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An Auckland clinic is offering obese Kiwis the chance to lose weight and feel full without resorting to stomach stapling.

One in three New Zealand adults are obese, making us the third-fattest nation in the world behind the USA and Mexico.

As many patients struggle to get in shape through conventional diet and exercise regimes, Remuera's MacMurray Centre has introduced a non-surgical weight loss system to help fight the epidemic - but there are risks involved.

The procedure involves a gastric balloon which can be inserted in 20 minutes and makes people feel full faster.

A soft, silicone balloon is inserted down a patient's throat, placed in the stomach, filled to the right size with sterile salt water and taken out six months later.

MacMurray Centre director Dr Alasdair Patrick said the Orbera balloon took up about a third of a person's stomach once inflated and helped to control over-eating.

"The person starts eating and they quickly feel full. It really does change their behavior," he said.

"They learn how to eat smaller meals. If you think about people carrying all that extra weight, they find it difficult to exercise. This gives them a second chance."

The product is part of a growing international trend of non-surgical weight loss options. A similar product, the Elipse Balloon, which is available overseas, can be swallowed like a pill and filled using a thin catheter. After about four months it spontaneously bursts and is excreted.

However, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about such devices earlier this month, stating there had been seven unanticipated deaths that occurred in patients with liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems in the last 18 months - five of them with the Orbera system.

The agency said the root cause and incidence rate had not yet been established, nor had the deaths been definitively attributed to the devices. The organisation recommended close monitoring of patients with the devices.

Patrick said it was five cases out of 277,000 and none were definitively due to the procedure.

"These are often morbidly obese people who have significant health problems. When you take 277,000 of these sorts of patients there is a good chance that, unfortunately, some may have an unexpected event that may well have happened whether they had a balloon inserted or not," he said.

Patrick said he always warned patients of the risks and would inform future patients of the FDA warning but believed the benefits outweighed the risks, particularly because performing gastric bypass surgery on obese people was also risky.

Patrick said people using the Orbera technology could expect to lose three times as much weight as diet and exercise alone.

People typically lost 10-15kgs, about 10 per cent of their body weight, in the six months it was in place and 70 per cent of people kept the weight off, he said.

During the six months it was in place and the six months following, patients worked with weight loss experts on a personalised plan to adopt new eating and exercise habits.

Patrick said the procedure had been used to treat about 220,000 people around the world over the last 20 years and he believed Kiwis could benefit from it.

"The biggest problem we are facing in New Zealand is obesity. It's hard to believe we are the third most obese country in the world," Patrick said.

"Obviously because it's such an epidemic in New Zealand we need things to fight that."

Considering all the issues caused by obesity, including heart disease, strokes and diabetes, it was worse than cancer, he said.

Patrick said the clinic already had 10 patients enrolled and in various phases of the procedure, which costs at least $8850.

Anyone over 18 with a Body Mass Index between 30 and 40 was eligible but had to show they were determined to see it through.

"The person has to be motivated to understand that this is their second chance. The person has to be committed."

One patient signed up for the procedure when he realised, while planning a family holiday, that his weight meant he could not do the things he wanted to with his children.

He still had a month left until the balloon was removed but had already dropped down from 132kg to 114kg.

Dunedin School of Medicine dean and childhood obesity specialist Barry Taylor said gastric balloons had potential because they were less invasive and cheaper than bariatric surgery but more research was needed first.

More work was needed to reduce the risk and to study the long term outcomes for patients, he said.

Clinical trials did not yet have any long term data to show whether patients kept the weight off a few years down the track, he said.

A soft balloon is inserted down a patient's throat and inflated in their stomach to make them feel full. Doctors using the procedure say patients typically lose10-15kgs - about 10 per cent of their body weight - and 70 per cent keep the weight off. An independent expert says gastric balloons have potential and are cheaper than surgery but the long term effects are not yet known. The cost of the programme in New Zealand starts from $8850.

