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The Queen's hectic schedule demands equal amounts of polite conversation and extravagant dining. So how does she stay healthy and fit?

"The queen's not really bothered about food. All she cares about are horses and dogs," said her former chef Darren McGrady, who worked for Elizabeth and her family from 1982 through 1993.

In fact, he says he is often asked why the Queen doesn't "get big from eating all that opulent food": five-course banquets of dishes with heavy sauces and elaborate mousses, followed by the inevitable glace ice cream.

The nights when she's on her own, she'll stick to grilled or poached fish with some vegetables and salad, but no potatoes or starch.

"That's it. That's all she has," he said. "She's very disciplined like that. She could have anything she wanted, but it is that discipline that keeps her so well and so healthy."

The Queen's simply the kind of person who eats to live rather than living to eat, adds McGrady, and proof can be found in the kitchen itself.

"The chefs and food and kitchens come last. They're still using pots and pans from the 1800s, with the Queen Victoria stamp on them, at Buckingam Palace," he said. While working at the palace, he would ask the Royals, "Don't you want some new pots and pans?"

"No, no, no, we need the money to buy horses and saddles," he'd be told.

Not your average chocoholic

"The queen loves to eat food from the estate," said McGrady, who worked at the five-star Savoy Hotel in London before getting his gig at Buckingham Palace. Home-grown vegetables, fish, pheasant, anything off the various estates -- Balmoral, Buckingham and Windsor Palaces -- is what the Queen enjoys most.

"She's also a chocoholic," he confided. "It has to be the dark chocolate, the darker the better. She wasn't keen on milk chocolate or white chocolate."

Does she exercise? McGrady laughs at the question.

"I don't think she has a weight room at Buckingham Palace, but she loves horse-riding and walking the dogs," he said. "She's 91 years young, and she still goes horse riding. She'll walk for miles with the dogs or just around the gardens at Buckingham Palace."

As for her drinking, McGrady mentions all the "silly little pieces in the papers" in which he's quoted as saying she has four drinks a day.

"She'd be pickled if she drank that much," he said. "All I said was she likes a gin and Dubonnet. That's her favorite drink."

It's obvious how this mistaken impression came about, he said: his accent, his swift way of speaking and an imperfect phone connection. The Queen doesn't have "gin in the morning," as some reported, but "gin and Dubonnet" (a spiced aperitif, pronounced doo-BON-ay).

"She doesn't wake up in the morning and have a large gin and tonic," McGrady said, adding that when she does splurge on a glass of wine with dinner -- and this is not a nightly event, he emphasizes -- it will usually be a favorite German sweet wine. "Just in the evening," he added. "She certainly doesn't drink four glasses a day."

Though each has different tastes, the Royals are generally a healthy bunch. "The thing with Prince Philip is, he's sort of into healthy eating, too," McGrady said, describing the Queen's husband as "very military."

McGrady remembers Philip coming into the kitchen one day and asking about dinner. When McGrady opened the fridge, he saw the lamb chops prepared for the staff.

"'Can't we have those?' " Philip asked. "He wanted the staff food for dinner. He was more a Navy man."

Elizabeth and Philip's eldest son, Prince Charles, "was organic before organic was even invented," McGrady said. Each Christmas, the royal kitchen would get a gift from the luxury department store Harrods, a hamper of food filled with treats. One year, Prince Philip came into the kitchen and saw two hampers. He eagerly opened one, asking whether it was the Harrods' hamper.

"Actually, no, Your Highness, this is a hamper from the Prince of Wales," responded McGrady. Seeing plums and vegetables and mushrooms, Prince Philip "slammed the lid down -- 'It's bloody organic' -- and he walked off," said McGrady.

Working for the princess

After Charles separated from Princess Diana, McGrady went to work for the princess, who had struggled with bulimia.

McGrady was still cooking "crazy" opulent meals when he joined her household in 1993. "She said, 'Darren, I'm eating healthy' -- and she was patron of 119 charities at the time -- 'you take care of all of the fats in the kitchen, and I'll take care of the carbs at the gym.'

