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Mike "The Situation" Sorrentinofrom Jersey Shore: Family Vacation shocked his family when he revealed his post-prison weight loss. According to Mike, his family barely recognized him nearly 40 pounds thinner.

In 2014, the Sorrentino brothers were indicted after their failure to pay taxes on 8.9 million dollars of income between the years of 2010 and 2012. In April of 2017, the brothers were additionally charged by theDepartment of Justice, and both Mike and his brother plead guilty and could have faced a maximum of 5 years behind bars. Mike was required to pay $123,913 in restitution and a fine for $10,000, which he did before starting his jail sentence, waslocked away in the federal prisonfrom January to September.

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While in prison, Mike utilized his time to better himself mentally and physically. While locked up, Mike worked out two to three times every day, even on weekends and holidays. He lost a lot of the nearly 40 pounds through intermittent fasting - not eating for long periods of time during the day -16 hours without food on weekdays and anywhere between 17 and 19 hours on the weekends. Mike revealed via Peoplethat his weight loss really shocked his family when he got out, saying, "Everyone was shocked when they first saw me." Though Mike was only locked up nine months, his family had a hard time recognizing the new and improved Situation. Mike continued, "They said I looked like it was 2009 again. They were practically crying when they saw me."

In the two months since his release from prison, Sorrentino has kept up his rigorous routine. Mike revealed that he goes to the gym five to six times a week and has continued to do intermittent fasting. Before he went to prison, Mike said he never thought he would be in tip-top shape again. He said,"I didnt think that I was going to get my abs back this quickly, but it just goes to show you what diet, exercise, hard work and determination will get you."Mike revealed that his family and friends though that once he was out of prison he would go back to eating whatever he wanted again, but that wasn't the case. Mike explained that he was less interested in eating everything he could, and more interested in keeping the weight off after taking so much time and effort to lose it.

It seems that the ripped Mike that fans and his wife got used to will be here to stay. Hopefully, Mike's transformation will continue to inspire his fans and show that with dedication, time, and hard work - anything is possible. Fans will be able to see the slimmed-down Mike on the new season ofJersey Shore: Family Vacationthat will be airing early 2020.

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Cynthia Bello says she had no idea skipping breakfast would make her feel so fantastic.

The 40-year-old Los Angeles Police Department detective and mother of two from Placentia started intermittent fasting in March to lose weight after becoming a self-professed junk food vegan.

I was not happy with what I saw in the mirror, she says. I had tried other weight-loss programs, and nothing ever worked.

But, Bello says, when she restricted her eating to a nine-hour window each day, the weight finally started coming off about 15 pounds. She has lost 4 inches from her waist, 2 from her bust and an inch off each thigh.

I was super scared of it because I dont do well when Im hungry, she said. But it was easier than I thought it would be. Bello now eats only between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. and says it has helped her sleep better, given her more energy, and, surprisingly, resulted in fewer problems with seasonal allergies and irregular menstrual periods.

Cynthia Bello makes a raspberry aa bowl with a thick blend of almond milk, one frozen banana, one aai packet and a cup of frozen raspberries topped with coconut flakes, natural peanut butter, granola and fresh raspberries.

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Military wife Colleen Taylor, 52, who splits her time among a home in Huntington Beach, the Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos and Great Falls, Mont., said intermittent fasting helped her achieve similar success. Taylor lost 11 pounds the first month of an eight-hour-window eating plan outlined in the Clean & Lean diet by Dr. Ian K. Smith.

Sticking to black coffee in the morning and skipping a late-night glass of wine narrowed her eating window, she said. It was really hard but if I buy good coffee, its OK, she says. I also add a little bit of cinnamon.

But the sacrifice, she says, has been worth it. Shes down 19 pounds on her 4-foot-11 frame just by maintaining a slightly relaxed, but still healthy diet in the eight-hour window. Her husband, Reginald, has lost weight too, just by eating in the same window.

Intermittent fasting has become somewhat of a darling in the wellness world, as a glance at Instagram can attest.

Adherents bill it as the right tool to bust through weight-loss plateaus and stave off a host of chronic diseases and conditions, including diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and high blood pressure.

It sounds scary and potentially painful after all, fasting is in the name. But proponents say its a simple hack for curbing the endless snacking and nibbling and nighttime eating that can pack on calories.

Cynthia Bello typically works out at home using instructional videos.

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At its most basic approach, you create a limited window for eating and stick to it. Bello, who eats her first meal at 11 a.m. and her last by 8 p.m., keeps her eating to a nine-hour window, and fasts 15 hours a day. (She followed an online program, the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, and was so taken with it, she now does coaching on the side.) Some followers take it to an extreme: Magician Penn Jillette says fasting 23 hours a day has helped him maintain his 100-pound weight loss.

Ashley Koff, a Los Angeles-based registered dietician who coaches clients on the finer points of intermittent fasting through her website, the Better Nutrition Program, says her followers love it because they dont have to think about counting protein, carbs and fat calories.