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Gastric balloon helping Kiwis lose weight without surgery - New Zealand Herald

While you might be aware that fad diets are not always the answer for those who want to keep off weight, there are some ways you can quickly shed kilos and stay that way.

Australian nutritionist, Susie Burrell, recently shared the fastest ways to lose weight and they include cutting carbs, ditching liquid calories and switching one meal for soup, salad or a shake.

Here, FEMAIL reveals some of Susies top tips. Youll be in shape for summer in no time.

Top of Susies list for quick and healthy weight loss is carbs or rather a lack thereof.

While carbohydrates are necessary for proper metabolic and brain function, Susie said in general we eat far too many of them and a quick way to shift kilos is to cut back:

Overall a slightly lower carbohydrate intake, where we keep our fuel low at night by focusing meals around protein and vegetables is a safe and sustainable weight loss strategy, she told news.com.au.

Try salmon with zucchini noodles for a nutritious but filling dinner option.

While you might think that a snack here and there has little effect on your ability to lose weight, Susie said that often we underestimate the impact snacking has on our daily calorie intake.

In general the message of small regular meals has been translated into large regular meals with us frequently enjoying milk coffee, fruit, nuts and snack bars throughout the day, or an extra 400-600 calories, she told the publication.

The nutritionist said that unless you are training for an hour or more each day, you only need one or two small snacks.

Alternatively, cut out the smaller things altogether, in favour or slightly bigger or more protein-rich meals.

If you want to lose weight quickly, Susie said you need to keep at least one mealtimes calories low.

But whether you choose a meal replacement shake, soup or salad is up to you.

In each of these cases, calorie intake at one meal is cut to just 200-300 calories, which can be half of that of regular meals which keeps your overall calorie intake lower without you even realising it, she said.

Susie recently shared a recipe for her Spring Reset Detox Soup.

Serves six

INGREDIENTS:

2 teaspoons of olive oil

1 leek, thinly sliced

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock and 3 cups water

410g can chopped tomatoes

1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes

500g pumpkin, cut into 1cm cubes

1/2 celery, chopped

METHOD:

1) Heat the olive oil with onion in a large saucepan. Add the leek and gently cook over a low heat until soft, then add the stock, tomatoes, carrot and pumpkin.

2) Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes.

Lastly, its a case of ditching the coffees, wines, smoothies and liquid sugars if you want to shed fat.

According to Susie, not only does drinking liquid calories mean we will automatically eat less, but it also plays havoc with our natural hunger and fullness signals.

Susie recommends keeping your liquid calories to a minimum. If you find it hard to give up coffee, at least choose a piccolo. Alternatively, drink herbal tea or water.

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Susie Burrell reveals fastest ways to lose weight - Gears Of Biz

Losing weight requires you to spend huge amount of time and money which at times take on your nerves. Ayurveda provides a plenty of easy methods to lose weight at fast and without having to spend hefty amounts

Daily intake of medicinal herbs helps in weight loss

Are you sick of tiring gym sessions and are looking for easy options to lose weight? Well! there are many easily available herbs which can help you lose weight quickly. Gym training is quite tenacious and often takes a toll on the person's health who fail to abide by its requirements. Ayurveda, on the other hand, makes your job easy by healing you from the inside. This self-healing process involves spreading sufficient amount of oxygen to the cells of your body and eliminating its harmful constituents.

Read on to find out interesting home remedies which can help you in weight loss-

1. Lemon and Honey

2. Bottle Gourd

Bottle gourd magically works in dissolving the extra fat from the body. Moreover, it is rich in fibre which keeps you full, thus reducing your appetite.Bottle gourd should generally be consumed in a liquid form for weight loss.

3. Black pepper

A regular intake of black pepper in whatsoever form helps really well in weight loss process. It shows better results if taken with lukewarm water early in the morning.You can use ginger, lemon, honey, tulsi, cinnamon, or green tea bags to prepare the tea. Drink this before breakfast for weight loss.

