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A new study has found a link between chronic stress and difficulty in losing weight.

The research by a team of British researcher looked at levels of cortisol, a stress hormone naturally produced by the body, as stored in hair samples from test subjects.

We found levels of cortisol in the hair to be positively and significantly correlated to larger waist circumference and higher body mass index or BMI, lead researcher Sarah Jackson of the Institute of Epidemiology and Health at University College London said, CBS News reported. These results provide consistent evidence that chronic stress is associated with higher levels of obesity.

The study does not establish a causal link and further study with younger test subjects may be warranted.

The study had nearly all white participants and was conducted among an older population, significant because age and race are factors in cortisol levels, CBS reported.

As indicated in the paper, measurements of hair cortisol reflect exposure over the past several months, obesity researcher Susan Fried, who did not work on the study, told CNN in an email. But the obesity in the people studied likely developed many years earlier. Thus, these high hair cortisol values may simply reflect social or biological stress associated with being obese.

It is possible, for example, that the social stigma that people with obesity often endure may cause mental stress and hence high cortisol levels, Ms. Fried added.

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Losing weight whether its 20 pounds or 200 is incredibly difficult. People who successfully do it and keep it off transform their lives, not just for the short term, but forever. Healthy eating and exercise remain a big part of their lives.

While most people expect to eat new foods and start exercise routines, they experience many surprising changes.

These seven women share 13 things they wish they knew before losing at least 100 pounds.

As soon as Jamie Lanigan who dropped 145 pounds thanks in part to a lunch club at work started losing weight, she happily donated her clothes to charity. But she regrets not keeping a pair of pants she wore when she weighed 400 pounds.

I really wish I kept one pair of pants from my start weight so I could have a tangible reminder of how far Ive come. Some days, sticking to the plan is a bit more of a challenge than other days, so having that symbol of your hard work could help you keep your goals in sight, she told TODAY, via email.

After five years of watching her diet, participating in a lunch club and working out almost every day of the week, Jamie Laingan lost 145 pounds.

Using food to comfort herself after the deaths of her mother and husband meant Justine McCabe's weight ballooned to 313 pounds. She realized she needed to drop pounds to be healthier. To stay motivated, she snapped a selfie every day, and with diet and exercise, she lost 128 pounds to weigh 185.

But she became obsessed with being healthy.

I wasn't aware how easily you could swap one eating disorder for another, McCabe said. I became so engrossed in my efforts that it was all I could see and it clouded my ability to realize how far I'd already come. It created a very powerful cycle of over training, binge eating and body dysmorphia.

She spent several months focusing on her self-worth and finding balance. Today, she feels happy with herself.

After getting stuck in a turnstile at Disneyland because she weighed 510 pounds, Jacqueline Adan started her weight-loss journey, dropping 350 pounds in four and a half years. But thinking about losing over 300 pounds felt daunting. She wishes someone told her to focus on the little wins.

Take it one day at a time, one pound at a time, she said. Focus on making a lifestyle change, not just a quick way to lose weight.

At her heaviest, Jacqueline Adan weighed more than 500 pounds..

Misty Mitchell lost 143 pounds after quitting drinking, cutting carbs and exercising. She knew shed be shopping for new clothes, but had no idea weight loss changed just about everything.

My skin cleared up, I am no longer a shade of pink, my heels arent cracked, my hair is coming in thicker, she said. You get your body back You feel healthy and pain-free again.

After realizing she could eliminate the medications she took for high blood pressure, cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes if she shed some weight, NaTasha Glaspy started going to the local YMCA. In two years, she lost 160 pounds and some friends with bad habits.

My relationships with old friends have changed mainly because we don't do the things we used to do, like go eat, she said. Most (of my new friends) are really into a healthy lifestyle and fitness.

After NaTasha Glaspy lost 160 pounds she no longer relied on medications for high blood pressure, cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.

Betsy Ayala failed to shed the baby weight after having her daughter, but reading a nasty text exchange about her weight motivated her to change her eating habits and start exercising. In three years, she went from 262 to 157, shedding 105 pounds. While she feels confident today, not everyone supported Ayala.