Intermittent fasting is a helpful approach for clients who do too much back-loaded eating, getting the majority of their calories in the hours before bed, which makes weight loss and digestion more difficult, she said.

Results from dozens of clinical studies on intermittent fasting, taking a more rigorous look at its impact on disease as well as side effects, are expected to come out in 2020. In the meantime, we talked to fasting experts to come up with a list of eight things you should know if you want to give intermittent fasting a try.

1. You dont have to limit eating to an eight-hour window to reap the benefits. While many fasting plans advocate an eight-hour window, for many that can be problematic and tough to stick to over the long haul. And an eight-hour window is not necessary to obtain many of the obesity and disease-fighting benefits, says Satchin Panda, a professor at the Salk Institute and author of The Circadian Code, an approach to weight loss that revolves around ones natural body clock.

Ten is a good entry point for weight loss, Panda says. That would mean having your first meal of the day at 8 a.m., for example, and making your last caloric intake of the day by 6 p.m. That alone could reduce overall calorie intake, especially since his research shows many Americans eat off and on for around 15 hours a day. A 12-hour eating window still confers many of the benefits to blood pressure and reduced gut inflammation, he said, and appears to be safe for people of all ages.

2. A shorter window, however, appears to confer more benefits for weight loss, and a reduction in disease markers.

In research published last year, Courtney Peterson, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, conducted a time-restricted eating study with pre-diabetic men, giving them an identical meal plan over two time frames six hours or 12 hours. On the six-hour plan, the men had lower levels of insulin and oxidative stress, less nighttime hunger and significantly lower blood pressure. While it didnt significantly affect the number of calories participants burned, it did lower levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin and increased fat-burning over the 24-hour day, the researcher found.

3. But very restrictive intermittent fasting might not be a good long-term strategy. One concern is that eating in windows of six to eight hours could eventually slow your metabolic rate and cause you to regain even more weight when you return to a regular schedule, says Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and author of The Longevity Diet.

Moreover, theres some indication that tighter feeding windows over the long term might have an adverse effect on cardiovascular health, Longo said. However, more research is needed. We dont want to get rid of a problem [such as weight] and give you another in the long run, he said. Once you lose the weight, its a good idea, he said, to slowly broaden your eating window closer to the very safe sweet spot of 12 hours.

4. Its OK to mess up occasionally. Life can be unpredictable, and with dinners out or vacations, a tight eating window can be difficult to adhere to. Intermittent fasting for five or six days a week confers many of the benefits, such as reduced body fat, reduced cholesterol, better glucose control, and improved endurance, experts say.

5. It could be an important tool in the fight against cancer. Studies show that fasting can help prevent malignancies, reduce tumor growth and increase the efficacy of cancer treatment such as chemotherapy. A 2015 analysis of data from the Womens Healthy Eating and Living Study found that breast cancer survivors who didnt eat for at least 13 hours overnight had a 36% reduction in the risk of recurrence and were 21% less likely to die from breast cancer.

6. Beverages with calories will break your fast. One of the biggest problems people have getting started with intermittent fasting is accidentally breaking their fast too early in the morning with cream in their coffee or caloric beverages at night, says Smithauthor of Clean & Lean, which advocates whole foods and time-restricted eating.

Calories count, Smith says. You want [to consume] no more than 25 calories during your fasting window or you can consider your fast broken.

7. The old adage Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper still holds. Even if youre cutting off your eating earlier in the evening, its still better to eat your bigger meals earlier in the day, Panda says, because your body can digest them more efficiently. Israeli researchers found in studies that overweight women lost more weight and had greater improvement in blood sugar, insulin and other markers of cardiovascular disease when they ate a large first meal, modest lunch and small dinner compared with the reverse.

8. Its not for everyone. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or those who are underweight or have a history of eating disorders shouldnt undertake a very restrictive intermittent fasting program, our experts said. Diabetics or anyone on medication should consult their doctor before starting any program.

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Elite runner Mary Cain said in the New York Times this month that her experience with the coaching system at the now-shuttered Nike Oregon Project encouraged unhealthy levels of weight loss, leading to five broken bones, mental health problems.

The ordeal also derailed her career, according to Cain.

Her experience eating too few calories, having dangerously low bone density, and missing her periods is illustrative of what seems to be a disturbingly common condition among female athletes: Relative energy deficiency in sports, or RED-S. It's also been called female athlete triad, but most professionals now refer to it as RED-S, in part to include male athletes, and to recognize that undereating isn't always related to an eating disorder.

While the condition or symptoms of it can affect anyone from the weekend warrior to the Olympian, it seems to be an especially pervasive, though still under-the-radar, problem among higher-level athletes, including Division 1 female runners.

When Delaney White, now a Division 1 cross-country and track runner and senior at Portland State University, entered the collegiate running scene, she had already begun to have irregular menstrual periods, she told Insider. She thought it was normal for competitive athletes at her level.