4. Basil leaves

The nutrient content of the commonly used herb-Basil leaves, is extremely helpful in lowering your body's cholesterol and therefore helping you in weight loss. Basil leaves can be taken in a capsule form or infused in one cup of hot water to drink as a herbal tea for losing weight.

5. Triphala Powder with Honey

An easily available Ayurvedic Powder- 'Triphala' helps really well with weight loss and can also ease out the digestion process if taken twice a day with lukewarm water. This can also be prepared at home by mixing gooseberry powder, turmeric powder and 'Bibhitaki' in equal amounts.

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Amazing Home Remedies For Quick Weight Loss - Doctor NDTV

The whole world seems to be on a diet. Adietician is now like a family physician; every urban family has one. At most social gatherings, you will find people commenting onwho has lost and who has gained a few kilos, and discussions on what their dietician has said belongs to the avoid list, while tucking into a portion of everything that is on offer.

Wanting to lose a few kilos to reach your ideal weight according to your height and body frame is a great idea. Being overweight can be an indicator of various changes going on in your body, apart from it indicating that your lifestyle and food choices are not very healthy. However, what most people dont think about is that there is a right way and a wrong way to lose weight. Speed dieting and crashing your way towards your goal might look like the easy thing to do but if you want to lose and keep that weight off for good read on.

To lose weight quickly you

need to go on a fad dietThats what those weird diets that you get off the internet are called. Some dieter will claim to have lost weight by eating only proteins, another might say they ate nothing after 6pm every day, while yet another will have eaten all high fat foods and avoided carbs (everyones favourite enemy) and will have lost tons of weight. Most people willnever be able to sustain these fad diets beyond a period of time and eventually get back to eating all the foods they may have sacrificed to lose the weight.

Fad diets are usually boring and repetitive, and havestrange side effects like bad breath, constipation, gas and even dizziness and fatigue. The reason? They are imbalanced as far as nutrients go, so eventually you will eat what you normally do, and you will reward yourself often for being good, and soon you will have gained back double the weight you had lost.

need to starveDieting became a bad word ever since people started to assume that when you say dieting, you actually mean you are not eating. When a person who eats a certain amount of food a day suddenly cuts it to one-fourththe original quantity, the results begin to show very quickly, no doubt, but then so do the deficiencies; the hair loss and the pale skin. Starving to lose weight makes you feel deprived, puts you in a bad mood and makes you low on energy at all times. It may make you lose a few kilos, but that is only short-lived.

tend to give up bad habits, only for a short timeIn an attempt to lose kilos before a set deadline, many people give up some bad habits till the date they have in mind, only to get back to those bad habits with a vengeance. You have to find a better alternative for a bad food habit rather than just swearing off that food for a short interval. If you decide to give up on that midnight chocolate bar for some time, replace it with something else that you will enjoy and something that benefits you. This will make sure youre not tempted to go back to that habit. Try one-twopieces of dates or a cup of milk, or even a cup of chamomile tea that will relax you.

may be consulting with someone unqualifiedThere are a lot of quacks who pose as weight loss experts or dieticians/nutritionists. These are people who have just done a certificate course from unknown institutions for a few weeks and have decided to start their practice. They might not even have the basic knowledge of the physiology of the human body or the biochemistry of nutrients and what they do. They will ask you to measure and calculate each grain that goes into your mouth and make you not just fear food but also hate your own body. In order to succeed at what they are doing, since they have no qualification backing them, they will promise to give you fast results without you realising what it costs you health-wise.

If youre going to a nutritionist you havent heard of, ask them where they received the degree that qualifies them in their field. It takes three years of undergraduate studies to become an authentic nutritionist, after which some choose to do their Masters for another two years. Ask them if they are members of the IDA (Indian Dietetics Association), as IDA only issues life memberships to qualified dieticians with degrees from recognised institutions.

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Samreedhi Goel is a Mumbai-based nutritionist, fitness expert and proprietor at Size Wise The Fitness Studio. You can contact her onSizewise.co.in

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At 25-years-old, Destiny Gonzalez stepped on the scales and saw 20st 3lbs staring back at her.