"All my recipes changed when I moved to Princess Diana," he said. He learned to cut back on calories and fat; her preferences included stuffed vegetables. "She'd never eat red meat; she'd only eat chicken or fish," McGrady said.

He speaks of Diana with nostalgia and sadness. They met during the 11 "incredible years" he worked for the Queen, and then he worked for the princess until her death in 1997.

The night of the deadly car accident, "I went to bed, and I had the food for dinner the next day for her return," he said. "It was awful, awful, that next week.

"It was all surreal: going into the garden and seeing the flowers getting higher and higher and all the people and being at the funeral. The whole week was just a daze."

Princess Diana inspired McGrady to leave England and come to America, where he continues to work as a chef and caterer in Dallas.

"Princess Diana inspired millions of people around the world, and she really did me, and in the years I worked for her, I saw the difference she made in people's lives," McGrady said.

"The princess came into the kitchen; she was just wearing a white towel and robe. She'd just come out of the shower. Her hair was ruffled, and she just looked stunningly beautiful naturally," McGrady said. Pointing to a piece of paper, she said, "Darren, look at how much money I made for charity just by selling a few of my old dresses." She'd raised about $2 million to fight AIDS and breast cancer, McGrady said.

So when he wrote "Eating Royally," he imagined meeting the princess again and saying, "Your Royal Highness, look at how much money I made for charity just by selling a few of my old recipes."

"My second book, I have to confess -- that one I am donating to my children's college fund," McGrady said. "The Royal Chef at Home," featuring his own versions of American classics, will be published in September.

Even after 20 years of assimilating to distinctly American tastes, his memories of the Queen remain fond.

"It always made me laugh that, you know, one day, the Queen would be at an estate banquet, and she'd be eating off Meissen china from the late 1800s, beautiful hand-painted Meissen china, with gold and silver gilt knives and forks," McGrady said. Another day, she would eat from "a fruit dish -- it was a marble bowl with three horses in gold raised up, holding it, and they're encrusted in diamonds, rubies, sapphires." The gift from the Emir of Bahrain was valued at 50,000 pounds at the time, he said.

"The next day, she'd be at Balmoral, and she'd be on the estate out in the hills, and she'd be eating lunch out of a Tupperware container," McGrady said. "One day they're normal; one day they're royal."

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Only the most advantaged people actually benefit from the Mediterranean diet, says new Italian study.

The logic is simple enough: Eat a diet rich in plant-based foods, healthy fats and fish; limit consumption of red meat, sugar and junk food and the risk of cardiovascular disease is reduced. Abundant research has been confirming the benefits of eating in this style, known as the Mediterranean diet, for years. But according to a new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the Mediterranean diet is a bit more selective than logic would suggest.

Researchers from the Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care Neuromed in Italy performed a study on over 18,000 subjects and found that the Mediterranean diet does indeed reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease but only if you are rich or highly educated.

The study, led by Giovanni de Gaetano, concluded that the benefits go hand in hand with the socioeconomic position of the diets followers. Basically, given the same adherence to the eating pattern, the study found that the reduction in cardiovascular risk was only seen in people with higher educational level and/or greater household income.

The most surprising part: No actual benefits were observed for the less advantaged groups.

What the ... ???

"The cardiovascular benefits associated with the Mediterranean diet in a general population are well known, says Marialaura Bonaccio, first author of the study. Yet for the first time our study has revealed that the socioeconomic position is able to modulate the health advantages linked to Mediterranean diet. In other words, a person from low socioeconomic status who struggles to follow a Mediterranean model, is unlikely to get the same advantages of a person with higher income, despite the fact that they both similarly adhere to the same healthy diet.

It seems impossible, doesnt it? Not to mention unfair. The researchers tried to figure out why there could be a discrepancy among groups with the same eating pattern. They came up with a few factors, including quality and diversity of food, attention to whole grains, and varying cooking methods.

"Given a comparable adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the most advantaged groups were more likely to report a larger number of indices of high quality diet as opposed to people with low socioeconomic status, says Licia Iacoviello. For example, within those reporting an optimal adherence to the Mediterranean diet people with high income or higher educational level consumed products richer in antioxidants and polyphenols, and had a greater diversity in fruit and vegetables choice.

