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By McKenna Park, FamilyShare

When it comes to losing fat and maintaining a healthy weight, dieting alone just wont cut it. Theres no secret trick. Some people will lose weight with a fad diet, but then what happens after the diet is over? They gain it all back.

The key to reaching a healthy weight and keeping it off isnt about short-term dietary changes its about a healthy overall lifestyle, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If redesigning your lifestyle seems overwhelming, don't worry getting started is much easier than you think. Change starts with baby steps; follow these five easy steps and soon your habits will lose the weight for you.

1. Drink more water

Drinking enough water is critical to weight loss success and should be done continuously throughout the day, according to dietitian Leah Kaufman, R.D.

Water has several weight loss advantages, including an increasing your metabolism rate, making you feel fuller and boosting your energy levels.

If you're wondering how much water you should drink, health authorities commonly recommend the 8x8 rule: eight 8-ounce glasses of water or about two liters per day. You can make remembering to hydrate simple by using water bottles that measure fluid ounces, or downloading an app that reminds you to drink up.

2. Eat less processed foods

Want to lose weight? Start by eating real food. 74 percent of processed foods contain added sugars. Whats more, most processed foods have a long list of health offenses, including artificial ingredients, refined carbohydrates, little to no nutrients, bad fats and little fiber.

Avoiding processed foods is simple. One way is to shop mostly on the outside edges of the grocery store rather than the aisles. That way you're purchasing dairy, proteins and produce, rather than crackers, chips and cookies. You can also check a products ingredient list if it has a long list of ingredients and/or names you cant pronounce, don't buy it. The very best foods have one ingredient, like apples, chicken, broccoli, eggs and so on.

3. Cut the sugary drinks

Next time youre out to eat and the server asks you what beverage you want, Just water, please is the right answer. Soda and other sugar-filled drinks aren't helping you lose weight.

Dont be fooled by diet soda and other zero calorie artificial sweeteners either. Researchers from the University of Texas found that over a 10-year period, diet soda drinkers had a 70 percent greater increase in waist circumference when compared with non soda-drinkers. They also found that people who drank two or more sodas a day had a 500 percent increase.

Even fruit juices are not the best health choice because they contain all the sugar found in fruit but little to none of the fruits fiber. To be extra healthy, choose an orange over orange juice and always drink water over soda.

4. Smile while you sweat

Exercise can be a major obstacle between people and their weight loss goals. Many people find exercise too hard, too boring or both.

But theres a simple answer for those who need an extra push toward working out find an active activity you enjoy. If you hate running on a treadmill, dont do it. Instead, go for a hike, join a city sports team, go for a bike ride, play backyard games with your kids or even play a video game that gets you on your feet.

Exercise shouldnt be a chore you dread. Instead, make it a fun activity you look forward to.

5. Eat your veggies

Remember when your mom told you that to grow strong and healthy you needed to eat your veggies? She was right. Scientists have found vegetables and fruits to be directly linked to weight-loss, yet fewer than one in five Americans are eating the recommended servings of the two vital food groups.

A good trick to make sure you include enough of these two food groups in your diet is to first fill half your plate with fruits and veggies before adding other foods.

Maintaining a healthy weight is all about a healthy lifestyle with a nutritious diet, lots of water and (fun) exercise not tediously counting every little calorie.

McKenna Park is a staff writer at FamilyShare. She's a happy wife, puppy mama, ice cream addict and film nerd. Contact her at mpark@deseretdigital.com.

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Increasingly, research is being published which suggests exercising wont help us lose as much weight as most people think.

And to reinforce this point, a nutritionist has now spoken out to say that exercising too much can actually stop your body burning fat.

Its understandable that if you want to lose weight, youre going to hit the gym, go to dance classes or pound the pavement, but according to Jessica Sepel, working out too often could be hindering your weight loss efforts.

The Australian nutritionist and best-selling author has explained all in a new post on her blog.

From clinical and personal experience, I can tell you that over-exercising can do more harm to your weight than good, she says.

I see clients all the time who exercise everyday (sometimes twice) and still cant lose the weight.

When you work out too much, your cortisol levels spike (remember, your body doesnt know the difference between exercise stress and normal stress).