The American woman had experienced a turbulent few years and as a result turned to emotional eating for comfort and gained weight in the process.

Destiny grew up in an abusive, drug-addled home and as a young adult she was diagnosed with a series of medical conditions including endometriosis and began to suffer from depression.

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When she moved in with her husband in her early 20s, Destiny said she stopped caring about her weight.

The woman from Sarasota, Florida added: "I was very comfortable being overweight.

"But it didn't completely spiral out of control until I got married, and unfortunately my husband and I both share the same love for food. I am an emotional eater and I'm also a binge eater, and at the time I had no self-control.

"In 2014 I reached 263 pounds, my heaviest weight at the time, and at that point I did start working out and losing weight. I lost 53 pounds at first, but then I plateaued and lost motivation. I didn't want to keep working out. I wanted to eat what everyone else ate.

"So I quickly gained my weight back and then some, and in February 2016 I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis. And then in March 2016 my little brother passed away from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and I started struggling badly with depression."

High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets are all the rage right now and for good reason. Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Hair and nails are mostly made of protein and your body uses protein to build and repair tissues.

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This is the point when Destiny tipped the scales at 20st, which left her feeling constantly tired and lacking motivation.

Destiny decided to make a change in September last year and hasnt looked back. So far she has lost 5st 3lbs after changing her diet and adding weights to her exercise routine.

She explained: "One day I just decided I'd had enough. There was going to be no more 'I'll start Monday.' I was just done being emotionally unstable, done being tired and lazy and obese.

"I didn't have a nutritionist or trainer, I just went to the gym and started on the elliptical for the first couple of weeks for just an hour a day. Then, as silly and pathetic as I probably looked, I started incorporating weights, and I started eating cleaner and limiting my portions.

"I did some research on how to lose weight, but I didn't have any tricks up my sleeve. There were no diet pills, no wraps, no shakes and no surgery.

"I go to bed when I start getting hungry, and I wake up at 4:30 am to go to the gym. I even bring my own snacks everywhere I go to avoid temptation.

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The hardest part for Destiny has been watching her family and friends continue to eat junk food and not be able to eat any of it bit its been worth it. As well as the weight loss, Destiny has gone from a size 26 to a size 16.

Destiny added: "I am now able to do things I've never done. I am going skydiving in a week, and I've already signed up for my first 5k. I even plan on going zip lining soon!

"Being overweight really limited the activities I could participate in. Now I feel so confident. No one and nothing can get in my way now. I'm unstoppable."

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Is your blood sugar blocking your efforts to shed pounds and causing health problems? Total Health and Fitness explains how your blood sugar and body weight are connected. And extra weight puts us at risk for other health problems that involve blood sugar.

Every time we eat, our pancreas produces insulin. This hormone helps our bodies harness the energy provided by food by "unlocking" your cells, helping to move sugar (aka glucose) inside each one, where it's used for fuel. The cycle starts when you gain weight so if you have excess weight you may find you are fighting an endless cycle of trying to lose weight only to find the scale doesnt budge or the weight quickly comes back on.

Once you have blood sugar problems, it's much harder to do the one thing that can really help: slim down. The good news: losing weight is not impossible if you understand the correlation between blood sugar, belly fat and insulinand how to make the necessary changes you want to see both in your physical appearance and your overall health statistics.

The problem starts with insulin resistance, in which our cells no longer respond to the hormone. Weight gain can bring it on, especially if we add visceral fat (the kind around our abdominal organs) because it churns out inflammatory chemicals that harm cells' response to insulin. This starts an endless cycle of adding more and more weight with starting and stopping diets that are not balanced for our lifestyles.

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I run five miles every day, Id tell myself. But it wasnt until I had my second son a year ago that it hit me: I was over-indulging, and it wasnt good for my health or my weight.

When I had my first son, I looked the same way as I did pre-pregnancy within hours after he was born (annoying, I know). But with my second son, I still looked five months pregnant after he vacated the premises. I reassured myself that this was super normal (which it is), but a few weeks later kept wondering why the weight was taking so long to drop off. I started running again two weeks after I gave birth and figured Id lose the weight then, but it still was coming off at a super slow pace.