That mentality seems to be pervasive.Cate Barrett, a former Division 1 track athlete, wrote on Instagram that "college programs today are still preaching thinner is fast, and telling women to lose weight, or that low weight and lost periods aren't a problem."

For so long, I thought I was the problem. To me, the silence of others meant that pushing my body past its healthy limits was the only way. But I know we were all scared, and fear keeps us silent. @runmarycain Mary Cain's expos of abuse she suffered while training as a young pro runner is shocking and upsetting. A decorated coach at Nike, Alberto Salazar, pressured her to lose weight to run faster. This is an inexcusable abuse of power. Salazar had nearly every resource available to boost Marys performance, yet chose to emphasize a strategy that risked her health. And it didn't even fucking work. It drove her to slow races, self-harm and quitting the sport. Marys story resonates with the amateur and collegiate running community all too well. We've experienced the same thing. Being shamed for our size. Told that our poor performances were because of weight. And that we were lucky to be here, so we shouldnt complain. That this is part of the sport. I competed for a D1 NCAA track team for all four years of college. While this was a great experience, it did leave me with a disordered view of my body and food. 11 years after I entered the NCCA, I still feel the strain that Im not small enough. I know this is not factual and rational, but my mindset is a work in progress. I do not know any teammates who emerged from the NCAA system unaffected by the pressure to be thinner. It may seem like the entire running community is already woke to this issue, but please listen: IT IS WILD how deep this goes. It is still happening. Girls still need help. College programs today are still preaching thinner is faster, and telling women to lose weight, or that low weight and lost periods arent a problem. College sports are not the only offenders here, but they have to do better. They, along with the whole running world, have the opportunity and obligation to make a positive impact in young peoples lives. I am thankful that Mary Cain and many others have faced their fear and brought their stories to light. This is how we change.

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And, Andrea Toppin, a former runner at Iowa State, wrote on Twitter that her teammate and boyfriend at the time told her she needed to lose 20 pounds in order to contribute to the team. "All I cared about was the number on the scale and pleasing my boyfriend until I got my first awful stress fracture after 2 muscular injuries and 2 years of not having a period," she wrote.

Research backs up these women's experiences.

While estimates of the ubiquity of RED-S vary widely, but some research has shown women at higher levels of sport may be at greater risk because of the high competitive pressure and specific demands of certain sports, such as running. Research also suggests as many as 54% of female collegiate athletes being unhappy with their weight.

What's more,studies suggest disordered eating is especially common in sports that emphasize aesthetics or leanness, like running and gymnastics, with as many as 69% of female athletes in those types of sports missing their periods.

Eating disorders "have continued to increase for girls ages 15 to 22, which directly overlaps with the peak of adolescence, commonly spent in high school and college sports," professional runner Lauren Fleshman wrote in the New York Times. "Over one-third of N.C.A.A. Division I female athletes exhibit risk factors for anorexia nervosa."

She was one of them, writing that her final year of her collegiate career she restricted her diet to look more like the professional, older runners she hoped to become. "I may have looked the part, but I lost my energy. I lost my period, and injuries set in, derailing the first half of my professional running career."

"Running is an interesting microcosm of our culture," Delaney White told Insider. Flickr/josiahmackenzie

No matter how common, a disrupted menstrual cycle can be a dangerous sign that low calorie intake is messing with the body's hormone levels, which can cause long-term health issues like permanent bone loss and potential fertility problems.

But awareness lags among athletes and professionals alike. A small study found 44% of high-school female athletes reported that they thought losing their period was a normal response to a high level of athletic training, Dr. Aubrey Armento, a sports medicine physician in Colorado, reported on Twitter.

And one 2018 study found that less than half of clinicians, physiotherapists, and coaches could correctly define RED-S.

Women also get cues from the environment that "thin is better," Mary Jane De Souza, a professor of kinesiology and physiology at Penn State who specializes in the syndrome, told Insider. "It's a huge problem," she said. "We need a lot more widespread knowledge to be disseminated that you get to be a great, high-performing female athlete but coaches and other people without dietary expertise don't get to tell you what to weigh."

White's first college team didn't talk about missing periods, body image, eating, and weight. But when she transferred to Portland, she found her new teammates were open about discussing their experiences and checking in with each other.

There, she was told that irregular periods were an important sign that something was going on with her body, and she was encouraged to talk to a female trainer about it. Her performance, and health, immediately improved as a result.

"I was running 74 miles a week, and I didn't realize I needed to be eating more. As soon as I did that, I started getting faster," White said. "It's turned around how I feel about running, my performance is better than ever, and I'm healthier than I've ever been."

As White's experience demonstrates,when caught early, many of the damaging effects of RED-S can be reversed. With enough calories, athletes can begin to recover from energy deficit within days or weeks, according to the most recent guidelines from theFemale and Male Athlete Triad Coalition.

White said having female trainers, and strong female athletes as role models in her life, have made a world of difference. As more women become high-profile coaches, including record-breaking marathon runner Shalane Flanagan, she hopes that more young athletes will have the support, encouragement, and resources they need to pursue elite levels of the sports without risking their mental and physical health.