Then, when you stress out about working out, your cortisol levels go CRAZY. And high cortisol means your body cant burn off fat its too busy trying to balance out your parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

Sepel found that by cutting down the high intensity exercise (such as spinning, running and boot-camp) she was doing, she regained energy and felt refreshed in the mornings rather than tired.

Instead of such intense workouts, she recommends people do restorative exercise like walking, pilates or yoga.

And this has led to great results for Sepels clients: They would come back into my office and their clothes were looser, their energy levels were higher, and they were sleeping much better, she says.

If youre exercising a lot in a bid to lose weight and not seeing the number go down on the scale - of course, you could be gaining muscle and youll need to be eating healthily too - but Sepel recommends cutting down your workouts a bit:

Overdoing the exercise may be making it harder for you to lose weight, she says.

If you havent shifted your weight by now with high intensity exercise, try cutting it back like I did and see if that makes a difference. A rested body is a healthy body and it is incredibly important to commit to resting daily.

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For Mary van den Berg-Wolf, 63, an internist in Bala Cynwyd, a ski accident and the resulting knee injury proved a wake-up call.

Knowing that every extra pound she carried translated into six pounds of additional pressure on that aching knee, she was determined to lose some of the 20 or so pounds she had gained between the ages of 45 and 50.

My experience with weight loss was always trying to lose a couple of pounds, trying to be healthy, eating a low-fat, high-carb diet and thinking of it as calories in, calories out, said van den Berg-Wolf. She often found herself cutting back on lunch and then devouring a box of low-fat cookies later in the evening.

And not losing weight.

Her experience, as many women can attest, is common. Shedding pounds after menopause is usually harder. But its not impossible, said Janine Kyrillos, director of the Jefferson Comprehensive Weight Management Program at Bala.

People are resigned to gaining weight as they get older, and they assume thats whats going on, said Kyrillos. But there are lots of subtle things happening, including lack of sleep and increased stress levels.

If people pay more attention to whats going on in their lives, it doesnt have to be a fait accompli that theyre going to gain weight, she said.

Metabolic changes during menopause, which make women more sensitive to carbohydrates, including sugars, can also promote fat storage, said Kyrillos.

During menopause, you become more sensitive to carbs, so you become more insulin resistant. Paying attention to the quality of food is important so you should try to stay away from carbs, processed foods, and sugars after menopause, she said.

Along with the metabolic changes of menopause, aging can also mean a loss of muscle mass, said Colleen Tewksbury, a registered dietitian and bariatric program manager at Penn Medicine. Since muscle burns the most calories, a reduction in muscle means a lower resting metabolic rate, which translates to weight gain unless you eat less.

When people age, they tend to get less physical activity, as well, said Tewksbury, who recommends weight-bearing exercise and eating enough protein daily to build muscle.

For van den Berg-Wolf, losing weight meant changing her eating habits to rev up her metabolism. With the help of Kyrillos, she reduced the amount she ate and focused on a diet higher in fat and lower in sugar. She drank more water, gave up alcohol, and took a tiny amount of a prescription appetite suppressant for about a year, to help her adjust to eating less.

And, she slowly lost 12 pounds, which brought her to the tippy top of the normal range for her 5-foot-7 frame.

I dont eat things like pasta and bread every night, but I certainly do eat them when I want to, said van den Berg-Wolf.

People can lose weight, Kyrillos said. People get discouraged and say you cant teach a dog new tricks, but you can work on sleep and stress, or try something different like intermittent fasting. I have patients who thought they tried everything but have been able to take new approaches that have been helpful.

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But what if none of these measures helps?

Rhonda Cohen, 63, knows what thats like. She spent much of her life on numerous diets that rarely worked, but when she reached 50, the scale refused to budge. It was galling, particularly because she had never exercised so much in her life.

At 49, when she was really, really heavy she won three months at Platoon Fitness, a boot camp exercise program, and over a year of slow and hard work eventually participated in a 5K run, the 10-mile Broad Street Run, and her first triathlon.

At first she lost weight, but then stalled.

For a while I didnt really weigh myself, I just thought I was getting in shape, said the administrator from King of Prussia. At 50, my metabolism stopped, despite doing all this exercise. I was getting better at keeping up with the others in the program. But I didnt lose a pound.

