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On November 7, in an opinion video and related article published by The New York Times, elite runner Mary Cain described how she was emotionally and physically abused during her time training with the Nike Oregon Project under Alberto Salazar.

Among Cains allegations: Nike had no certified sports psychologist or nutritionist, Salazar was constantly trying to get me to lose weight, to hit 114 pounds, and he would weigh her in front of her teammates to shame her. At a 2015 track meet, where she ran poorly, he yelled at her in front of many observers and accused her of gaining five pounds before the race.

Cain, now 23, said Salazar wanted to give her birth control pills and diuretics to lose weight. (Diuretics are banned under anti-doping code because they can be used to mask the presence of other prohibited substances.) She said she stopped menstruating for three years, a sign that her body didnt have enough estrogen to maintain her bone health. She said she broke five bones.

In the video, Cain said that she started to have suicidal thoughts and she began to cut herself. Even though she said people saw her cut herself, nobody did anything.

The video and accompanying article said Salazar disputed many of Cains allegations without going into detail.

After the video appeared in the Times, Nike released a statement that read, in part, that Cain had sought to rejoin the Oregon Project in April:

These are deeply troubling allegations which have not been raised by Mary or her parents before. Mary was seeking to rejoin the Oregon Project and Alberto's team as recently as April of this year and had not raised these concerns as part of that process. We take the allegations extremely seriously and will launch an immediate investigation to hear from former Oregon Project athletes. At Nike we seek to always put the athlete at the center of everything we do, and these allegations are completely inconsistent with our values.

In an email to Runners World with its statement, Nike did not offer any further information about the investigation it is conducting into Cains allegations. The company also did not respond when asked if Salazar is still a Nike employee.

A November 8 article in the Oregonian included specific statements from Salazar in which he denied shaming her about her weight. Salazars comments read, in part, Marys father is a medical doctor, and both of her parents were deeply involved in her training, competition and health throughout the period she was coached by me.

Salazar also released a friendly text message Cain sent to him in April that said, Im excited to be working together again.

Also on November 8, Cain responded to Nikes statement with a clarifying statement of her own to the Times. The statement read, in part, Last spring, I told Alberto I wanted to work with him againonly himbecause when we let people emotionally break us, we crave their approval more than anything.

I was the victim of an abusive system, an abusive man. I was constantly tormented by the conflict of wanting to be free from him and wanting to go back to the way things used to be, when I was his favorite.

In the days since the video appeared, runners and coaches in elite running have taken to social media to support Cain and corroborate her accounts. Jonathan Marcus wrote on Twitter he was the director at the meet when Salazar was yelled at for gaining weight.

Amy Yoder Begley wrote on Twitter: After placing 6th in the 10,000m at the 2011 USATF championships, I was kicked out of the Oregon Project. I was told I was too fat and had the biggest butt on the starting line. This brings those painful memories back.

Cam Levins, a Canadian marathoner who was a teammate of Cains, wrote on Twitter: I knew that our coaching staff was obsessed with your weight loss, emphasizing it as if it were the single thing standing in the way of great performances. I knew because they spoke of it openly among other athletes.

Salazar, who is based in Portland, Oregon, started advising Cain in October 2012, when she was still in high school in Bronxville, New York. Under Salazars guidance, Cain made the U.S. team for the 2013 world championships in Moscow. She advanced to the 1500-meter final and finished ninth, becoming, at 17, the youngest person ever to make a world final in the 1500. In 2014, she won the 3,000 meters at the world junior championships. During this time, she set U.S. junior records in the two mile, the mile, the 1500 meters, and the 1,000 meters. Her mile record was 4:24.11

Cain forewent her collegiate eligibility and moved to Portland for 10 months from August 2014 until May 2015, and during that time, her performances suffered. She then returned home to New York but remained a member of the Nike Oregon Project. In 2016, she made the 1500-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials, but she was 11th in the final. Only the top 3 finishers made Team USA for the Games in Rio.

Cains allegations are the latest in a string of bad news for Salazar. On September 30, arbitrators suspended him from the sport for four years for violating the anti-doping code. Salazar has maintained his innocence and said he will appeal. On October 11, Nike announced it was shutting down the Oregon Project.

Cain said in her most recent statement to the Times that after the doping report dropped that led to his suspension, I felt this quick and sudden release. That helped me understand that this system is not O.K. Thats why I decided to speak up now.

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Raise your hand if youve tried more than a dozen diets in your lifetime.

Now keep your hand raised if you saw some early success, only to see the weight come back once you returned to old habits.

Id bet a small fortune that most reading this have their hands raised. You are in the majority, if that story sounds familiar.