Ultimately, real progress also means looking at the broader culture that links women's value to their weight, White said.

"Running is a really interesting microcosm of our culture, that you expect women to be strong but if they get above a certain weight, they're no good any more," she said. "Until we change the culture of comparison, our sport isn't going to change."

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Facebook/Jennifer JaynesJennifer Jaynes pictured on her Facebook page.

Jennifer Jaynes is the bestselling suspense novelist who died at the age of 47 on November 25.

According to Jaynes obituary, her funeral was held in Lindale, Texas, on November 30. The tribute says that Jaynes had been living in Hideaway, Texas, since 2010. Jaynes died after committing suicide.

Jaynes tragic passing was announced in a heartbreaking Facebook post from her boyfriend Burke Bryant. On November 28, Bryan wrote, It comes with deep sadness to announce the loss of my loving girlfriend Jennifer Jaynes on the 25th of November 2019. She will be missed more than words can ever convey.

An incredible woman with a heart the size of the universe, she always talked lovingly about her readers, fans and friends and looked forward to hearing from you all. We would often stay up late sending out books to those that wanted to read her novels, yet lacked the finances to buy (shed send her books to them regardless). She will be missed, loved and always remembered.

Lets celebrate the life of this wonderful woman, by remembering the love, warmth and care she gave to us all.

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On her official website, Jaynes says that she was born Jennifer Minar on Minot Air Force Base on October 30, 1972. Jaynes says she was inspired to become a writer by Stephen King, James Patterson and Dean Koontz. Jaynes writes that she is passionate about stories that are filled with suspense and psychological plot lines.

According to Jaynes Facebook page, she was the mother to 5-year-old twin boys. On that page, Jaynes discussed her various different careers. They included, a gas station attendant, waitress, dancing waitress, beer girl, shot girl, bartender, closing coordinator, executive assistant, medical assistant, EMT, content manager, webmaster, news publisher, editor, copywriter, weight loss coach and publishing consultant.

On her Twitter bio, Jaynes says of herself, I love wine, sushi, cooking, poker.

Jaynes was a 1999 graduate of Old Dominion University, where she attained a bachelors degree in Health Sciences, according to her LinkedIn page. Jaynes also had a 2013 certificate from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Despite her different jobs, Jaynes said that her dream was to become a novelist. In 2011, Jaynes published her first book, Never Smile at Strangers. Jaynes said the book achieved a place on USA Todays Bestsellers list as well as the number one position on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles e-book charts.

The book was re-released by Thomas & Mercer in January 2015, which was followed by Jaynes second book, Ugly Young Thing in March 2015. A third novel, Dont Say a Word came in May 2016, which was followed by The Stranger Inside in May 2017. Jaynes book, Malice, which was published in 2018, has been held up as a pro-anti-vaxxer book. Jaynes published another work, Disturbed, in 2017.

Many on social media have suggested that Jaynes death was as a result of her novel and possible links to the anti-vaxxer movement. One activist said that Jaynes had been a member of the Facebook group Restore Liability For The Vaccine Makers Group since May 2019.

Jaynes was previously married to movie producer Brian T. Jaynes. The couple has two children together. According to his IMDb page, Brian Jaynes is the Houston-born producer of movies such as Biohazard: Patient Zero from 2012 and Humans vs Zombies from 2011. Brian Jaynes also goes by the moniker Michael Raven for his porno movie directing career. In 2008, Brian Jaynes was inducted into the Adult Video News Hall of Fame. Brian Jaynes was briefly married to porn stars, Sydnee Steele and Julia Ann.

The couple was married in November 2009. Jennifer Jaynes was credited as the producer on the movies, Humans vs Zombies and Boggy Creek. In addition, Jaynes is also credited as the writer of Boggy Creek.

Jaynes boyfriend at the time of her death, Burke Bryant, is the Fort Worth-based president of the Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project, according to his LinkedIn page. Bryant also works in commercial photography and videography. On his website, Bryant writes that he is co-authoring a psychological thriller and is biohacking [body] for performance and optimization.

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Fitness expert Carly Rowena, 31, has revealed her top tips on exercising during and after pregnancy.

The Norwich-based Influencer, who is modeling the new maternity activewear range from JoJo Maman Bebe, gave birth to her first baby Jax in December 2018.

A champion of body positivity with over 419k subscribers, Carly insists exercising during pregnancy is perfectly safe and will lead to an easier labour.

Carly told F I had a really long labour and I had to stand throughout as I couldnt get contractions any other way.

I think this would have happened whether Id done exercise or not. The fact that I had maintained a strong body throughout meant I was able to stand for the 39 hours and I was able to do my labour on just two paracetamols.

I know thats because I managed to keep my fitness levels up and had a stronger back.

As long as someone has been working their pelvic floor muscles and has been keeping a general level of fitness, labour should be easier because you are more physically fit and your body knows what it can take.

