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Usually, when we set out to lose some weight, especially if it’s more than a couple of pounds, we think strict dieting and working out until we’re numb from exhaustion. It doesn’t necessarily have to be so, fitness experts point out for Shape magazine, offering the alternative of taking up dancing t... |
18 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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At the beginning of last month, former model and television personality Tyra Banks revealed during a glamor photoshoot that she had dropped four dress sizes and was feeling better than she had in years. Determined to make her weight loss more than just an isolated case and to help other slimmers as well, Banks brough... |
10 November 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Comedienne Mo’Nique based most of her image on the message that big was not only OK, it was also beautiful and something to be embraced. In recent months, though, the 41-year-old star has started losing weight and she’s doing it deliberately, because doctors recently told her she was looking at a very sho... |
10 November 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Today, Tuesday, November 10, 2009 is officially the day when most British women start their “Christmas diets,” a new survey conducted by British Lion Eggs informs, as cited by the Telegraph. The aim of said diet change is to help women get in proper shape for the Christmas office party, as well as for the... |
10 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Not long ago, we were telling you that Tyra Banks had lost some weight – dropped four dresses sizes, to be more accurate – and that she was saying how she felt and looked greater than ever. Inspired by the change she made in her own life, the former model is now on a mission to help other women as well lo... |
4 November 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama are America’s number-one couple in terms of advocating a healthy lifestyle, based on eating well and working out regularly. However, reports in the US media have it that this, combined with all the hard work he’s been putting in as of late, might have taken its toll on... |
3 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Men and women struggling with their weight and especially those who are constantly looking for a new diet to try out in the hope that, maybe, this time, it will work out, have now new-found hope. A new study has determined that slimmers stand to lose more weight if they make the healthy-diet choice the easy choice, a... |
2 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Kelly Osbourne has long battled the extra pounds, even resorting to some of the most unorthodox methods to lose weight, like starving herself and taking fistfuls of laxatives. Until just recently, she never quite managed to keep whatever weight she lost off, and that’s mostly because her lifestyle was not healt... |
29 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Nadya Suleman, also known to the public as OctoMom, gave birth to octuplets in January this year. The eight newborns, together with the other six young children Suleman has at home, have not stopped her, though, from getting back to her pre-pregnancy figure. What’s more, she didn’t even resort to the help... |
27 October 2009
17:01 GMT |
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An investigational drug initially created for the treatment of obesity has returned great results in a study meant to determine if it also works to help the clinically obese lose weight. Not only did liraglutide, marketed under the brand name Victoza, lead to considerable weight loss, but it also fared better than or... |
23 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Eating more cheese and dairy products may be the key to successful and rapid weight loss, Australian researchers have learned by means of a new study. However, adding greater amounts of dairy to an already unhealthy diet will make no difference whatsoever, as the secret is to go on a low-calorie diet as well, the Bri... |
23 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Women who favor cocktails over regular sessions at the gym may have found their answer to the ever-present problem of dropping a few pounds. Sky Sports presenter Georgie Thompson has set up a website that is admittedly the contrary of what women going on women’s websites would expect. IAmSuperChick boasts of of... |
23 October 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Health experts are becoming increasingly worried about how things stand right now: despite repeated warnings, it seems that the number of the overweight and obese is growing at an alarming rate. In this context, coming up with new prescription diet pills that work without putting the patient’s health at risk is... |
22 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Controversial and outspoken Kelly Osbourne has long struggled to keep her weight in check. In the past, the only times when she admittedly managed to drop some pounds was when she was addicted to drugs, had a condition that prevented her from holding food down or went on a drastic diet. Now that she’s on Dancin... |
21 October 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Victoria’s Secret models, also known as the Angels, are famous around the world for their toned bodies and gorgeous curves, which is not what can also be said about the so-called high fashion models, who have to be as thin as possible. Aussie Miranda Kerr is the latest celebrity to come under fire for losing he... |
17 October 2009
05:18 GMT |
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Despite having retired from professional modeling to pursue a career in television, Tyra Banks has taken a lot of heat over the past couple of years for her weight. She’s always been a full-figured girl, as she puts it herself, but a few extra pounds have made her one of the most criticized women in the media. ... |
13 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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If you have already started a diet and workout plan to lose weight and they are not returning the results you expected, or if you’re just now preparing to do so, there are a few things that you must always bear in mind, health experts and nutritionists say. As AllWomenStalk sums it up, in order to lose weight f... |