We have also found a socioeconomic gradient in the consumption of whole-grain products and in the preferred cooking methods," Iacoviello adds. "These substantial differences in consuming products belonging to Mediterranean diet lead us to think that quality of foods may be as important for health as quantity and frequency of intake."

I find it hard to believe that eating a Mediterranean diet, regardless of socioeconomic factors, wouldnt have a positive effect on health. At the very least, it seems like it would have to counter the negative effects of a salt-sugar-fat-filled Western diet. And for many reasons, people should not be discouraged from eating more plant-based foods. But if Mediterranean foods with lower nutritional values are preventing some parts of the population from optimal health, its an issue that really needs to be addressed.

"Our results should promote a serious consideration of socioeconomic scenario of health, says de Gaetano. We cannot keep on saying that the Mediterranean diet is good for health, if we are not able to guarantee an equal access to it."

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Sleep could be the next frontier of sports science, with Europes top-flight teams turning to experts to recharge their multimillion-pound assets and gain a competitive advantage on the field. As reported by Mark Bailey of the Telegraph, teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid are recruiting "sleep coaches" to help their players snooze better.

Why? Because, as Bailey put it, "Despite the boom in sports science services designed to improve every component of an athletes life, from nutrition and hydration to psychological wellbeing and physical conditioning, sleep is a subject which has often been neglected."

Studies published in the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry agree, stating, "Sleep is crucial for psychological functioning and daily performance."

Which is why teams are investing heavily in things like sleep kits, personalised mattresses, daily wellbeing questionnaires on smartphones and tablets and, according to the Guardian, even "snoozeboxes" and "sleep pods," which players can use to rest between training sessions.

The Daily Mail even cited the work of sleep coach Nick Littlehales as being partly responsible for the extended career of Ryan Giggs, saying "natural ability, a rigid conditioning programme and regular yoga" all helped, but it was the Manchester United legend's willingness to learn about his nocturnal activity that may have played a key role.

So what are the benefits of a good nights sleep? Can having an expert invade your bedroom make that much of a difference? Finally, if all of the above does work, which players are embracing it, and what methods are they using to wield its power?

The Science of Sleep in Sport

Studies show sleep can impact everything from mental focus to energy and recovery. This is because, contrary to popular belief, players don't get fitter on the training ground. No, training merely provides the body with the necessary stimulus. Its the period players spend sleeping when the body recovers and adapts, becoming faster and stronger.

That's because your immune systemthe bodys defence mechanism that stops us becoming illrecuperates. Your rejuvenating hormones, like human growth hormone (HGH), begin to naturally peak. Your muscles, tendons and ligaments repair and regrow. Even neurotransmittersthe chemical signals in the brainare replenished.

But it appears the above is already known and being practiced in sports like basketball after Stanford University analysed the impact sleeping 10 hours a night had on athletes' performance after five to seven weeks. The players had only been sleeping six to nine hours previously, and what the study found was that their performance dramatically improved.

Not just a little, either.

"Shooting accuracy improved, with free-throw percentage increasing by 9.0 percent and three-point field goal percentage increasing by 9.2 percent ... Subjects also reported improved overall ratings of physical and mental wellbeing during practices and games."

The conclusion?

"Improvements in specific measures of basketball performance after sleep extension indicate that optimal sleep is likely beneficial in reaching peak athletic performance."

Could this be the secret to LeBron James' decorated career? Maybe, as ESPN.comreports he sleeps, "an average of 12 hours per day, compared to about seven hours for the average American."

Where does this nocturnal magic come from? According to research published in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, its closely related to our previously mentioned neurotransmitters.

Neurotransmitters are the chemicals that relay signals from a neuron to a target cell across a synapse within the body. Pretty much every function within the body is controlled (or impacted) by neurotransmitters, from emotional states to mental performance and our perception of fatigue and pain. Theyre the brains little messengers, and if theyre not working correctly due to lack of sleep, you cant expect to be effective come matchday.

Obviously, its hard to quantify just how much of an impact lack of sleep has on players, but theres strong evidence to suggest its amplified when battling jet lag resulting from long-haul flights. Jet lag is a term used to refer to the disruption of circadian rhythmsour 24-hour physiological body clock that determines when hormones peak and dipwhich can cause extreme fatigue.

