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Clare, a compliance manager for a financial group, was fatigued, run down, fighting off a cough and bloated when she went to the doctor desperate for relief. First, she was told to lose weight. Then she was handed a pamphlet on viruses and told to get some rest.

It wasn't until 10 months later that Clare was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer and told she may have just 12 months to live. Desperate to spread awareness among young women, students studying medicine and the wider public, the 51-year-old Western Australian woman is sharing her experience.

This is Clare's story in her own words.

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I'm generally a workaholic, and I always have been, but four years ago something changed. I had terrible fatigue, I was run down, had a cough, bloating and really painful periods.

I went to my GP and he basically noted there was a lot of swelling in my abdomen. He suggested I lose weight. He wasn't interested in the other symptoms. He just focused on that one area, and said, "You'll feel better if you lose weight."

A month later, my cough and the fatigue were getting worse, so I went back twice. On the third occasion, I asked him if he could conduct a blood test. He said no, told me I had a virus and that a virus can take a long time to clear.

His words were, "You just need to be patient." He gave me a print-out from his computer that said, "You have a virus: take lots of fluids, get lots of rest, keep warm, take Panadol and Nurofen if needed, a cough suppressant and a small spoonful of honey."

I was at the point where I thought, 'He thinks I'm a hypochondriac, so maybe I am.' But the pain was getting worse, and a few months later I thought a female GP might be more understanding, so I went to one in the same practice.

This was the first time the focus wasn't on my weight; she sent me for an ultrasound, which suggested there could be an ovarian cyst. She asked me to come back in six to 10 weeks' time to check to see the cyst had dispersed, but during that period, I had to go back home to Scotland because my dad was dying of cancer.

While I was in Scotland, I was looking as if I were nine months pregnant. I had a terrible cough, indigestion and was urinating all the time.

When I got back to Australia, my friend who's a doctor (radiologist) looked at the size of my bump and scanned me. She found tumours in my chest, near my heart, in my abdomen, liver, stomach, omentum, pelvis and ovary. I was riddled with tumours.

I was so frustrated, remembering being in my former GP's office crying twice telling him I wasn't there about my weight.

After that, everything happened so quickly my feet didn't touch the ground. I don't remember much at that point because I was a bit spaced out, but I went to my GP, she sat me down, gave me the facts and said, "Look, we're dealing with ovarian cancer. It's stage four. You may have less than 12 months to live, and I suggest you get your affairs in order."

Being told you have less than 12 months to live is I don't have words for it.

I immediately thought, 'I have two options: I can lay down, be upset and think Why me? or I can live this 12 months and have a bloody good time'. I made that decision right away. I quit my job, and I was going to enjoy my 12 months.

For my husband of 17 years, however, it was very different. He fell apart. I wasn't just dealing with cancer I was looking after my husband, too, who was an emotional wreck.

Treatment was tough. My female GP was most professional and brilliant. She arranged for me to go see a wonderful gynaecology oncology surgeon and an equally wonderful medical oncologist.

I was given three months of chemotherapy, surgery a hysterectomy, and lots of other bits and pieces got taken away and another three months of chemo, followed by three and a half years on a maintenance chemo.

The maintenance chemo kept me well, and on that 12-month date we had a wonderful celebration. By that point I was feeling good, and I thought, 'I'm going to double it. I'm going to get to two years'. And when I got to two years, I thought, 'Oh my God. I want to live to 50.' That was my goal.

I turned 50 last year, and it was amazing.

People think I'm brave. I'm not brave. It is tough. People don't see what I'm going through. Mentally it is a constant stream, a constant thought. Every Christmas I think, 'This is my last Christmas.' Every birthday, I think, 'This is my last birthday.'

The hardest part came last November when I had the recurrence the cancer had come back.

Having initially being told I had only 12 months to live, I made sure I enjoyed every day. I made my life fantastic. I loved life. In fact, life was even better than it was pre-cancer because I was enjoying it. I was enjoying special times more while still having chemo every three weeks.

When I had the recurrence diagnosed, I was having so much fun in life that I was so upset it had returned. This time I think I felt worse. The cancer was maintained for nearly four years, which was fantastic I didn't expect it.