Finally, it hit me: To lose the weight, I had to pay attention to my diet, too, and cut out all the crap I had been having. It was so obvious, but for some reason I had been kidding myself about what I was really eating. It was ridiculous for me to sit around wondering why I wasnt losing the baby weight while still having a chocolate bar after lunch each day and ice cream at night. And it was more than a weight thingI knew that all of that overindulgence had the potential to be bad for my health, too.

So, I got real with myself. I was mostly eating healthy but completely blowing it with treats every day. And unfortunately, Im not alone. Its a common issue to overestimate good eating habits and underestimate bad eating habits, says registered dietitian Sonya Angelone, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. And those bad habits can add up over time, she points out.

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Somehow I had convinced myself that my regular treats didnt really count because I run every day, and thats also a problem, says registered dietitian-nutritionist Karen Ansel, coauthor of The Calendar Diet: A Month by Month Guide to Losing Weight. Exercising is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy, she says. However, the idea that exercising will help women lose a large amount of weight is a myth. Finding a sweet spot between balancing fitness and how much you eat is key to getting and keeping a healthy weight, she says.

Im not into the idea of dieting (Id rather just eat healthyfor real), and I knew that cutting out those extra sweets and rethinking my eating habits would make a difference. So, I did.

I noticed that I tend to grab candy or ice cream when I'm stressed, so I made a point to stop mindlessly eating while Im working. Now, if I have to eat while I work, I make sure its an actual well-rounded meal or piece of fruitnot a bag of chocolate chips. I also cut out those late-night ice cream benders, started eating more slowly, and paid more attention to how much I eat at meals.

Ice cream is a huge weakness for me, and its usually best if I steer clear of it. But Im also working on having a bite or two of it if I really want it. Ive learned that I can feel just as satisfied by eating it that way as if I had a bunch of ice cream at onceand thats worked out really well for me. Weirdly, the less Ive eaten, the less I crave it.

Not surprisingly, the baby weight melted off after I made those changes. I even lost an extra seven pounds that Ive been carrying around for years that I'm pretty sure is due to all those treats I've been eating.

Im not super hung up on the number on the scale, but I like the way my body looks and feels now. Im also happy with my eating habits and the fact that Im actually being honest with myself about my bad habits. Its taken three decades and some brutal truth, but I think Ive finally figured it out.

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'This One Tweak Helped Me Lose All The Baby Weight And Then Some' - Women's Health

As obesity becomes an increasing concern around the world, American scientists have been trying to determine the preliminary precautions toward finding a potential cure. Therefore, new information is being revealed every day about the disease. While some of the findings aim to shape people's nutritional habits, some hint at certain clues that will change people's lifestyles. Here are a few clues to help you finish the summer in a fit state.

Add vinegar to your salads and soups

The latest research shows that vinegar has a positive impact on cholesterol and lipodiosis in the blood. Balsamic vinegar also triggers fat burning genes and is much richer than asedic acid and thus, helps you lose weight. While you should not directly consume vinegar, you can enrich your salads and soups with just two spoonfuls of vinegar.

Sauerkraut can help you lose weight

Even though it sounds weird, pickled cabbage is one of the main foods that helps people lose weight. Known as sauerkraut, or pickled cabbage, it helps with weight loss and includes lactobacillusplantarum bacteria, which helps the body produce good bacteria in the intestines and digestive system. If you are not consuming yogurt along with your meals, try serving sauerkraut as a side dish.

Endless benefits of ginger

Just like many other spices, ginger is a "medicine" used to treat inflammatory diseases, muscle pain, harmful intestinal bacteria, digestive system and fatigue. Widely used in Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, research has proven that the traditions of people who lived thousands of years ago were effective and ginger is known to have anti-inflammatory effects. It can also treat calcification along with sore throats and colds. Ginger is even effective in treating muscle pain and calcification. When compressed it seriously helps calcification pain as proven by research. Another benefit of ginger is that it helps in losing weight. Research conducted at Columbia University has revealed that adding a spoonful of ground ginger to a glass of hot water helps create the feeling of being full.