Of particular importance during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, research published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport monitored the impact travelling 14,695 kilometers across 11 time zones had on players. It found through self-reporting questionnaires that, "Sleep disruption during and following long-haul air travel, together with exacerbated jet-lag symptoms may result in reduced player wellness. Consequently, player preparedness for subsequent training and competition may be impeded."

This is why the Daily Mail reported that England invested heavily in "support staff, hi-tech training facilities and luxury accommodation" during their 2014 World Cup campaign.

This was after their previous Brazilian World Cup in 1950 went down as "an object lesson in how not to win the World Cup" after the team arrived following a 31-hour flight, during which they made just four stops to refuel.

Its also why the Daily Mail reported club managers were frustrated with the amount of distance their players had to travel during a fortnight of international fixtures.Most notably,FilipeLuis, Oscar andWillianwho all played for Chelsea at the timeandLiverpool's PhilippeCoutinho travelled a total of14,600 miles to compete with Brazil in Singapore, and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez made a 14,500-mile round-trip journey to play for Chile in his home country.

Although articleslike that published in The Sunthat compare Arsenal and Bayern Munichs travel habits might seem trivial, they could play a key role in the teams success. All because in a sport where the difference between winning and losing is so small, the difference could be a business class flight compared to a premium economy one.

Train Hard, Sleep Hard

So why is sleep so important after periods of intense training?

The answer is complexand sports science is still trying to understand the intricacies of itbut the short answer is because this is the time your body uses to repair, recover and regrow.

During a match, the body's oxygen usage skyrockets, and there is a dramatic increase in lactic acid accumulation in the muscles (that burning sensation you get as you tire). This, in turn, causes the body to pullalkaline reserves from bones and other mineral-dense sources.

Equally, tiny micro-tears are formed in the muscles when a person lifts weights, and the bodys molecular form of energy, adenosinetriphosphate, is exhausted.

Needless to say, the human body has a lot to cope with, and the more miles a player covers on the pitch, the more sleep they will need. According to The Sun, this means Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool should have slept like babies over the Christmas period after totalling 464.8 kilometers in their first four matches, an average of 116.2 kilometers a match.

It is an idea supported by scientists from the University of Torontowho monitored the sleep patterns of six runners following a 92-kilometer ultramarathon. Results showed sleep time for each runner increased significantly compared to normal sleep patterns on each of the four nights after the marathon, illustrating the bodys desperate need for quality sleep to recover.

Using an electroencephalogram (EEG), which utilizes electrodes to measure electrical activity in the brain, they specifically found long periods of "deep sleep" were induced on the first two nights. This led researchers to conclude this objective and quantitative increase in total sleep time, and particularly deep sleep, supports the theory that its incredibly important for optimal recovery in athletes.

Again, reasons for this are incredibly complex, but one is thatHGHpeaks during deep sleep. HGH is a peptide hormone that stimulates cell reproduction, cell regeneration, growth and recovery and is thus one of the most revitalizing hormones in the body. So if a coach suspects his playersare running on tired legs during the season, he should pay close attention to research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, which noted as far back as 1968 that, "sleep results in a major peak of growth hormone secretion."

Based on this, the 30 inflatable, portable sleep rooms called Snoozypods that Swansea Citys head of sports science and fitness bought now seem like a pretty good idea. TheTelegraph reported, "Each Snoozypod comes with a double or twin bed and can be erected in just eight minutes."

But even putting "sleeping pods," snoozing experts and state-of-the-art facilities to one side, sleep represents a powerful tool available to each and every team. From the Sunday league amateur ranks to the top flight of the Premier League, it could be the most cost-effective secret to sporting success.

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August 2, 2017 - By Max Morgan

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Over the course of the day 8,549 shares traded hands, as compared to an average volume of 288,890 over the last 30 days for PowerShares S&P 500 Quality ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHQ).

The ETF is -1.93% of its 52-Week High and 20.94% of its low, and is currently having ATR of 0.24. This years performance is 10.07% while this quarters performance is -1.43%.