But the second time, it's harder because you know more. You've educated yourself; you know what the next stage is, you know you'll get more chemotherapy, and you'll do it all again but the maintenance period is likely to be shorter.

I've not started chemotherapy this time because I'm waiting to go on a clinical trial. It's been three months since my recurrence was diagnosed and I'm still waiting to find out if I'll be accepted for this trial, which will involve me taking two drugs together for two years. The waiting is the most difficult time emotionally.

If I don't get accepted, I'll go back on one of the chemotherapies.

I want women to not wait. For me, it was 10 months in total for my diagnosis. I just wish I had known the symptoms of ovarian cancer, because I had them all. I wish my initial GP had known the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

We know our bodies, and I'm so grateful for my lovely female GP, who did eventually get me scanned when I told her how I was feeling.

Please never leave your GP thinking you're a hypochondriac. If your GP isn't listening to you, go to the next GP.

I wish I had earlier.

On average women can wait 32 weeks for an ovarian cancer diagnosis, and 47 per cent of women diagnosed reportedly make two or more visits to their GP presenting symptoms before being referred to a specialist.

February is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. In 2020, more than 1,500 Australian women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and more than 1,000 will die- that's four women diagnosed and three women dying of ovarian cancer every day. To learn more about ovarian cancer and to make a live-saving donation visit: ovariancancer.net.au

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'My doctor told me I needed to lose weight. 10 months later, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer' - 9Honey

WE all have our own reason to lose weight. A turning point where we think: Enough is enough - something has to change.

It might be a particularly bad family photo, or a wheezing, red-faced end to a family kick-about. Whatever it is, it changes our lives.

For Claire Healey, it was a horrific car crash, where she thought her weight might literally be the death of her. The crash left Claire trapped, upside down, in her car in the middle of the motorway. She feared that, at over 20 stone and a size 24, she was too large to crawl out of the window to safety.

She explains: Two men helped pull me out, but at one point I didnt think I would manage it. All I remember is one of them telling me to watch out for my stomach because it was hanging down onto the broken glass.

The side window had smashed and I knew I had to try to get through it, but I was worried that I was so fat I would get stuck and have to wait in the middle of the motorway to be cut out.

People had stopped and gathered round the car. With the help of the two men pulling me, I did get out, but even in the middle of all the trauma I remember feeling embarrassed.

If I had been just a few pounds heavier, I would not have been able to squeeze through that window. I decided there and then, as I waited in the hospital for treatment, that this time I would succeed in losing weight.

Claire approached Silverlink Clinics, whose dedicated doctors offer a highly effective medical weight loss treatment without surgery, comprising specialised nutritional treatment along with treatments to restore body shape and skin elasticity.

Over the next seven months, Claire shed more than eight stone.

The regular, in-clinic treatments that Claire received, both break down excessively thickened areas of fat under the skin, and maximise the recovery of the skins elasticity, so that patients have an optimised cosmetic outcome and body shape after weight loss.

Claires weight problems began after she left school and started work.

I was big but very athletic at school, she explains. I was always playing sport and was captain of the netball team. But when I left, I stopped all the sport and began enjoying myself too much.

I had a fantastic time eating and drinking whatever I wanted. I could easily drink 12 halves of lager, then finish off with a takeaway curry on the way home. And the rest of the day would be full of chocolate and crisps and stodge like pasties so the weight piled on.

Her health was suffering to such an extent that she got through the day on a mixture of steroids and antibiotics. Claire has a condition which has caused scarring on her lungs, and her hugely increased weight, combined with her drinking and smoking, was sending it out of control.

I was desperate. I started to try every diet going, she says. I joined slimming clubs and lost a bit of weight, and I went to my doctor and got slimming tablets, but nothing really worked long-term for me.

Now, just months after walking through the doors of the clinic weighing 20 stone, Claire is a size 12 to 14, and weighs 11 stone.

She said: I just hibernated through the winter, and I even managed to lose weight during Christmas. There is a forum set up by the clinic where all the patients can swap recipes and tips, and that was really helpful. I have actually been eating some delicious food.