Not everyone is going to be happy that you are a better version of you. Sometimes, people are comfortable with who you were before and when you find a new happiness or you change, sometimes people react in different ways, she said. I think some people feel left behind.

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When she weighed 300 pounds, no one noticed Misty Mitchell. Since losing weight, strangers approach her.

I can feel people look at me all the time and its because I look good and it feels nice to feel that energy again, to have people smile back when you smile at them, for people to start up conversations with you," she said. "Im not invisible anymore."

Misty Mitchell cut alcohol out of her diet and lost 137 pounds.

When NaTasha Glaspy began losing weight, she thought her body held her back. But she soon realized it was her brain creating the roadblocks.

Your mind will put a limit on what you are capable of. Challenging yourself is also very important, she said. To continuously see results, you have to advance your workouts and leave your comfort zone.

After making a New Years resolution to lose weight, Lexi Reed lost 236 pounds in a year, with the help of her husband, Danny, who lost 62 pounds. While she knows shes experienced a great transformation, she still forgets she fits on roller coaster and airplane seats, or booths at restaurants.

I don't feel I've had many bad experiences since losing weight other than the struggles of not realizing mentally how much smaller I am sometimes and still questioning if I can fit, she said.

In 2016 for a New Year's resolution, Lexi Reed and her husband, Danny, vowed to lose weight and get healthy. After a year, they lost a combined 298 pounds, with Danny shedding 62 pounds and Lexi dropping 236.

Justine McCabe noticed many people think they need to be a certain weight and arbitrarily pick a number to reach. She did that, too. But she soon realized being healthy felt more fulfilling.

A number doesn't translate into happiness, she said. I would advise anyone to really listen to their own body and needs, and not compare themselves with anyone else.

By taking a selfie a day, Justine McCabe watched herself transform from obese to fit.

Betsy Ayala agrees:

I also wish people told me not to obsess too much on the numbers, she said. When I was at my lowest, I was a senior in high school and I was around 150 pounds and I was a size 10, so I kept on thinking I want to be 150 Now I'm 157 pounds and Im a size 8; it's not so much about the number on the scale, it's about how you feel.

After losing 350 pounds, Jacqueline Adan has skin hanging off her body. She never expected this would still impact how she feels.

It hurts, she said. There are still some days I feel fat and like that girl I was before. I still get pointed at and laughed at and called fat because of the way my skin looks. That is definitely something I never would have imagined would still happen after losing 350 pounds.

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What you eat makes a huge difference with weight loss. But it seems easier to add more workouts than give up fatty food.

I wish that someone would have told me from the beginning how important nutrition is with exercise. It took me about four months to really learn what nutritional lifestyle changes would work with my body, NaTasha Glaspy said.

Some weeks, the number on the scale doesnt move. Or the crunches aren't flattening that belly. That's OK. Everyone's been there; failure is part of losing weight.

Ive had ups and downs, a few injuries and setbacks happened, but I put trust in the process and I try to remain consistent with developing healthy habits. Its the consistency through the setbacks that have helped me get closer to my goals, said Jamie Lanigan.

Justine McCabe agreed.

No one gets into this kind of journey without struggling, she said. "It's never a straight trajectory to success."

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The Harbin Siberian Tiger Park in China is trying something new to help slim down some of its overweight tigers: drones. This sounds like a great idea, in theory, until you actually execute it, and have a dozen or so very large Siberian tigers chasing a drone through the snow, and then batting it to the ground. The tigers gather round the drone carcass in what looks like an attempt to try to eat it, but scamper away once the downed machine begins to smoke.

One too low flight plan aside, this seems like a pretty foolproof weight-loss method, and the tigers seem to enjoy chasing the drone around the sanctuary. Now, to figure out how to replicate this with humans, launch it on Kickstarter, and make a gazillion dollars.

Update 02/23/17 5:30 p.m.: As reported by Motherboard, the Harbin Siberian Tiger Park is apparently a known slaughter farm which specializes in contraband like tiger bone, meat, pelts, and a specialty called bone wine.

