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Weight loss is hard work. No one likes to restrict themselves, most people enjoy chocolate and carbs, but these are things people often cut out when trying to shred the pounds.

The majority of diets require you to cut calories because they want you to see quick results. In reality, this isn't great biologically. Your body actually starts to think its actually starving, which makes you more hungry and causes stress eating.

Turns out, a lot of popular diets aren't actually all that good for you, and could cause weight gain.

Gluten free diets are trendy. They've been touted as a popular way to lose weight - despite the fact lots of nutritionists saying there's nothing wrong with eating gluten.

However, a recent study from Spain warns that exchanging foods containing gluten with a gluten-free alternative can increase risk of obesity.

This is because many of these gluten-free products actually contain high levels of fat. In the study, researchers compared 655 standard food products with 654 gluten-free options and found that on average, gluten-free bread had more than twice the fat of standard loaves, as well as substantially less protein.

Skipping meals, particularly breakfast, might seem like an obvious way to lose weight, but in reality it's very very unhealthy.

Statistics gathered over 20 years by the National Weight Control Registry,found that among dieters who lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for at least a year, 78 percent ate breakfast every day.

Eating breakfast will also boost your brainpower as well asbanish cravings and help to maintain weight loss, as well as stopping you from over-eating at lunchtime. Your metabolism increases after eating, so by skipping meals your metabolism can slow down and lead to weight gain.

A 'cheat day' refers to a concept where people will diet strictly six days a week and then binge on one day, to "reset" their metabolism, but unsurprisingly it's not a good idea. James Collier, Registered Nutritionist & Cofounder of Huel.com, told The Independent.

A full day of cheat eating is excessive and can be an excuse for the dieter to consume copious amounts of junk food.

Often they consume more than they would usually because they have been restricting themselves for the rest of the time, and hunger can be amplified.

Yo-yo dieting, or very low-calorie diets don't actually help you get healthier or shred pounds, at least in the long-term.

Research shows that very low-calorie diets might make you lose weight quickly, but due to the lack of lifestyle change, people gain the weight back very quickly once they hit their goal weight.

While exercise is critical, spending hours and hours in the gym might seem like an obvious and healthy way to lose weight, but it can be counter-productive.

Firstly, sticking to one type of exercise stops your body from being challenged and burns fewer calories than optimum, according to Eat This.

Secondly, over-exercising can lead to getting burned out. High intensity training for 20 minutes, 35 times per week is an appropriate amount, along with strength training is a better option.

A lot of populist diets encourage cutting out carbs, because it helps to drop water weight and melt away the pounds at first.

Carbs are essential to make our brain and central nervous system work properly, and cutting them out can lead to cravings and overeating.

Eating nothing but leaves can mean you lose out on essential nutrients.

Furthermore, if you're eating out, often salads are actually the most calorific item on the menu. Famously, there's more calories in a McDonald's salad than a Big Mac.

Juicing is a popular diet where people only drink fresh fruit juice and water, and no real food - which basically leads to you just drinking sugar and vitamins for the duration of the 'cleanse'.

Smoothies, while delicious and nutritional, aren't great for weight loss. Angela Ginn-Meadow, RD, a national spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, told Prevention

People aren't very conscious of what they're putting in their smoothies and bowls. They just toss it all in

The problems crop up with the additional calories from too much fruit, peanut butter, and protein powder.

Paleo or 'the caveman diet' is a popular diet which encourages you to eat lots of fruit, vegetables and lean meats while avoiding dairy, grains and strarches.

However, a recent study from researchers at the University of Melbourne shows thatPaleo could actually make you put on pounds.

For the study, researchers put mice on the Paleo diet, after nine weeks, the mice eating Paleo gained 15 per cent of their body weight and their insulin levels rose. The mice that ate a 'regular diet' didnt experience the same changes.

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About 85 million Americans have high blood pressure, a condition where the blood flowing through your blood vessels is consistently too high. Anyone, including children, can develop high blood pressure. It greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States, the Center for Disease Control reported. How do you know if you have high blood pressure? A doctor will run lab tests to help conclude whether or not the blood pressure issue is consistent or not. Based on the results of your tests, a doctor will identify whether or not the condition warrants medication, a lifestyle adjustment or maybe both. Clyde Yancy, MD, Chief of Cardiology at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago explained that most people will likely have the condition. The best data demonstrates that hypertension is almost unavoidable as we age, he told the Huffington Post. "Once we reach age 55, we have a 90 percent chance of becoming hypertensive." That is not exactly great news. However, you can make changes in your lifestyle that could help you. Here are 6 ways you can address high blood pressure.