All the time I was losing weight I bought cheap clothes from supermarkets because they became too big for me so quickly. My boss calls me the amazing shrinking woman. I can do all kinds of things now I walk my dogs everywhere, I can run for a bus and I can bend down to fasten my shoes, which I couldnt do before. My life is just so much better.

How it works

The nutritional part of the Alevere medical weight loss treatment consists of plentiful natural foods from the very start of every patients treatment. Additionally, the patient is given precisely formulated proteins in Alevere nutritional supplements, which support the bodys metabolism throughout the patients weight loss. These ensure that excess body fat, not muscle tissue, is broken down and metabolised. They ensure that the liver can work in an optimal way to produce sufficient glucose so that blood glucose levels are maintained and become normal and stable, even in diabetic patients.

This nutritional treatment keeps insulin levels low and puts the body into a metabolic state where it constantly and efficiently burns up excess stored fat, but does not break down lean tissue during the weight loss.

Patients are given weekly treatments of targeted external ultrasound, which cause the breakdown of excessively thickened fat stores under the skin. Immediately following this, each week, every patient receives treatment for their entire body with a device specifically developed and shown through numerous studies to stimulate and increase the production of collagen and elastic substances in the skin. This optimises the elastic recovery of the skin as the weight is lost, and the combined effect of both treatments is to optimise the patients body shape and cosmetic appearance following their weight loss. This is a very important aspect of any treatment for weight loss, but is something which is often sadly overlooked.

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Founder & CEO, Alevere & Silverlink Clinics

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An overweight mum lost 5 stone in as many weeks and claims she reversed her pre-diabetes after switching to a 'smart' weight-loss plan - which allowed her to eat chocolate and drink wine.

Tipping the scales at 21st 10lbs, Lynne Gaskell, 54, from Lancashire, was determined to lose weight so she could be around for longer to look after her autistic son Joshua.

After being told she was pre-diabetic during a full health MOT when she turned 50, Lynne knew it was time to act.

She started researching ways to get into shape and put herself forward for the Second Nature programme, a 12-week programme which focuses on rewiring peoples habits to live healthier lives.

She said: "The results of the blood test showed I was at risk of type 2 diabetes and they classed me as pre-diabetic. They said the best thing for me to do was to lose weight.

I didnt want to join a gym or any of the slimming groups as they didnt appeal to me.

My son Joshua is autistic and needs a lot of care. He was one of the reasons why it was important to become healthier.

After signing up to the digital-focused plan, Lynne was a set of smart scales and an activity tracker that links with the app, allowing her to monitor her weight-loss progress and daily step count.

She was also sent a recipe book, a meal plan and daily motivational articles, and was added to an online peer support group - hosted by a qualified dietitian offering daily advice.

The digital aspect meant she still had the motivation to shed the pounds without having to stand up in front of a room of strangers and talk about her weight.

She said: "I lost weight straight away. Its really easy to stick to and because Im eating healthily, my husband, Lee, is too - hes lost two stone.

The biggest change Ive made is creating meal plans and sticking to the meals, using their recipes and keeping a food diary.

She swapped fast food for freshly cooked dishes, including a number of delicious treats like chocolate-covered desserts, muffins and curries. She was also told that nothing was off limits, meaning she could treat herself to the odd glass of wine.

She said: I really dont feel as though Im missing out on anything - and Ive cooked things I wouldnt normally cook. The things we do like eating, weve found an alternative way of cooking them, or substituted it with something else.

Theres nothing you cant have as long as you have it in moderation or that youre very mindful that what youre having is a treat.

On a Friday night, my husband and I will sometimes have a bottle of wine with our neighbours or well enjoy a takeaway - I will choose a healthier option though.

Ive given some of my recipes to my father-in-law, who is diabetic, and my mother-in-law who is at risk - and shes lost 12lbs.

Lynne also started walking every day, slowly at first, beginning with 3,500 steps, gradually increasing it to 10,000 over the duration of the 12-week programme.

Lynne has stopped an incredible 5st and now weighs 16st 7lbs, saying the weightloss has also helped ease the pain of the arthritis she has in her knee.

She's also bought herself a dog, and walking Aubrey gives her a reason to get out exercising over the weekend.

She said: "Ive wanted a dog all my married life, but my husband always used to say that I would never walk it or take care of it. But after Id lost a couple of stone, he agreed that I could get a puppy.

