Kevin Smith has opened up about his recent weight loss, which has seen the previously portly director shed dozens of pounds while filming his most recent movie.
Over the last few months, it has become plainly obvious that Smith, who has previously overseen the likes of Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Clerks, has become svelter.
When Smith posted a recent image of himself to his Twitter page, fans got a glimpse of his new figure and they quickly began to bombard him with queries about how he lost the weight. You can check out
We hydrate to avoid dreaded dehydration, but do you know there are many beneficial reasons beyond preventing a potentially deadly emergency?
Hydrating can calm a craving or relieve a headache. All parts of the body require water for smooth action, survival and proper functioning. Even clear, healthy skin needs to be hydrated. Many organs are made of water, amounting to more than half of your body weight.
What is the best liquid to take in for hydration? Water, of course, but coconut water, soups, and watery fruits and vegetables help, too. Soda, coffee and alcohol should be avoided. It seems like any liquid would be better than no liquid, but some actually cause cells to shrink and squeeze water out through the bladder. These are known as diuretics.
How much water should you drink? There are many suggestions, but a basic rule is to take your body weight (in pounds) and divide it by two. This is the number of ounces of water that you should drink each day. For example, if you weigh 100 pounds, you need 50 ounces of water per day. Of course sweating, warm weather and physical activity increase our hydration requirements.
Sarah Liveing felt so deflated after needing a super-sized life vest on a rafting trip she walked off the pound
Sarah Liveing had been looking forward to a once-in-a-lifetime holiday to Vermont, USA, with her family.
And when she, husband Chris and their three children signed up for a white-water rafting trip, she was filled with dread as the rest of them excitedly prepared to get into the rapids for a day of adventure.
And it was with good reason, for next minute the rafting instructor handed out the life jackets – and she had to wear a size XXXL.
Sarah recalls: “The rafting instructors struggled to find a large enough vest to give me.
"Then one of them called out, ‘We’re going to need a big one – she’s a large lady’.
“I had to just stand there and take it. I felt completely crushed. It was a moment I’ll never forget.”
Sarah was a size 26 and weighed 18st, and this was the moment she knew she had to do something about it.
Devastated, she pledged that when she got home to Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, she would abandon all sugary snacks and take up regular walking.
Having dropped a whopping 8st, she is now a size 12 and weighs just 10st – and has even found a new career as a weight-loss and stress-management consultant.
Sarah, 54, was always slim when she was young – a size 12 – but her weight crept up as she focused on raising her children Millie, now 23, Alice, 21, and James, 17.
She says: “In my childhood home biscuits and chocolates were locked away, reserved only for rare treats, which only made me want them more.
"That desire continued into my adult life.
“My weight fluctuated from the age of 11. The lowest I dropped to was 8st 5lbs aged 18 and the biggest I went up to was a size 16 as a young teenager.
“I resigned from my job in fashion PR to become a mother in May 1991, aged 30.
"When I got married I had slimmed to a size 12, but then I became pregnant three months later.
"I knew I wanted to be a mum, but the change to the rhythm of my life threw me a bit.
“I put everything into raising the children and justified constant snacking as a way to reward myself for my efforts.
“I had one meal a day – but it lasted from breakfast until way into the evening!
"I couldn’t help eating baked treats like croissants and chocolate, and I would snack all day on anything I could get my hands on.
“My particular favourite was Haagen-Dazs ice cream – I would sit there and eat an entire tub.
“I was a one-woman eating machine. I dread to think how many calories I was consuming every day – it must have been more than 3,000.
"I would go to bed every night feeling so full.”
As her weight increased with each pregnancy, Sarah was prone to bouts of stress and depression – all linked to a severe lack of confidence.
She says: “I once took my children to a Hear’Say concert and a man behind swore at me and said he couldn’t see the stage because I was so large.
"I was so upset that I shook with nerves.
“I used to hide behind my sense of humour when it came to my weight. I would laugh it off, but there soon came a point where I felt that I couldn’t ignore it any more.
Balanced diet: Eat a balanced diet of fruits, nuts, vegetables and whole grains.
