 4, and when the movie came out, she was still being trolled for being heavy.

Thats when Amy decided, Oh, cool. Well, then, Im not gonna play this game at all, she said. Its not worth it to me to live this life where I have to be really hungry.

In boxing, you know how youre scared of getting punched and then you get punched and youre like, Oh, Im OK? ..Ive been told Im fat. Im ugly. Ive seen memes of me being the grossest woman in the world me as Jabba the Hut. The fear is gone.

Who knew that after you get trolled in life, you just come back stronger and stronger?

In her 2015 stand-up special, Live at the Apollo, she joked that her arms register as legs in Los Angeles, and her legs register as firewood. At auditions, she even joked that she was asked if she was reading for the girl getting gastric bypass.

I dont know if you guys noticed, but I am what Hollywood calls very fat, Amy Schumer stated two years later in The Leather Special. They photographed me once, and this was the headline: Schumer buys pastry so she can work out. Kind of mean, right? No, they hit the nail right on the [expletive] head. Thats what I do to work out. Before I work out, I go buy a scone, and then I slowly walk around a reservoir, and I eat it. My workouts are like a woman in hospice. Just, like, nibbling on a baked good, looking at the trees and the birds.

In 2017, Amy Schumer weighed 160 pounds and even defended her weight! On Jimmy Kimmel Live she admitted to the late-night host that she did gain a few pounds ahead of making her Broadway debut in Steve Martins new play, Meteor Shower.I had a really cool weight gain last winter, she confessed. Has anyone had the kind of weight gain where your coats dont fit?

Caption: When the first trailer of I Feel Pretty was released, Schumer faced a lot of backlash. Surprise, surprise!

Amy Schumer plays Renee, a thirty something with low self-esteem who yearns to be what she describes as undeniably pretty. One day, during a SoulCycle class, she goes too fast and goes flying off her bike and hits her head. Thats when her wish isgranted: She looks in the mirror and sees everything shes always dreamed of! So she faced backlash when the message of the movie was misunderstood as so your saying all the people who are overweight are insecure?.

I dont know that the country really has an appetite to hear the story of a white, blonde woman with a belly, she admitted. I get it. I personally feel woken up about inequality for women and people of color in a way I didnt before seeing Get Out and Hamilton and Atlanta and all these police shootings and the election. I thought things had gotten better. But I had no idea. I just grew up thinking everybody was equal, and thats not enough. I need to do something, otherwise Im just part of the problem.

However, Any believed that the message behind I Feel Pretty is important. The actress just wants women to feel empowered to live up to their full potential to not be held back by the fear of being perceived as fat or ugly.

Caption: The comedian gave birth to son Gene Attell Fischer in May 2019 and has already lost 10 pounds! On Instagram Amy uploaded a bikini photo on the beach with her sister five months after giving birth to baby Gene, mom bod and all.

During her pregnancy Amy suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, a condition characterized by persistent nausea and vomiting, weight loss, and dehydration. Hyperemesis gravidarum

is rare but became better known after the former Kate Middleton, now known as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, experienced hyperemesis gravidarum with each of her three pregnancies. Last November, Schumer was admitted to the hospital for treatment, and postponed a show in Texas as a result.

Amy Schumer has always been aware and open about her size. If we look at the history of women, big girls in Hollywood have been rare but she has never allowed that to hold her down; in fact she turned it into her strength! As weve mentioned, she was told by the Hollywood execs to lose weight when she signed up for the main leads role in Trainwreck. The actress had to lose 3 pounds and that was no cakewalk. Lets see how Amy Schumer lost weight:

A who had trained the likes of Megan Fox wasnt really impressed by the first look of the stand-up comedian and her eating habits. So, she designed a diet plan exclusively for Amy starting with a much healthy and trimmed down breakfast routine a smoothie yes, thats it and it was not followed by several light meals through the day, which to the food lover Amy is, appeared to be next to nothing. Thats the Hollywood secret: Dont put food in your dumb mouth. says the funny lady.

Amys trainer, Harley Pasternak, though not impressed by her at first, later went on to confess, Im very, very proud of her, Amy lives by the idea strong in the gym, lean in life, said the celeb trainer. She keeps her workout with us super brief and stays active through the rest of the day. he added. Going for a run was a major part of her workout. In fact, she let g of her private car service and walked everywhere she could which included traveling to the studio too. She has also worked with personal trainer AJ Fisher.

