From a bulky 108kg to 56kg, Jen Atkin went on to win the Miss Great Britain 2020. Picture via Instagram/ jenatkinuk

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 A 26-year-old changed her diet,changed her diet and said goodbye to a sedentary lifestyle after being dumped by her ex-fiance.

Jen Atkin, an aviation administrator from Ulceby, England dropped over 52kg in weight, went on to win Miss Scunthorpe then Miss England 2018 runner-up before coming back from a pageant hiatus to get married to be crowned Miss Great Britain 2020.

Eating better now, Atkin told Bored Panda that she didnt follow a set diet.

I eat so much better, I dont follow a diet but I think about what I eat so much more. I still enjoy meals out but dont binge like I used to!"

"I go to the gym five times a week now and I love it, its become a staple part of my life and has helped me in so many ways.

It took her two years to drop her weight from around 108kg to 56kg.

This years Miss Great Britain which supported the organisation Cancer Research UK and Alexs Wish which raises awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy), raised more than RM228,000 for the worthwhile causes.

If you want to follow Atkin's footsteps but find yourselves without energy or motivation, she said its all about consistency and small steps.

My biggest advice would be to take every day as it comes.

Imagine where you could be in three months time and just keep chipping away! Consistency is key and its a lifestyle change!

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There's always some new diet fighting for the spotlight, but with its Mediterranean-style roots and emphasis on plant-based foods, the pescatarian diet is likely here to stay. Still not sure what it is exactly? Pescatarians follow what's essentially a vegetarian diet focused on vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and seeds but with the addition of fish and seafood for a bit of animal-based protein.

The pescatarian diet is high in fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and healthy fats. According to Brigitte Zeitlin, RD, MPH, owner of BZ Nutrition in New York City, including fish in an otherwise vegetarian diet also adds in vitamin B12, which is only found naturally in animal proteins. Strict vegetarians are frequently B12-deficient.

"B12 deficiency can lead to anemia and fatigue, osteoporosis, macular degeneration, irritability, and anxiety," Brigitte told POPSUGAR. "Including fish can help prevent all these things and still work to meet your health goals of lowering the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses. The pescatarian diet can also help you maintain a healthy weight, since it focuses on fresh produce and only includes the leanest sources of animal protein: fish and seafood." Keep reading to find out exactly how to fill your plate.

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Mark Gautier had been brought back from the dead three times and had just emerged from a two-week coma when a priest was administering last rites to him.

The doctor said, You really need to do something or youre not going to last much longer, recalled Gautier, 39, of Anaheim.

At 400 pounds, Gautier had slipped into diabetic shock and his kidneys were shutting down after years of failing health. The doctors diagnosis: Gautier needed to exercise and lose weight.

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Gautiers then-girlfriend-now-wife Vanessa had a novel idea: Lets go to Disneyland. Her simple plan: Help Gautier lose weight by walking around the Happiest Place on Earth.

Gautier lost 150 pounds on a Disneyland Diet that included walking several miles a day while eating whatever he wanted at the Anaheim theme park from turkey legs to corn dogs to nachos. The key to his food intake: Portion control.

Now Gautier works at Disneyland after falling in love with the theme park during his journey from deaths door to renewed health. The new lease on life persuaded Gautier to earn a bachelors degree as part of Disneylands Aspire program, which offers free tuition to its employees, known as cast members in Disney parlance.

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Gautiers health issues began in 2006 when he was diagnosed with diverticulitis and grew worse in 2007 when a blood clot in his head caused vision problems.

I didnt take care of myself, Gautier said during an interview at Disneyland.

Then in August 2013 Gautier was feeling sluggish.

The last thing I remember saying was, I really dont feel well. And I just fell over, he said.

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When Gautier emerged from a coma two weeks later, he couldnt see, speak or write.

When I woke up, I didnt know anything that was going on, Gautier said. A priest was brought in to give me my anointing of the sick, my last rites. It was hard knowing that this might be it, but I was at peace.

Gautiers wife persuaded him to change his life and promised to help him on his journey.