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PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality Portfolio , formerly PowerShares Value Line Timeliness Select Portfolio, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index called the S&P 500 High Quality Rankings Index. The ETF has market cap of $1.27 billion.

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The first step to losing weight is coming up with a plan. Are you ready to slim down? By following a few weight loss basics you can learn how to eat a healthy diet, start an exercise program, improve your health, and finally reach your weight loss goal!

There is no shortage of diet plans on the market. There are popular commercial diets like Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, and Weight Watchers.

You'll also find diet books and online programslike The South Beach Diet or Atkins. So, which one works? Research studies have shown that no single diet is necessarily better than the others. The best diet for you is the diet you can stick to.

To choose the right diet, ask yourself important questions about how much money you can spend, how much time you have to plan and prepare healthy meals,and how much support you have from friends and family.

You might also want to think about why previous diets didn't work. The answers to these questions will help you find a diet that will meet your needs.

But remember that you don't have to buy a book or sign up fora membership to enjoy weight loss benefits. You can cut calories and lose weight on your own. Many successful dieters find that by making small changes to their meals and boosting daily physical activitythey are able to see real results on the scale.To start your own plan, you need to figure out how many calories to eat each day and how many calories to burn.

It doesn't matter what kind of diet you choose, all weight loss programs reduce your caloric intake so that your body burns fat for fuel.

To figure out how many calories to cutto lose weight, you need to calculate your daily caloric needs and then reduce that number to create a calorie deficit.You can use a simpleonline weight loss calculator to figure this outinstantly, or you can do a little bit of math tofigure your numbers out on your own.

Keep in mind that adeficit of 500 calories per day will helpyou to lose about 1pound per week. A calorie deficit of 1,000 calories per day can result in a 2-pound weight loss per week. Cutting more than 1,000 calories from your diet may do more harm than good. Very low-calorie diets should only be followed under a doctor's supervision.

Now that you know how many calories to eat every day, it's time to reducecalories for weight loss. There are two ways to reach your calorie goals. You can either eat less food (portion control)or you can eat food with fewer calories. Most dieters combine both approaches for best results.

Portion control will allow you to keep all (or at least most) of your favorite foods in your daily food planyou'll just need to eat less of them to keep your calorie count in control.

You may find it helpful to cut meal portions in half to consume fewer calories. Some dieters measure food portions with a kitchen scale to find the right amount to eat. Others are able to measure food portions without a scale,simply usingtheir hands or other handy kitchen gadgets.

But it's also important to learn how to eat lower calorie foods. When you teach your body to crave foods that are naturally low in fat and high in nutrition, you help your body feel full and satisfied. The result? You naturally want to eat less. Look for fresh vegetables, whole fruit, lean protein, low-fat dairy, and healthy carbohydrates that provide fiber and other nutrients.

Luckily, you'll find that many of the best foods for weight loss are inexpensive, convenient, and easy to find in your local grocery store. Whenyou learn how to plan and prepare meals in advance and fill your refrigerator with diet-friendly foods, you can even save time and money while you slim down.

One of the quickest and easiest ways to lose weight is to change the beverages you drink each day.

Many popular drinks contain hundreds of calories and countless grams of added sugarand some of these drinks are even labeled "healthy."

Sodas and sweetened teas are usually full of empty calories. Sports drinks often contain more calories than you need, and even juicescan do a number on your diet. And your daily trip to the coffee shop? That morning latte can add 500 calories or more to your waistline, depending on how it is prepared.

You might wonder ifdiet drinks are any better. The answer depends on who you ask. Some weight loss experts and dieters say that diet sodas and other artificially sweetened beverages are a welcome swap when you're trying to lose weight. Other experts say artificial sweeteners can cause more harm than good. Your best bet may be to drink naturally flavored water to stay hydrated during the day.

Most dieters want to lose weight fast. It'shard to have patience for slow and steady weight loss. But most experts agree that you should expect to lose weight at a healthy rate of 1 to2 pounds per week.

It is not uncommon, however, for fast weight loss to happen at the beginning of a new diet plan. In fact, some weight loss programs include a short one- to two-week introductory phase where your eating is more restricted andweight loss happens more quickly. You may lose 3to 5 pounds during this stage. Some dieters lose up to 10 pounds in the first two weeks of certain plans.

