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14-02-2012 03:55 Feeling bloated? Stuck to your diet plan and exercised well but still put on weight? Bloating could be the cause of your weight increase. It is one of the common diet problems that people trying to lose weight experience. Find out more about the causes of bloating and how to reduce bloating by watching our latest weight loss tips video. More free weight loss tips from a healthy diet to help you lose weight fast and achieve the diet success that you want! Get more tips by subscribing to our channel or visiting http://www.phen375.com How many bloating tips does she give? I counted 5! Think you missed one? Check them out by clicking on the times below: Reduce bloating tip 1: 0:49 Reduce bloating tip 2: 1:50 Reduce bloating tip 3: 2:32 Reduce bloating tip 4: 2:58 Reduce bloating tip 5: 3:31 What is bloating? Not sure if you are suffering from a bloated stomach. Bloating is a general swelling or feeling of tightness in the abdominal area. You may feel very full after eating, even if you have only had small amounts. Bloating isn't permanent and won't set you back on your diet but it may influence your motivation. If you see your stomach getting thinner, you think you are doing everything right and it can motivate you to carry on. Whereas if you have bloating it is going to affect your motivation and may cause you to eat the wrong foods. Stop bloating now by and get rid of your bloated tummy for good by reducing intake of foods that cause bloating and insensitivity and start some ...

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By Elizabeth Brownfield
From Life & Beauty Weekly
 

It's tempting to jump on the latest diet bandwagon in the hopes of losing weight fast. But as you may know from trial and error, fad diets often set you up for failure.

Think about it: Any regimen that bans your favorite foods (or entire food groups) and makes it difficult to share meals with friends and family is ultimately impossible to stick with over time.

Experts agree that the most effective way to lose weight -- and keep it off -- is to make smart changes to your everyday eating habits. One of the best ways to do this is by swapping ingredients -- taking out high-fat and high-calorie ingredients and replacing them with similar-tasting healthier alternatives. 

"You'd be amazed how many calories and fat grams you can shave off your meals -- and not miss any of them," says Jason Graham, executive chef at Cal-a-Vie Health Spa near San Diego.

Check out Graham's smart swaps below and lose weight happily. 

1. Use fat-free yogurt for dips and dressings.

You can substitute plain, fat-free yogurt for sour cream or mayonnaise in almost any recipe. Think veggie dips, creamy salad dressings or toppings for tacos, fajitas, chili and baked potatoes. Not only will you get a tangy taste with less fat and fewer calories, yogurt is also a great source of protein.

Greek-style yogurt works best for dips and as a topping because it's as thick as sour cream. When making creamy salad dressing, use regular yogurt.

Bottom line for your waistline: A few dollops (a quarter cup) of fat-free yogurt contain about 30 calories, which saves you 93 calories and 11 grams of fat compared to sour cream.

2. Swap more egg whites for egg yolks.

Whether baking or making breakfast, using egg whites instead of whole eggs can significantly cut the fat content of your favorite dishes.

A good guideline for recipes: Substitute two egg whites for every whole egg, says Graham. For example, instead of a three-egg omelet or scrambled eggs, use one whole egg and four egg whites. When baking, however, replace no more than half the number of eggs with egg whites for best results.

Bottom line for your waistline: Egg whites have zero fat and only 17 calories (but still retain half the protein of a whole egg). That means, for every yolk you toss, you cut nearly 5 grams of fat and 57 calories. 

3. Substitute applesauce for oil or shortening.

Many bread and dessert recipes call for vegetable oil or shortening, two diet disasters. But you can have your cake (or muffins or cookies) and lose weight too!

The secret: Trade half the oil or shortening for unsweetened applesauce. For instance, if a cake recipe calls for 1/2 cup of oil, mix in only 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup applesauce. It will be lighter yet still meet the high standards of your discriminating taste buds.

Bottom line for your waistline: A quarter cup of applesauce is nearly fat free and has only 25 calories. The same amount of oil or shortening, by contrast, packs more than 50 grams of fat and 450 calories. Per slice of cake, that translates to a savings of about 6 grams of fat and 50 calories.

4. Cut the oil content in vinaigrette.

"Most vinaigrettes have a 3-to-1 oil-to-vinegar ratio," says Graham. And although olive oil is healthy, it does have a high fat and calorie content. Too much of it can be a diet detriment, despite the fact that you're eating salad. So try substituting lemon juice or more vinegar for one or two parts of olive oil, or mix either with pre-bottled oil-based dressing. You'll get a similar taste but more diet-friendly greens.

Graham also offers Cal-a-Vie's vinaigrette recipe: In a blender, combine 3 cups water, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 cup vinegar (red wine, balsamic or apple cider), salt, pepper and your choice of herbs and spices, plus a pinch of xanthan gum. (Xanthan gum is a tasteless corn product chefs often use as a thickener. You'll find it at a health food or gourmet grocery store.)

"A little xanthan gum goes a long way," says Graham. "Start with a dash and check the consistency before adding more."