When Amy Schumer started going to therapy, the actress began focusing on the things she was grateful for. After seeing her dad suffer from multiple sclerosis for years, and seeing his physical limitations, it made her appreciate the use of her legs. The use of our basic body part, a leg helped the actress change her diet a bit, still eating crap sometimes but balancing it out with nourishing food that energizes her. And she let herself have fun: drinking, smoking pot, and relaxing.

I just decided to believe my own hype, she explained. If you think of the things you would say to your friends when theyre having a bad day why dont you let yourself take care of yourself like that?

I understand that thats really scary and makes you feel really vulnerable. But, like, Obamas The Audacity of Hope, how about the audacity of loving yourself? Seriously, let yourself do it for 30 seconds. Its all in our heads.

From a career standpoint, she spoke to InStyle during an interview: Im good-looking enough that I can work in the business. I get enough attention from men that I feel good. I see pictures of myself now, and I look younger than I think of myself. It hasnt scared me yet.

The bold comedian even takes her statements a bit further by saying: Im pretty sure Ill never get any sort of surgery, but no proclamations. Also, I cannot imagine a moment when I will need filler for my face, as if it needs to be filled. Can we unfill this? Lets get an emptier. Yeah, I need lipo on my cheeks.

In I Feel Pretty, Schumer wanted to be sure she showed her body on screen the way it truly is. Theres one scene in which her character after suffering a head-bump and decides to compete in a bikini contest alongside a half dozen statuesque women who are stick thin.

In post (production) , they asked me if I wanted to retouch anything, and I was like, What? No, she said. I love it. I think I look sexy and strong.

On Jimmy Kimmel Amy Schumer hilariously addressed the comments made about her body on the web. Were so blessed with the internet that people give you constant feedback on your looks, she quipped. [Its] such a cool time. Thank each and every one of you for all your feedback on my face and body.

The Trainwreck actress went on to reference a negative comment that actually made her hungry. The other day, somebody tweeted about me, Amy Schumers body looks like a bag of mashed potatoes,' she recalled. I was like, OK, now I need mashed potatoes

So, whats the takeaway from Amy Shumers weight loss journey? Firstly, put things in perspective.

According to an interview by People Amy Schumer said: I feel very good in my own skin. I feel strong. I feel healthy. I do. I feel sexy. But what about those times when she doesnt feel so good about herself? Schumer continued by saying, My dad, like, has MS and is in a wheelchair and its, like, Im just psyched I can f**king move. How are you going to complain [about your imperfections?] Shut the f**k up. Youre alive. You can move. You feel good!

Secondly, you cannot please the world. Even after Schumer lost a lot of weight for her movie Trainwreck, she STILL faced criticism. Here is a James Baldwin quote that Amy loves:

In order to survive this, you have to really dig down into yourself and re-create yourself, really, according to no image which yet exists in America. You have to impose, in fact this may sound very strange you have to decide who you are, and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.

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Hey Honey, whos that at the door? I asked my husband as we sat at the dining room table.

Im not sure, he said. My x-ray vision isnt working through this cement wall.

Very funny, Superman. Could you look out the window?

Um, it looks like Girl Scouts.

Girl Scouts? Oh-no! We have to pretend were not home!

Why? Theyre about 10-years-old. They dont look dangerous.

Do they have boxes with them?

Boxes? Um, yeah. You think they have some sort of weapons cache in the boxes.

No! Cookies.

Cookies?

Yes, Girl Scout cookies.

Are they explosive Girl Scout cookies?

NO! Theyre FATTENING Girl Scout cookies.

Ah. Im beginning to see the light.

Lets hide.

They already saw me look out the window ... twice.

Rats.

You can just say no.

Its not that easy. When they look at you with those big, pleading eyes and hold out the box of Thin Mints, you cant say no.

So just buy some cookies. Whats the big deal?

The big deal is that I gained seven pounds over the holidays and my New Years resolution was to get back in shape and I CANT LOSE WEIGHT IF THERE ARE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES IN THE HOUSE!

They arent going to jump out of the pantry and yell eat me, you know.

You dont understand. I love Thin Mints. And those Tagalongs are sooo good. Not to mention the Lemon-ups ...

You know them all by name?

... Actually, I think the Do-si-dos were my favorites when I was little.

This is so sad.

... Of course, now I like to have the Toffee-tastics with my coffee.

Maybe you should talk to someone about this ... you know, professionally?

I wonder if they still have those yummy chocolate and caramel ones?

Oh, you mean the Juliettes? Those arent available anymore.

Theyre not? Wait a minute ... how do you know that? Ahhhh! Theyve already been here!

They sold you some cookies! Theyre not here to take orders ... Theyre delivering the cookies you already bought! You traitor!