Frankly, sticking to a weight loss diet can sometimes feel like a never-ending barrage of plateaus, frustration and disappointment.

But the best thing you can do is take ownership of your past failures and learn from them. Heres a quick synopsis of a conversation I had last week thatll help illustrate this point.

Me: Well, lets go through what you ate yesterday.

Potential client: Muffin and double-double coffee, I brought a salad for lunch but wasnt hungry after eating fruit and a doughnut at a lunch meeting, and pizza and a small pint of ice cream for dinner. Oh, plus a glass of wine. Or was it two?

Me: Well, what do you think is causing you to gain weight?

Potential client: I think my metabolism is broken. I barely eat.

Me: (Blank stare)

Im being a bit facetious here, but you get my point.

Fat loss is simple, once you accept how hard it is. Sometimes the best thing we can do is point the finger directly at the person staring back at us in the mirror every morning.

Because like a lot of things that are good for us, itll be tough to swallow at first, but youll be better off for it.

Heres the truth: Most dont stick it out long enough or consistently enough to change for good. They think six or 12 weeks or even half a year of effort is enough, and its simply not.

You need to have at least one foot in at all times, no matter what is going on in your life.

With that said, make it easier on yourself the next time you attempt a diet by implementing these proven strategies.

Make it a lifestyle, not a quick fix

Ive been treading water for a month since dieting down for my birthday. But I never get too out of hand during these down times because Ive built foundational habits into my lifestyle. Those habits are:

I never take more than a week off from the gym (for 17 years and counting).

I always make protein a focal point of my diet, with at least 200 grams every day.

I never drink alcohol, apart from special occasions.

I always delay breakfast (some call this intermittent fasting so well go with that).

Just those four things allow me to maintain my weight without a setback.

If youre the type to lose weight only to put it back on, its because you havent built foundational habits in your life.

So, what are your foundational habits?

Again, the key here is to identify the most important habits and activities that will have a positive effect on your fitness goals.

For example, your list of habits might look fairly simple to start, such as:

You will take a 30-minute walk every morning.

You will go to the gym three times a week.

You will always prepare a homemade lunch and avoid takeout at work.

Now, its all well and good to get these down in writing, but if they arent front of mind every day and you arent accountable for following through, they wont stick.

Enlist support and accountability

There really is nothing like having someone else keeping you accountable for what you say you want to do.

Case in point, Im in San Diego this weekend for Craig Ballantynes Perfect Life Retreat.

Ballantyne is a mentor of mine, and as one of his mentees, Im being flown in to sit on a roundtable discussion and take in a few days of learning.

Yes, even coaches need coaches. Whether thats growing a business, getting in shape or improving another aspect of your life, finding someone who has "been there and done that" can help you get there faster.

Weigh yourself daily

This next suggestion to sustain your diet effort may not go over well with many, but its one of my favourite methods to ensure consistent, daily effort.

By weighing yourself first thing in the morning, youll get an initial reminder of what youve already achieved (or will achieve) while setting your intentions for the day ahead.

One study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics showed participants who weighed themselves daily for six months lost 13 more pounds, on average, than those who weighed themselves less frequently.

When I wake up in the morning and weigh myself, it provides an additional reminder that unless effort is put in, I wont achieve my goals.

Not to mention, the simple act of weighing myself every morning provides me with a simple reminder that Im on a plan right now and need to make good choices. You will have to accept daily fluctuations are a part of the process and not let the number get in your head though.

Plan out your week

Youre an adult with a lot of competing priorities. If something isnt on your calendar, its more than likely going to be done sporadically, if at all.

By putting your workouts and other fitness priorities in the calendar and checking them off as you go, it not only improves adherence, but gives you little victories along the way.

Often you wont be validated each and every week with measurable progress on the scale or in the mirror, but by focusing on what you can control day-to-day, youll build momentum and find enjoyment in the process.

Track your calories

Keeping a daily food journal is similar to weighing yourself daily; a food journal or food-tracking app provides consistent reminders.

Controlling calories is the biggest driver of weight loss, but unless you physically track what you eat in real time, diet amnesia kicks in.

Our brains do a good job of encouraging us to over-eat and forget the slip-ups. In a now-famous study by the New England Journal of Medicine in the 90s, researchers investigated energy intake in self-proclaimed "diet-resistant" individuals who failed to lose weight despite claiming to eat fewer than 1,200 calories per day.

The mean self-reported intake was 1,028 calories, but the groups actual average intake was 2,081 calories per day. The participants under-reported their energy intake by a whopping 47 per cent.

Give yourself periodic rewards

Say one of your goals is to complete 12 workouts in November. When you check off that last one, reward yourself by booking a massage or mani/pedi. Anything thatll incentivize you to see them through.

