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New Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe weighed in at 346 pounds at the 2012 Scouting Combine and has been listed at that weight since, but he said in Atlanta hes going to be a little slimmer.

Poe says hes already lost a few pounds and after talking to Falcons coach Dan Quinn he plans to lose more and play around 15 or 20 pounds lower than his previous weight.

He just told me he wanted me to come in and play fast and be aggressive, Poe said, so around 330 is where Ill play at most of the year. I feel like that will be a comfortable weight for me, too.

Poe denied reports that he has back problems that have scared some teams off in free agency, and said hes going to be able to move well and do whats asked of him in the Falcons defense.

This style of defense, like I said, it lets D-linemen play, Poe said. It lets us play football, it lets us attack, it lets us go do what D-linemen were made to do. I definitely feel like it will be real good for me.

For most people, 330 pounds isnt slim and fast, but Poe isnt built like most people. Poe at 330 will be trim and ready to attack in the Falcons defense.

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Concern about fitting into their gown drives many brides to crash diet in an effort to lose weight.

In addition, brides-to-be and grooms-to-be want to look their best on their wedding day, and many express concern about their weight in the weeks and months leading up to the wedding. Losing weight is a goal for many engaged couples, but it's important that couples who want to shed a few extra pounds don't sacrifice safety for the sake of slimming down.

According to a Cornell University study of 273 women with a wedding day approaching, 70 percent wanted to lose more than 20 pounds before the wedding. However, reality indicates that a weight loss of 5 to 10 pounds is more attainable more so if the weight loss regimen is spread out over several weeks.

The term "brideorexia" has entered the vernacular, and it is associated with brides who are taking extreme measures to lose weight. Taking laxatives, engaging in fluid-only diets and even using tobacco or drugs as appetite suppressants are just some of the measures brides have taken to shed weight before their wedding day.

There is no magic formula to shed pounds, but there are certain ways to jump-start and maintain the process of healthy weight loss that can help you look slimmer and healthy for the big day.

* Eat. Although initial calorie curbing can help shed weight, eventually your body may adapt to your new eating habits or go into "survival mode," which means conserving fat reserves. Researchers at Penn State University found that fasting signals to the body that it is being starved, triggering a lower metabolic rate. Brides-to-be should never cut out food entirely. Eating anything less than 1,200 calories a day will encourage the body to try to conserve energy by lowering its metabolism. Severe calorie restriction is not an effective way to lose weight.

* Step up your exercise regimen. Reducing food intake alone will not help you lose weight quickly. For that you must burn more calories than you consume. Adding more cardiovascular activity to your routine can help burn calories more efficiently. According to a clinical study from researchers at Italy's University of Padua published in the 2011 International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, eating a light meal before exercising helps you burn more fat and keeps your body burning fat even 24 hours after the exercise.

* Reduce sodium intake. Sodium doesn't necessarily lead to weight gain, but it can make it appear so. Sodium contributes to water retention, which may make you appear heavier or bloated. Cut back on foods that are high in sodium, especially as the wedding nears, to reduce water retention.

* Identify sources of empty calories. Fruit juices, soda and other beverages are often the culprits in cases of unnecessary calorie consumption. Choose your beverages wisely and limit them to water, tea and unsweetened drinks. If you want to drink fruit juice, consider diluting it. In addition, most alcoholic beverages have 100 calories or more. While it may be tempting to celebrate with wine, champagne and mixed drinks during your engagement period, your waistline may ultimately pay the price for such indulgences.

* Hire a good photographer. It is said that a camera adds 10 pounds, a reason many couples panic about their wedding day. A photo is a two-dimensional image of a 3-D object. The photo reduces depth perception and flattens an image, which may make some items look like they have more bulk. A professional photographer will know how to manipulate lighting and camera angles for more flattering shots.

* Eat smaller portions. Often its not a matter of what you are eating but how much. Most portion sizes served in restaurants or even at home are double or triple the amount you should be eating. When in doubt, cut portions in half.