I have a beautiful chocolate labrador called Aubrey - shes 18 weeks now and she is taken for walks all the time. Having a dog helps me to get out at the weekend.

My son is overweight too - because of his autism, he has a very restricted diet and we have to stick to very specific things. So its been great for us to take the dog out together for a couple of hours.

Im now much more active with him over the weekends. But life hasnt hugely changed - which is a good thing. It just means I have the peace of mind of knowing I will be around for a lot longer for Josh - and be healthier around him.

Ive just had my yearly check up and the results from my blood tests is perfect - my sugar levels are fine and Im no longer at risk of type-2 diabetes."

Second Nature was set up by Chris Edson and Mike Gibbs both former NHS advisors to tackle Britain's obesity and type-2 diabetes epidemic.

The programme, which offers an effective alternative to fasting, calorie counting and points- based diets, has so far amassed 30,000 users and is also being trialled by the NHS.

Chris Edson, co-founder of Second Nature, said: Weve used our research and insights to create an app that helps you rewire your habits.

Using smart behavioural science, our app makes it easy for you to form new habits, ones that help you sleep better, eat better and feel better. Habits that help you lose weight, and keep it off.

As habit experts, we know the key to changing them successfully is keeping it up, long-term. So, we stay by your side, in your pocket, helping you keep up these positive changes for good.

In the end, youll find youre not trying to lose weight, youre not depriving yourself or counting calories, youre just living better, automatically, every day.

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Breakfast: Homemade muesli with blueberries and yoghurt

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Dinner: Freshly made chili con carne, butter chicken, beef curry, or chicken with spinach.

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A woman who used food to fill a void after the heartbreak of miscarrying twins is now on a mission to lose weight for IVF treatment.

Amanda Farrow said a relationship break-up and a custody battle saw her spiral into depression which caused her to pile on the pounds.

But when she lost her twins, it "broke her heart" that she still looked pregnant and the tragedy kick started her into turning her life aroud.

Now, Amanda is well on her way back to happiness having shed almost two stone.

The 37-year-old who owns Sienna Sky Boutique in Caernarfon said: "I piled the weight on in 2015 after ending a relationship.

"I sought solace in food during a long custody battle for my son and lost financial stability.

"I put on five stone, hitting a size 20 in 2018.

"I joined Weight Watchers (WW) online and lost 6lb but I still wasn't in the right place and busy with life.

"Then in 2019 a wonderful women called Amanda Dingli came into my boutique.

"As I loved WW in the past I was happy to help advertise as we had a lot of women being a clothes boutique.

"Our shop has a motto for body confidence, so I was happy being a size 20 and on the outside was fairly confident."

Amanda added: "In 2019 I got married and Id miscarried twins just a month before.

"It broke my heart to see that I still looked pregnant but I wasnt.

"It was so painful seeing people who didnt know that Id lost our twins but also knowing that I needed to lose weight for our last IVF cycle in 2020.

"Seeing the wedding pictures and that was the final straw jogged me on to do something."

Amanda said she googled her BMI and was shocked to see she was obese.

She needed a new direction as she was starting to feel depressed and lonely.

"I remembered Amanda had popped in the shop and she was going to be my guardian angel, she immediately made me feeL comfortable when joining, she had already talked to me in the shop, she opened up on my level, as she had been on a similar path," she said.

"Amanda understood the weight gain was not just about greed, but about filling a void of heartbreak, loss and depression.

"I needed help and I never asked for help before.

"I never wanted to be a certain size as I was happy as a plus size girl, but I knew my weight was actually a cover for my deep emotional pain, a cover of confidence that was actually shattered and I needed to rebuild that with some help."

Amanda is now thriving with support from her WW group and is hoping to have IVF treatment in April.

She said: "From day one I loved the MyWW plan and the workshops. I very rarely miss one and now my husband has joined too.

"My husband has seen my journey and he can't believe the change to my mental health and to me.

"I feel sexy, confident inside and out and my outlook and mental health is on point.

"My pain will never go but if your mental attitude is positive you can accomplish so much."