I hazard against rewarding yourself with junk food, but a nice night out at a restaurant works, too. Providing yourself with real, concrete incentives for hitting goals (dont just tie it to weight loss benchmarks) can really provide the level of motivation you need to push through sticking points.

Now, maybe a reward doesnt do it for you. Some people are motivated through pain. This is known as "the carrot or the stick." The carrot means you get a significant reward for accomplishing your goal, while the stick means you get a significant punishment for falling short.

The latter could be a financial consequence (where you have to donate money to a political party you dont support if you fail to meet your targets).

Think about which one better motivates you and put a plan in place focused around your reward or consequences along the way.

The fat-loss formula

In the end, the diet itself is not enough.

Whats most glossed over is the grind of getting in shape. Its going to have as many tough days as good ones. The inability to press through when the going gets tough is what keeps many stuck in that cycle of losing and gaining back the same 10 pounds.

You must accept struggles, setbacks, discomfort, delayed gratification and failure as part of the process. You cant have success without struggle.

That would be like having kids and not expecting any rough nights of sleep or days youd just like to ship them off to boarding school (is that still a thing?). But kids are worth the struggle, and getting healthy and fit is worth it, too.

Expect to wake up and say, "Are you kidding me? This scale must be broken!"

Reframe these obstacles as stepping stones to the promised land that awaits. Even a two-month plateau can be a win if you dont trend in the wrong direction.

Flexing your resiliency muscle along the way tests how much you want to change. Thats a more important muscle than your biceps if you expect to succeed at this.

You owe it to your future self and your family to keep persisting.

So heres what I suggest you do if you want to reach a goal before the calendar turns to 2020 and another year is lost.

1) Set a hard 60-day deadline around your primary goal right now. If its weight loss, something like "lose eight pounds by Dec. 31."

2) Enlist some accountability to follow through (publicly share it with friends and family or join a program).

3) Set up a reward or consequence for yourself at specific intervals and at the end.

4) Implement daily strategies such as food tracking, weighing yourself and planning to keep you on track.

Mitch Calvert is a Winnipeg-based weight-loss coach. Want his help finding the best approach for you? Email him with the subject "Interested" at mitch@mitchcalvert.com.

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Its almost inevitable that you've scrolled past a sweaty selfie of a friend, co-worker or high school classmate bragging about their WOD and professing their love for CrossFit.

CrossFit became a super popular workout a few years ago when box gyms began popping up not only across the country, but the world. CrossFit is practiced by members of over 13,000 affiliated gyms in 120 countries. In the U.S. alone, there are over 7,000 gyms offering the program. Its estimated that there are roughly 4 million CrossFitters, and its members are so devoted to the competitive approach to fitness that the community has even been described as cult-like.

With all this publicity, you may have wondered if this program could work for you. Before you jump into the box (ahem, thats CrossFit speak for gym), heres what you need to know about the workout craze and how to determine if it's right for you.

A form of high intensity interval training, CrossFit is a strength and conditioning workout that is made up of functional movement performed at a high intensity level.

These movements are actions that you perform in your day-to-day life, like squatting, pulling, pushing etc. Many workouts feature variations of squats, push-ups, and weight lifting that last for predetermined amounts of time to help build muscles. This varies from a traditional workout that may tell you how many reps to do over any period of time.

CrossFit Journal notes that the workouts are so effective because of their emphasis on the elements of load, distance and speed, which help participants develop high levels of power. The workout may utilize different equipment to accomplish this, including kettle bells, rowers and bikes, medicine balls, speed ropes, rings and plyo boxes.

CrossFit is similar to Orange Theory in that there is a standard "workout of the day" (WOD) that all members complete on the same day. The daily workout can be found on their website (which is always free), along with a guide to all the specialized lingo that is used. There is also a substitutions section on their FAQ page that suggests places to find level appropriate workouts. CrossFit is universally scalable and modifiable for all fitness levels, so it can be tailored to meet your goals and current fitness level, says Tracey Magee, owner and head coach of CrossFit Clan Performance Center.

You may have a preconceived notion of the type of person who belongs in a CrossFit gym (relatively young, jacked, etc.), but Tony Caravajal, certified L-2 CrossFit trainer with RSP Nutrition, strongly believes that CrossFit is hugely beneficial for the full spectrum of ages and athletic capabilities, starting with adolescents. CrossFit Kids classes are a fantastic way to help a child develop balance, coordination, as well as proper motor skills. He says that these skills are a fantastic way to put a child ahead of the game as well as instill a love for a healthily lifestyle.