* Fill up on fiber or protein. Instead of resorting to pills to suppress an appetite, eat foods that will fill you up naturally. High-fiber foods will bulk up in the stomach and keep you feeling satiated longer. The same can be said for lean proteins, which take longer to digest, thus fending off hunger pangs.

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Yep, you heard that right! There are some small things you can begin doing right this minute, if you want to lose weight. It works because taking small steps, add up to big changes. Read on to find out what you can start doing today.

Okay, so youve heard this tip before and there is a very good reason whyit works! If you carry water with you all day long and sip it to stay hydrated, you will lose weight. Yes, you will run to the bathroom a lot, but it will be worth it. Your skin will look more supple, you will have more energy (less sluggish), and your stomach will feel fuller so you wont be as hungry. As an added bonus, there is water everywhere you go, including Starbucks, and its free:) For those of us that need a bit more guidance on how to get enough water, heres what you do: Place eight 10 to 12 ounce bottles of water on your counter first thing in the morning. By the end of the day, it should be gone. Easy, peesey. No pun intended.

Twenty minutes is all it takes to get in a workout these days, and every busy mom has 20 minutes. I should know, I am one:) Don t be old school and defeat yourself by thinking you need an hour just to find yourself doing nothing at all because you dont have a full hour. An at home 20-minute workout that you can do 3 to 5 times a week with light weights will help speed up your metabolism and burn more calories plus increase your energy level. It also helps to work multiple muscle groups at the same time which is what I do in the following workout Ive included for you here:

I fell in love with Prosecco when my friend from Italy came to town and gave me a bottleor two. It is somewhere between a wine and a champagneonly without the headache that the large bubbles in champagne give you or the sugar hangover that wine gives you. And news flash, it is LOWER in calories. Thats right, it is the lowest calorie alcoholic beverage out there. Ive never met a mom that doesnt like to have a glass of wine at bedtime or with the girls so this is good news. Fewer calories, need I say more?

Motivate yourself! Thats rightinstead of flipping through magazines and finding pictures of someone you want to look like, find a picture of YOU at your absolute best. You know, the one you would post as your profile photo on eHarmony or other social media sites. Looking at yourself every time you go to grab something from the fridge holds you accountable and will help you make better choices. What a great way to remind yourself of what you can achieve when you are motivated and help you get there once again. A great tool to help you stay on track.

Half your sandwich, split your salad, cut your desert in half. Save money and calories every time you eat by taking home half of whatever you order for later. Better yet, put it in your kids lunch the next day. Seriouslyleftovers rock. I actually learned this tip from my teenage daughter who goes out with 2 or 3 of her friends and they split something like a Chicken Caesar salad. At first I thought they were doing it to save money (proud mama), but soon realized the portions are so big these days it was more than enough. We can learn a lot from our kids! Try it on your husband or boyfriend too when you go out to dinner. They may think youre trying to give them a message that they need to eat less (like mine), however when you are splitting at a restaurant, you usually end up trying something new which is always a good thing. Think outside the box.

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Forget what you have heard about cheese we have Gouda news for you.

Eating cheese does not raise your cholesterol and could actually help you lose weight, scientists have found.

Research from Ireland found people who eat a lot of cheese do not have a higher cholesterol than those who dont.

They also discovered that people who eat more dairy tend to have a lower body mass index.

But current health guidelines suggest eating foods high in saturated fat can increase your risk of high cholesterol.

Evidence strongly suggests that high cholesterol can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots and angina.

It is often caused by an unhealthy diet or having a family history of stroke or heart disease.

For the study, 1,500 Irish adults kept a four-day food diary and were asked to note how much dairy they ate.

Their blood samples were then analysed for cholesterol levels and other metabolic health problems.They found that the adults with a lower body mass index ate more dairy.