Prayer is powerful and will also make you feel good to vent about current struggles. Sometimes we just need to be heard and praying can help this process. Not only this, but prayer will also make you a calmer person and it will get your mind off your troubles. There is no magic words or a particular flow, just communicate from your heart. Before you hit the grind of the morning, try to be still. Starting your day this way will set the tone. Author Rebecca Barlow Jordan prescribed a simple prayer: "I can't handle these times alone, Lord. Will you speak peace and calm my storms, or hold my hand while we walk through them together? Will you bring the reassuring wisdom of those who have come through similar times into my life? Thank you, Lord. I'm trusting you. In the name of the One who makes the wind and the waves stand still, Amen."

High blood pressure is a serious matter. Work on changing your lifestyle and incorporating things like prayer, yoga to lower stress and eating better to improve your overall health. Meanwhile, it will keep your heart happy.

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Professional athletes dont get to the top by accident. It takes superhuman levels of time, dedication, and focusand that includes paying attention to what they put in their bellies. In this series, GQ takes a look at what pro athletes in different sports eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Heres a look at the daily diet of pasta-loving Olympic track star Christian Taylor.

Christian Taylor was on top of the world after winning his first gold medal in triple jump at the 2012 London Olympics. Then, knee issues put into question whether the USA Track and Field star would ever be able to jump at a competitive level again. But instead of just hanging up his spikes, Taylor and his coach devised a plan: No more pasta. No more pizza. No more carbs, which were causing inflammation in his joints. That change, combined with a new jumping pattern, allowed Taylor to go on and win a second gold medal in Rio. We caught up with the gravity-defying champ while training in the Netherlands to discuss how his new diet reinvigorated his career and why so many Olympians love McDonalds.

GQ: Youve now won back-to-back gold medals at the Olympics. Is there a celebratory meal that has become a ritual for you?

Christian Taylor: Its pretty cool to be able to have that conversation. [Laughs] In 2012 I went to a burger place with my parents and I just had a regular cheeseburger with avocados, bacon, literally the works. In Brazil, I just had a rack of ribs and some fries. Nothing in particular, but its that point where youre no longer eating to eat. You can finally enjoy food and not feel guilty about things. I actually was eating McFlurries before the London Olympics, though.

McFlurries from McDonalds? Seriously?

It was my first Olympics. I was so nervous that I actually was having a lot of McFlurries while I was in the Olympic Village. Going into the London games I was so strict on my diet and watching all of my calories and everything that I just had to find something that would help ground me a little bit. So I figured maybe a little ice cream here and there would calm my nerves down and make me feel regular again, because I was so strict going in.

Ive actually heard before that there is always a McDonalds in the Olympic Village, but I just assumed no Olympic athlete would be touching that stuff after working so hard to get to this point. Are you guys really chowing down on McDonalds?

Oh, yeah! McDonalds is probably the most popular food source at the Village. Especially in Brazil. The food was a little different and so I think people wanted to play it safe. Also in Beijing, I was hearing so much about McDonalds. McDonalds is probably the hardest line to get into because everyone is eating there.

Thats insane. In your experience between London and Rio, how was the food aside from the McDonalds at the Olympic Village? Did you typically get all your food from right there, or were you able to explore off-site and experience some of the local establishments? Or maybe you just bring a ton of your own food in?

Both London and Rio had the cafeteria setup where you can go and get almost everything. Theres pizza stations and carb loads, meat loads, things like that. Ive grown fond ofin London and in Brazil it was almost like an outdoor grill setting where you could get grilled chicken, grilled fish, even shrimp. But in London especially I was exploring a lot. The Tube is super easy to get the hang of and everyone speaks English. I would just go around and say, Hey, what would you recommend around here? Everyone would have the best spot. So in London I was exploring a lot. Brazil, with the safety issues I was a little I just wanted to play it safe and didnt explore so much. And when I did, I was going to the Nike hospitality or the USA house, places like that.

I think most people often forget that track and field athletes are competing in different championship events all year long, and its not just the Olympics every four years. But does your diet change at all once you have the Olympics approaching?