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For 10 years, Ive been the force behindMyBodyTutor.com, which simplifies the weight-loss process into practical, sustainable behaviors that help you lose weight and actually keep it off. It hasnt always been easy, but I believed enough in my program to quit my comfortable job for it. Ive since made a career out of working with clients who have "tried everything" but just havent managed to keep the weight off. One client had attempted 16 different programs before finding success with me.

The truth is, you can lose weight with almost any program, butsustainingthat weight loss is a different story altogether. My program has been a success because clients can fly the nest after acquiring the necessary skillsI dont want anyone to come back as repeat business. Here the top weight-loss strategies that make myclients so successful.

Tension relief is one of the top reasons we overeat and make poor food choices. When something causes us to feel tense, we seek to alleviate that feeling often with overly indulgent food and drinks. As we get older, we make less time for fun, which leads to burnout.

What defines fun for you? Consider signing up for art classes, salsa lessons, volunteering, board games, meditation, yoga, even cookinghealthier spins on your favorite foods. Focusing on fun might sound trite, but there's a good reason my most successful clients create time for it: The more fun we have, the less we'll rely on food and drink to create it for us.

...what youre craving is avoidance. When we indulge, were after theexperience of eatingthe escape and distraction. So when you want to eat an entire pint of ice cream, what youre really after is that sense of reward. But food wont give you what you're truly looking for, so when youre craving something that will hamper your goals, ask yourself: "If I could use amagic button to change something in my life right now, what would I use it for?" This will help you identify whatsreally bothering you. For example, if youre unhappy with your career, or youre seeking a better relationship with your partner, identifying these issues will help you map out a plan of action instead of covering up a desire with temporary relief in the form of dessert.

You know how some people can work their butts off in the gymeven with a trainerand they dont end up looking any different? You can't out-exercise a poor diet; what you do between exercise matters most. While exercise is the key to energy and a better mood, diet is the key to weight loss.

We often have to battle between our short-term, irrational mind and our long-term, rational mind. When were hungry, stressed, or tired, its harder to make good choices. Besides, when was the last time you were "in the mood" for grilled chicken and vegetables when you felt ravenous? Sure, you might not always follow through with your healthy-eating plans, but the chances youll do so increase dramatically when youactually have a plan in the first place. You dont get any bonus points for using heroic willpower rather than simple planning, so why not make it easier on yourself? My most successful clients always have healthy food ready to go in the fridgethis just makes good choices easier.

This might sound like common sense, but its not common practice. You cant expect tostick with a plan that wont work in the long run, but people keep attempting absurd fad diets. Forget about them! You can only follow a cookie, shake, grapefruit, cabbage, no-carb, and no-fun diet for so longand my most successful clients avoid these diets. Before you start any weight-loss program, ask yourself, "Can I see myself eating like this in five years from now?" If the answer is no, then the diet youre thinking about starting isnt going to work. Give yourself a chance to succeed from the start.

One of the top reasons people are overweight is because they eat when they're emotionally hungry, not physically hungry. Physical hunger comes on gradually and can be satisfied with any food. It passes what I call the "Broccoli Test."

Emotional hunger comes on suddenly. It feels urgent and is marked by specific food cravings. You can have snack after snack, and nothing hits the spot. This is because you're not hungry for foodyou're hungry for something else. So when youre about to eat, pause and ask yourself, "Am I hungry or am I eating to change the way I feel?" This will allow you to catch yourself if you're about to eat for emotional reasons, not out of true hunger.

Ill never forget when a client told me that before starting one of her many failed diet attempts, she was told to sign a contract stating shed never indulge inany of her favorite desserts again. If only it were that easythats like saying "Dont be sad" to someone whos depressed. Its ridiculous. Never indulging again isnt sustainable... or even desirable.

You should eat treats when theyre special to you. My rule is that your special indulgence should pass the "Will I remember this in two weeks?" test. Most of the indulgences we eat arent remarkabletheyre bags of chips or boxes of stale-tasting cookies from a convenience store. The idea is to make the most of routine meals and indulge when its truly worth your while. Wait for a memorable treat like a high-quality pastry from your favorite shop.