However, lower blood pressure was associated with eating cheese more than other products like yogurt and milk.

They found that while adults who ate large amounts of cheese consumed more saturated fat, they did not have the associated higher cholesterol.

Dr. Emma Feeney, Food for Health Irelands program manager, said: Simply looking at individual foods does not reflect the real story.

What will really impact on our metabolic health, is the overall pattern in which whole foods are consumed.

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If you havent seen it thrown around Reddit, you might have heard itballyhooed by a gym bro: ketosis just works, bro! You get to eat all the bacon and cream you can stomach, shred fat, maintain muscle, and still dominate your sport.

The very, very high-fat ketogenic diet is one of the hottest trends in nutrition, but while there are some success stories in endurance athletes, theres very little evidence in strength sports. It may be delicious, but is it a smart pick for your next meet?

Your body kicks into ketosis when carbohydrate intake is so low that the body doesnt want to use it as a fuel source. Typically, that happens when fat makes up 60 to 70 percent of overall calories, protein 20 to 30 percent, and carbs are under 50 grams per day. It usually takes less than a day for your body to start producing ketones for fuel a sure sign is when when your breath starts to smell of acetone, a ketosis by-product. (Incidentally, it kind of stinks. Like a mixture of fruit and nail polish remover, in which acetone is a key ingredient.)

If you look at one of the main fuels the body can burn, carbohydrates and fat are the main two, and a layer down are the sort of subfuels, lactate and ketones, says Dr. Mike T. Nelson, CSCS, an adjunct professor at the Carrick Institute whose PhD focused on metabolic flexibility.

Historically, ketones have not shown up in the body in enough quantities for the body to use unless youre in starvation, he explains. But you can get there via whats called a ketogenic diet. When you do that, your body will start producing ketones, which can then be used for fuel. Then youre in a state of ketosis.

Though first suggested as a therapeutic tool by the Mayo Clinic in the 1920s, it wasnt until the late 20th century that ketosis gained popularity as a tool to treat epilepsy and other brain disorders. Some research has shown that more than half of children with epilepsy who go on the diet experience at least fifty percent fewer seizures.

Thats always been its main use: therapeutic. Theres also some shakier evidence that it can help the body to fight cancerous tumors and prevent diabetes.

Its benefits like these that have spurred some corners of the health and fitness industry to try and stay in ketosis in their day-to-day lives. (Tim Ferriss has claimed it helped to cure him of Lyme disease, and he continues to cycle ketogenic phases to this day.)

It may also help folks to burn more fat while retaining muscle. Naturally, its this possibility that causedsix pack aficionadosto perk up and the diet to spread like wildfire. From there came communities like Ketogains, where some members can be found swearing up and down that all but eliminating carbs increases performance and aesthetics to unprecedented levels.

The problem is that while theres some evidence that ketosis may not be detrimental for some endurance athletes, theres very, very little clinical evidence as to whether or not it can benefit strength athletes.

But we know enough about how the body uses different energy systems to have a pretty good idea.

The short answer: low reps.

Since we dont have a lot of direct data, you have to ask what energy source are strength athletes using? says Nelson. If we look at Olympic lifting and powerlifting, its extremely explosive power, the duration of time is very short, so its primarily the ATP-CP energy system. So, ketosis in those athletes may be OK because theyre typically doing brief high output with pretty long rest periods.

He explains that if youre keeping sets at between roughly one and three reps with long rest periods of three to five minutes, this may be long enough to regenerate the ATP levels (a method of intracellular energy transfer) even if youre in ketosis.

So I would say keto is OK not great but its OK during peaking phases where volume is very low and youre having a very high intensity effort as opposed to high volume, says Dr. Mike Israetel, an assistant professor of nutrition, exercise science, and public health at Temple University and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. The higher the total volume of work you perform in training, the more youre going to rely on glycogen and carbohydrate to potentiate that performance. In strength sports, because the work is typically not as high in duration, people can get away with lower carbs in general.