But this quick slim down is often the result of lost water weight. When you cut back on your food intake, and especially when you cut back on your carbohydrate intake, your body loses a lot of water and your weight plummets as a result. The new number on the scale may provide a boost of motivation. But it's also important to keep those results in perspective.

To lose weight and keep it off you need to lose fat, not water. And it's important to conserve muscle mass to maintain a healthy metabolism.Experts agree that the best way to reach these goals is to lose weight gradually with steady changes to your diet and exercise plan.

Many successful dieters exercise to lose weight, but adding physical activity can also make you more hungry during the day, increase fatigue, and even cause injury. It's important to start slowly and build aweight loss workout plan for improved health and fitness.

Before you start any exercise program, you shouldcheck with your doctor to make sure that you are healthy enough for vigorous activity. Once you have been cleared, then you can build a program based on activities that you enjoy. Maybe you'dlike to start a walking program for weight loss. You can also choose activities like swimming, biking, or even fencing to lose weight.

If you're not sure where to begin, you canjoin a gym or hire a personal trainer to get help. There are also many online workouts and homeexercise programs that you can do in the privacy of your living roomto burn extra calories and improve your level of fitness.

But remember that your non-exercise physical activity matters, too. Your daily steps and non-workout movement (like gardening and doing the laundry)can make a big difference in your weight loss plan. So as you build an exercise program, try to stay as active as possible at work, athome, and when you travel.

As you hit challenges and plateaus in your weight loss journey, you may be tempted to try diet supplements, herbal treatments for weight loss, and other alternative methods to lose weight. Some of these options work, but unfortunately, many of them don't.

There are very few diet pills that have been proven to help you lose weight. Most weight loss medications that work can only be prescribed by your physician. The diet pills and herbal treatmentsyou see on store shelves are often ineffective and, insome cases, may even cause harm. Talk to your doctor and ask important questions before taking any diet pill or weight loss supplement.

You'll also find complementary or alternative treatments, like acupuncture, meditation, or massage for weight loss. In some cases, you might find that these treatments are helpful during your dieting journey. They may improve the way you feel about your body and even help you sleep better at night for improved weight loss benefits.

There will be days when you want to give up and you feel like all of your hard work is a waste. At these moments, diet support is essential for long-term success.

At the beginning of your weight loss process, you may find it helpful to share your goals with friends and family members who might be willing to help. Your spouse, your children, neighbors, coworkers, close friends, and even members of your religious community may be willing to cheer you on when the going gets tough.

But if you don't have a network nearby, there are still options to get help. Your health care providercan provide important medical support for your weight loss journey. They can also provide referrals to a registered dietitian, physical therapist, or behavioral health specialist to help you address challenges as they arise.

There are also online communities to help you through the rough patches. Popular weight loss apps like CalorieCount, MyFitnessPal, and LoseItprovide space for members to ask questions or solve problems. If you joined a weight loss program like Weight Watchers,you can also take advantage of face-to-face or online meetings. You may also find support in homegrown social media groups.

Lastly, you should learn to motivate yourselfto reach your goals. There are specific techniques you can usethat will boost your confidence and help you to stay motivated on the difficult days,such askeeping a weight loss journalandusing positive self-talk.

So, what happens when you've tried diet and exercise, you've worked yourhardest,and you simply can't lose weight? Don't give up. It might be time to turn to your doctor for weight loss assistance. There may be a medical cause for your excess weight and amedical treatment that can help.

Your primary care physician is the first place to begin when you're looking for a medical weight loss solution. He or she can evaluate your complete health history and refer you to a bariatric (weight loss) doctor that can provide more specialized treatment. You can also do some research on your own to find a qualified weight loss doctor in your area.

You and your doctor can explore possible treatments for your weight loss concerns, including weight loss medications, weight loss surgery, and even other non-surgical treatments to help you lose weight. In some situations, losing weight may provide health benefits. In those cases, your health insurance provider may be willing to cover the cost of your treatment.