For me, its all about consistency. Im very mindful of the things that I am putting into my body. My coach is really big on lowering the carb intake because I have bad knees and bad joints. The carbs really sit and cause a lot of inflammation in my joints. So focusing my diet on getting meats, vegetables, and fruits is really important. Dont get me wrong, I do have my cheat days. After a hard Saturday workout, say it was a really solid week, Im going to have a slice of cake. Im going to have something to reward myself. But I cant say that my diet would change in an Olympic year as opposed to the year after or the year before. The only real difference would be the week or two weeks before where Im going crazy mentally with stress or anticipation and I say, Let me have an ice cream to bring me back down.

Between the London and Rio games, you started dealing with some knee issues and ultimately ended up completely reversing your jumping pattern. Were there any dietary changes that coincided with the leg switch?

Actually, that was the point when I found out that the carbs were interfering with my total recovery. When I say I love carbs, I love pizza. I love pasta. I love sandwiches. They fill me up and I prefer that over eating chicken and fish and things like that. But when I was eating so much of that, I couldnt recover as well. Thats when we found out that my joints were becoming so inflamed that if I jumped on a Monday, I couldnt jump again until Friday because my knee would swell up or my ankle would swell up. Thats when my coach said, Let's try to alter your diet a little bit and see what response we get. He saw me eating at lunch a big plate of pasta. At dinner I would have a ton of fries and maybe a steak or something like that. He said instead of having the pasta, maybe we could do a salad. Instead of having the fries, maybe we could do asparagus or a zucchini mix or something like that. And that ended up being way better for me. When I was jumping on a Monday, by Wednesday I was ready to go again. I was definitely missing the pasta and stuff, but I told myself that if Im going to compete at a high leveland now with changing legs I was given this second chancehow am I going to make the best out of this? If thats the biggest sacrifice I have to make, Im willing to do it.

"I find the prettier the dinner can be, the more colors that are involved, the better it can be."

Take me through your day-to-day diet. Are you a lunch/breakfast/dinner kind of guy, or do you prescribe to another method?

On a typical training day, for breakfast I would have two eggs with spinach. It doesnt matter how I do it. Some days scrambled, some days over easy, others an omelet. I love avocado so I try to incorporate avocado in three to four meals out of the day. Some fruits. Bananas, pears, apples. Something thats not too heavy but can also fill me up for the two hours of training I have. Then between my running and jumping session I have an hour to and hour-and-a-half before my weight session. Thats when I would have a protein shake and lunch. Lunch would consist usually of a salad with some kind of meat or eggs. If I know I have a bigger lifting session afterwards I would usually have chicken, beef, or lamb. I always try to get a little protein in there but the salad keeps it light. Again, Ill have fruit in my salad. Some strawberries, peaches, mangoes, pineapples. Some sunflower seeds. I love feta cheese, so I throw some feta cheese in there. After weights I usually have a protein bar and banana. Just something to get me over the hump between lunch and dinner. Plus Ill try to load up on water, trying to replace all the water that Ive lost throughout the day.

With dinner, its very important to keep in mind whatever the session I have the next day. If I were having a lot of running the next day then I would usually have fish or chicken. Something that could break down a little quicker, versus if I know that I have a slower tempo day or something thats not so intense. Then I would have some kind of steak or lamb again, because I dont need to feel super light the next day. Then just a ton of vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers. I try to get some color. I find the prettier the dinner can be, the more colors that are involved, the better it can be.

Youve already mentioned your love for ice cream. Are you ever indulging in some dessert?

My dessert would be some fruit. Pineapple is usually very sweet. Coconut, things like that are usually my dessert.

Youre currently training in the Netherlands. You lived in London. Youve lived in the States. Youve travelled all over the world competing. You seem like a good person to askwhere is the best place in the world to get food?

I would have to say Barcelona, hands down. I mean, they love seafood. It just seems so fresh. And the spices! No matter what kind of mood Im in, Ive had really good experiences there. Whether its the lobster, whether its the prawns. I was there two weeks ago and I was just in heaven. Barcelona, Spain would be my number one choice. Second would be Tokyo.

When you have an event in those cities does it make it that much harder to stick to your diet?

Absolutely. When you know its right outside the hotel or right outside the Village, you can always find an excuse to go and enjoy yourself. The good thing is when Im wearing the USA gear it does remind me what Im there for. This is not a holiday. This is work.

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Do you even paleo, bro? Apparently, yall do bro.

According to food delivery company Grubhub, Austinites in 2016 wanted to eat as the cave folk did. In astudy of the most popular eating trends last year (or diets, as I like to call them), paleo reigned supreme among all other specialized food plans in the capital of Texas. The paleo diet, in case you youve never eaten out with someone who makes a waiter sigh, is based on eating only foods available to Paleolithic-era humans. Essentially, a lot of meat, fruits, vegetables and nuts, and no dairy, bread, processed foods, alcohol or simple pleasures in life.