Functional fitness, strongman, and anything with high volume.

The higher the volume of training, the worse keto starts to perform, Israetel continues, saying that he would even caution against it for sets of more than six reps. CrossFit is maybe the worst category of sports for which you should try to do keto. Its an incredibly terrible mismatch.

This is because functional fitness athletes do high volumes of training and a lot of work around the lactate threshold. When exercising at a high intensity for between one and three minutes, the body primarily uses the glycolytic energy system which as the name suggests runs off of glucose. If youre in ketosis, your glycolytic system isnt running properly and your performance suffers.

Whats interesting is that ketogenic folks dont necessarily have low glycogen levels in their muscles. Remember that almost all the studies on ketogenic training have been performed on endurance athletes, and when theyre highly adapted, the glycogen levels in the muscles are often fine.

The issue is that if youre in ketosis and your body thinks it needs to be running on ketones, you may not be able to use those stored carbohydrates effectively. Even if your body has all the pieces to run its glycolytic system, it wont. (At least not well.)

Its an access issue, not the amount thats being stored, says Nelson. Its like a gas tanker truck being pulled over at the side of the road because its out of gas. Its not like theres no gas in the tanker truck, its that theres no direct line to the engine.

While the volume is typically a little lower, the same rules apply for strongman: its a sport that typically requires thirty to ninety seconds of more or less continuous output, which means its an energy system that runs best on carbs.

As the events turn from the shorter events to the longer events like stone loading, log for reps, deadlift for reps, you would pay for ketosis, says Israetel. Youll have a couple of reps missed on everything. Its not recommended for performance.

Endurance runners can sometimes manage well on ketosis because their sport is performed at a relatively low intensity, so an athlete can have some pretty decent performance using ketones as fuel. But while that may be true, there are still no world-class ultramarathoners who dont eat carbs.

Its also important to note that while it may facilitate fat loss, ketosis is probably lousy for muscle gain. Thats in part because insulin, despite misconceptions that it should be minimized at all costs, is actually highly anabolic.

In bodybuilding circles where low-carb diets like keto are the most popular, youll see an interesting relationship where theyre very popular but only in fat loss stages, says Israetel. But in muscle gain phases, very few bodybuilders stay on low carbs.

In some corners of the fitness world, runners will train in ketosis to help their bodies better learn to use fat stores for energy and then, right before an race, theyll consume a huge serving of carbohydrates. The idea is that the athlete will then be able to efficiently use both forms of fuel, and while its a nice theory, it doesnt really hold up in practice.

Research[1][6] didnt see much of a performance change, and thats probably because they gave them a whole ton of carbohydrates while the machinery to effectively use them was impaired, says Nelson, who notes that the right enzymes to effectively use carbohydrates were not present in high enough amounts. It probably takes at least a couple of days and maybe a few weeks before those enzymes are back up and running at full steam.

Ketosis makes an athlete more effective at using fat stores for energy while making him or her less efficient at using carbohydrates for energy. But in his clients (and yes, this is anecdotal), Nelson has found that a good way to produce an athlete who is efficient at using both forms of fuel is intermittent fasting.

We know that ability to use fat during rest and low intensity exercise is highly variable, ranging from 23 to 93 percent [4], he says. So some can use it much more effectively than others[2][3]. If I think someones ability to use fat is impaired, Ill have them do periods of fasting of up to twenty-four hours or even longer to get that acute change in fat use without messing up their ability to use carbohydrates to the highest degree, he says.

He has his clients do long, slow, aerobic fasted training once or even twice per day in order to minimize insulin and train their bodies to use fat as much as possible without producing the kind of enzyme changes seen in ketogenic athletes that can reduce the ability to use carbohydrates. I can give them carbs the very next day and they can still use them to a high degree, he continues. So Im not screwing up their ability to do strength and power type activities.