Weight loss can be astruggle. Even the most dedicated dieters have good days and bad days, often feel defeated, and sometimes want to give up. At Verywell, we understand that your weight loss goals are important to you, and we want to give you the information and the support you need to lose weight. Visit us often to get the tools, tips, and friendly advice you need to make your journeyhealthy, happy, and successful.

You can get started by exploring these Verywell sections:

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Just because you're trying to lose weight doesn't mean you need to eat tiny portions.Ilya Oreshkov / Shutterstock

Many people assume that for a diet to be effective, they need to severely restrict their food intake.

However, according to celebrity fitness trainer and author of "Tiny and Full", Jorge Cruise, there is a way to eat more and weigh less. Cruise has been featured on Khloe Kardashian's "Revenge Body," and his diet plans have been followed by numerous celebs, including Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, and Eva Longoria.

Cruise says that people have the ability to "turn off hunger" by consuming large amounts of foods that are low in calories and energy density (the number of calories a food has per unit of mass). It's a concept that was first introduced by Dr. Barbara J. Rolls, a professor and chair of nutritional sciences at Pennsylvania State University.

According to Rolls, low-energy density foods foods like fruits and vegetables that have a high water content are effective in helping people reduce their overall food intake.

Fruit is low energy density food.Clem Onojeghuo / Unsplash

As an example, Cruise explains the difference between eating potato chips or strawberries as a snack. He says you can either consume 100 calories by eating nine potato chips or by eating 23 strawberries. Because strawberries are less dense in terms of calories than potato chips are, you can eat a lot more of them, which will result in you feeling fuller for longer, therefore discouraging you from further snacking.

Cruise uses this logic to inform his diet plans, which allow his clients to enjoy all the meals they love, but just with some key substitutions.

So instead of having lasagna made with pasta noodles, Cruise suggests swapping out the pasta noodles with zucchini noodles. Or he'll sub a corn tortilla for pizza dough. One of his favorite desserts is ice cream made purely from fruits, like strawberry and banana, blended together.

The more fruit and vegetables you can incorporate into your diet, the easier it'll be to maintain a smaller waistline while still eating plenty of food.

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After hearing about her brother-in-law competing in Spartan and Tough Mudder races, Arleen Crespo hoped to join one, too. But weighing 230 pounds at 5 feet 5 inches tall, the grueling race seemed impossible to her.

Doing anything physical was exhausting," she told TODAY.

Crespo, 33, wasnt always overweight. After high school, she turned to food for comfort and slowly became heavier. She wasnt even sure how much she weighed.

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I never wanted to step on a scale, she said.

After taking a hard look at herself in the mirror, Crespo knew she had to change. She also hoped that by losing weight she could compete in races. She joined a local gym, the Meriden Edge, in Meriden, Connecticut, where she met a trainer, who helped her create an exercise regimen and healthy eating habits.

While Arleen Crespo wanted to lose weight because she disliked how she looked, she also wanted to run a Tough Mudder. She encouraged her three friends to join her.

While the gym membership helped her drop 90 pounds in a year, its also where she met three other women, who inspired and motivated her and gave her the confidence she needed to complete a Tough Mudder.

The foursome, who lost a combined 422 pounds while working out together, ran as a team in 2016 at the Tough Mudder New England at Mount Snow in West Dover, Vermont.

We were all on the same track of life, said Amy-Jo Reid, 36, a member of the group with Quasheena Young, 37, and Brooke Steneck, 24.

In 2014, Reid learned she was likely going to become pre-diabetic and have a fatty liver if she didn't make a change. So she joined the same gym and worked with a trainer in addition to taking Zumba and boot camp classes. In a year, she lost 104 pounds.

I actually didnt know the women before I met them at one of the group classes, Reid said.

Amy-Jo Reid lost 104 pounds, but gained three friends who helped her maintain her weight loss.

After meeting in 2014, they realized how determined they were to lose weight and started encouraging one another. They share healthy recipes, and someone calls Steneck every morning to wake her for the gym they know she sleeps through her alarm.

If someone is having a hard time, we give words of encouragement, Reid said.

Throughout their friendship, Crespo often mentioned wanting to do a Tough Mudder race.

I didnt research it. I said, How much is it? Lets do it, said Young.