8 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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There is no question that Kim Cattrall’s body has begun to show the first signs of the passing of time, but that’s far from saying that she doesn’t look good. Simply by thinking that, at 53, she continues to be the second most famous SATC girl, while also the most inhibited of the bunch, it becomes ... |
8 October 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Christina Hendricks plays curvy and uber-confident secretary Joan Holloway on the popular series “Mad Men,” as fans of the show must already know. Around the time of the Emmy Awards this year, word got out in the media that she was going on a very strict diet for her upcoming wedding with Geoffrey Arrend,... |
6 October 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Christian Bale is one of the best method actors of our times, film critics often say, citing not only his impressive performances and the lengths he would go to to get into character, but also his willingness to physically alter himself for the part. “The Fighter,” one of his upcoming projects, saw him dr... |
29 September 2009
10:07 GMT |
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Whatever Nicole Richie is doing to maintain her slender figure seems to work wonders on short time spans as well, it is being said. The socialite, and occasional singer and actress gave birth to baby boy Sparrow on September 9. Over the weekend, just days after the happy event, she went to a concert and unveiled a bo... |
28 September 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Dieting is frustrating – as also is the very idea of starting a new dietary plan, especially since most of them imply restrictions, limitations and, ultimately, the feeling of being deprived of something that we want badly and perhaps even deserve. Because of this, the best way to lose weight is not by starving... |
28 September 2009
15:21 GMT |
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What with the power of positive thinking and everything that’s being said about it, happiness and optimism can actually work against us in certain situations. One such situation is when starting a weight-loss program, since negative emotions are more likely to lead to visible results than optimism, a recent stu... |
28 September 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Victoria Beckham is incredibly skinny, that much is a well-established fact by now. As a matter of fact, Posh is so thin, she’s often criticized for encouraging women looking up to her to aspire to be a size 0, which is neither healthy, nor appealing. A fervent believer that all she needs to stay in shape is a ... |
24 September 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Since he divorced famous wife Britney Spears, Kevin Federline has slipped out of the spotlight, choosing to move on with his life by pursuing other endeavors. As fame slipped through his fingers, the pounds kept piling, which has led to the nickname of K-Fat, a variant of his rapper moniker K-Fed. All that is about t... |
23 September 2009
08:54 GMT |
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Exercise is ideal if we want to improve our mood, tone our body and lead an overall healthier life. However, when it comes to shifting the extra pounds, it is fairly useless if not accompanied by a changed diet as well, a detail many of us overlook when we set out to lose weight, author, nutritionist and weight-loss ... |
22 September 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Jennifer Love Hewitt has long made the transition from teen hottie to established actress. Sadly, as she did so, her image took a serious hit, as the media constantly focused on her looks rather than on her accomplishments. Not a strange to yo-yo-ing weight, the “Ghost Whisperer” star is speaking out abou... |
22 September 2009
13:51 GMT |
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Kelly Osbourne, daughter of legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne and the outspoken Sharon, has fought a very public battle with her weight, often resorting to unhealthy tricks such as fad dieting and starving herself to shift the extra pounds. Now, as she reveals to Closer magazine, she has found the perfect way to get a t... |
15 September 2009
13:41 GMT |
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It’s often being said that, as a celebrity who is constantly in the spotlight, a woman is either too skinny or not skinny enough, and that nothing she does regarding her weight will ever please everybody. Janet Jackson is certainly not a stranger to this, her weight oscillating through the years from a full fig... |
10 September 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Keisha Buchanan, the only original member of the Sugababes, had some problems with her yo-yo-ing weight at one point, but she has finally found a way to a flat stomach and she didn’t even have to go to the gym for it. Cutting out KFC junk food and crisps, two of Keisha’s favorites, has helped her get in p... |
10 September 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Staying in the weight-loss game can be quite a tricky and, at times, downright difficult thing to do, if efficient strategies are not employed. However, this may be something that not all of us are aware of, which is why Men’s Health came up with the idea of gathering advice from the best experts on the ten mos... |
8 September 2009
14:21 GMT |
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A couch potato’s biggest dream ever is showing signs of becoming real, as researchers have determined that blocking a gene in mice stops the weight gain and prevents all affections associated with obesity. What’s even better, Med Page Today informs, this happens without the mice working out more and even ... |
5 September 2009
07:11 GMT |
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Kathy Griffin, the self-titled “D-List” who just recently managed to surprise all her detractors by unveiling an almost perfect swimsuit body, admits that she wasn’t always this confident with her looks as she is now at 48. As a matter of fact, the star explains in her upcoming book, as cited by Peo... |
4 September 2009
13:41 GMT |