Patrick Zeiher, owner of CrossFit Indian Trail, notes that one reason CrossFit is so beneficial for all ages is that the physical needs of a person vary by degree not by kind. We can literally have a 60-year-old athlete doing a similar variation of a workout as a 25-year-old competitive athlete, he says. Their needs don't vary by kind; in other words, they both need to be able to squat to a toilet, pick something up off the floor, or get themselves off the floor. The 25-year-old should just be able to do it all faster, says Zeiher.

Another essential element of CrossFit is the spirit of sports and competition. Many CrossFit gyms use strategic actions, like keeping a score board and posting winners to social media, as motivation rather than a reward system. So if youre someone who is motivated by competition to push yourself physically, CrossFit may prove a great exercise for you that drives fast results.

As with any high intensity workout, there is some risk involved. One study found that 20 percent of the CrossFit participants surveyed injured themselves while doing CrossFit endorsed workouts.

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The injury rate of CrossFit is about 20 percent, meaning 20 percent of people who perform CrossFit branded workouts regularly will be injured at some point, which is high for a recreational activity," says Cuyler Hudson, a physical therapist at Finish Line. "I personally see CrossFitters regularly in my physical therapy practice. Injuries will usually occur as an athlete fatigues, which causes their form to also fatigue, causing the load to be shifted from the areas it is supposed to be to areas that cannot handle the stress as well.

You may hear several acronyms and words thrown around during a class, either verbally or written on a board with the workout for the day. Here are some of the most common:

WOD: Workout of the Day

EMOM: Every Minute on the Minute

AMRAP: As Many Reps as Possible

Box: A CrossFit gym with the bare necessities to perform all the WODs.

Ladder: A series of exercises where you increase the number of reps by 1 each time they are performed. (i.e. 5 squats, then 6 squats, then 7 squats )

Zone Diet: The diet that CrossFit endorses. This diet is based on macronutrients.

SQ: Squat

PR: Personal Record. This refers to when you reach your personal best in a given exercise. For example, completing a certain number of push-ups in a minute.

Hero WOD: These workouts are named after first responders who have died in the line of duty. These workouts are especially difficult to remind CrossFitters of the sacrifices that these men and women made for their country.

Magee suggests that you communicate with your coach any limitations or restrictions you have, especially if youre just getting back into a workout routine or are a beginner. Once a person has been through their initial assessment, a qualified coach will help them determine the any modifications, such as particular movements or the volume of training for a particular workout, she says.

If you are a beginner, youre in luck. CrossFit accounts for this sector of the population. Some sort of beginner or foundations class is highly recommended for newcomers. In these classes, they'll learn the basics and improve fitness at their own pace. Once they learn the basic foundational skills and build their confidence, they can move into regular classes, explains Magee. A less experienced or very de-conditioned individual would be advised to start with fewer classes per week (usually 2-3), until their bodies have adapted to the new movements and the volume of training.

Even if you arent quite ready to jump full force into CrossFit, there are effective elements of the workout that you can incorporate into your current exercise routine.

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Simon Cowell, 60, is a busy man being a successful talent manager and television producer, so much so, its surprise if he has any time to even sleep. But the arrival of his son Eric in 2014 led to the music mogul making some changes in his life.

In an interview with Terri Seymour on ITVs Lorraine, Simon revealed his lifestyle had led to him having an irregular sleep pattern.

He explained: I was like a vampire. I realised I was going to sleep between 5 and 7 in the morning, and then the trouble with that is no matter if you get six hours or eight hours you always wake up tired.

Thats the problem, because youre not supposed to do that.

But the star revealed hes now in a better sleep routine, going to bed and waking up at reasonable times.

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He said: I now go to sleep at 10, I now have breakfast at 8:30. Its almost like a complete reversal.

When asked about the impact his irregularly sleep pattern was having on Eric, he answered: That was a big part of it - it just didnt feel right.

I couldnt explain to someone his age Id been working all night and Im tired in the afternoon.

It bothered me, so I thought, Im just gonna do it, and once I did it, it was simple.

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Alongside overhauling his sleep pattern, Simon said he decided to start eating better and to lose weight.

He said: You just know when youve got to make a change.

I just suddenly realised my hours, what I was eating had to change.

Also I got confused because theres so many different diets - Im never going to understand what all these things are.

Then I met this guy and he made it very basic, and I tried it, and importantly I really felt better.

Once I knew I felt better then it was just easy to stick to.

Everyone thought I had one of those gastric band things, but no, it really was just cutting out certain things.

As part of his diet overhaul, Simon has cut out many foods.

But the food he misses the most is pizza. He revealed: Of all the things I miss, I miss pizza.

Like when Erics eating a pizza Im staring at it like, I really want to eat that pizza.