Doctors who checked her metabolism and ran blood work to uncover why she couldnt lose weight simply told her some people cant lose weight.

Eventually, at 61, Cohen opted for bariatric surgery. Put on a super restrictive diet of about 1,000 calories a day presurgery, she finally was able to drop a little weight.

We don't put an age limit on bariatric surgery, said Tewksbury. We look at patients as individuals. If we have a 70 year old with a BMI of 40 who is metabolically healthy but at risk of disease we will consider surgery. Lots of factors are at play to see if its surgically safe to do the operation, including good psychosocial support.

Its all about whether benefits are going to outweigh the risks, she said.

Following Cohens bariatric sleeve surgery, she dropped 100 pounds. She feels much better, although she says she still considers herself overweight. But as an athlete who continues to go out for six-hour bike rides with friends on weekends, she realizes that she cant live on 1,000 calories a day.

I need to eat 250 to 450 calories an hour to keep my strength up during a bike ride, says Cohen, who once took four blood pressure medications and now takes none. My choice is to be healthier rather than skinnier.

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When Jordan Kirkham's husband picked her up into his arms, she felt on top of the world. Finally.

In the pool about a month ago, Kirkham was overjoyed when her husband was able to pick her up, the first time he had ever done so. Since January 2015, the mom of two has shed at least 140 pounds, down from over 300 pounds.

I havent been picked up since I was a kid, so when he did that with no hesitation, no struggle, just picking me up, I almost cried, Kirkham, 24, told TODAY. I felt light as air. I was over the moon I was so happy.

Kirkham was all smiles when her husband was able to pick her up for the first time ever.

Her husband, Daniel Kirkham, had whispered in her ear, Look, I can pick my wife up, and pretended he was carrying her over the threshold on their wedding night, she said. Kirkham wanted to document the moment for her large Instagram following, as part of her weight-loss journey, and they recreated the pose in a photo that went viral.

Thats a pretty big non-scale victory so I wanted to post it, said Kirkham, who was overweight for most of her life and now weighs 170. I was hesitant because of the loose skin, but that wasnt the point. The point was my husband picked me up.

Her loose skin, which hangs uncomfortably from her stomach, thighs and arms, as a result of her weight loss, is the reason she believes the photo racked up nearly 50,000 likes on Instagram.

The 24-year-old mom of two has lost over 140 pounds.

It was so raw and so real, said Kirkham, who has sons ages 3 years old and 11 months and lives in Bastrop, Texas. I didnt tuck it or hide it. This is real life.

The victory was another step in her nearly two and half year effort to lose weight and reclaim her life.

As an overweight girl, she was bullied and called names: Her middle school nickname was Twinkie. As a young adult, it was hard to breathe, her joints hurt and getting out of bed could take 30 minutes. But not any more.

I feel incredible, Kirkham said. I have my life back.

Kirkham decided to lose weight in January 2015 after seeing herself in holiday photos.

I knew I was big, but I didnt realize how big I had actually gotten, Kirkham said. I was so tired of being heavy.

At the time, she estimates she weighed 320 or 330 pounds. Her highest recorded weight was 310 pounds at a doctors appointment a few months earlier. She knew she wanted to live a long life for her growing family.

To start, Kirkham relied on portion control, healthier eating and exercise and lost 60 to 70 pounds before learning she was pregnant with her second son in November 2015. She restarted her weight-loss efforts after he was born in June 2016. Since January, shes been eating a low-carb diet and has lost another 60 pounds.

Kirkham had lap-band surgery in June 2015, but said it didnt work, as she was able to keep eating large amounts of food and gaining weight.

Through her viral photo, Kirkham hopes that people wont want to avoid weight loss because they are afraid of being left with excess skin, as she was at various points.

Id rather hold onto this 15 to 20 pounds of extra skin rather than having hundreds of extra pounds of fat on my body, she said. Its OK to have flaws. Mine right now is my loose skin.

Kirkham wants to have the skin surgically removed when she reaches her goal weight of 130 to 140 pounds, and she is raising money to fund the procedure. Some days are harder than others, but most of the time I love it because it shows how hard I worked, she said of the skin.

As she works to lose the last of her weight, she is happy with who she sees in the mirror: A confident, beautiful young lady.