If you are already exercising prior to falling pregnant, Carly says you can continue to exercise as normal but with a lower intensity.

Carly added: If you are already working out, you can continue to do so after falling pregnant. You just need to reduce the intensity to around 75 per cent.

If you havent worked out before then you have to be more careful. The main thing is you have to think about why you are doing it. A lot of people still have the mind-set to exercise to lose weight and when youre pregnant thats not really why youre doing it. Youre doing it because you want to have a really strong and healthy body.

Carly explains that working on your balance, strengthening your back and having a strong core are key during pregnancy. You dont even need to join a gym or have equipment, she suggests walking with a back pack full of tin food cans.

She added: Chuck some baked beans cans in a back pack and go for a walk. It will make it a bit harder and you should be breaking into a sweat. Avoid anything that makes you feel dizzy or sick.

Swimming and pilates are fabulous. Anything that has an instructor is going to be fine, as long as youve told them youre pregnant.

And theres one exercise mums-to-be must adopt pelvic floor exercises. Carly believes a strong pelvic floor will really help post pregnancy.

She said: A lot of people think its the labour that causes a lot of problems but its actually the nine months of the extra weight of holding a baby. Having a strong pelvic floor will really help you post pregnancy.

Sit comfortably and relax your body

Keep breathing throughout

Squeeze and lift muscles from your anus to your vagina up at the same time

Aim for three sets of eight second squeezes

Repeat twelve times either while lying, standing or sitting

Your pelvic muscles help you to control your bladder, bowel and aid sexual function. Strengthening this muscle can help prevent incontinence, treat prolapses and make sex better too.

One in three women and up to 70 per cent of new mothers are affected by incontinence and other pelvic floor problems.

The best way to feel your pelvic floor muscle is to think of stopping your flow of urine when on the toilet. However this can be harmful to your bladder so it is not recommended to do this regularly but it gives you a guide on how to find it.

Carly said: Adding kegal exercises into your daily routine will help strengthen and tone your pelvic floor putting an end to unwanted leaks and there are real sex benefits too.

Sit comfortably and relax your entire body, remember to keep breathing. Squeeze and lift the muscles from your anus to your vagina up at the same time. Aim for three sets of eight second squeezes twelve times, either while lying, standing or sitting.

When it comes to getting your pre-baby body back after giving birth, Carly, who gave birth in December to her daughter Jax, said she found the fourth trimester (from birth until the baby is three months old), the hardest for fitness.

Carly said: I went from being able to exercise all the time when I was pregnant to being able to do very little in the fourth trimester. Your routine had gone, your food goes out of the window because youre sleeping at random times and youve got to be there for your baby.

For the first six weeks, she advises not to do any extreme exercise except to continue to work on your pelvic floor muscles and take deep breaths to help with core muscles.

She added: A lot of us because were so stressed, we breathe through our chest which means we take in less oxygen. Its better to breathe from your stomach and that will help get the core muscles to contract and go closer together which is really important.

Try to do five deep breaths in the morning and evening. Making sure your stomach is contracting and try to hold your pelvic floor.

There are many small exercises mothers can do at home during the first six weeks to ease back into exercising. Movements such as simple deadlifts which involve simply picking up a pen from the floor.

Carly said: I would do body weight squats, body weight lunges and simple deadlifts. Just put a pen on the floor and just try and pick it up whilst standing.

Walk with your baby in a sling and try to make sure your back is not over arched. After the first six weeks, get yourself a PT who can run you a good strong core programme with back and legs.

Carly has 157k followers on Instagram and she frequently posts workout videos and body positive messages to her followers.

But living your life on social media can run the risk of being on the receiving end of negative comments, which became even more prominent when exercising during pregnancy.

Carly said: Ive always had such a lovely audience. Theyve always been amazing and very supportive but when youre pregnant you do attract a different group of people.

Its a small percentage but its the ones you notice the most. People were saying I was going to lose my baby or I was killing my baby because I was doing exercise.

It makes you really anxious because when youre pregnant you spend every day thinking youre going to do something wrong anyway.

A lot of people were telling me I was putting abs before having a baby which I wasnt. I lost my abs within two weeks. Im pregnant, Im not going to have abs!

My job is fitness and I love it. If I just stopped during those nine months then I would have found it really hard to get back on track. Its the same as eating and sleeping and going to the toilet, fitness is part of my day.

I did get a lot of negativity on social media. Theres so much misconception out there. People are really scared and they dont know what to do. We just need to educate people and make them feel a little bit safer and show them the right and wrong things to do.

I try to educate with my posts and with my YouTube videos but if people got too heavy I blocked them. I dont need that negativity in my life.

Carly has teamed up with JoJo Maman Bebe to launch their new activewear range for expecting and breastfeeding mothers.

The collection has lots of technical innovations such as fast wicking and anti bacterial finishes. The range also has features like belly bands that come up over the bump for extra support and tops with nursing clips.