The real secret to sustainable weight loss is that there is no secret. It's about eating well, exercising and doing these consistently. Understanding what gets in the way of consistencyand how to be more steady in your effortsis the only way to stick with a plan and get the results you really want.

Adam Gilbert is the founder ofMyBodyTutor.com, an online program that solves the lack of consistency faced by chronic dieters. You can follow Adam on hisblog,Instagram, andTwitter.

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New Years resolutions are behind us and swimsuit season is just around the corner in the borderland. With February being both Heart Month and Chocolate Month, just where does that leave your diet?

Hopefully at the top of your to-do-list. Eating healthier is not something you can do just once a week, like the laundry. Changing eating habits is a bit like trimming the budget. It can be painful because everywhere you look there are reminders of ways to spend, be it money or calories.

Whether the diet changes you seek are for weight loss, living longer, feeling better or cutting your risk of a heart attack, here are some ways to get started and keep going.

Make a plan. If you have a goal like eating more veggies, map out how to get there. Maybe that means batch cooking your veggies on the weekend for healthy lunches, or using a shareable grocery-shopping app like Cozi to make sure you have healthy foods on your list.

Go all-in. Ill be the first to say that diets dont work. (And by diets, I mean a drastic, unsustainable diet change.) Sure, they work temporarily just like saying youll never do the Starbucks drive-through again to save money. But before you know it, forgoing the pleasure of that latte doesnt seem to be worth the $3.99 youll be saving. However, sometimes going all-in for a habit change is just the jump-start you need: 5 p.m. workouts followed by protein smoothies for a week instead of happy hour with fried appetizers could be what you need to feel and see the benefits of changing habits.

Small changes make a big difference. Being more active can help with your health goals. Debi Hicks, RD, LD, food service director at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus, says Dont forget that small increments of activity are helpful, too such as taking the stairs, parking farther away and even taking your pooch for a 10-minute walk. Hicks also recommends a FitBit or Apple Watch for extra fitness motivation.

Get the tools. Some people thrive on new gadgets. If youre one of them, buying a yoga mat, some cool running shoes, a NutriBullet or a Spiralizer will help you visualize and follow through on healthy habits you want to start.

Use the technology. There are many apps to help you toward a healthier you many of them free. Keeping a food and activity diary is the first recommendation I give to new clients. MyFitnessPal and MyPlate apps track food and activity.

If you love Instagram, try See What You Eat, an app that encourages you to stay on track by taking pics of everything you eat.

Rise Up + Recover is an app that helps you track what you eat and your mood, where you are and who you are with. This is a top pick for people who lean toward disordered eating.

The key to eating healthier and making it stick is finding the right balance between eating for health and eating for enjoyment. Use these recipes to jumpstart your healthy eating for 2017.

Bridget Swinney is an El Paso registered dietitian and blogger at http://www.eatrightmama.com. She has a virtual consulting practice and is the author of three books.

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Cutting carbs has long been considered a key to weight loss, just look at the Atkins and South Beach diets. The newest in the low-carb craze is the ketogenic diet.

The ketogenic diet arose about a century ago as a way to treat children with epilepsy, but recently, its been revived and retooled as a method for weight loss.

While many versions of the diet exist, the basic idea is that by severely restricting carbohydrates and boosting fats, the body enters into a state of ketosis, so that instead of burning sugar and carbohydrates for fuel, it uses fat.

But getting to ketosis is tough. Under many versions of the diet, daily carbohydrate intake cant exceed 20 gramsthe equivalent of a little more than one apple. So in addition to cutting starches such as bread, pasta and rice, followers of the diet also have to eliminate fruit and some vegetables, and instead rely on meat, poultry, fish and high-fat dairy products.

The Benefits

Adhering to a real food version of the ketogenic dietconsuming foods such as meat, fish, eggs, cream, butter and vegetablesis an effective way to lose weight, according to Eric Westman, M.D., MHS, director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic.