Im so proud of myself for how far Ive come and the dedication that Ive put in, Kirkham said. I love my body that Im in. I love myself. Now I dont hide from mirrors or try and run past them so I dont see myself.

TODAY.com contributor Lisa A. Flam is a news and lifestyles reporter in New York. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook. For more inspirational stories, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page.

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HAGERSTOWN, Maryland You've heard it from friends, family, maybe you've even said it yourself: I've tried everything andI just can't get rid of the extra fat.

Traditionally, some people turn to "tummy tucks", the surgical removal of fat. But others are now turning to a cheaper alternative called CoolSculpting.

CoolSculpting is a freezing treatment that works like a vacuum cleaner. While the canisters suck in fat, the tissue chills to 39 degrees, causing it to crystallize.

"They found a way to cool the fat, but not kill the skin," said plastic surgeon Dr. Salvadore DiMercurio.

Jerra Feaga was treated on her thighs and stomach.

"It's like a numbing feeling that continues to get colder and colder to the point of probably what hypothermia feels like," she explained.

The pain generally lasts about seven minutes of the hour-long treatment.

"Even though we have some good results four to eight weeks post treatment, we find that if we treat that area again, we get better results," said Dr. DiMercurio.

"It's only up to a 30 percent decrease, so it`s not going to be a wow factor," said Feaga.

For more dramatic results, some patients consider the tummy tuck sometimes called the yummy mummy surgery.

"Typically it's the woman who's had children; she goes to the gym five days a week, she doesn't understand why she can't remove this loose flabby skin," said plastic surgeon Dr. Henry Garazo.

Like Christine, a mom, who after two C-sections, still had overhanging skin. But she says after surgery, she physically improved by 90 percent.

"Everything isn't going to be perfect, but it's better than it was," explained Christine Rosenthal. "That's how I viewed it."

"It's transformational. For women when they walk in the office, you can literally see them at the front desk walking down the hall and they're a completely new person," said Dr. Garazo.

Neither procedure is covered by insurance. CoolSculpting costs about $2000 to $3000 and tummy tucks from $5000 on up.

COOLSCULPTING: CoolSculpting, or cryolipolysis, is a procedure that selectively damages subcutaneous fat cells by freezing them. The body eliminates the dead fat cells, which results in a more sculpted appearance. There is no damage to the overlying skin which makes this a generally safe and non-invasive fat removal procedure. The treatment includes the application of a gel pad and applicator, which delivers controlled cooling to the targeted fat. Typically it takes anywhere from one to three months to see results and often requires several procedures. Source: (http://coolsculptinghcp.com/fat-freezing-science/cryolipolysis/)

If this story has impacted your life or prompted you or someone you know to seek or change treatments, please let us know by contacting Jim Mertens at jim.mertens@wqad.com or Marjorie Bekaert Thomas at mthomas@ivanhoe.com.

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That Metrocard may be as good as a gym membership.

Researchers have determined that higher mass transit use is linked to lower obesity rates in counties across the country. When a mass transit system is "healthy" and operational, it promotes more walking and other health-promoting activity that driving does not.

"When someone rides a bus, they may begin their trip by walking from their home to a bus stopthen, they may still need to walk from a bus stop to their destination," said co-author of the study, Sheldon H. Jacobson.

The study, conducted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, found that for each single percent increase of people riding mass transit, obesity rates dropped by 0.2%. This may not seem like a lot, but considering the amount of people who do take advantage of public transit, it's a considerable statistic to note.

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The researchers of this study previously discovered that reduced driving, even by a mile, lead to a reduced body mass index (BMI).

If people choose driving over taking mass transit, "they might simply drive directly from their home to their destination and eliminate the walking portion of the trip," Jacobson said.

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Why the Highest Calorie Beer May Be Your Best Bet For Weight Loss

Due to the nature of my job, I get a lot of questions about healthy eating, fitness, weight loss, and how these three things work together. Because my friends like a glass or two of Ros at the end of a long day (and they know I do too), I am often asked if it is necessary, truly necessary, to give up alcohol to lose weight. Unfortunately, the answer is not so straightforward at least for me.

While it's true alcohol is no friend to your waistline it's just empty calories that can interfere with your metabolism depriving yourself of things you enjoy is no way to live, in my opinion. Life should be pleasurable, and your weight-loss plan should not be about cutting out foods and fun, but about creating healthy habits you can keep for the rest of your life. You need to figure out how to enjoy yourself without going overboard.