Er, um ... I got them for the kids!

Fine. But I get the Thin Mints.

This is a repeated Lost in Suburbia column. You can follow Tracy on Facebook and on Twitter.

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If youve got a little one on the way, or are thinking about adding to your family soon, youre probably already focusing on your babys health and nourishment (#momlife). Which brings the conversation to your own nutrition: What if you are looking to lose weight before getting pregnant and want to try a diet of the moment, such as intermittent fasting (IF)? Or maybe youre curious about its purported longevity or blood sugar benefits.

Whatever the reason is behind your IF interest, you might be curious about how to maintain those eating patterns during your actual pregnancy. Or, perhaps you just found out youre pregnant and want to know the safest way to continue or wean yourself off of a fasting diet.

Yep, these are questions and concerns that docs and prenatal nutritionists hear from expectant mamas these days, given all the hype surrounding fasting diets right now. So heres the lowdown on intermittent fasting for pregnant women with input from Jennifer Wu, an ob-gyn at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and Nicole German Morgan, a dietitian with a background in prenatal nutrition.

And, as always, experts advise you to always check in with your health-care provider before making any dietary changes, especially if youre newly pregnant or planning to get pregnant.

Generally, fasting isnt recommended for pregnant women. While research shows that intermittent fasting can benefit metabolism, lead to weight loss, and may potentially reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, it can actually lower a pregnant womans blood sugar too much. Low blood sugar in combination with the natural drop in blood pressure in pregnant women could lead to lightheadedness and fainting, says Dr Wu.

An older study that focused on religious intermittent fasting in pregnant women (with healthy pregnancies) found that fetal movement was lower when mothers were fasting. This makes sense, because her glucose levels would be low, and fetal movement is tied to how much glucose (aka an energy source for the bod) the fetus is able to get from the mother. Thats why most religious fasting gives an exemption to pregnant women, Dr Wu adds.

So, intense fasting is a no-go for pregnant women (more on that later). But the only type of fasting that may be safe for women who arent too far along in pregnancy is an overnight fast, for about 12 hours maximum. But, even doing a 12-hour fast depends on the trimester, explains Morgan.

READ MORE: Is It EVER Safe To Try To Lose Weight While Youre Pregnant?

During the early stages of the first trimester, its of course essential to focus on consuming enough important prenatal nutrients, but your body may not need that many more additional calories than your normal intake. In the third trimester, and the later stages of the second trimester, intermittent fasting may not be appropriate at all many women will require an additional evening snack prior to bedtime, or need to eat quickly upon waking, Morgan explains.

You need to make sure that you are getting enough of the essential nutrients as well as calories (many pregnant women are advised to add about 300 extra calories a day), especially if you start out your pregnancy underweight or even at normal weight, so restricting your eating may not be the right solution, she adds.

If youre early on in the pregnancy, doing a modified version of intermittent fasting, by fasting overnight for about 12 hours (as mentioned) would be your only moderately safe option. According to Morgan, this would involve fasting from about 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. at night to 7 p.m. or 8 a.m. the next morning, which might be your normal eating schedule anyway.

But, you dont want to cram too many calories into a short period of time, as that isnt healthy for digestion, or miss out on calories necessary to nourish the baby by spacing out your eating too much, she points out. The other popular versions of IF schedules the 16:8 diet (where you eat within an eight-hour window), the 5:2 method, which involves eating normally five days a week and pulling back on calorie intake substantially two days a week, or alternate-day fasting should all be off-limits, as theyre too extreme for any pregnant women.

READ MORE: 10 Intermittent Fasting Side Effects That Might Mean Its Not A Great Fit For You

Eating schedules are really different for everyone. But Dr Wu generally recommends eating more frequently when youre pregnant instead, with small meals about every two to three hours, especially during the first trimester, when morning sickness is prevalent and you may not be in the mood to eat a huge meal at one time. This also helps to keep the blood sugar steady in the second and third trimesters, Dr Wu says.

But for patients who struggle with heartburn during pregnancy, Dr Wu suggests stopping eating about four hours before going to sleep to allow more time for digestion, since heartburn may be worse once you lie down in bed. If you follow those guidelines, you may not tend to eat until breakfast upon waking up, so it is actually somewhat similar to an IF schedule.

Yep, you want to eat more frequently, without large chunks of time without nutrients. Heres why: Eating more frequently helps keep your blood sugar and blood pressure and the babys stable. To promote more [weight] maintenance and less weight loss, it may be smart to widen your window of eating in order to be able to consume a more balanced diet, Morgan says.