People have been looking for the unique benefits of cutting carbohydrates out for a long time, and outside of some benefits in diseased populations, epileptics etc. there s just no benefits, it just wont happen, says Israetel. Not surprisingly, theres no big potentiation effect in anything when you remove something from your diet. So I think that situation with keto is, can it work in some places where its not terrible? Yes. Is it an enhancer? Ive never seen anything it enhances outside of some disease conditions.

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As a registered dietitian , I dont believe in diet "cheat" days or meals. Well, I dont really believe in diets either, but since many people are on some diet or other, they're still worth discussing. If you are on a dietor just trying your hand at healthy eating in generaland youre indulging in cheat days or cheat meals, let me explain why I cant get on board.

Eating seems to have devolved into the territory of the morality police: good versus bad . Dirty versus clean. Cheating versus staying loyal to your eating plan. But food is just thatfoodand making it into a moral issue is unfortunately becoming the new standard.

Before we dive in, it's worth noting that as with any diet or plan, cheat days may work for some people. A piece of 2016 research in Journal of Consumer Psychology found that "cheating" on a diet can actually help you lose weight because it wards off feelings of deprivation.

But for many people, it's not that simple. Here's why.

My primary concern with cheat days is the emotional implications of morally categorizing your eating habits. Sure, you can go overboard on a cheat day and eat a ton of crap and feel physically sick from it, but I think the emotional consequences can almost be more damaging.

Meaning, if you cheat, then overcompensate out of guilt by restricting your diet for the days following the indulgence, then overeat because youre restricting, it can become a soul-sucking binge cycle. The rapid influx of sugar , fat, and refined carbohydrates that make up many cheat meals often exacerbate this, leading to an extended binge either due to guilt, that "last chance" feeling, or through the actual composition of those foods. Obviously this defeats the purpose of the cheating concept, but it can also lead to feelings of failure.

This diet merry-go-round is a common reason why diets (or cheat days/meals on diets) dont work for most people.

Restricting food for a particular day can create tension around eating and cause you to crave, then overeat, the very foods that youre trying to avoid. As anyone who has ever been on a diet knows, that forbidden-fruit feeling can be very real. Obsessing about the "bad" foods youre going to take a swan dive into once your cheat day arrives is distracting and unhealthy, not to mention often a precursor to going overboard.

If you feel like you're eating "good" foods out of obligation so you can get to the cheat days, eating becomes merely a means to an end, which is pretty much the opposite of what it should be. Finding pleasure in food and nourishing your body and soul is a healthier, more satisfying way to view food. Instead of choking down a salad and then dreaming about the many cupcakes youre going to eat on your cheat day, wouldnt it be better to eat healthy food you actually enjoy ( it doesn't have to be salad !), have a cupcake whenever you want it, and move past the whole good/bad thing?

I work from a perspective of normalizing all foods. That means that even though some foods are healthier than others, its not a big deal to have an indulgent amount of a less-healthy food every day, then just get over it. Treating yourself often enough can defuse the attractiveness of those "forbidden" foods.

My clients find that eating this way is not only easier and more enjoyable, it also has no bad repercussions on their weight. On the contrary, it makes eating an overall healthy diet simpler because theyre stepping away from the obsessive "can't have this" mindset. No foods are off-limits and only allowed when you're cheating, aka being "bad." Think of it as the 80/20 or 90/10 rule. Im all for it.

If cheat days work for you and are helping you get closer to your health and fitness goals, thats great, and by all means you should continue with them! But if you feel that method isn't working for you, try a different approach. The best diet is one that you can live with for the long term.

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By Juli Fraga By Juli Fraga March 19 at 8:00 AM

For years, whenever Vik Kapoor spoke before a crowd, his stomach swirled with anxiety, his heart raced and he concluded each lecture drenched in sweat.