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It would be a little unusual if you were feeling unambiguously happy about your diet right now, sinceno offense to gym evangelists the holidays arent the ideal time of year for anyone to count calories. After a slew of cookie-laden office parties and the booze-laden karaoke sessions that ensue, vocalising the I want to lose weight resolution is pretty standard stuff. Especially since nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, and 45 percent put losing weight and getting in shape among their top New Years resolutions. (Comparable statistic: 60 percent of Americans use a streaming service like Netflix.)

If your first thought as a 2019 weight loss hopeful is "What diet am I going to go on," though? Folks, youre doing it wrong.

Weight loss is a big thing. The problem is that fad dietsthe extreme ones that limit a food source or completely cut things outdont offer long-term results, says Dennis Cardone, DO, chief of primary care sports medicine at NYU Langone Health. Research shows that we put more weight back on than when we started, so you have to ask yourself: Whats the point of struggling through it in the first place?

Its a grim prognosis. But to boost your odds of long-term success, which is the only type of success here that really matters, we offer six healthy weight-loss strategies to keep in mind

Even LeBron knows that you dont win a title on opening night. If you set out on January 1 to drop 50 pounds, with no defined checkpoints in the interim, youll lose sight of the meaningful-but-less-impressive-sounding victories that happen along the way. You could be discouraged when that doesnt happen, says Cardone. Instead, think smaller, like a pound a week. Thats 50 pounds in a year! That can really add up.

Alternatively, dont tie your goals to weight loss itself. Instead, focus on actionable habits, like working out four times a week, or walking up the stairs to your third-floor office every day. When you incorporate healthier tendencies as part of your lifestyle, youll start to see numbers on the scale shift in the right direction. And if for any reason that result takes a little longer than youd hoped, youre less likely to become discouraged in the meantime.

Seriously! Instead, focus on the quality of the foods youre eating. Researchers at Stanford University recently monitored the diets of more than 600 overweight adults, sending them to health education classes in which they learned how to shop, cook, and eat smarter. (They were also encouraged to be physically active.) On their own, they reduced their daily calorie intake by about 500 calories, and lost an average 12 pounds over a year. This winter, spend more time educating yourself, and less time keeping a running calorie tally in your head. It's exhausting.

The moment you tell yourself you cant have something, its the only thing youre going to want. Thus, say it with us: moderation.

If you cut things out, youll end up feeling that you lack willpower or self-control when you can't follow a set of rigid rules. In reality, the issue isn't your lack of self-controlits the diet itself, says Alissa Rumsey, MS, RD, nutrition therapist and owner of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness. Instead, try to consume a variety of different foods from all food groups. Yes, even carbs.

Of course, there will be situations in which your willpower is tested. Rather than avoiding your co-workers birthday cake altogether, settle on a small sliver. Doing this will help you avoid going to the bodega to buy Cheetos on the way home instead.

Some people thrive on that all-or-nothing mentality. And according to the CDC, between 2005 and 2010, adults in the U.S. consumed around 13 percent of their total daily calorie intake from added sugars. In other words, youre probably consuming a lot of it right now, even if you dont realise it.

Heres the thing about cutting sugar: If youre going to do it, you have to understand that the cravings are coming. And while there isnt a ton of research about how long it takes to get over the humpwhich varies for everyoneCardone assures us that when you do, you wont miss it at all. After a while, youll realize your cravings completely go away, and your mood is much better, he says.

Maybe its a Saturday, or maybe you work from home, or maybe its just really cold out. Whatever the reason youre cooped up inside, make a habit to get up and walk around, once every other hour, for 10 minutes at a time. If you stay at home for hours on end, youll realise that you instinctively walk to kitchen at certain times, says Cardone. Walking out the door helps to reduce stress and shift your mindset from constant feeding to movement. By doing this, youll disrupt your normal routine and be able to better distinguish between being hungry and just feeling restless.

Good news: Australian researchers have found that if you up the amount of leafy greens you eat regularly, you could see sustainable weight loss, in addition to all the other health benefits that leafy greens consumption entails. Bad news: Almost 90 percent of Americans fall short of the recommended five daily servings of vegetables, according to the CDC. Stop being one of them.