Hyderabad: We are what we are because of the food that we eat. Right nutrition at all ages plays an important role in keeping a person fit. Nutritionists say that choosing the right foods will help us live a healthy life and save us from the early advent of lifestyle diseases.
Eat as much is required by the body and burn it out to avoid any excess accumulation in the body. All foods which look and taste good may not necessarily be of much use. Instead,their excess intake can be harmful. Eat natural foods, fruits and whole grains to ensure that the body has the right mix that keeps you energised.
‘Teenagers must choose the right food’
Eating habits among teenagers is quite often influenced by peer pressure. Junk food often ends up as the trendiest type of food on their list.
Madhurima Sinha, senior nutritionist at Care Hospitals, explains, “Educating children on the foods that influence their health must be a part of school and college curriculum. This is even more crucial for teenagers as their food intake is high, to keep up with their energy levels. Also, there is a strong urge to experiment with foods, which is good and must be encouraged but they should know how to decide what is good for them and what must be avoided.
Food-myths among teenagers which should be avoided
* Skipping breakfast is good for weight reduction * Having 2-3 large meals is good * Any quantity of vegetable oil can be used as its cholesterol-free * Wheat products can be taken in unlimited quantity * Zero-fat diet is good * Only fruit and vegetable-based diet is good
Some must-follow guidelines * Eat a balanced diet of fruits, nuts, vegetables and whole grains * Eat to your heart’s content ........
We’ve all heard those phrases that denote a certain blindness to the passage of time. “She looks as young as the day I met her” husbands say of their wives 50 years into married life, or “haven’t they grown”, people tell me of my children. How about “it wasn’t even hot” said the frog, realising too late that he had sat unawares in the pot while the water slowly crept up to boiling point.
The thing is, we don’t tend to notice change if it’s gradual. And according to a recent study from Georgia Southern University and published in Paediatrics, parents don’t recognise when their children have become obese.
Slow changes over time in anything we see every day become invisible and can be ignored – which is great for the ageing wives among us but not so helpful for frogs or children whose parents who should be taking notice so something can be done about it.
Filmmaker Kevin Smith doesn't look so heavy for a guy with a podcast called Fatman on Batman and a comedy special titled Too Fat For 40.
The director has struggled with his weight throughout his career, often gaining and losing dramatic amounts between films, and given both his self-depreciating style of humor and that one time he was kicked off an airplane, it's become one of his signature characteristics.
Having posted the photo above earlier today, though, a number of fans noted that he'd dropped a significant amount of weight recently (something we noticed when we interviewed Smith at Comic Con -- you can see video here). After a few inquiries, Smith chimed in with the following explanation:
True story: on Tusk, I learned how to lose weight WHILE making a movie. The secret is to not eat sugar and stand all day. I never sit behind the monitor: I'm always moving now. I've been wearing a Jawbone bracelet and using the UP app to count my daily steps and every day this week, I've averaged 12,000. That's close to walking 5 miles..
Rey and Myra Montes de Oca are celebrating their fifth year owning and operating Smart for Life’s location in Kendall.
For many the path to permanent weight loss is a struggle wrought with discouraging setbacks made all the more difficult by how isolative it feels. However Smart for Life — a comprehensive lifestyle management center and diet food provider — has been making believers out of their clientele for years.
Founded by emergency room physician Dr. Sasson Movlavi, the service offers a full line of specialty foods, medical assistance and lifestyle programs to ensure a client’s success, not only in shedding unwanted pounds, but keeping them off for good.
Kim Kardashian isn't the only one who's wanting to drop some serious weight. According to new reports, her little brother, famed sock designer Rob Kardashian, is doing his best to trim down as well.
"He hates being big, but he gained all that weight from being depressed," a source tells E! News. "He wants to lose over 50 lbs."
Rob, who has been rumored to be dealing with a Sizzurp addiction while feuding with members of his family, is reportedly working with sister Khloe Kardashian to get his life back on track.
"He's also planning to attend more events and look into new business ventures," the source says of Rob. "He's taking it slow [and] feeling great."