You basically use for energy what you eat, said Dr. Westman. If youre eating lots of carbohydrates, youre going to burn them for energy. If youre eating fat and not carbohydrates, youre going to be burning fat for your energy.

Following the ketogenic diet, Westman explained, can aid in weight loss and managing diabetesresults that are backed by science. Its now one of the most studied diets ever, he said. Since 2002, there have probably been 50 to 75 papers, the longest one over two years. The best way to say it is that theres as much evidence for this kind of diet as there is for any kind of diet.

Dr. Westman has also seen the same positive results in his own clinical work. In the short run, I can fixmeaning put in remissionsomeones diabetes in just a few weeks even if theyve had it for years, he said. In addition, he explained, pre-clinical science has pointed to the possibility that the diet may also be helpful to patients with Alzheimers disease and certain types of cancer.

Meanwhile, the effectiveness of low-fat diets hasnt been proven, according to Dr. Westman. The low-fat diet was actually tested among about 50,000 women for eight years, he said. And the low-fat diet didnt help with anything.

But Dr. Westman said more research is needed into the specifics of the ketogenic diet to better understand the optimal ratio of macronutrientsfat, protein and carbohydratesa person should consume. While everyone thinks they know what the right number is, I dont think anyone really knows, he said. When I use this diet in a clinical setting, I allow people to choose their own foods within a range of certain foods, and not really fine-tune the macronutrient mix at all.

The Drawbacks

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While the ketogenic diet can aid in weight loss, it may not be nutritionally sound, said Jim White, RDN, owner of Jim White Fitness and Nutrition Studios in Virginia Beach.

It really almost avoids three food groups, he said of grains, dairy, and fruits and vegetables. Those are some major foods that can help to decrease cholesterol, decrease the risk of cancer and help improve the body.

The carbohydrates that are severely restricted under the ketogenic diet are an important macronutrient, said White. While reducing added sugars and highly processed carbohydrates is helpful, he explained, eliminating nutritious carbohydrates can deprive the body of the energy it needs to function properly.

White also hesitates to recommend a diet that restricts fruits and vegetables, since most Americans struggle to eat the recommended five servings per day. Before we make all these other suggestions, just getting them to eat fruits and vegetables is a big goal, he said. Studies show that fruits and vegetables, grains and dairy products help you lose weight and give you nutrients for vitality. I never have people come to my clinic and say theyre obese because they eat too much fruit.

And he doubts the long-term viability of extreme eating regimens. If you look at a lot of the studies, not just ketogenic, many of the diets are effective for a 12-week span, but longevity is very challenging, he said. Most people end up starting to eat carbs again and it knocks them out of ketosis, and they end up right back where they were.

Instead, White recommends a more balanced approach of about 50 percent carbohydrates, 20 percent protein and 30 percent fat. If we start neglecting one of these, were out of balance and were not getting the nutrients we need, he said.

Tips and Tricks

For Maria Emmerich, author of several ketogenic cookbooks including Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking: Meal Plans and Time Saving Paleo Recipes to Inspire Health and Shed Weight, eating this way doesnt have to mean giving up favorite foods.

I love food, so I recreate my and everyones favorite dishes into ketogenic dishes, she said. If you dont mind spending a little time in the kitchen or being creative, it definitely can become a lifestyle.

Emmerich replaces starches with cauliflower rice (which she said can be made from scratch or even found pre-made in some grocery stores), zucchini or cabbage noodles and baked avocado fries wrapped in bacon. Some of her go-to homemade dinners include pizza with a zucchini or almond flour crust and skillet lasagna.

Eating out is where many people slip up on the diet, she said. But its not impossible. At brunch, instead of French toast, order an omelet or salmon, eggs and hollandaise sauce. For lunch or dinner, try a burger with a side salad instead of a bun, but be wary of condiments like ketchup, which are full of sugar.

Even dessert using alternative sweeteners such as Stevia isnt off limits. One of Emmerichs favorites is a flourless chocolate torte, which she always keeps on-hand in her freezer, and push pops made of heavy cream, unsweetened almond milk and avocado.

I learned to have desserts at home, she said. Prepping ahead helps you to say no when the dessert is staring at you in the face.

Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil is a journalist based in Southern California who covers social issues, culture, food and health.

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Dave Asprey is 43, stands 6-feet-4 and carries 200 well-cut pounds on his frame. Not long ago he was 300 pounds of lethargic pudginess. How did he make the transformation? A diet change/lifestyle plan he created: the Bulletproof Diet.

Asprey had tried all the popular diets gluten, gluten-free, low fat, Atkins, protein some worked, briefly. He even exercised. But his weight always crept back up. So the computer nerd/Simi Valley investor and entrepreneur became a biohacker. Thats his term for using himself as a guinea pig to research the link between what foods he ate and how they made him feel physically.

Here are some of the Bulletproof Diets key points:

What you think is good for you might be making you fat, sick and stupid.

Stop counting calories, eat more fat, trust your hunger.

Eat fat for breakfast and carbs for dessert.

Sleep better and boost your energy.

Work out less and get more muscle.

The way youve been cooking your food can make it toxic.

Aspreys 2014 book The Bulletproof Diet goes into detail. Its all about mycotoxins, improved mental clarity, new-found energy and optimizing hormones. It also explains how to burn fat all day, something thats the Holy Grail for many dieters.

I was always tired, sick a lot, and foggy brained, Asprey writes, noting that is not an option, especially in our fast-paced world. He says his diet works for men and women.

He makes interesting claims, like breakfast should be just his Bulletproof coffee. Will this work for everybody? Possibly not. The Bulletproof Diet includes meals and recipes that use BP-approved ingredients, things like smoked salmon, poached eggs, meatballs, sauted greens, kale, pork belly, roast, rack of lamb, baked fish and Brussels sprouts. His recipes also use foods like cauliflower, butternut squash, broccoli and even sweet potatoes and guacamole.

David Wardy of Wardy Wellness Chiropractic in El Paso drinks Bulletproof coffee. He said the best foods we can eat are the ones naturally grown and not processed. Its just avoiding bad food sources, ones that make us fat, Wardy added, noting that real food is made by nature anyway, not by man.

Some health professionals have doubts about the diet. In a 2014 New York Times article, Joan Salge Blake, a Boston University professor of nutrition, compared the Bulletproof Diet to the old grapefruit diet its didnt help you lose weight permanently, but certainly beefed up grapefruit sales. Blake was skeptical about drinking only Bulletproof coffee for breakfast, since it has no carbohydrates, which are considered fuel for your brain. This is not a breakfast of champions, she said.

But taste drives food choices, so if you like Bulletproof coffee, youll continue drinking it, she said. Its long-term effects on weight control are still unknown.

The high levels of fat in the Bulletproof Diet raised the eyebrows of Marion Nestle, an author and professor of nutrition and public health at New York University, who told The New York Times that she was unaware of any shortcuts related to diet, exercise or healthful living.

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From waist trainers to "flat tummy tea," theKardashianshave used several questionable methods to slim down. Here's another one to add to the list:Kim Kardashian Westworkingout in a plastic trash bag-like suit to sweat away the rest of her baby weight.

The reality star worethe strange getup during a workoutwith trainer Donamatrixon Tuesday morning. "Im wearing a full sweat suit cause I gotta lose this extra, like, 7 pounds," she told her Snapchatfollowers. Kardashian West gave birth to her son, Saint, 16 months ago, and said in October that she'd dropped almost 70 pounds. She now says on Snapchat that losing 7 pounds will bring her down to her 115-pound goal.

Kardashian West isn't the only member of her family who's been spotted wearing a so-called "sauna suit."Khloe Kardashian has worn one as well. "I like wearing the sauna suit during cardio, but you burn more calories and break a sweat faster even if you're lifting weights," she said on her app.

To see if there's merit behind this Kardashian-approved weight loss trick, we reached out to Tom Holland, an exercise physiologist and author of Beat the Gym. The answer: a hard no.

"This is so old school and so horrible," HollandtellsHealth. Thismethod provides no long-term weight loss results, he says, and will only help Kardashian Westdropwater weight.