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The entire world knows that Alicia Silverstone, literally the hottest chick of the ‘90s, as many still refer to her thanks to her appearances in several Aerosmith videos, is a vegan. Not only has the star spoken out for PETA on countless occasions, but she also uses whatever chance she gets to draw attention to... |
3 September 2009
15:31 GMT |
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When he was younger, there wasn’t anything about Leonardo DiCaprio that might have made at least one of his millions of female fans think there were a few extra pounds to his frame, but quite on the contrary. Now that he’s grown, the actor is bulkier and not necessarily because he’s fat or anything.... |
27 August 2009
06:21 GMT |
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After approving Alli, the weight-loss drug, for sale over the counter in the US in 2007, the Food and Drug Administration is now investigating claims that it may lead to liver damage, following 32 reports from people who have taken it. For the time being, the FDA says people on orlistat (brand name Alli) should conti... |
26 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Say you just decided recently that time was right you changed your lifestyle and lost some weight or got in a better shape. You’re eating healthy now, work out on a regular basis and stay away from all sorts of temptations, yet, for some reason or another, the scales refuse to go down below a certain threshold,... |
24 August 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Celebrity weigh-loss battles and success stories are a dime a dozen these days, which is why perhaps only few still manage to get the headlines. Sherri Shepherd’s case is different: the “View” co-host started packing weight immediately after joining the team of the popular talk-show, so, back in May... |
21 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Some of us know it as “the office 15,” meaning the extra weight about 45 percent of all women and a smaller number of men gain in the first months after taking up a desk job. Others know it as the “freshman 15,” the same weight-gain, this time registered in college students who, because of a d... |
21 August 2009
13:31 GMT |
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For the part he plays in “The Fighter,” where he walks in the shoes of a former boxing champion that battles a serious drug addiction, Christian Bale lost a lot of weight, as photos snapped of him on the set also reveal. As a matter of fact, he went down so many sizes that co-star Mark Wahlberg is actuall... |
21 August 2009
10:44 GMT |
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It’s never advisable to get someone to do something out of guilt because, presumably, that person would rather be doing anything else than that specific thing. Yet, when it comes to women and their weight-loss attempts, it could very well be that a little guilt is all they need to remember their healthy goals a... |
18 August 2009
14:31 GMT |
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We probably all know by now that, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. After falling prey countless times to miracle weight-loss products and instant diets that promise fast results without us having to do anything in particular, skepticism towards the Sensa Tastant Crystals is more than understand... |
17 August 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Earlier this year, in March, as Hollywood stunner Scarlett Johansson was still preparing to take on the part of Black Widow in the second “Iron Man” movie, rumors started to circulate about her choosing to lose weight for the role. While this was nothing unheard of, the amount of weight she seemed to have... |
12 August 2009
14:31 GMT |
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32-year-old KT Coates, one of the most acclaimed and popular fitness instructors in the world for her online classes and materials on pole dancing, has managed to do the seemingly impossible by qualifying for a spot in the finals of the bodybuilding national championship. The feat in itself is nothing extraordinary f... |
8 August 2009
06:08 GMT |
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Few are those who can honestly say they haven’t at least once dreamed about getting the kind of body they want without having to lift a single finger for it. Experts say this is why “miracle” weight loss products and pills sell so well, as also do books and other materials on diets that promise incr... |
7 August 2009
15:31 GMT |
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We’re constantly told that, if we want to lose the extra pounds we’ve been complaining about since forever, we should get a gym subscription and start sweating all the fat off. We’re also told we’re to eat healthier but, whether we know it or not, the two don’t really seem to go hand in ... |
7 August 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The key to losing weight and keeping it off is not, as we might be tempted to believe, sticking to a restrictive diet, but rather learning how to cheat better on it, as recent studies have shown. Another solution to drop the extra pounds is by eating plenty of snacks throughout the day: however, FitSugar warns, there... |
5 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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They say you are what you eat, but, at the same time, they also say you are the company you keep. A new study comes to show that eating patterns in children and teens can easily be altered by their friends, which means a heavier peer will make it OK and acceptable for the youngster in question to eat more as well. Ho... |
4 August 2009
16:21 GMT |
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It is already common knowledge that the most challenging part of dieting is having to accept that it comes with many restrictions. Researchers say it’s precisely knowing we can’t have something that makes us want it more, which is why we should approach dieting from a different angle: stop trying to play ... |
4 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Obesity figures have gone sky-high in recent years, with estimates saying that the number of people with weight problems will increase even more in the following interval. Because of this, talk of a pandemics is warranted, as also is that of the measures needed to keep it in check. One last such method would be deep ... |
4 August 2009
14:21 GMT |
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