Besides, remember that leafy greens is a category that encompasses more than just lettuce, kale, and spinach. Bok choy, broccoli, Swiss chard, and endive all count, too! Your New Years resolution to try new foods just got taken care of.

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Up News Info Diet and intense workouts led to Demi lovatoThe slip and overdose of sobriety in 2018, according to the singer.

The Anyone star thought that his desperate attempt to lose weight and exercise was healthy, but now he realizes he was returning to the bad habits that almost cost him his life.

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"I'm tired of falling to the ground with extreme workouts and diets," Lovato told the model. Ashley Graham about him "Pretty big"podcast" I thought that the last few years were the recovery of an eating disorder when I was really falling completely into it. "

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"I think when you have certain people around you that tell you that you must look a certain way, it makes it more difficult. I was in that situation, and I was throwing myself to the ground. Honestly, I think that is kind of which led to everything happening over the past year: I thought I found recovery when I didn't, and then I lived this kind of lie and tried to tell the world that I was happy with myself when I really wasn't. "

Lovato spent time in the hospital and then in rehab in 2018 after his overdose, and recently launched his return, performing at the Grammy Awards last month, January 2020, and the Super Bowl.

The new mom Graham was delighted to have her as a guest on her podcast, taking Instagram to the excitement: "I am very proud to call @ddlovato friend and I am amazed at her strength and openness in today's episode of @prettybigdealpod. "

"Her faith, wisdom and new consciousness have taken her to a place where she feels comfortable enough to set limits or take a break to heal; something we can all learn from. I am very excited for her next chapter. , it will be the best so far because it can finally be true to itself (sic). "

Lovato was delighted to get some things out of his chest during the podcast chat, which will air today.

"Thank you Ashley for allowing me to really open up about my faith, limits, my journey of bodily acceptance and what the future holds for me," he writes on Instagram. "We had such an honest and real conversation I can't wait for you to see and hear."

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Beverly Hills Physicians comments on a recent article that simply knowing that obesity is unhealthy and really wanting to lose weight aren't enough to counteract incessant hungry feelings.

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A January 28 article on Reuters suggests that successful weight loss surgery may have a positive effect on a patient's ability to breathe. The article notes that obese individuals often have breathing difficulties due to fatty tissue in the chest and abdomen obstructing airways in the lungs. However, patients who in the study who underwent bariatric surgery and successfully lost weight removed or at least reduced excess pressure on their lungs, making it easier to breathe no small matter for overall health. Weight loss and plastic surgery center Beverly Hills Physicians says that the findings only add to an increasingly huge list of extremely well documented bariatric surgery benefits.

Beverly Hills Physicians says that severe obesity is not only unhealthy and often damaging to self-esteem, it can also be physically debilitating, relegating many individuals to a sedentary lifestyle that further exacerbates their weight problem. The problem for many obese individuals, the medical group notes, is that no matter how well patients understand the dangers of obesity and no matter how much they may sincerely want to look and feel better, losing weight without assistance can be incredibly difficult and permanently defeating obesity is next to impossible for most people.

The health and beauty medical group explains that the exact mechanisms behind the grim statistics on attempts at long-term weight loss are not fully understood but hormones do appear to be the crux of the problem. Overweight and obese people are believed to produce a great deal more of a hormone known as ghrelin compared to thinner individuals. The problem becomes compounded because, as the body senses weight loss, it produces even more hunger hormones to get us to eat more and regain our lost weight all because our bodies were made to endure in a world where famine and starvation was a constant risk, instead of an environment like ours, where high-calorie foods are cheap and constantly available. No wonder then, says Beverly Hills Physicians, notes that even people with the enormous will power needed to achieve their ideal weight typically regain that lost weight within a distressingly short time period.

The medical group further says that the reason that weight loss surgery is effective is that it gets at the core of the problem: appetite. Procedures like a sleeve gastrectomy can actually operate on two levels. The first goal of weight loss surgery is to limit the size of a patient's stomach. This can make it uncomfortable or even painful to consume large amounts of food and can sometimes induce a condition called dumping syndrome, which is every bit as unpleasant as it sounds. These concerns can definitely help train the patient's mind to desire food less, says Beverly Hills Physician. The second function, the medical group continues, is that some procedures significantly reduce the production of the aforementioned hunger hormone, so patients may have little or no interest in overeating in the first place. Beverly Hills Physicians says that, while bariatric patients still have to do the work of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, permanently defeating obesity becomes vastly more achievable when urges to eat excessively are reduced or quieted completely.