Believe it or not, if youre trying for a baby, IF could help in some circumstances. If patients are overweight or obese, they may have irregular cycles and trouble ovulating, which can make it tough to get pregnant. So following an IF diet (which typically means youll be restricting your calorie intake) may yield weight loss, and in turn, improve fertility.

For example: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS, which often disrupts metabolism, the menstrual cycle, and ovulation may encounter fertility issues. But, as one study showed, losing weight (by reducing calorie intake generally by 500 to 1,000 calories per day) may help overweight women with PCOS produce luteinizing hormone, and in turn, ovulate more regularly (and therefore get pregnant more easily). Dr Wu asserts that IF is fine for weight loss, but that you should stop dieting upon finding out that youre pregnant.

READ MORE: Intermittent Fasting Pros And Cons To Consider *Before* You Try It Out

On the other end of the spectrum, if youre underweight, continuing to restrict your eating and calorie intake can be detrimental to fertility. In extreme cases, intermittent fasting and losing weight may actually adversely affect fertility as patients may stop menstruating and ovulating, Dr Wu says. Morgan adds that eating less frequently while practising IF can put the body under high stress, which is not helpful when it comes to getting pregnant. The most important point for fertility is to nourish the body in a balanced way, and not to let the body feel as if it is under stress, says Morgan.

In short, no. Weight loss is, in general, not a thing you want to focus on at all during pregnancy. So you want to speak to your doctor about potentially terminating a particular diet youre on to make sure youre approaching pregnancy safely for you and the baby.

During pregnancy, its more about staying at a healthy weight, or not gaining too much weight during the pregnancy if youre overweight. If patients are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, the recommendation is to gain less weight, around 6 to 8 kilos, depending on the weight of the patient, Dr Wu says.

But even if the patient is overweight, or develops gestational diabetes during pregnancy, for instance, fasting still isnt the answer, because it could interfere with any blood sugar-regulating medication the patient is on, she notes.

Of course, there are many factors that can impact your weight during pregnancy, and it also depends on the trimester youre in. For example, its normal for women to drop a few pounds during the first trimester from morning sickness, nausea, or even hyperemesis gravidarum. Its not a good idea to lose any weight at all during the second or third trimester, Morgan says. But ultimately the advised amount of weight gain during pregnancy depends on the patient and is something you should discuss at length with your doctor so that you feel informed and comfortable.

The bottom line: Nutrition during pregnancy is highly individualized to the person, how high-risk the pregnancy is, and the prior health conditions of the mother after all, no one persons body or metabolism is the same. Before trying any new diet or changing your eating habits, its important to check in with your healthcare provider to ensure that its safe and sustainable for you to continue throughout pregnancy.

This article was originally published on http://www.womenshealthsa.co.za

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Highlights

There is something about a big bowl of hot comforting soup that makes us forget all our day's woes. Soup has been our go-to favourite in sickness and in health. There are reasons aplenty why it is such a hit with dieters. It is filling; the high-liquid content of soups imparts a sense of satiety. If you feel full, you would not give in to cravings so easily and maintain a safe distance from all things fried and fattening. You can also be super creative with your soup preparation too and make it healthier. Think herbs, spices, fresh veggies, mushrooms and greens. Unlike juicing, you do not lose a whole lot of fibre in 'souping', and fibre is a crucial component of a weight-loss diet.

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One of the most preferred ingredients in a soup is spinach. Spinach is rich in fibre; it is the perfect example of a 'good carb'. It does not get digested too soon, it stays in your system for a while, giving you the feeling of fullness. Spinach is also super low in calories and replete with nutrition. Spinach is a rich source of iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, folate and vitamin A.

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What sets this spinach soup apart is that it is super easy to make and requires bare minimum ingredients and time to put it together. Make sure you wash spinach well beforehand.

Ingredients of Spinach Soup

Recipe of Spinach Soup:

1. In a pan, slightly saute garlic and onion in butter.

2. Add spinach and saute for a minute.

3. Add the spinach with one glass of stock, cream, salt and pepper and blend on high speed.

4. Blend for a minute, until you achieve the desired consistency. If it is too thick, add more veg stock in the blender and blend again.

5. Take the soup out of the blender, serve with a squeeze of lime and garnish with coriander leaves.

Try making this soup and let us know how you liked it in the comments section below!

About Sushmita SenguptaSharing a strong penchant for food, Sushmita loves all things good, cheesy and greasy. Her other favourite pastime activities other than discussing food includes, reading, watching movies and binge-watching TV shows.

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