Many effects of lack of sleep include feeling grump and not being able to work as well.

But the NHS warns regular sleep puts people at risk of serious medical conditions, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes. It also shortens life expectancy.

The health body advises: Most of us need around 8 hours of good-quality sleep a night to function properly but some need more and some less. What matters is that you find out how much sleep you need and then try to achieve it.

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BANGED up 90 Day Fianc star Jorge Nava has lifted the lid on the secret to his 125lb weight loss in jail.

The star of the TLC show is currently serving a two and half year sentence for possession of drugs but has left people shocked by the dramatic change in his appearance.

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Earlier this week a new mug-shot showed that he had shed nearly nine stone since being sent to prison in 2018.

Jorge has lost all the weight after entering the Arizona State Prison Complex in Phoenix last September - and now we know why.

Speaking to E! from behind bars Jorge said: "I am glad that people are noticing some positivity out of such a negative outcome.

"Hopefully people can see that I am able to turn things around even though I am at the lowest point in my life."

He then went on to reveal how he did it.

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According to Jorge, he and a fellow inmate work out together every day - once at 4 a.m. and again in the afternoon.

"We both motivate each other and we push ourselves to the limit pretty much," the reality star explained, adding that he's focused primarily on "military-based" workouts and "a lot of jogging."

As for meals, Jorge eats plenty of oatmeal and peanut butter.

Due to him being incarcerated, he is no longer able to gorge on fast food and fizzy drinks, he said: "I had a really bad diet when I was out in the free world.

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"I wanted to be in the best physical and healthiest shape possible," Jorge also shares. "I feel healthy and energetic. I feel overall more confident with myself."

Jorge went to prison in September 2018 after being found with 132kg of marijuana in his car.

Speaking at the time about his sentence, he told TMZ: When I first started, with the charges against me, I was looking at around 24 years, something like that, some ridiculous number.

But luckily, my lawyer was able to work out a plea agreement and I got the charges dropped and I ended up pleading to a class four felony in Arizona.

I feel like its really harsh of a penalty for the crime being, Nava added. Just because its marijuana-related and right now, its going legal I feel like the whole fact of it, going to prison over the same stuff thats legal is kinda crazy to me.

Jorge rose to fame on season 4 of 90 Day Fiance in 2016 when he marred Russian model Anfisa Arkhipchenko, who he met on Facebook.

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Since being locked up Anfisa has undergone her own body transformation and has started competing in bodybuilding competitions.

She revealed: To fill the void that I felt after Jorge was sentenced and I was left on my own I decided to try to stay busy and do what I enjoy the most and it was working out.

And ONE DAY I want to take it on a higher level and compete in NPC bikini division.

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Dramatic and quick weight loss is never a great idea. The long game dietary intervention alternative is always a better option. That being said, service members have a height and weight requirement that they must meet yearly.

If you find yourself in a situation where you need to lose those last few pounds quickly, here's how to do it in a safe way. This method has nothing to do with those fat burners that have zero efficacy and that usually just induce fever-like symptoms in order to "burn" fat.

WARNING: This protocol, although safer than other methods, is still risky. Only attempt this if you have an actual reason to and with someone closely monitoring your progress. *This is not medical advice. I take no responsibility for any potential adverse effects.* In fact, I recommend you don't do this. This article is just to show a safer method of cutting weight than individuals typically conduct.

For that dietary intervention alternative, check out The Ultimate Composure Nutrition Guide in my Free Resources Vault, where I lay out the process in a step by step easy to follow protocol.

The name of the game is water manipulation.

(Photo by Cpl. Anthony Leite)

Water intake: You're over half water. By reducing the amount of water you drink, you are inherently reducing your weight. The other two factors that you'll be manipulating are simply ways for you to reduce your water retention. More on why you should be drinking water here.

Carbohydrate intake: Every gram of stored carbohydrate stores an additional 3-4 grams of water. This is why the word hydrate is included in the word carbohydrate. When you eat a higher carb diet, you may feel that you look softer, it's because you're holding on to more water. The extra water retention makes you look less cut in general.

Sodium intake: Electrolytes transport electrical signals throughout our body, it's how we work. When you manipulate your intake of electrolytes, especially sodium, you can trick your body into excreting more of them than usual, which will, in turn, expel more water and help reduce your weight.

The process starts 8 days before your weigh-in.

(U.S. Navy Photo by Burrell Parmer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

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8 days prior:

6 days prior:

5 days prior

3 days prior

2 days prior

Day of weigh-in prior to weigh-in

Day of weigh-in and post weigh-in

A shiny trophy may be a great reason to cut weight. Make sure you don't cut so hard that you can't perform though.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin, 2d Cavalry Regiment)

This is a protocol very similar to what professional fighters and other weight-class athletes use to cut weight prior to a fight. Those individuals have coaches and medical professionals at their disposal to help monitor and implement the protocol. This is not the type of thing that should be undertaken flippantly.