Fresh ginger is a food that can easily spoil and mold. Therefore, you have to consume it quickly and while it is fresh. If you want to add ginger to your food, you need to do it right before taking your food off the stove and when it is cooked with oil for a long time, it leaves its essence and aroma.

Mustard instead of mayo

Use mustard instead of mayonnaise. Research shows that if you replace your normal amount of mayonnaise with mustard you will reduce your caloric intake by 85 calories.

Consume cinnamon

It has been proven that cinnamon helps regulate your blood sugar levels and is used by diabetics. Recent research has proven the health benefits of eating cinnamon. In addition to it being anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, cinnamon also has been revealed as a spice that helps lower the risk of heart and coronary diseases. It is also effective in treating cytolysis and abnormal growths. It is also a good natural way to fight cancer. Consuming three to six grams of cinnamon daily can also make you feel full and help you lose weight.

Chew slowly

According to research, fast consumption of food leads often leads to overeating. Chewing your food twice as long as you normally do can help make you feel full sooner.

Don't sit still

According to Mayo Clinic research, people who fidget burn 350 more calories during the day compared to their colleagues. In order to burn an additional 150 calories, go window shopping during your lunch break.

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Eat red pepper flakes in the mornings. Research shows that starting the day with a full stomach can prolong your time of feeling full. If you consume red pepper flakes for breakfast it will decrease your desire for food for the rest of the day.Use smaller plates. Using children's plates with a width of 22 centimeters (8.6 inches) are actually large enough for a portion of food that will make an adult feel full.Remove sugar, crme and caffeine from your coffee. Decaf coffee has lower calories and also helps you to suppress your hunger.Add cinnamon to fruits such as bananas and melons.Don't skip breakfast. Research shows that people who eat breakfast regularly have a higher metabolism.Eat an apple before meals. Apples are high in fiber and are one of the most important things for maintaining a healthy digestive system. Eating apples before meals will help you feel less hungry and help your digestion.Instead of constantly calculating calories and grams, it is more efficient to calculate your waist circumference. The target for women is below 82.5 centimeters and 80 centimeters for men.Consume full wheat pasta. Research shows that wheat pasta makes you feel full longer and is healthier.Do not turn your targets into numbers as it has been proven that people who aim at wearing a smaller size is more successful at losing weight.If you cannot lose weight any more, try exercising and extend your exercises for five minutes.Turn your kitchen into an orchard. Plant green plants in cups in your kitchen. Therefore, you will have green plants in front of your eyes and it will enter into all of your meals.

Things to do to stay healthy:

Research proves that beans, which are high in protein, also help you feel full.Mushrooms soy with low sodium and asparagus keeps you full.Avocado is one of your friends on the way to losing weight. In addition, with the good oils it contains it is also ideal for those looking to lose weight.The right posture is important. Standing or sitting with the wrong posture might make you look fatter than you actually are. This way, your muscles will work without you even noticing and you will burn calories.Do yoga. While it seems like a calm, stationary sport from afar, if you do yoga everyday for half an hour, you will burn 350 calories.Do you feel like you are in for a snack? Lie down on the nearest chair or sofa. Experts believe that this movement minimizes the urge to eat unhealthy snacks.Instead of fried potatoes, eat baked potatoes. Instead of deeply fried potatoes, turn them into wedge potatoes without peeling the skin and adding spices and olive oil and cook them at 450 degrees Farenheit (232 degrees Celsius).Fruit that has to too much water such as melons, tomatoes and celery keep you full.Move. Park your car a bit further when you are around a shopping center and similar places. Also, avoid using elevators and use the stairs, which will help you burn more calories.The Mediterranean diet is a friend for the heart. Food that is good for your coronary system also helps you to lose weight.Get some protein at every meal. For those who want to lose weight, protein is much better than carbohydrates and fat. Consuming even a little bit of protein at every meal will boost your metabolism.