The designs can be worn during and after birth as mothers ease back into their workout regime.

Carly said: I love the burgundy vest and full-length leggings. The fabrics that JoJo have used are thick and super supportive.

The JoJo Maman Bebe activewear range is available online and in store at the end of March. Prices range from 25-39.

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Weight loss isn't an overnight journey and requires you to make many changes to get fitter. You also require constant motivation and discipline. However, once you get to the shape you desire, there is nothing like going back. Here is one such personal account which will motivate you to lose weight faster. Know how this 26-year-old ditched the flab and lost a whopping 20 kilos in a year's time!Name: Shubhashish Sharma

Occupation: Working Professional

Age: 26Height: 172 cm

City: Delhi

Highest weight recorded: 94 kilos

Weight lost: 20 kilos

Duration it took me to lose weight: 13 months

The turning point: I was at a friend's wedding last year and some of my friends thought it would be funny to mock me for my weight. And while something like this typically has a negative impact on a person, it opened doors for me to really want my life to be better. It made me realize that I need to put my health first and lose all the extra weight. After reading a lot of articles on the internet, I started gaining knowledge about exercise and nutrition. To cut the long story short, I not only lost around 20kg of fat over a period of 13 months but also added around 15kg of lean muscle mass.

My breakfast: Breakfast should be rich in protein so I like to have something like oatmeal (2 cups) along with 4 boiled egg whites.

My lunch: 200gm grill paneer with minimal oil along with a large salad bowl I usually have something like paneer or tofu (200 grams) made in minimal oil with a cup of brown rice and a large serving of fresh salad. My focus is on high protein intake and minimal-carb consumption.

My dinner: For dinner, I have 200 grams of chicken breast with two cups of brown rice and yogurt (300 grams). When I do get to cheat on my diet, I like to have ice-cream. I also ensure that I drink 2-3 liters of water every day.

Pre-workout meal: A cup of black coffee with 2 bananas.Post-workout meal: One scoop of whey protein concentrate.

My workout: I religiously work out at the gym, six days a week. My routine involves weight training along with some form of cardio. Here is a low-down:

Monday: Legs, calves, absTuesday : Chest & shoulders + 20 min cardioWednesday: ArmsThursday: Lower back, hamstrings&abs +20min cardioFriday: Upper back & calves

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One more day, another irregular fasting diet that is putting on genuine buzz in the weight reduction needing network. This one? Exchange day fasting (ADF), which is, at its generally fundamental, what it seems like.

Interchange day fasting includes eating insignificantly every other day, and eating anything you desire in the middle. Sounds truly basic, isnt that so? Indeed, its in reality a piece complexand surprisingly outrageous.

That is the reason they acquired the specialists: Jessica Levinson, MS, RD, CDN, a culinary sustenance master in New York City and creator of 52-Week Meal Planner, and Alyssa Dweck, MD, a ladies wellbeing master. They have the responses to all the Qs, since with regards to a fasting, genuine news matters. People should dive in

People definitely realize that its a sort of discontinuous fasting (IF), which implies people wont eat during an assigned timeframe. Yet, as referenced, exchange day fasting stands apart from hours-based discontinuous fasting consumes less calories (like the ever-famous 16:8 eating routine), as it rotates around entire days one after another. Ordinarily, on fasting days (state, Monday, Wednesday, Friday), the vast majority restrict themselves to 500 or 600 calories for the whole day, Dweck says.

Remember, as indicated by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ladies ought to devour around 1,800 to 2,400 calories per day. So constraining yourself to only 500 calories every dayregardless of whether its only a couple of days of the weekis very extraordinary, and can carry with it some genuine symptoms, both great and terrible.

Initially, as most IF consumes less calories, substitute day fasting can be simpler for certain individuals to keep up than different sorts of prohibitive weight control plans. I like the fact that its not eliminating a specific food group, says Levinson. This likewise implies peoplere less inclined to pass up fundamental supplements that evacuating, state, grains from their eating routine could include.

At that point theres the weight reduction advantage, which they realize peoplere keen on (obviouslypeoplere here). Ongoing exploration took a gander at severe substitute day fasting over a four-week time span and found an improvement in (solid, moderately aged) subjects general wellbeing, just as a 37 percent normal decrease in calories. The examination additionally indicated improved cardiovascular wellbeing, decreased fat mass, and upgrades in fat-to-lean-mass proportion.

The reference mark, however? My hesitation is that we dont have long-term studies on it, Levinson says. That is the reason they suggests balance and part control as a superior, progressively dependable other option. Dr. Dweck, then again, is an immense devotee of the Mediterranean eating routine, for the entirety of its weight reduction, heart-solid and mind boosting bennies.

To put it plainly, its about fat breakdown, as indicated by Dweck. The sugars and starches in your body are depleted first when youre expending calories [a.k.a. doing any kind of movement or work], and that doesnt take very long. So after you use lose all of your stored carbohydrates, you start to burn fat, they clarifies.