After I got out of the hospital, she was just like, You need to get it together. We need to make changes, Gautier recalled.

Gautier described his wife as a strong-willed, make-it-happen high school counselor who told him: You can make the change. Im going to help you. Were going to do it together.

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They bought Disneyland annual passes and started going to the theme park on a daily basis about a month after Gautier left the hospital.

The first two times that I came to Disney to just to walk around it was tough because I wasnt used to walking, Gautier said. Then after about two weeks, I fell in love with the place.

They got Fitbits and tracked their progress working their way up from 1 mile a visit to 3 miles, then 5 miles and eventually 7 miles in the first year.

It was just walk, talk and enjoy the scenery, Gautier said.

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They would wander around Disneyland or Disney California Adventure, walk through the stores, get a snack and sit down for a bit. Every visit they would set a small goal: Ride a particular attraction, see a show or watch a parade.

Gautiers favorite rides: Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters at Disneyland (he likes the competition) and Monsters Inc.: Mike & Sulley to the Rescue at DCA (hes a big Mike Wazowski fan). Their favorite part of Disneyland: Main Street U.S.A.

Theres so much to look at, Gautier said of Disneylands main promenade. I always see something new.

On their visits to Disneyland they ate whatever they wanted from hamburger combos to clam chowder bread bowls.

It wasnt so much that we changed what we ate, it was the portions that we ate. We cut down on everything, Gautier said. We never got our own thing. It was always, Lets share.

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It took about five years, but Gautier eventually lost 150 pounds on his Disneyland Diet. He married Vanessa in 2016 and they had a daughter.

During one of their visits to Disneyland, Gautier announced he wanted to spend even more time at the park.

We were walking down Main Street and I told her that I want to work here, he said.

Gautier now works at the Disneyland Hotel as a houseman where he assists room attendants. He walks about 13 miles a day covering four floors of the hotel. Hes traded his Fitbit for an Apple Watch with a digital Mickey Mouse face that he uses to track his fitness goals.

Its pretty physical, Gautier said. Its nonstop all day.

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After he completes his bachelors degree, Gautier wants to get his masters degree through Disneys free tuition program. Hes studying graphic design and hopes to one day work as an artist at Walt Disney Imagineering.

Gautier looks at his 150-pound weight-loss journey as a marathon and his many trips around Disneyland as his victory lap.

Theyve given me so many opportunities, Gautier said of the role Disney has played in his turnaround. Im so grateful and happy for myself. What Ive gone through and how Ive overcome it. All of this has been a blessing in disguise for me.

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Mark Gautier told the Orange County Register that he had just come out of a diabetic shock-induced coma his third such and was told by his doctor that he really couldn't last much longer unless he took some drastic measures to drop his weight (then 400 pounds) and get some exercise. His girlfriend, unwilling to give up on him, bought the two of them passes to Disneyland and insisted they start making regular visits.

While they started slowly at first, Mark and Vanessa would make daily treks around the park, eventually working their way up to 7-mile hikes. On every visit, they would also enjoy at least one attraction, such as a show, ride, or parade, and one treat anything from turkey legs to nachos to corn dogs. Despite the snacking, Mark still managed to drop 150 pounds in 5 years he did this, he said, not by eliminating anything from his diet, but by portion control making sure that whatever he ate, he split with his girlfriend.

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Lauren Chan has been in the fashion industry long enough to have a strong opinion about how it contributes to disordered eating. The 29-year old is a former plus-size model and editor at Glamour magazine and says that fashion, entertainment and the media perpetuate the myth of an idealized body type that for most people, is unattainable. We see 5,000 ads a day, all featuring the same kind of image, she says. The message we receive is clear, but if you look around at the people in your life, very few look like that.

The fall out, says Chan, is that people end up with low self-esteem, life threatening eating disorders, and a widespread, unhealthy diet culture. Its hard to find women who are unscathed from this, she says.