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Lose weight by changing your lifestyle - Daily Sabah

While youre still browsing through fitness articles and contemplating howto lose weight quickly, LinkedIn manager Adam Bowden has already achieved the fitness transformation of your dreams. The 34-year-old Singaporean has lost 24 kg in 16 weeks! Thats more than you could ever aim to lose in a year. Obviously we wanted to knowthe details. So we simply asked:

Determined to bring about a healthy change to his lifestyle, Adam Bowden enrolled for an intensive fitness programme at Ultimate Performance Singapore. The programme was initially supposed to be a 12-week coursebut eventually extended to 16 weeks.The programme managesyourexercise, nutritional needs and also suggestssome lifestyle changes (like sleeping hours etc). Every session is with an experienced personal trainer but they still put the emphasis on you to manage your food habits based on their recommendationsand also complete the required exercises.

Hisworkout routine

Though the overall requirements were consistent, the workouts at each stage differed. Bowden explains how his regular fitness regime went down:

Bowden also incorporated a fewminor changes in his daily routine.Hetookthe stairs rather than an escalator orwalked for20 minutes instead of taking the bus.

His diet

No amount of workout can help if you dont eat right. And so Bowden cut out all carbs from his diet for the first eight weeks. After that he incorporated some amount of carbohydrates in his diet sincecarbs were required to help build up some of the muscle. But, broadly, this washis diet plan:

Breakfast: 3 eggs (cooked, scrambled or boiled)

Mid-morning snack: 25 gm almonds

Lunch: 250 gm chicken breast, turkey breast or white fish with two handfuls of green vegetables (such as spinach, asparagus or broccoli)

Mid Afternoon: Protein shake

Dinner: Same as lunch

During his 16 weeks, Bowdenconsumed fourlitres of watereveryday and no more than three black coffees a week. The only time he cheated was with theoccasional extra cup of coffee.I was fully committed to the program so I followed the food plans every day, he says.

Today he is comparatively less harsh on himself.Do I still have food that isnt good for me? (like Steak, Pizza and Pasta). Yes, and I do enjoy that but I also am a lot more knowledgeable. I now typically eat similar to the above plan for maybe four to fivetimes a week and on the remaining days I am a little more relaxed. I definitely dont eat as much fatty food or carbs but if I want to enjoy the occasional meal then I will go ahead and do so. I consume a lot less alcohol now,just a quarter of what I used to drink and I no longer drink beer, he says.

His motivation

Long working hours and lots of travel gave me lesser and lesser time to exercise. Traveling also impacted my lifestyle to a certain extent and Alcohol was a keyfactor. However, I came to realise that none of these were preventing me from making the change. It was me and me alone that stopped any changes from happening.

So he decided to build a rock solid mental stamina. My motivation was to find the only happiness missing from my life. I knew I had gained too much weight and it was affecting me mentally. I didnt like what I saw in the mirror and had spent almost twoyears hiding it with what clothes I would wear. I had tried a number of different ways to lose weight which didnt work and it caused some lack of confidence and a sadness within my life. I wanted to change these as it was affecting my work and more importantly my relationship. So every down moment, every extra rep on the gym came from that motivation.

Health

Bowden accepts that after the first 2-3 sessions of the programme, he felt sick since his body had not been accustomed to the rigorous workout for a long time. Although after that, things have improved for him health wise. He says, I can honestly say that all of the health changes during this programme were beneficial. Since I started the programme and even after completing it, my sleep has dramatically improved, having a deep consistent 7-8 hour sleep every night.

Weight

The initial goal set with the trainer before beginning the program was to bring down 14 kg from 92kg to 78kg (Since that was the weight with which he felt healthy). He ended up over-achieving his target when he came down to 67 kg. More importantly I started at 32 per cent body fat and dropped down to 14 per cent. My muscle mass increased by about 2-3 kg but the biggest achievement was in the fat per cent loss.