My fear of public speaking affected my self-confidence, which is why I made it my New Years resolution to tackle this problem, says Kapoor, a life coach and adjunct professor at Howard Universitys law school. Initially, I tried to lessen my fear by looking for simple solutions. I vowed to wear black whenever I spoke in public to hide the sweat stains, and I scheduled a doctors appointment to see if a health issue was causing my anxiety. I also decided to become my own cheerleader by giving myself mini pep talks before each of my lectures.

After coming up with these solutions, Kapoor felt better. But the next time he spoke in public, his planning failed. As soon as I began my talk, my stomach churned and I started sweating. My mind went blank.

Kapoor became so frustrated that he discarded his resolution.

Kapoor didnt know it at the time, but he now realizes he was suffering from false-hope syndrome, a tendency to have unrealistic beliefs about what is required to change behavior.

University of Toronto professors Janet Polivy and C. Peter Herman coined the term in 2000 based on their research showing that people frequently underestimate the work needed to meet self-improvement goals. When hope meets reality, the commitment to change often collapses.

Several other social scientists believe that false-hope syndrome helps explain why people struggle to lose weight, quit smoking and exercise regularly.

About 25 percent of Americans who make New Years resolutions abandon them within a week, according to the statistics website StatisticsBrain.com, whether its to begin the Paleo diet, sign up for a daily yoga challenge or start a meditation practice. By February, most people have given up on their resolutions altogether.

Sasha Albani, a psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist in San Francisco, says the key to sticking with a resolution is to make sure that it aligns with ones personal values.

We are more likely to follow through on our goals when we make value-led decisions. For example, if we value the physical and mental health benefits of exercise, were more likely to succeed at beginning a new exercise program, Albani says.

She says that our goals are harder to accomplish when our values clash. For example, lets say that you want to stop drinking coffee and soda, but you really value how alert caffeine makes you feel. In this case, its going to be more difficult to change your behavior.

A theory of behavior change known as acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT, may help some people stick with resolutions.

According to the American Psychological Association, ACT therapy may work particularly well when we want to change a bad habit but we are unclear about the barriers that could get in our way.

This psychological intervention can help increase cognitive flexibility by showing people how to identify their values and the steps that they need to take to change their behavior.

ACT therapy breaks down goal-setting into three steps by using the guiding principles of values, commitment and willingness to change, says Daniela Tempesta, a psychotherapist and life coach in San Francisco.

According to Tempesta, these are the psychological components that are necessary for achieving your new goals.

After several years of failing to keep his resolutions, Kapoor contacted an ACT psychotherapist. He quickly learned that while he valued speaking confidently, he didnt value himself. When he had tried to give himself mini pep talks, he spoke to himself unkindly.

Id tell myself, Anyone can do this, its easy, just pull it together. I realized that this was negative self-talk and not a pep talk at all, Kapoor says.

With the help of his therapist, he learned how to apply ACT in a way that set him up for success.

I realized that my fear of public speaking stemmed from a deep worry about not trusting myself. My anxiety was my bodys way of propelling into the fight-or-flight response. Once I identified this insight, I had to examine why I didnt feel confident about my abilities, Kapoor says.

For those who make resolutions, Tempesta suggests looking at the changes to be made and thinking about how they can be achieved. She recommends these ACT principles:

Examine barriers: If youre vowing yet again to run a marathon or lose weight, ask yourself what stood in your way before. What will you do differently this time that might make success more likely? For example, if you began training for a marathon by running in the morning even though youre really not a morning person, you might choose to train at a different time of day.

Clarify values: While resolutions often reflect someones values, they can compete with other values. For example, if you want to lose weight but eating is one way that you cope with stress, you may want to see whether there are other methods that will help you control stress. You might decide to adopt a pet or begin a weekly yoga class. Tempesta says that if you find a way to align your values (managing stress and eating healthier), youre more likely to reach your goals.