In response to a fashion industry that doesnt design much for larger sizes, Chan has created Henning, luxury garments for women size 12 and up. Ive been the one in a meeting or an interview where Im covering up a split in my pants, she says. Only about 17 percent of the clothing available is for plus-sized women.

While being more inclusive to all body types is one piece of the puzzle in helping to eliminate the desire for a certain look, theres much work to be done. February 24 to March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and the theme is Come as You Are.

Just as the entertainment and fashion industries idealize a certain look, when it comes to eating disorders, most people think of that same thin, white woman as victim. The truth is, the impact goes well beyond that demographic. Eating disorders dont pick and choose.

A few stats, provided by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): Black teenagers are 50 percent more likely than white teenagers to exhibit bulimic behaviors, such as binging and purging; lifetime prevalence estimates for bulimia and binge eating disorder among Latinas is 1.9 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively; Asian, Black, Hispanic and Caucasian youth all reported attempting to lose weight at similar rates.

Males, too, fall victim to eating disorders, at higher rates than most people realize. Depending on the source, statistics estimate that males represent between 10 and 25 percent of all eating disorder cases.

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Ryan Sheldon, a 32-year old plus-size model living in Los Angeles, spent years seeking a diagnosis and treatment for his binge eating disorder. I always hated my body, even as a kid, he says. I tried my first diet at age 12.

By the time he entered college, Sheldon was in a regular routine of binging, restricting and exercising, leaving him with an average-sized weight. Most people wouldnt have any idea that I had disordered eating, he says.

When he sought treatment, Sheldon was prescribed diet pills, which did nothing to help. The issue wasnt appetite, he says. I then asked for a sleeping pill prescription so that I could sleep all day and not eat.

The result was a drastic, unhealthy weight loss in just the span of a month. My eating disorder just blew up, Sheldon says. I felt unworthy and unlovable.

Chevese Turner, chief policy and strategy officer at NEDA, says that the organization is putting more focus on marginalized communities. Were asking those outside the stereotype to share their stories in order to educate the public, she says. The truth is that low-weight anorexia represents the smallest percentage of eating disorders. It gets all the attention, however, because its so dangerous.

Binge eating disorder, on the other hand, is the most prevalent, affecting some 15 million people over their lifetime, split evenly among men and women. Two thirds of the population is higher weight, says Turner. By far, middle- to high-weight men and women are the most likely to have an eating disorder.

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Lakeland, Fla. Miguel Cabrera walked through the clubhouse Tuesday morning after a workout wearing a dry-fit Adidas muscle shirt tucked into gym shorts.

Tucked in? Who knows when Cabrera last tucked in any kind of shirt, let alone a workout shirt.

A change in diet has helped Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera shed weight.(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)

The transformation of his body over the winter has been remarkable, even if he doesn't much want to talk about it.

Its early, Cabrera said, waving off any praise.

Spurred by chronic pain in his right knee that led to a career-worst 2019 season and borne out of a near-desperate desire to get back to the Hall-of-Fame worthy hitter hes always been, Cabrera hired a village of trainers, doctors, nutritionists and physical therapists to help him reshape his body, lose weight, regain some flexibility and fluidity in his movements and essentially change his life.

I had a lot of people around to help, Cabrera said. A good group of people and they worked with me. I just asked them how can I get my knee healthy and get my body right? It was difficult, but I had good people around me and we had good communication.

At the center of Cabreras village was Adam Boily, owner and president of The System8 gym in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Id known him from years before, but I hadnt seen him for a year or two, said Boily, who was in Lakeland on Saturday watching Cabrera and the Tigers in the Grapefruit League opener. He contacted me and he said hes got to get back in shape and get back to his younger self. I said, Cool.

We put a lot of individual attention on him. But the main thing, especially for us in our program, were really big on nutrition. We have probably the best nutritionist in the world, in my opinion.

It was Scott Getman, who somehow convinced Cabrera to trade in his arepas for kale smoothies and switch to a plant-based, anti-inflammatory diet.

Miggy is in a place where he can really fine tune (his diet) with the organic and best products out there. Boily said. And thats what we focused on.