Readers can find more information on bariatric procedures at Beverly Hills Physicians by calling 1-800-670-3602 or by visiting their website at https://www.beverlyhillsphysicians.com/.

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Washington: No amount of walking can prevent weight gain by itself, according to a study which suggests that the widely practised standard of pacing 10,000 steps a day to lose weight may not be solely effective.

Researchers, including those from Brigham Young University in the US, studied 120 college freshmen over their first six months of college as they participated in a step-counting experiment.

According to the study, published in the Journal of Obesity, the participants walked either 10,000, 12,500 or 15,000 steps a day, six days a week for 24 weeks, while the scientists tracked the amount of calories the freshmen consumed and their weight.

The scientists examined if exceeding the recommended count of 10,000 steps per day would minimise weight and fat gain in the college students, the study noted.

According to the study, the students gained weight even if if they walked more than even 15,000 steps.

Students in the study gained on average about 1.5 kilogrammes (kg) over the study period, the researchers said.

A one to four kilogramme average weight gain is commonly observed during the first academic year of college, according to earlier studies, they said.

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"If you track steps, it might have a benefit in increasing physical activity, but our study showed it won't translate into maintaining weight or preventing weight gain," Bailey said.

As part of the study, the participants wore pedometers 24 hours a day for the six-week study window.

On average, the students walked approximately 9,600 steps per day prior to the study.

By the end of the study, those in the 10,000-step group averaged 11,066 steps, those in the 12,500-step group averaged 13,638 steps, and participants in the 15,000-step group averaged 14,557 steps a day, the scientists said.

Although weight was not affected by the increased steps, there was a positive impact on physical activity patterns, which "may have other emotional and health benefits," the researchers said in a statement.

They also found that sedentary time was drastically reduced in both the 12,500- and 15,000-step groups.

In the 15,000-step group, sedentary time decreased by as much as 77 minutes a day, they said.

"The biggest benefit of step recommendations is getting people out of a sedentary lifestyle. Even though it won't prevent weight gain on its own, more steps is always better for you," Bailey said.

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Some fans of a healthy lifestyle could lose weight with such extreme exercise like plank, but so many people extra pounds do not go in sports.

But even they do not worry, according to German dietitians: in this case, the help is quite simple and achievable changes in everyday life, the newspaper writes Focus.

The proposed options, according to the study authors, over time, optimize the metabolism.

First, the experts recommend to reduce the caloric content of food consumed at least 150-300 CSA. In addition, the person can try to interval fasting and a low-carb diet.

You must also enter in your diet healthy fats and lean protein you can find them in eggs, nuts, olive oil, fish and cheese with low fat content. Nutritionists advise to consume complex carbohydrates buckwheat, quinoa to replace rice, and whole grain.

Thus it is necessary to continue playing sports, even if the pounds do not go away. The fact that the sport of pomogalova metabolism and strengthen muscles this is best done with the help of strength training with intervals of two or three days.

Also people should not neglect healthy sleep, since sleep deprivation can trigger overeating.

Recall that women after the age of 50 years given weight loss much more difficult than after 30. At the same time there are ways which will help in this.

and not allow you to lose weight and stay in shape.

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Triad grandma turns weight loss mission into inspiration to others