I am a "one-unit" eater, consuming one of whatever I eat. Should that "one unit" be an appropriate size, such as one apple or one individually wrapped treat, I will be content. Conversely, should the "one unit" be abundantly excessive; i.e. a "family size" bag of tortilla chips or a wheelbarrow-dimensioned bucket of peanut butter, alas, when will falters, I will still consume one (rather enlarged) unit and waddle from the table. Therefore, I surround myself with pre-measured small portions.
I am not unique. As empirical evidence, I do not notice Olestra products on store shelves anymore. Why? Because, IMHO, their marketing department missed the boat. OK, to be honest, I cannot deny that some of the less pleasant repercussions of consuming Olestra might have come to play also. (Should you not remember, Olestra is a substitute for fat that doesn't dissolve completely upon consumption, causing one to absorb fewer calories...
In this week’s news: The produce aisle takes a page from the junk food playbook; breakfast proponents get a wake-up call; and new thinking on salt shakes things up.
Hey, Kids: Do Try This At Home Parents encouraging kids to reach for fruits and vegetables may frequently find their efforts undermined by a barrage of marketing that lures young eaters toward chips, candy, sugared cereals and other less-than-healthy snacks. But some marketers and grocers, including Wal-Mart and Giant Eagle, are now ramping up the appeal of healthier snacks by deploying colorful, kid-centric junk-food-style packaging and signage in the produce aisles. The CEO of Giant Eagle told NPR that when she first heard about the kid-oriented produce-section snack stations, she thought, “This is a win-win.” Apple slice, anyone?
Lunch and Dinner Are Secretly Cheering Breakfast has long been touted as the most important meal of the day, but two new studies have called its lofty status into question. One study determined that skipping breakfast for six weeks had no effect on participants’ cholesterol levels, resting metabolic rates and overall blood-sugar levels. The study found that those who skipped breakfast ate fewer calories, not more, over the course of the day, but they also burned fewer calories than those who ate breakfast, making it a wash. Another study of 300 participants also showed that eating or skipping breakfast didn’t make a difference in terms of weight gained or lost, leading researcher Emily Dhurandhar to conclude that breakfast “may be just another meal.”
Jimmy Kimmel decided to grant the wishes of all the viewers who long for the situation comedy "Friends" starring Jennifer Anistonto return. He reunited some of the cast on his talk show, reported E Newson Aug. 28.
Admitting that he's such a fan that he wrote his own script, Jimmy pleaded with Jennifer, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow to play their roles as Rachel Green, Monica Geller and Phoebe Buffay just one more time. He offered to take on the role of Ross.
"I was just wondering if...you would do the scene from it with me," requested Jimmy. He even re-created Monica's apartment for the sketch.
SAM SMITH, leader for WeightWatchers in Newton Abbot and Bovey Tracey — who herself has lost 47lbs — encourages readers to fall in love with healthy foods.
This week she shows how to make a tasty Nicoise salad.
Ingredients (serves four):
500g new potatoes, halved if large; 300g green beans, trimmed; two slices Weight Watchers Brown Danish bread, or one Weight Watchers Petit Pain, cut into 1cm cubes; calorie controlled cooking spray; two little gem lettuces, broken into leaves and roughly torn or 100g bag mixed salad leaves; 250g cherry tomatoes, halved; 10cm piece cucumber, chopped roughly; four spring onions, roughly chopped; two free range eggs; two 180g cans tuna in spring water or brine, drained and flaked; salt and freshly ground black pepper.
For the lemon basil vinaigrette: 8tbsp fat free vinaigrette; 1tbsp chopped fresh basil, plus extra to garnish; zest of half a lemon; 1tbsp lemon juice, to taste.
It seems that residents of Essex and Nottingham have TOWIE and Geordie Shore fever, with the Essex girls and Newcastle lads are the nation’s keenest dieters.
The research conducted by online pharmacy www.UKMedix.com, which specialises in weight loss treatments found that 24% of Essex ladies diet, and 31% of Geordie men are watching their waistline, while a whopping 73% of women and 59% of men across the country stated that they had dieted at some point in the past.