Bowden says that his weight has gone up only three kg in the lastnine months since he stopped the programme. He has maintained a regular balanced diet since and works out twice a day (1 cardio and 1 weights exercise). He also continues to play soccer 2-3 times per week.

Week 3 was tough and the trainer did warn me about this at the start. I had a couple of occasions when the weight loss seemed to slow down. I basically trusted the processes and reminded myself why I was committing to this. Those two factors always helped me and it proved to be right, he says

Not everyone who works a 9-5 job can go through such an intensive fitness program and achieve theirgoals. But Bowden did. According to him, time management is the key to success. He had always incorporated it in his professional life and he just needed to do the same with his personal life as well. He said, I changed my diary around at work. Moved all 1 hour meetings to 45 minutes. Avoided needless time spent on unproductive activities and used my time traveling between meetings and back and forth from work, to manage my e-mails. With this I usually gave myself back an additional 1.5 hours a day which I invested inextra workouts. I also made sure that I spoke to my fianc, my manager and my close friends to convey that I needed their support during this process which would enable me to be a better person and employee.

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In January 2016, Kari Hammond stumbled upon her 15-year-old daughter, Alexa, crying. When Hammond asked Alexa what was wrong, she said she was worried about her mom because Hammond was so overweight at 5 foot 5 inches tall, she weighed 217 pounds. And, Alexa was also afraid shed grow up to be "fat."

It was kind of a come-to-Jesus moment for me, Hammond told TODAY.

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But Hammond had been overweight since she hit puberty and wasnt quite sure how to lose it. She had tried loads of diets where shed lose weight and then gain that weight back and then some. She decided to ask her mom, who always exercised and ate healthy foods, what to do. Her mom, Randi Longmeier, gave Hammond four recommendations:

I tried a lot of different things than these four things [in the past], Hammond said.

But this time she followed her mom's advice and started by cutting sugar. After eating no sugar for two weeks, she downloaded an app, Lose it! to track all of her calories and her exercise. Next she started tabata workouts, high-intensity training with a 10-second break between each 20-second interval of exercise. At first, she could only work out for 10 minutes before she felt exhausted. But she kept trying and built up her stamina.

In a few weeks, the weight started coming off quickly. But then it leveled off.

It was a really steady loss for me, she said.

When Kari Hammond's daughter, Alexa, told her mom she was worried about her health because Hammond was so overweight, Hammond decided to get healthier.

As she continued losing, she altered her goals to match what she was doing. Originally, she thought shed like to be at a health body mass index, which was 150 pounds. After reaching that, she adjusted and lost more weight and now weighs 135 pounds.

In total, she lost 78 pounds. Being flexible helped her be successful. She also added some muscle by doing tabata-style exercises for 40 minutes and walking for an hour each day.

I used to think I had no time for exercise. Forty minutes of exercise is four percent of my day, I can give myself four percent of my day, she said. That was life changing.

For the past nine months, she has been maintaining her loss. She still relies on the four suggestions that Longmeier gave her and learned she was stronger than she realized.

I can do really hard things, she said. Health is important and I want to live a long time.

In less than a year Kari Hammond dropped 78 pounds by following four tips her mother gave her.

Hammond provided tips to others hoping to lose weight.

When the number on the scale doesnt budge, it can feel overwhelming. Thats why Hammond looked at other wins during her weight-loss journey. She celebrated milestones, such as feeling more comfortable in a chair, having a noticeable collarbone or seeing one chin instead of two. This kept her from feeling frustrated.

Logging every single thing she ate and her exercise helped her lose steadily and keep the weight off.

I am super consistent. I have literally logged every single thing I have eaten for 450 days, she said. I am that dedicated to this process.

There are days when Hammond eats twice the calories she was supposed to eat. When that happened in the past as she tried losing weight, shed give up. Now, she takes a more realistic approach.

Since losing 78 pounds, Kari Hammond finds that she enjoys being active and has a harder time just sitting on the couch.

I made many mistakes, she said. I recognize it and move on from it.

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