Be smart.

If you want to lose fat, this is not how to do it. This protocol simply rids the body of water weight. All the weight you cut will be put back on in a matter of days, if not hours.

To lose fat, read my nutrition guide, The Ultimate Composure Nutrition Guide. It's free and you can get it in my Free Resources Vault.

To understand why diet manipulation is a better method for fat burning than exercising more read my article The key to your body goals here.

To learn what type of exercise burns the most fat and can compliment a caloric deficit, read this.

If you find this article helpful share it with a friend that needs to lose a few more pounds to make weight.

Email me at michael@composurefitness.com if you want a professional to help guide you through this process or if you have more questions concerning the intricacies of the protocol.

Join the Mighty Fit Facebook Group to keep this conversation going and learn everything you need to achieve your highest level of health.

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Gone are the days of waiting until the New Year to make some healthy changes! Ree Drummond recently debuted a slimmer figure in October, and the Pioneer Woman star wrote on Instagram that it took her "two full seasons" to achieve her goal.

Drummond shared a boho-inspired elevator selfie wearing black jeans and high, tan boots. "These jeans are a size smaller than Ive worn for (quite) awhile and even though they were skin tight (as you can probably see) and a long top was required, they buttoned," she wrote in the caption.

The Food Network star went on to say that she attributes her ability to fit into her dream jeans to watching her favorite show, as long as she did so while working out on a rowing machine. It seems like the system worked for the celebrity chef! "It just took two full seasons for the buttoning to be successful," she wrote.

Here are the secrets behind Drummond's recent weight loss. (Hint: A low-carb diet is involved!)

The rowing machine isn't the only way Drummond stays active. She began her most recent weight loss journey last summer. In July 2018, the celebrity chef wrote on her Facebook page that she slimmed downnot by endorsing any weight loss pillsbut by staying active.

I am a regular gal who loves food and whose jeans periodically get too tight. Right now, I am losing weight and my jeans are fitting better, but its because I am eating fewer carbs and walking/sweating with my dogs every night," she wrote.

Going for walks on the regular can not only help you burn belly fat and increase your metabolism to lose weight, but it can also improve your mood and decrease your risk of chronic disease. Plus, we'll take any excuse to spend quality time with a fur baby!

In the past, Drummond has admitted to drinking Slim Fast shakes to lose weight. In 2012, she wrote on her blog that she lost seven pounds by drinking the shakes.

Her recent weight loss is attributed to following a low-carb diet. In July 2018, the Food Network star decided to switch up her lifestyle by hopping on the keto train. Last summer, I kind of dove into the keto world and enjoyed it, Drummond told People in April. It was a good exercise.

"I have been eating low carb for a couple of months, but there's still plenty of calamity and chaos going on under my blousy top, which is why I have an undying loyalty to blousy tops," she wrote in an Instagram caption from July 2018.

The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat plan that aims to induce ketosis, a metabolic process where your body uses fat storage for energy instead of carbs (carbs in the form of glucose are the body's go-to source for energy). The keto diet has been shown to result in weight loss, yet more research is needed to understand its long-term effects.

Drummond told People that she has since settled back into a more sustainable, realistic way of eating," but her keto experience influenced her latest cookbook, The New Frontier.

The Food Network star told the outlet that her new book is not a keto cookbook or a low-carb cookbook, but it's packed with suggestions for how to lighten up an otherwise really carb-heavy dish."

She added that she enjoyed coming up with lower-carb versions of delicious dishes in The New Frontier. More than any cookbook before this one, this really reflects my life in terms of what Im eating, she said. Some days Im like, You know what? Im going to use spaghetti squash instead of pasta, and the next day I eat, like, a big lasagna roll up with creamy shrimp scampi.

You can pick up a copy of The New Frontier now.

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In 1984, the World Chess Championship was called off abruptly, due to the worryingly emaciated frame of Anatoly Karpov, an elite Russian player who was competing for the title. Over the preceding five months and dozens of matches, Karpov had lost 22 lbs. (10 kilograms), and competition organizers feared for his health.

Karpov's wasn't alone in experiencing the extreme physical effects of the game. While no chess competitor has experienced such profound weight loss since then, elite players can reportedly burn up to an estimated 6,000 calories in one day all without moving from their seats, ESPN reported.

Is the brain responsible for this massive uptake of energy? And does that mean that thinking harder is a simple route to losing weight? To delve into that question, we first need to understand how much energy is used up by a regular, non-chess-obsessed brain.