In a battle of the sexes, the survey also reveals that although women go on more diets than men, shockingly it’s the guys who have better willpower, and will stick the diet out for longer.
The average woman will pack in her diet after 12 days, while men will stick the diet out for six weeks.
The veggies and fruits you eat can help you cut flab. "Those prone to high oxidative stress have a slow metabolism and they struggle to lose and maintain weight. Foods rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals rev up metabolism and help you shed excess kilos. Consume brightly-coloured foods like tomatoes, bell peppers and spinach as they are loaded with phytochemicals," says Prevention advisor Ishi Khosla. Load up on peas, red grapes, strawberries and pomegranate in winter and and watermelon and pumpkin in summer to keep your weight in check.
Veggies
"Plus, there are lowcal foods like cucumber and carrots that help in keeping hunger pangs at bay because they have higher water content and fibre to keep you feeling full for longer," adds Khosla. Recent studies also suggest that adding chillies (all colours) to your diet may help with weight loss as capsaicin, a key chemical found in them, may boost the calorie-burning process
I can promise you this: If you don't have a specific plan pertaining to your fat loss goals, the only thing you're going to lose is time.
Losing fat doesn't magically happen.
Like most things in life, if you want to accomplish something, you have to set goals. Fat loss is no different. Before one embarks on a journey to lose weight and tighten up, you must have some sort of game plan laid out to serve as your guide.
Would you go build a house without a foundation? How about building a car without a running engine?
Of course not.
Then why would you try to embark on a fat loss journey without a solid plan in place?
Bethany Walton was once labelled ‘Britain’s fattest teen’, but then she lost 13st thanks to a £9,000 gastric op. Problem is, she put it all back on again and now wants further surgery.
Bethany weighed 34st at the age of 19 when she was dubbed Britain’s fattest teen. But she lost 13st in two years after having a gastric sleeve – where the stomach is reduced to 25 per cent of its original size through surgery – on the NHS, costing an estimated £9,000.
However, unable to control her eating, she’s ballooned back up to 26st and now hopes a gastric bypass, costing a further £11,000, will help her lose the weight again.
A BOLTON GP who lost six stone to help inspire her patients to keep their weight down has been crowned Woman of the Year at Lostock Slimming World.
Ruth Grey, aged 51, says she has gone from being out of breath climbing up the stairs in her gym to running 10km races since slimming down from a size 22 to a size 12 to 14.
And she has shed the pounds by boycotting microwave meals in favour of healthy home-made dishes.
Dr Grey was handed her award by group leader Di Tierney, who took over the club in July after quitting her job as a banker to follow her dream of helping others lose weight.
Losing weight isn't easy. It doesn't happen overnight, and there isn't one sole thing you need to do — it's a lot of little things that add up. I know: it took me five years to lose 40 pounds.
Whether it's 10 pounds or 100 pounds, starting is the hardest part. But there's no need to make drastic, life-altering changes that you're not ready for yet. Especially since as soon as you stray from a rigid plan, it's easy to say, "I already cheated, I might as well give up." Instead, start off nice and easy with these five manageable changes you can make each day that won't have you feeling overwhelmed or deprived. They will help get you in the healthy mind-set and on the healthy track, which will only encourage more good-for-you changes. tinyurl.com/nzjlpu2
A super slimmer is celebrating after shedding more than three-and-a-half stone and earning herself a shot at a Woman of the Year title.
Lorraine Dunderdale lost the weight with her local Slimming World group in East Barnwell – and now her fellow slimmers have voted her as their representative in the annual Slimming World competition.
The 34-year-old joined the programme in January after becoming increasingly unhappy with her size.
She said: “I started to put on weight after having my children, I tried lots of different diets, but they usually left me feeling hungry and miserable.
“Slimming World is completely different, I never have to miss out or feel deprived and after losing so much weight I’m the slimmest – and the happiest – I’ve been in years.
“I never dreamt I could achieve so much. It’s made such a huge difference – it’s changed my life. I’ve got so much more energy and I can do things now that I couldn’t before, especially with my children.”