But when Young realized how intense it was, she worried. Even though she had lost 108 pounds, she wasnt sure if she could complete the race. But her friends keep her motivated.

Its a sisterhood, she said. One of the best things that came from joining the gym is we have each other.

Quasheena Young lost 108 pounds and feels healthier and stronger. When her friends mentioned the Tough Mudder, she agreed to participate and had no idea what she was getting into.

Steneck who has lost about 70 pounds really needed the support in the Tough Mudder. In mile three, she injured her shoulder and thought it was dislocated.

I immediately started crying, she said. But she visited the medical tent and returned to the race at the end.

I missed a large chunk of the race, she said. They looked like they were hurting a little bit I pushed everyone.

This year Steneck and Reid completed another Tough Mudder. For personal reasons Crespo and Young couldnt. But they continue inspiring one another and shared this advice to others hoping to lose weight:

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When Reid started tracking how much lean protein, veggies and fruit she ate, she shed pounds. Then she hit a plateau after losing 60 pounds. Being able to look at her diet helped her modify it to lose again.

I always thought it was just the calories you eat, she said. But its getting the right percentage of protein (fat and carbs).

When Crespo started losing weight, she sometimes felt like it was too hard. But that was her brain, not her body, talking.

Your mind holds back a lot of what your body can do, she said.

Young agrees.

You tell your mind what to do and your body is going to follow, she said.

Going to the gym five or six days a week felt selfish, but when Youngs health improved, she realized the investment was important.

Being overweight, I didnt care about my worth, said Young. You have to know, I am worth it. I am worth going to the gym five days a week.

It feels hard to take time off when youre injured, but Steneck learned she needed to care for her body.

Respect your body, fuel it, rest it. Take the time off if you need to take the time off. Just because you didnt get a work out in, doesnt mean you fail, she said.

At 190 pounds, Brooke Steneck has run a Tough Mudder twice, thanks to the support of her friends.

One day, Young was doing box jumps with Crespo and simply thought she couldnt do another one. But Crespo cheered her on and Young finished them. When they raced, Crespo and Young felt uncomfortable with the water, but Reid encouraged them.

I wouldnt have been able to do this without my girls by my side, Crespo said.

For more inspirational stories, check out our My Weight-Loss Journey page.

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The story of ex-NFL QB Jared Lorenzen has yet another chapter.

It began with Lorenzen playing for Kentucky before landing with the New York Giants in 2006 and 2007 as Eli Manning's backup, with the world noticing he was one of the larger QBs ever to play the position.

The man with nicknames like "The Hefty Lefty" and "The Pillsbury Throwboy" made headlines again in 2014 as a 320-pound quarterback playing for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters and as one of the funnier athletes on Twitter over the years.

His battle with his weight, however, is what he's facing now. He's part of The Jared Lorenzen Project, in which he'll attempt to shed pounds in front of cameras with the help of celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson and a nutritionist. In the first video released on a Facebook page for a project, he revealed he's over 500 pounds:

Lorenzen thanked people for the support he's received in another video and on Twitter:

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"My life could have gone in one of two ways," he told the Daily Mail. "Go back into a depression and comfort eat and go back to square one, or use it as motivation to really improve my life. I wasn't going to let something like that destroy everything I had worked for, I would use it to spur me on and I did."

Since then, he's changed his diet, committed to his fitness, and has seen major results: In fact, he's now lost 168 poundsand he isn't finished yet.

"I put everything into my diet and training, and I can honestly say now I've never been happier," he said. "Since then I've found the consistency that I needed so much. Her cheating was a blessing in disguise."

Vaughn completely overhauled his diet by cutting out chips, soda, burgers, and pizza; instead replacing them with water, salads, and regular servings of eggs, fish, and vegetables. But he experienced his first weight-loss breakthrough when, at the recommendation of a friend, he took part in a six-week exercise "boot camp." From there, he joined a nearby gym, where he became a member of a group personal training program. Since then, his heartbreaking story has culminated in a happy, healthy ending.

Your personal weight loss journey doesn't need to begin with romantic misfortune, though. Men's Health's Body Fat Breakthrough program will rock your body in record time. Start your transformation today.

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