Accept emotions: Once you have clarified your values, ask yourself what feelings might arise as you work toward your goal. For example, if you give up caffeine because it can make you anxious, will you then feel irritable, tired or depressed? Personal reflection can help you consider mechanisms for coping with these feelings.

Take action: Commit to making behavior changes based on your values. For example, if you value eating healthier but your colleagues often invite you out to lunch, think about how you will avoid ordering french fries instead of salad. You might take control by suggesting a restaurant with healthy offerings where you wont be tempted to eat your favorite carbs.

If you stumble along the way, dont give up, Tempesta says. Simply notice the thoughts and feelings that block your path and begin again. Remember that if you falter on your resolutions, you dont need to wait until Jan. 1 comes around again to harness new hope.

Fraga is a psychologist based in San Francisco. She is not an ACT therapist.

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Medi-Weightloss of Woodstock will host its grand opening with Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce officials on Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, free body composition analysis, a smoothie bar, hors doeuvres and music.

The Woodstock location that opened Jan. 21 is one of 99 locations nationwide spanning 25 states and offering help to residents wanting to reach their goal weight and transition to a healthier lifestyle.

Established in 2005, Medi-Weightloss offers a physician-supervised weight loss program known as The One That Works!

Physicians and medical professionals provide individualized care based on each patients goals, health status, and medical history, according to a news release.

The program includes weekly consultations that focus on nutrition, lifestyle and exercise. Education is provided on how to lose weight in the real world using real food without prepackaged meals. Patients learn how to keep weight off through a specialized Wellness Phase.

In addition to weight loss programs for adults resulting in over three million pounds lost, Medi-Weightloss offers specialized weight loss programs for adolescents and diabetics.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, over two-thirds of Americans are obese or overweight and Georgia now has the 19th highest adult obesity rate in the nation, the release said.

Georgias adult obesity rate is currently 30.7 percent, up from 20.6 percent in 2000 and from 10.1 percent in 1990. One group fighting this epidemic is Medi-Weightloss Clinics, said Medi-Weightloss of Woodstock owner Arthur Tsiropoulos.

In Georgia, 30 percent of the population is obese, he said. As an Atlanta native, I find the statistics shocking. We are struggling with spikes in diabetes, heart disease and depression. I want to do something about it.

Obesity continues to be a huge health concern that can lead to even more health problems Tsiropoulos said, including high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis and certain types of cancer.

Medi-Weightloss medical director Dr. Sejal Shah said it is critical to get a good nights sleep.

Sleep deprivation makes you hungry, said Shah. Leptin is the chemical that tells your brain when youre full, when it should burn calories and when it should create energy for your body to use. When you dont get enough sleep, you end up with too little leptin in your body. The decrease in leptin brought on by sleep deprivation can result in a constant feeling of hunger and a general slow-down of your metabolism.

To help those who are struggling to lose weight, Tsiropoulos offered some advice.

Stop looking for a quick fix, he said. Many people think the best way to lose weight is to get the weight off as quickly as possible, when in fact it takes time. To keep the pounds off it is important to make long-term changes that will stick.

Identify your deterrents, said Tsiropoulos.

It is important to recognize emotional triggers as many can lead to overeating. Common triggers include stress, fatigue and relationship problems, he said. Treat yourself. Every milestone you cross, reward yourself with a new fitness accessory.

Medi-Weightloss of Woodstock offers patients a comprehensive wellness program and premier services, including medical weight loss program customized to each patient, weekly vitamin injections providing energy and metabolize stored fat, appetite suppressants if medically appropriate one-on-one counseling, lifestyle modification training and nutrition education weekly menus, recipes, specialty smoothies and prepared foods easy-to-follow exercise plans and the final wellness phase teaches patients to keep weight off for life.

The Medi-Weightloss grand opening in Woodstock will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at The Centre at Woodstock, 12195 Highway 92 at Trickum Road. For more information, contact Lucy Flinn at 404-402-0992 or email lflinn@mediweightlossclinics.com.

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