This begs the questions, is beer or wine the better choice? Dietitian Stephanie Clarke of C&J Nutrition told me "to choose the one that you will enjoy most, and make sure you're sticking to the right portion." I like both adult bevvies and have done a lot of soul searching on this choice, keeping portion control top of mind. I choose a bottle of beer; I choose the IPA the flavorful, higher alcohol content, hoppy wonder that runs around 170 calories per bottle. (IPA, ales, and stouts are higher in calories and carbs than lagers and pilsners.)

It all comes down to this rationalization: if I choose beer, I will only have one bottle due to built-in portion control. Beer is awfully filling, IPA is high in alcohol so a second one will send me over the edge, and having a second beer just doesn't seem to be living in moderation. With wine, once the bottle is uncorked, it's ever so easy to top off a glass, pour a little more, have some while cooking, some with dinner, and little more after. That is just way too much wine and it's way too easy to tipple.

In my mind, a bottle of beer is finite the drink is complete with the last sip of beer. With wine, I clearly don't have strong boundaries. My strategy is to go big, and then go home . . . or rather, then start drinking water. Although this strategy works for me, your means to moderation might be different. If you're still figuring out how to balance drinking with your healthy-living goals, I spoke with a couple of experts for additional strategies.

Registered dietitian Julie Upton believes you can dabble on occasion, but her tactics are a little more scientifically sound than mine. She told us it's best to reach for a light beer (here's a guide to our favorites in this category). Most bottles are around 100 calories, but she suggests to really keep the calorie count down, try an ultralight beer for about 60 calories per 12 ounces. I know Julie is the expert, but I would rather choose flavor over a lower calorie count just sayin'.

To go even lighter, Julie suggests "blending a light or ultralight beer with Diet 7Up or diet ginger ale for a variation on the Shandy," traditionally a mix of lemonade and ale popular in the UK. Stephanie reminded me that "the more alcohol in the beer, the more calories it is going to have per ounce," which is why my dear IPA is so high in calories; so pay attention to alcohol content when selecting your brew. But if you love a porter, Stephanie said "surprisingly, Guinness is a low-calorie choice (about 125 per 12 ounces), so it's a good option for someone who craves a more hearty tasting beer."

When it comes to wine, Julie suggests a little bubbly because "Brut Natural and Extra Brut have the least sugar and fewest calories." Stephanie suggests limiting yourself to one glass of whatever wine you choose, but you can extend your happy hour by making a spritzer: "half wine, half club soda so you can split your five ounces of wine into two drinks."

You might be wondering why hard alcohol isn't being discussed here. I'm not much of a cocktail drinker, being too lazy to mix one at home. Plus, cocktails are way to easy to drink quickly, which can mean ordering a second. And ordering a second is what I am trying to avoid, so I'm sticking with beer.

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The balloon is swallowed like a pill, and has a long thin tube attached. Once in place in the stomach, the balloon is filled with water through the tube, which is then detached and pulled back up the throat. Photograph: Zack Williamson/WilliamsonVisual

A balloon that can be swallowed and then filled with water while in the stomach can help obese people to lose large amounts of weight without invasive surgery, a new study has shown.

Bariatric surgery to reduce the size of the stomach is highly effective, but anaesthesia for somebody who is very overweight can be risky. Those who want to undergo the surgery must also undergo a long period of preparation to ready them physically and psychologically. It is expensive, and there is a long waiting list in the UK, even though NHS guidance recommends it be considered.

The balloon is swallowed like a pill, but with a long thin tube attached. Ultrasound is used to determine when the balloon is in place in the stomach, and it is then filled with water through the tube. The tube then detaches and is pulled back up the throat and out.

Unlike gastric surgery, the balloon is a temporary measure. After 16 weeks, it bursts in the stomach, the water is released and the balloon itself is excreted.

A small study presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Porto, Portugal, showed that the 38 patients enrolled in the trial had lost a mean 15.2kg (33.5 lbs) by the end of the 16 weeks, which amounted to about a third (mean 31%) of their excess weight.

At the end of the 16 weeks, the patients were encouraged to eat a Mediterranean diet to try to maintain their weight loss.