The sauna suit trick was widely used in the 1950s, says Holland, when boxers and wrestlers needed to weigh in for their sport and had to ensure they made a certain weight class. After weighing in and re-hydrating, these athletes would immediately gain the lost weight back, in a matter of a few hours.

"If all you care about is the number on the scale, then sure, this method will temporarily change that," Holland says."But you're also putting on a suit that doesn't breathe so it's potentially dangerous and the worst case scenario is death." Wearing a sauna suit mimics the effects of heat stroke because it depletes your hydration and electrolyte levels and raises your core temperature and heart rate to scary new levels. Organ failure is possible as wellifyou use the suit for too long.

Hollandsays that women who want to slim down should steer clearsweat suits and other fast fixes. Instead, highintensity interval training (HIIT) is the most effective way to drop pounds quickly. "With HIIT, you're going to burn abdominal fat, which is the last few pounds of a weight loss goal for many people," he says. "Plus, youcan potentially continue to burn calories after the workout with HIIT."

It's important to remember that thenumber on the scale is an arbitrary measurement. Losing 7 pounds may be important to KardashianWest, but she looksjust as great in her body-hugging dresses at her current weight. Holland says it best: "Body composition is more important than the number on the scale. Your body will find the way it's supposed to look. You may need to weigh a little more, but youll be strong and healthy."

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On any given day, just over 1 in 5 American adults are actively trying to lose weight. An additional 50% have tried dieting for some length of time, but have retreatedto old routines while mounting the will to try again.

Results will be mixed, ensuring the nations sprawling diet industry a steady flow of revenue. According to Marketdata Enterprises, which tracks the weight-loss industry, we spend more than $60 billion a year on diet foods, books, coaching, meetings, mobile apps and meal plans to help with weight loss.

Thoughdieters may be deadly serious in their objectives,roughly 4 in 5 shun expert guidance infavor of a do-it-yourself approach, according to Marketdata. These homemade strategies are based ondiet plans touted by celebrities or trumpeted in bookstores, online or on TV.

Fads come and go. Confusion reigns. And failure is common.

Physicians generally arentmuch help. Under the Affordable Care Act, whose future is uncertain, primary care doctors are expected to advise all obese patients to lose weight and counsel them on how to do so. Research tells us a doctors recommendation can be a powerful spur to weight loss. But few are equipped to lead patients to the specific plan that will work best for them.

It doesnt help that the science of what works is filled with gaps and contradictions, or that the diet plan that works for one person may not work well for another.

Its simple to say that to lose weight, calories out must exceed calories in and that to reverse obesity, just continue the process. But experts say that losing weight, and maintaining that loss, is vastly more complex.

Its a matter of evolution adaptations tofamine and drought have helped design the human body to abhor the loss of weight. As researchers demonstrated in a study of people who lost about 14% of their starting weight with a very-low-calorie diet, the body undergoes a host of changes to ensure that the weight is regained.

Metabolic rate drops, allowing the post-diet body to do more with fewer calories. Myriad hormonal signals shift in ways that boost appetite. Those changes endure for at least a year after weight is lost, the researchers found. Even after weight comes back, many of those changes persist, ensuring further weight gain.

These findings, which have been replicated by other studies, helpexplain why95% of dieters will regain all the weight they lost within five years, and most will gain a few extra pounds as well.

Resultslike that have fueleda growing expert consensus that dieting temporary adherence to a regimen of eating that causes weight loss is a fools errand. When weight must be lost, experts say, it should be with strategies and eating patterns that can be maintained over the long haul.

Those strategies should be flexible enough to withstand the plateaus of weight loss. They should be sustainable enough to support long-term health and nutrition while helping prevent Type 2 diabetes and other diseases linked to obesity. And they should be tolerable enough to stick with through a weight loss maintenance period that may last a lifetime.

In short, diets must become a way of life, not a painful interlude,says Dr. Louis J. Aronne , a weight-loss specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City who has developed an online program called BMIQ to guide physicians and obese patients on their choices.

The diet that people find easiest to comply with is the one that works best for them, Aronne says.

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