Updated: 9:22 PM EST Feb 18, 2020

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>> NEVER GIVE UP. THATS THE MESSAGE FROM A TRIAD GRANDMOTHER WHO TURNED A WEIGHT LOSS MISSION INTO SOMETHING MORE. KIMBERLY VAN SCOY SHOWS US HOW THIS WOMAN CAN INSPIRE US AL >> IT IS AMAZING TO SEE A FEMALE LIFTING THIS MUCH WEIGHT. BUT WHATS EVEN MORE REMARKABLE IS HOW TRICIA THOMAS GOT HERE TO BEGIN WITH. 278 POUNDS. >> THAT WAS TWO AND HALF YEARS. THOMAS WAS AT HER TOP WEIGHT AND COULDNT LOSE A POUND. , TRY THE ONES YOU ORDER THROUGH THE MAIL THAT GIVE YOU YOUR MEALS, I TIRED WW, I TRIED ATKINS, I TRIED LA WEIGHTLOSS, I TRIED MY OWN PERSONAL APPROACH. >> SO IN 2017, SHE DECIDED TO GET A GASTRIC SLEEVE AT NOVANT HEALTHS BARIATRIC SOLUTIONS. IT REDUCED HER STOMACH SIZE BY 85%, LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF FOOD SHE COULD EAT. IT WENT AMAZING. YOU SEE A LOT OF CHALLENGING STORIES OF HOW PEOPLE JUST CANT EAT, GET SICK ALL THE TIME I -- THE TIME. I NEVER HAD THE NAUSEA, I NEVER HAD VOMITING, I NEVER HAD ANY OF THOSE CHALLENGES. SHE ALSO WORKED OUT DAILY AND IN ONE YEAR LOST MORE THAN SHE EVER DREAMED OF. >> I LOST 130 EIGHT POUNDS TOTAL, SO I LOST HALF MY BODY WEIGHT. >> AND AT 46 IT ALLOWED HER TO PURSUE ANOTHER LIFELONG DREAM , BECOMING A BODYBUILDER. >> IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD BE SOMETHING MY GRANDKIDS WOULD BE PROUD OF, THEY COULD SAY THATS MY GRANDMA, SHE DID THIS , AND THEY COULD TAKE THROUGH THEIR YEARS THAT YOURE NEVER TO OLD TO ANYTHING. >> THOMAS ENLISTED THE HELP OF MATT FORTUNE, A SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINER AT NOVANTS REHABILITATION CENTER WHO CREATED A TRAINING AND NUTRITION PLAN FOR HER. >> WE HAD TO GET HER COMFORTABLE EATING MORE CALORIES THAN SHE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO. WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THE MACROS, THE PROTEIN, CARBS, FATS ARE BALANCED, SO WE MADE SURE SHE GOT ENOUGH PROTEIN. >> AND IT PAID OFF. THIS IS HER ON STAGE LAST SEPTEMBER AT THE GREENSBORO MUSCLE HEAT. SHE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE TRUE NOVICE PHYSIQUE CATERGORY FOR HER AGE GROUP. >> I JUST THINK THAT IM HAVING A BALL, AND I THINK IM LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT I CAN ACCOMPLISH AND DO IN THE FUTURE. >> AND FOR HER, THE FUTURE MEANS COMPETEING IN A POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP THI

Triad grandma turns weight loss mission into inspiration to others

Updated: 9:22 PM EST Feb 18, 2020

Two and a half years ago, Tricia Thomas reached 278 pound and didn't seem to be able to lose a pound. So, in 2017, she decided to get a gastric sleeve at Novant Health's Bariatric Solutions. The surgery reduced her stomach size by 85 %, limiting the amount of food she could eat. Click the video player above to see Thomas' inspiring story Thomas also worked out daily and in one year lost 138 pounds, half of her body weight. It allowed her to pursue a lifelong dream, to become a body builder.. "It just seemed like it would be something my grandkids would be proud of. They could say 'That's my grandma, she did this.' They could take thru their years that you're never to old to anything," Thomas said. Thomas enlisted the help of Matt Fortune, a sports performance trainer at Novant's rehabilitation center, who created a training and nutrition plan for her.

Two and a half years ago, Tricia Thomas reached 278 pound and didn't seem to be able to lose a pound. So, in 2017, she decided to get a gastric sleeve at Novant Health's Bariatric Solutions. The surgery reduced her stomach size by 85 %, limiting the amount of food she could eat.

Click the video player above to see Thomas' inspiring story

Thomas also worked out daily and in one year lost 138 pounds, half of her body weight. It allowed her to pursue a lifelong dream, to become a body builder..

"It just seemed like it would be something my grandkids would be proud of. They could say 'That's my grandma, she did this.' They could take thru their years that you're never to old to anything," Thomas said.

Thomas enlisted the help of Matt Fortune, a sports performance trainer at Novant's rehabilitation center, who created a training and nutrition plan for her.

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