Kim Kardashian confirmed her recent seven-pound weight loss on a low carb diet at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles Aug. 24.
Kardashian, who showed off major cleavage in a plunging Balmain mini-dress, admitted she began dieting the same day she tweeted that she wanted to lose an additional 15 to 20 pounds. "I did slim down, like 6 or 7 pounds," Kim told E! "When I was tweeting about it, that was the start, and I started that day and I did really low carbs, and I got it together."
Louisville assistant coach Kenny Johnson joined the Cardinal staff on April 23rd and the former Indiana assistant and recruiting coordinator was saddled with large expectations.
While Johnson is a noted recruiter with strong ties on the east coast, he was also asked to do something else by Louisville head coach Rick Pitino: lose weight. Since taking the Louisville job, Johnson has undergone dramatic lifestyle changes that have led to him losing an astounding 92 pounds in four months. The transformation of Johnson throughout the spring and summer has been remarkable, as detailed in a story onLouisville’s athletics site.
“During the interview process, Coach Pitino stressed having the best conditioned team in college basketball,” Johnson said in the story. “We don’t want to ask them to do what the coaching staff is not willing to do. I feel like I am in better shape and hopefully I’ve been sharper, a little more focused and a little less tired.”
Let's admit it. We all have some complaints every day. "I wish I didn't have to go to work or school today". "My mom/dad/wife/husband/partner/kid is so annoying." "I got stuck in traffic. " "I'm tired." "I don't want to work out." "My cell phone battery is dead and I missed your text about Game of Thrones." "I gained five pounds". "My dog's breath smells."
You may have see recent news reports about Dr. Oz being questioned by Sen. Claire McCaskill during a Senate hearing to examine the deceptive advertising and marketing practices of weight-loss products and their effects on American consumers. This is part of the Federal Trade Commission crackdown effort, Operation Failed Resolution, which began in January.
With about 70 percent of U.S. adults obese or overweight and looking for a miracle diet fix, it’s not surprising that there were more victims of fraudulent weight loss claims than of any other type of fraud.
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It seems that there's a new crazy diet introduced every day. Most of them don't work, but these weird (but true) weight loss tips just might help you lose those last few pounds.
Drink Warm Water
Most of us prefer drinking cold water over the warm varietal, but if you're looking to lose weight, you might want to rethink your beverage temperature. warm water has been shown to make you feel fuller faster so that you in turn, don't eat as much. If you can't fathom warm water, try adding an herbal tea bag to give it a little flavor. .....https://learni.st/boards/31818/learnings/734855-drink-warm-water .....
Kathleen Riser has a picture of herself 200 pounds heavier than she is now as the background on her phone. Why?
"I don't remember myself being that large," she said.
The photo, along with a pair of size 32 pants she refuses to throw away, serves as a reminder of a time when, she said, she could barely stand up. The reminders are motivation to keep up her new lifestyle.
In her two-and-a-half year journey, a lot more has changed about the retired middle-school teacher than her new ability to fit her trainer in those pants with her. Not only does she look different, but she thinks differently about food and exercise. Before she started her weight loss, she says she was a stress eater. Now, she's found another outlet.
"Before when I was stressed, I was gonna eat Oreos. And I don't mean a handful. I mean the whole bag," she said. "Now when I'm stressed...
For many, the idea of weight loss is as much a mental hurdle to overcome as it is a physical one. Julie Evans of Macomb Township, Michigan took that notion to the extreme — using hypnosis to trick herself into losing almost 150 pounds!
“All I wanted was spinach,” Evans, 35, told ABC News after using hypnosis to help shed the weight. “I wanted salad. It was the creepiest feeling in the whole wide world.”
A stay-at-home mom, Julie Evans began gaining weight following the birth of her first child. Less than two years later, she was pregnant again and started adding more weight to her 5-foot-6 frame.
A unique approach to weight loss focusing not just on what you eat, but why
What surprises many people who turn to Motivation Weight Management to help them lose weight is what the programme is not. It’s not about calorie counting, it’s not a fad diet and it’s not like any other weight management concept out there.