Getman also worked with the Tigers nutritionist and chef to devise a diet program that Cabrera can use during the season, when meals are often consumed late after ballgames.

His main concern was, he feels good now but its just spring training, Boily said. What about the season? He said he didnt know what he could eat, especially after games. We needed something fine-tuned for him.

We went back to the nutritionist and came up with a pregame and postgame meal plan. He has that now.

Once the weight started falling off, Boily could get to work on the strength and conditioning.

One of the main things was, he bought in right away, Boily said. His legs needed to be good and healthy. And along with the diet change comes decreasing inflammation. That just goes to overall health. So, OK, he bought in, got his chef and nutritionist, got his food dialed in.

He feels good, his body fat is down, hes got a six-pack all that stuff. And hes got the energy that comes along with that. We were able to harness that and we could get more done in training.

Cabrera started adding sets and exercises to his sessions which, as Boily said, helped further adapt his body to handle stress. Which will help the work he put in this offseason carry further into the season, at least in theory.

The weight loss also helped him increase his overall flexibility, which led Boily to tailor specific exercises that would help Cabrera get back to his normal swing mechanics, which were altered to deal with the pain the past three years.

With the decrease in inflammation in his joints, he was able to feel more comfortable getting into his position, Boily said. Its called compensation. If the right side is not properly operating or has pain, your tendency is to compensate and thats what you were seeing with his swing.

We were able to get that away. He felt more comfortable getting a new range of motion. And what that does is help with longevity. Its like rotating the tires on your car.

Cabrera is still working through some kinks, but it was clear in his first few batting practice sessions that he was better able to keep his weight back on his right knee and turn on the ball, something he was unable to do last year.

I dont want to change my swing anymore, Cabrera said earlier this spring. I want to be natural. The last three years I changed my swing a lot to feel comfortable at home plate, so I dont feel like something is bothering me.

I want to go out there and feel natural. Dont think about anything and just react.

Hes getting there.

He knows how his body is supposed to feel and once he started to feel it, it was on, Boily said. Now hes bought in and I think hes going to be like this the rest of his career.

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Blame it on pollution, the cosmetic products you use or the stress at work, if your skin is losing its natural sheen and if you do not do anything about it now, chances of it getting any better are bleak. It has been emphasised often enough that our skin requires extra care and attention, considering all that it is exposed to on a daily basis. You may have to even dig deeper and revaluate your diet too.On several occasions, our diet lacks essential nutrients that are responsible to nourish skin and make it healthier and supple.

If you are looking for natural therapy, you may try Aloe Vera. Also known as ghritkumari in Hindi, aloe Vera is one sensational plant that has captured the imagination of the whole beauty industry. It is in your creams, face wash, soaps and what not!

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Aloe Vera is replete with anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants. Antioxidants help prevent free radical activity that are responsible for dull skin and wrinkles. According to the book 'Healing Foods' by DK Publishing House, aloe Vera is a good source of "beta carotene and vitamin C, E and many B vitamins, and minerals". Both vitamin C and vitamin E are very crucial to keep your skin healthy and radiant. In Ayurveda, aloe Vera is also used to manage conditions like acne or heal burns.

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Aloe Vera benefits: Aloe Vera is replete with anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidants.

Aloe Vera gel can be fleshed out and used topically. But if you have a plant in your house you can use in in your kitchen too. Yes, you heard us. One of the best ways to consume aloe Vera is to juice it. Here's a recipe you may want to try.

(Also Read:Make Your Own Aloe Vera Gel At Home In Just 5 minutes)

Pluck out one medium-sized aloe Vera leaf. Cut it into manageable sections. Peel the leaf and scoop out the clear gel in one bowl. Now take a food processor or blender. Throw in the gel, and some apple or pineapple juice. Blend it well. Consume fresh.Drink this juicy on a regular basis for best results.

(This content including advice provides generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for qualified medical opinion. Always consult a specialist or your own doctor for more information. NDTV does not claim responsibility for this information.)

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