Be that as it may, there are a couple of provisos. If someone does overeat on a non-fasting day, its very possible they dont lose weight at all, Levinson says. People can most likely go over the prescribed 1,800 to 2,000 calories and be alright, since peoplere expending way less a few days of the week, yet people would prefer not to go over the edge. By the days end (or week, rather), calories in versus calories out still issues.

Its the calories that consider well as what type they are, as well, btw. Planning is the most important thing, so when it comes time to eat, youre not just grabbing the first thing you see, Dweck says. (Any individual whos at any point fasted realizes how simple that can be the point at which peoplere voracious and hangry AF.) So in case peoplere considering receiving interchange day fasting, people should begin dinner preparing around evening time, to maintain a strategic distance from those superfluous extravagances.

Heres the place it gets somewhat fluffy: The security of ADF relies upon the individual. In general, its not horrendously dangerous, however there are a few people who shouldnt attempt it.

First off, that is pregnant ladies or ladies who are breastfeeding.The nutrients needed during pregnancy [and breastfeeding] are so much higher, Levinson says. On the off chance that this is people, any fasting eating routine is anything but a smart thought.

This sort of fasting is likewise hazardous for diabetics, since they have to keep their insulin levels consistent. Individuals with a past filled with dietary issues should avoid ADF too, since any sort of fasting diet can rapidly regress into something significantly progressively outrageous.

On that note, in case peoplere somebody who works out different hours daily, substitute day fasting could be somewhat dangerous for people, as well. You need a certain amount of energy to work out, Levinson says. Without enough cals in, people probably wont have the vitality people have to strive (also, enough supplements to support their muscles a while later).

Presently, in case peoplere not one of those individuals, interchange day fasting could be exceptionally useful to people. Dr. Dweck manages loads of ladies who as of now battle with PCOS, a hormone awkwardness that happens because of negligible ovulation. Ladies with PCOS frequently experience weight gain as a symptom and make some hard memories shedding pounds; Dr. Dweck thinks exchange day fasting could support them.

They additionally prescribes ADF to her perimenopausal and menopausal patients. Because of age, loss of bulk, and hormonal changes, they frequently battle with weight reduction, as well.

Thats right! To start with, realize that for some individuals, their first endeavor at interchange day fasting can make them feel exhausted, sick, tipsy, and additionally foggy. People may need to stay with it for a few days to check whether those responses pivot (for most, they do). In the event that they dont, quit fasting, or take a stab at doing one fasting day like clockwork to stir their way up to the exchanging design.

There are additionally sure supplements that people could be passing up by receiving this eating routine, Levinson says. For instance, on the off chance that people start eating way less dairy since youre cutting calories during fasting days, at that point people may not be getting the calcium people need. The equivalent goes for protein. In case peoplere avoiding a couple of chicken suppers seven days, people may not be getting the nutrient B12 people need.

That is the reason Dweck says, when you do eat, you still have to mindful of the kind of diet youre ingesting. Be certain peoplere non-fasting days depend on healthy, nutritious nourishments (foods grown from the ground, lean proteins, vegetables, etc.not bundled garbage).

Also, the main thing the two specialists concur on? Hydrate. With water above all else, obviously. Yet in addition dont hesitate to have espresso, which Dweck says can help control their hunger (much obliged, caffeine!).

With all the intermittent-fasting approaches, its really what works for each individual person, Levinson says. For some people alternate-day fasting is really helpful and beneficial to them. For other people, however, its extremely hard.

In any case, Levinson views theirself as to a greater degree a standard eating routine promoter. I go back to moderation, knowing how to balance your plate, and portion control, they says. I really believe that all foods for the most part can fit into a diet when consumed in moderation. Going on an eating regimen that disposes of nourishment for a particular timeframe isnt as sensible as long as possible, they underscores.

Dweck, then again, is more hopeful about this fasting plan. While they sees acknowledges it has its hazard, they are seen a decent number of patients have weight reduction accomplishment with it.

Notwithstanding their expert sentiment, the two specialists underline the significant primary concern: Talk to their PCP first! Theyll know their ailments, medical problems, and weight reduction historyall the data people have to get genuine, customized, and fair guidance about whether interchange day fasting is directly for people.

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Good Morning America weekly contributor Tory Johnson is known for her regular Deals and Steals segment, offering viewers the latest top products at bargain prices. Fans may not realize that Johnson attained a major achievement not too long ago, making a major shift in her mind and health.

Johnson made the decision to embark on a weight-loss journey after having a talk with her boss that she took as having an underlying message. One of my bosses told me my clothes didnt do me justice, and she wanted to send me to a stylist, Johnson told Glamour in 2013. She never used the words fat or lose weight, but I interpreted her words to mean lose weight or lose your job.'

While Johnsons boss has said that was not her intent, the GMA contributor decided to take action. She insists my role was never in jeopardy, Johnson said. The chat changed my life, and Im forever grateful. After being fat forever, I lost 62 pounds in one year.