Obesity experts say the balloon could be useful in the NHS which has no approved weight loss drugs as yet but point out that it is not a substitute for bariatric surgery, which can deliver lifelong change.

The technology in and of itself is interesting but you have really got to deal with peoples eating behaviour before you intervene, said Professor Jason Halford of the European Association for the Study of Obesity.

Anybody who has any sort of gastric balloon or sleeve which restricts the size of the stomach has to change their eating habits. There are some foods they cannot eat easily, such as chewy meat. Only small amounts can be eaten at a sitting, and those who have a sweet tooth may be tempted to eat only sweet things.

Before bariatric surgery, potential patients have to undergo what is known as Tier 3, which involves psychological counselling and nutritional education. It is a very permanent change in your life, said Halford.

The swallowable gastric balloon, however, might have a role at an earlier stage or for those who do not want, or are not suitable for, surgery. People are looking for alternatives, he said.

I think this is for people before they would get to the point where they need bariatric surgery. Potentially millions could benefit but these have got to get through clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and they do not have a lot of money.

The wider use of bariatric surgery was recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) in 2014. In the previous year, there had been 6,500 operations, but Nice said two million more people could be eligible for surgery. The procedures could save the NHS millions because they can reverse type 2 diabetes, which is very expensive to treat in the long term; Nice found that happened in 65% of cases.

Dr Roberta Ienca from the Sapienza University of Rome in Italy, who presented the study, said: Because the Elipse Balloon does not require endoscopy, surgery or anaesthesia, this may make it suitable for a larger population of obese patients not responding to diet/lifestyle treatment and also for use by a variety of clinicians nutritionists, dietitians, and internists who currently do not have access to or are qualified to fit endoscopic or surgical weight loss devices.

Dr Simon Cork, research fellow at the department of investigative medicine at Imperial College London, said it was an interesting study and that the balloons may be useful for those who need to lose weight urgently, for instance ahead of an operation. But, he said, sadly, the weight lost through this balloon will undoubtedly be put back on soon after the balloon is removed.

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We're going through a bit of a Kirsten Dunstaissance this year, as the lovely actress is scheduled to appear in two films in 2017, thanks to Sofia Coppola's highly anticipated remake of the Southern gothic classic The Beguiled and the Rodarte sisters' dramatic Woodshock . For The Beguiled , specifically, Kirsten found herself shooting in the South for a few months with the talented likes of Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, and Colin Farrell, as the film tells the sexual-tension-filled story of the events surrounding a wounded Union solider (Farrell) arriving at an all-girls boarding school to recuperate. (It's pretty spooky and kind of in the ilk of Big Little Lies .)

Kirsten and Sofia recently sat down for an interview with Variety , and the two got pretty candid about Sofia not-too-subtly requesting that Kirsten lose a few pounds for her role as a one of the school's teachers. And to that, Kirsten promptly said... nah.

Its so much harder when youre 35 and hate working out, Kirsten explained, adding that she simply couldn't resist those deep-fried rural Louisianian delights and, frankly, who could? Im eating fried chicken and McDonalds before work, she continued. "So Im like, We have no options! Im sorry I cant lose weight for this role. (Best. Breakfast. Ever.) In the end, Sofia was "very understanding" about her star's pushback she even feels she has a special big sisterly relationship with her and didn't pressure Kirsten to change her body anymore. With everything they've been through together Sofia previously directed Kirsten in The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette we're glad to see the duo working this one out.

For women in Hollywood, Kirsten's situation wouldn't come as a surprise. British treasure Emma Thompson has recently spoken out about the " evil " pressure younger starlets receive to be thin, while Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about being threatened to be fired from projects if she didn't drop pounds. Somebody told me I was fat, that I was going to get fired if I didnt lose a certain amount of weight, she explained . "They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked, and told me to use them as motivation for my diet. It was just that.

Kate Winslet has also been candid about how an old drama teacher of hers mentally prepared her for accepting only "fat girl parts." (What?!) So what I always feel in these moments is that any young woman who has ever been put down by a teacher, by a friend, by even a parent, just dont listen to any of it, because thats what I did I kept on going and I overcame my fears and got over my insecurities," she said . Her Academy Award would certainly agree.

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