Grubhubs methodology? The company says it looked at delivery orders related to the most popular healthy eating plans in the United States: paleo, raw, juice cleanse, vegan, gluten-free, low-fat, Mediterranean and keto diets. Entirely possible that every paleo devotee in Austin was just too lazy to eat anything other than takeout, in other words.

Austin also landed at No. 8 on the list of major U.S. cities whose citizens were chasing a diet fad. Austinites ordered 44 percent more foods from a popular meal plan than the rest of the nation, according to the study. Seattle and Portland topped the list (gluten-free, they are). Dallas slid in at No. 3 (also favoring the paleo way of life).

The Fred Flintstone foodie trend also took home gold medal among all other diets across the country such orders were up 370 percent over the previous year, according to Grubhub.

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(WFLA) You can map out your family tree, solve ancient mysteries, even predict your future, but did you know your DNA can also tell you what to eat?

Theres a new trend in feeling better and slimming downall by knowing what your body really needs and wants.

The results basically showed me every diet Ive done for the last ten years has been wrong, said busy mom Mary Ann Cucuzza.

Cucuzza always stuck to a high fat, low-carb diet, because its been the fad for women for years.

After taking the Pathway Genomics DNA test, Cucuzza realized exactly what she should be eating.

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In hisrecent TEDxTalk,Jay Cardielloargued that when it comes to our health,we've got it allwrong: "Diet and exercise makes you fat," the strength and conditioning coachtoldthe audience. And the health and fitness industry? "It's a complete lie."

Cardiello, who has trainedboth professional athletes andstars likeSofia Vergara andJennifer Lopez, went on to highlight the misconceptions the industry creates.Dietitians who devise complicated weight-loss strategies ("they swap this food for that food, you eat this, don't eat this")are confusingpeople, he said. Labels like "all natural" and "gluten-free" on packaged foods are designed to trick us. And wellness brands are out to profit fromour health problems.

Take fads like juice cleanses, for example. Theyleave people undernourished and fatigued, not fit. "The industry plays upon our emotions," Cardiello said.

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Health'scontributing nutrition editor Cynthia Sass, RD, MPH, agrees with some of Cardiellos grievances. She says its important that consumers be skeptical of products and plans that arent backed by science. But calling the entire industry a farce isnt fair either.

There are many qualified nutrition and fitness practitioners that are motivated by helping people live healthier lives, Sass says. As for food labels, Sass agrees they can be misleading: "Gluten-free" doesn'tautomatically make a food healthy, for example.Gluten-free foods can contain refined grains like white rice, added sugars, and lack nutrients."

"But not every food labeled gluten-free falls into this category," she adds.

There is one diet plan that Cardiellodoes recommend:Eat as if you have one day to live, or theres a health scare." In his TEDx talk,Cardiello made the case that staying healthy is simple as long as we get enough sleep, drink water, eat vegetables, surround ourselves with people that believe in us, and give to others.

And fitness isnt about push-ups and squats, Cardiello adds. "Its about the quality of life that youre living."

Los Angeles-based celebrity trainer Mike Donavanikis only half on-board with that notion: I agree that everyone strives for a better quality of lifebut doing exercises like push-ups and squats is what will give you that," he says.

Cardiello goes so farto say "the answer to fitness is walking"a claimDonavanikstrongly disagrees with."Walking is not going to be enough," the trainer told Health. "If you want more out of life, you have to work out hard and put in the effort," he says. "There's just no way around it."

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Every Mother's Day, most everyone asks themselves "What would Mom must love?" Joana shopped around for some ideas, and since it's Fitness Friday, we start with some fitness classes.

The Babies on Board Class will soon be available at the Xtend Barre in Highlands Ranch. It's a post natal fitness class designed to give moms a dynamic ballet barre workout with the pilates element and your little on in tow. No need for a babysitter here, your heart will be pumping and your little one fully entertained. They are having their first workshop May 24 so go to XtendBarre.com for more information.

The next one is pretty cool, it's Volo Yoga with a hammock. The creators say the motion of the hammock brings the baby back to the safety and comfort of the womb. It bonds baby and parent by taking them through a flow of gentle poses using music, touch and sensory development. The class is an hour and open to parents and babies at least 6 weeks old to pre-walking. Go to AtherialFitness.com for more information.

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