Motivation is a life-changing programme that works by focusing not on what people eat, but why. It offers a personalised, tailor-made plan with private consultations and for those who reach their target weight, the Maintenance Programme helps to keep them there. This programme is so effective, a clinical study showed a success rate of 86% (those who remain at their target weight after four years), far surpassing conventional programmes whose typical results languish at just 5 to 6%.
New Cardiff Blues signing Adam Jones has been told to lose some weight by the region's director of rugby Mark Hammett.
Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Jones has signed for Cardiff Blues on a one-year deal after his contract with the Ospreys expired.
New Zealander Hammett, who succeeded Phil Davies, believes the 33-year-old's fitness is an issue.
"He'll tell you himself he's not the most mobile," he said.
"That suits our rugby at a certain time of year so we want to make him more mobile in this game.
"He needs to shed a few kilos so that's part of what we are looking at getting him to do."
Jones left Ospreys at the end of last season and had been in limbo because of the ongoing dispute between the Welsh Rugby Union and the four Welsh regions.
A unique approach to weight loss focusing not just on what you eat, but why
What surprises many people who turn to Motivation Weight Management to help them lose weight is what the programme is not. It’s not about calorie counting, it’s not a fad diet and it’s not like any other weight management concept out there.
Motivation is a life-changing programme that works by focusing not on what people eat, but why. It offers a personalised, tailor-made plan with private consultations and for those who reach their target weight, the Maintenance Programme helps to keep them there. This programme is so effective, a clinical study showed a success rate of 86% (those who remain at their target weight after four years), far surpassing conventional programmes whose typical results languish at just 5 to 6%.
If you find you’re struggling to lose weight, it could be that some bad habits are weighing you down. Try these fixes to keep those bad habits in check and you could save 1,335 calories:
1.You think you need a full portion of a decadent treat to feel satisfied
The fix: Share with a friend
Calories saved: 300
You don’t necessarily need a full restaurant serving of something rich and decadent – like French fries or chocolate cake, for instance – to feel satisfied. If you are tempted by such calorie-rich foods, keep your portion in check by sharing a small serving with your dining companion. A portion of restaurant-style French fries can run around 600 calories. Sharing lets you save half those calories and still get your fix!
Overweight individuals suffering from Type 2 diabetes could decrease their annualhealthcare costs by $500 through diet and exercise.
Researchers looked at how diabetes patients could reduce their cost of care, and came up with some simple solutions, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reported.
"Lifestyle interventions promoting weight loss and physical activity are recommended for overweight and obese people with Type 2 diabetes to improve their health," said Mark A. Espeland, professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and lead author of the study. "This is the first study to show that weight loss can also save money for these individuals by reducing their health care needs and costs."
Duncan Selbie, the head of Public Health England, says it is a national 'tragedy' that a third of 11-year-olds are overweight
Parents should consider giving children smaller plates at meal times to help them lose weight, the country’s most senior public health official has said...
Duncan Selbie, the head of Public Health England, said it was a national “tragedy” that a third of 11-year-olds were overweight and warned that unless they ate less and exercised more, millions would suffer in later life.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Selbie said that in many cases families could improve their child’s health with simple, practical steps such as exercising together or giving them smaller plates to reduce the amount of food they ate.
Poor people in the United States — a group that experiences significantly higher levels of obesity — are more likely to take on ineffective, unconventional weight-loss methods, including the use of over-the-counter diet pills that have been proven not to work, a recent study suggests.
Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal examined the incomes and habits of more than 3,000 children and teenagers between the ages of eight and 19 and more than 5,000 adults over the age of 20. Their findings, published in theAmerican Journal of Preventative Medicine, showed that participants making between $20,000 and $75,000 annually were more likely to experiment with diet pills. Additionally, participants making less than $20,000 were 50 percent less likely to exercise, 42 percent less like to drink lots of water, and 25 percent less likely to cut down on sweets and sugars....
Kevin Smith has opened up about his recent weight loss, which has seen the previously portly director shed dozens of pounds while filming his most recent movie.