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When the body is at rest not engaged in any activity besides the basics of breathing, digesting and keeping itself warm we know that the brain uses up a startling 20% to 25% of the body's overall energy, mainly in the form of glucose.

That translates to 350 or 450 calories per day for the average woman or man, respectively. During childhood, the brain is even more ravenous. "In the average 5- to 6-year-old, the brain can use upwards of 60% of the body's energy," said Doug Boyer, an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology from Duke University. Boyer researches anatomical and physiological changes associated with primate origins.

This glucose-guzzling habit actually makes the brain the most energy-expensive organ in the body, and yet it makes up only 2% of the body's weight, overall.

Humans aren't unique in this regard. Together with Duke University evolutionary anthropology graduate student Arianna Harrington, who studies energy usage in mammal brains, Boyer conducted research revealing that very small mammals such as the tiny tree shrew and the minuscule pygmy marmoset devote just as much of their body energy to the brain as humans do.

Boyer believes the reason is that despite brains being lightweight, human brains and the similarly glucose-hungry brains in tree shrews and marmosets are large relative to the rest of the body. "If you have a really big brain relative to your body size, then it's probably going to be more expensive metabolically," Boyer told Live Science.

Most of the energy hauled up by this organ is devoted to enabling neurons in the brain to communicate with each other, via chemical signals transmitted across cell structures called synapses, said Harrington. "A lot of the energy goes towards firing a synapse. That involves a lot of transportation of ions across membranes, which is thought to be one of the most expensive processes in the brain."

In addition, the brain never really rests, she explained; when we sleep, it still requires fuel to keep firing off signals between cells to maintain our body's functions. What's more, servicing the brain are fleets of cells that exist to channel nourishment toward neurons. And these cells also need their share of the body's glucose in order to survive and continue doing their job. The huge resources devoted to building a brain also help to explain why during periods of intensive development, when we're 5 or 6 years old, our brains scarf up almost three times the amount of energy that our adult brains need.

Since the brain is such a big energy-guzzler, does that mean that the more we put this organ to work, the more energy it'll slurp up and the more calories we'll burn?

Technically, the answer is yes, for cognitively difficult tasks. What counts as a "difficult"' mental task varies between individuals. But generally, it could be described as something that "the brain cannot solve easily using previously learned routines, or tasks that change the conditions continuously," according to Claude Messier, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Ottawa in Canada, who has studied cognition, diabetes and brain metabolism. Such activities might include learning to play a musical instrument or plotting innovative moves during an intense game of chess.

"When you train to learn something new, your brain adapts to increase energy transfer in whatever [brain] regions are activated by the training," said Messier. Over time, as we become more skilled at performing a particular task, the brain no longer has to work as hard to accomplish it, and so doing that task will eventually require less energy, Messier explained.

Nevertheless, in those early stages of learning to perform a mentally taxing task, surely we can justify eating a sugary snack to boost our energy reserves?

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If you simply feel the need for a mood-boosting sugar rush, then yes. But if you believe your deep thinking will burn off that sugary snack, then unfortunately, no.

Because against the backdrop of the brain's huge overall energy usage, which is devoted to a multitude of tasks, the energy required just to think harder is actually comparatively tiny. "Most of what's going on, what slurps up the brain's energy, is what we might call 'under the hood,''" explained Messier. "We are unaware of most of the activity going on in the brain. And a lot of that activity is unrelated to the conscious activities like learning how to sing or play the guitar," he said.

In other words, learning a new task or doing something difficult isn't actually the most energy-taxing part of the brain's work. In fact, "When we learn new things or learn how to do new activities, the amount of energy that goes into that 'new'' activity is rather small compared to the rest of the brain's overall energy consumption," Messier added.

As Harrington explained, "The brain is able to shunt blood [and thus energy] to particular regions that are being active at that point. But the overall energy availability in the brain is thought to be constant." So, while there might be significant spikes in energy use at localized regions of the brain when we perform difficult cognitive tasks, when it comes to the whole brain's energy budget overall, these activities dont significantly alter it.

But if that's true, how do we explain why Karpov grew too skinny to compete in his chess competition? The general consensus is that it mostly comes down to stress and reduced food consumption, not mental exhaustion.

Elite chess players are under intense pressure that causes stress, which can lead to an elevated heart rate, faster breathing and sweating. Combined, these effects burn calories over time. In addition, elite players must sometimes sit for as much as 8 hours at a time, which can disrupt their regular eating patterns. Energy-loss is also something that stage performers and musicians might experience, since theyre often under high-stress, and have disrupted eating schedules.