In her book The Shift: How I Finally Lost Weight and Discovered a Happier Life, Johnson described the literal shift in her mindset after that discussion with her boss. My whole life, Ive rotated through fad diets and seesawed between denial and acceptance, and now I feel the seeds of an unfamiliar emotion, at least when it comes to weight loss: determination, she wrote. Twelve hours earlier, I thought Id be crying myself to sleep. Instead, I am surprised to find I actually feel a tiny tinge of excitement.I can do this,I think.This time can be different.

Johnson believes that you have to be completely prepared to forge ahead on the road to losing weight, making determination your guide. You cant begin this journey until youre ready really ready. You have to choose: preference or priority, she wrote in her book. My preference, hands down, is to eat whatever I want But my priority is to lose a lot of weight, and that must always trump my food preference. When it comes down to it, the question is, what is your priority? And what are you willing to forgo to achieve it?

According to Glamour, Johnson has a list of dos and donts that she swears by:

After one year of starting her new meal plan, Johnson lost 62 pounds. The married mom of twins relished the accomplishment while realizing the battle will never completely be over. It hasnt always been easy saying no to my favorite foods, but its all been doable. Im not finished with this journey I dont think I ever will be, she wrote.

Despite the challenges, Johnson is staying on her road to wellness and even wrote a follow-up book Shift for Good: How I Figured It Out and Feel Better Than Ever.The GMA star is grateful for the benefits her commitment has reaped.

Im happier and healthier. On the simple side, I have far more clothing choices and I dont leave dressing rooms empty-handed because nothing fits, Johnson shared. On the serious side, I avoided the doctor for more than 10 years because I didnt want a lecture about my weight. I finally had a physical and my first mammogram. Nothing feels better than hearing the doctor say, Youre healthy!'

Johnson encourages those who want to lose weight to take the step and be patient with themselves and the process. The past doesnt have to define your future. You can change your mind for a happier, healthier, better life, she said. Its not easy, nor does it happen overnight. But with patience andperseverance, you can make big things happen. My shift is living proof of that.

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Weight loss is less about losing inches but about getting rid of unhealthy fats without compromising with the rest of your health. Not just a healthy diet but also a fat-burning exercise regimen and good mental health and lead to an overall healthy weight loss. When it comes to diet, experts always recommend a balanced diet that includes homemade foods and organically grown natural foods that are rich in fibre, proteins and healthy fat. Various natural ingredients that are known to be great for weight loss. Mushrooms are known to help weight loss big time and amongst the species,Shiitake Mushrooms have amazing weight loss benefits.

Mushrooms, in general, are known to be great for weight loss. Not only are they low in calories but also very high in antioxidants. Mushrooms have more health benefits than just weight loss. They have cancer-fighting properties and are also rich in protein and fibre that are a must to lose weight. Shiitake Mushrooms are a delicious way of losing weight. This nutritious form of mushrooms are very low in calories, almost as few as 10 calories in half a cup. Shiitake Mushrooms also almost contains no fat while being a great source of dietary fibre, potassium, selenium, riboflavin, thiamine, folic acid, vitamin B6 and zinc.Weight Loss Tip of the Week: How to Use Desi Ghee to Lose Weight.

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You can make delicious dishes using shiitake mushrooms. You can make soups or even make pickles out of it. However, if you want to consume this kind of mushroom with an intention of losing weight, do not use excessive oil, salt or sugar to destroy the fat-burning composition of this kind of mushroom. Not just weight loss shiitake mushrooms are known to be extremely delicious while being having notable health properties such as the ability to boost immunity, aid gut health, help fight cancer, and also support heart health.

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Jamie Oliver is the TV chef who has fronted shows including Jamies 30-Minute Meals and The Naked Chef. He has focused on creating healthy and balanced meals throughout his career. The chef has also lost two stone of his own by changing his diet - what did he eat?

Speaking to Radio Times, he said: I pushed meat down, pushed veggie up, got more sleep and more movement.

Although he did not cut meat out completely, he explained swapping it for more vegetables helped him slim.

Eating meals full of vegetables and low in meat is clearly important to the chef and he recently released his vegetarian cookbook, Veg.

As well as well as changing meat for vegetables, he started adding more nuts into his plan.

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He added: They make you half as likely to have a heart attack. Feed them to your kids as well.

Many people will snack on nuts as a healthy snack option, according to Heathline.com.

The website said: Though theyre usually high in fat, the fat they contain is a healthy type. They're also good sources of fibre and protein.

Many studies have shown that nuts provide various health benefits especially in regards to reducing heart disease risk factors.

Jamie didnt just change his eating habits when trying to get in shape and he said regular exercise and sleeping well helped him stay slim.

The popular chef also cut back on the amount of alcohol he would have and ditched it completely during the week.

Your average Brit drinks booze. Im not telling you what to do, but my rhythm now is only to drink at the weekend, he said.

Its about a consciousness and knowing youre doing something and being more mindful.

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