"Keeping your body pumped up for action for long periods of time is very energy demanding, Messier explained. If you cant eat as often or as much as you can or would normally then you might lose weight.

So, the verdict is in: Sadly, thinking alone won't make us slim. But when you next find yourself starved of inspiration, one extra square of chocolate probably won't hurt.

Originally published on Live Science.

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The desire to stay in shape is an universal dream, and what makes it even more important is our fast paced life. In fact, a healthy body and a sane mind is something that we all need to stay abreast with the challenges of urban life.According to a recent study, eating all your meals earlier in the day helps in suppressing food cravings, thereby promoting weight loss. In fact, eating a healthy and wholesome diet, early in the day can help your body to derive all the essential nutrients and still help you manage weight. A simple way to manage this is by going for an intermittent fasting. One of the most popular diets, this term intermittent is used to describe the eating patterns in which one needs to fast for as good as 8-12 hours, which gives the body ample time to digest the food and restore the nutrients. In fact, eating early also helps in reducing obesity. As per a few studies, it has been observed that early time-restricted feeding helps in curbing appetite and promote fat burning.It has also been established by a few studies that eating after long intervals make it pretty sustainable to lose weight. However, intermittent fasting much like other fad diets must be started only after seeking medical advice as it can also lead to too much bloating and acidic formation and dehydration. Moreover, this form of diet can be unhealthy for people suffering from high blood pressure, cancer or gastro intestinal issues. Another amazing thing about this diet is that it does not restricts one on what they eat, but it restrict the time and intervals in which they eat. In fact, the best thing about this diet is that you must eat all meals early, so that you body gets enough time to process it and extract all the essential elements, this helps in managing weight in a sustainable way. But too much of anything can be harmful, thus seeking a medical advise is the right way to go about it!

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Helping my clients to lose weight is only half of my job. Its important to me that I not only support people with their weight loss, but also help them to maintaintheir ideal weight once theyve reached it.

Why? Because weight regain is not uncommon. Its easy to reach your goal weight, feel fantastic and think Ive done it!! but the reality is not so simple. Weight maintenance is the start of a new journey altogether.

So what makes people who lose weight, and keep it off, successful?

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The National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) was developed to identify the characteristics of people who have succeeded at long-term weight loss. Established in 1994 by Dr Rena Wing,from Brown Medical School, and Dr James O. Hill,from the University of Colorado, its currently tracking over 10,000 individuals who have lost significant amounts of weight and kept it off for extended periods of time. Members have lost an average of 66 lbs and kept it off for 5.5 years.

The researchers have identified seven traits common to most of these successful losers. Three of the factors were dietary, whereas the remaining four were behavioural, which shows that it isnt simply a case of calories in vs calories out when it comes to maintaining weight loss.

1. All successful dieters consumed a relatively low calorie diet. The amount they ate was limited on average to between 1,300 and 1,680 kilocalories per day and thediet didnt end when the weight was lost, the careful, portion-controlled eating continued.

2. Dieters ate roughly four to five times per day, and had a consistent food intake. Striking the balance between regular, balanced meals, and avoiding constant grazing, is key.

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3. Most of the dieters ate breakfastevery day. As well as preventing cravings and overeating eating later in the day, its thought that eating breakfast elevates basal metabolic rate, so you burn more calories throughout the day. Base your breakfast on a source of protein, like eggs, which will provide you with slow releasing energy.

4. Exercise. It will come as no surprise that all the successful dieters were very physically active. The average person in the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) exercised for about 60-90 minutes per day.

5. They also weighed themselves frequently to track their progress, stepping onto the scales weekly or even daily. Being aware of your weight is key to making sure it doesnt creep up on you again.

6. 60 per centof the dieters watched less than 10 hours of television per week, while the national average was reported to be 28 hours. It doesnt take a scientist to work out why sitting in front of the television isnt the healthiest lifestyle choice. It can be easy to succumb to the lure of a Netflix binge after a long day, but aim to watch no more than two hours a day maximum.

7. Finally, the successful dieters took action as soon as they noticed small weight gains. They would either adjust their food intake or increase their level of exercise at the first sign of weight gain.

These might not seem like ground-breaking weight loss revelations, but it goes to show that a rounded approach to weight loss achieves the most long-lasting results. A shift in attitude and lifestyle is requiredalongside nutritional adjustments to achieve your goals, and its worth considering the moment you achieve your goal weight as a key marker on the journey, rather than the finishing line.

Kim Pearson is a qualified nutritionist and weight loss specialist based on Londons Harley Street. She consults clients in London and internationally via her virtual consulting room. For more information about Kim and the services she offers, visit her website kim-pearson.com

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