Bottom line for your waistline: Traditional vinaigrettes can contain between 10 and 15 grams of fat and have about 100 to 140 calories per 2-tablespoon serving. Replacing one part olive oil with lemon juice or vinegar will eliminate about 5 grams of fat and 50 calories per serving. Graham's Cal-a-Vie recipe, on the other hand, contains less than 2 grams of fat and has a mere 17 calories per serving.

5. Pour coconut milk in place of heavy cream.

Most creamy soups get their richness and silky texture from heavy cream, which as the name implies, is loaded with fat. But cream isn't the only ingredient that delivers rich flavor and texture.

"Omit all the heavy cream and substitute half the amount with canned light coconut milk and half the amount with chicken or vegetable stock," suggests Graham.

Bottom line for your waistline: One tablespoon of heavy cream packs almost 6 grams of fat and 52 calories. The same amount of coconut milk and broth has only 1 gram of fat and 11 calories, a difference of 5 grams of fat and 41 calories.

6. Saute with cooking spray.

Instead of using a tablespoon or two of oil or butter to saute vegetables, spray the pan with nonstick spray and drizzle only 1 teaspoon of olive oil or less. "The oil will thin and spread out as it heats up," explains Graham. "You still get the rich taste of cooking with oil but with fewer calories and fat."  

Bottom line for your waistline: A tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil has a full 14 grams of fat and about 126 calories. By combining fat-and-calorie-free cooking spray with only 1 teaspoon of olive oil, you'll purge your healthy veggies of nearly 10 grams of fat and 84 calories.

Making small changes can add up to major weight loss over time. If you cut a mere 117 calories a day, for example, you'll lose a pound a month. To drop a pound a week, shave 250 calories from your daily meals and burn 250 calories throughout the day. (Try walking for an hour or ride your bike for 30 minutes.)

Regardless of the route you take or tricks you use, you'll be on track for successful, long-term weight loss, all while eating your favorite foods. What could be more satisfying than that?

Elizabeth Brownfield has been on the editorial staffs of Metropolitan Home, Domino, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Every Day with Rachael Ray. She is also a writer for TastingTable.com.

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How do you feel about people who are obese undergoing the knife to lose weight? Marcie Fraser reports on the pros and cons of bariatric surgery in this week's Healthy Living.

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Bariatric surgery is becoming more popular, many critics say it's a fast way out, others say it's the way to go.

Bariatric patient Becki LaGrange said, “I didn't feel good about myself. I didn't feel good about anything around me. I always say I hate myself."

LaGrange battled her 70 pound weight problem for 25 years. Tired of struggling failing, she opted for surgery, the adjustable lap band. When it comes to weight loss, bariatric surgery should be the last resort.

Bariatric surgeon, Dr. Matt McDonald said, "This is not a quick fix none of these surgeries just fixes you, this is a tool that that helps you lose weight."

There are skeptics who say this is a copout. A quick fix and to just get on a treadmill, Becki was one of those who said it.

"I agree because I was one of those people but the older you get the harder to lose," said LaGrange.

"This is a disease. You can't just lose weight there is genetic factors, there is environmental factors,” said Dr. McDonald.

In order to go under the knife, there are strict guidelines. Patients must be able to prove they have tried several medically managed diets, be 100 pounds overweight, have a BMI or body mass index of at least 35 and have other existing medical conditions.

"Diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis,” said Dr. Tilliou.

Some say weight that loss surgery is a quick fix and many people don't learn the tools needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you are choosing a program, be sure they have support during and after the surgery.

Saratoga bariatric center surgeon Dr. Greg Tilliou said, “They see psychologist, psychiatrist and any of their other physicians that are needed to be involved during before and after surgery."

A registered dietician also is available them before during and after the surgery. The adjustable lap band is a restrictive procedure where a band is placed around the top of the stomach creating a small pouch limiting the amount of food they can eat. There can be complications.

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“All fat burners today are designed with ‘old school’ ingredients that target the wrong fat—white cells. New MX-LS7 v2, on the other hand, is the first weight-loss agent ever designed to ‘reprogram’ fat cells, forcing fat cells to literally ‘self-destruct,’ by converting white cells into brown cells, and thereby rapidly alter your body composition—by helping you reduce stubborn bodyfat versus lean muscle," explains Stephen Adele, CEO and founder of iSatori Technologies (http://www.isatoritech.com/MXLS7v2).

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By Jennifer Brett

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Women with 50 to 100 pounds to lose and a desire to do so in front of rolling cameras might check out today's open casting call for "The Revolution." Brought to you from the producers of “The Biggest Loser” and  “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition,” the ABC show will meet potential new talent from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Georgian Terrace hotel, 659 Peachtree St. in Midtown. You'll need to bring a nonreturnable photo. The casting folks are looking for people who not only want to lose weight, but who also have inspirational tales to share. If you can cry on cue, so much the better.  For full details see TheRevolutionCasting.com.

Chris Pizzello, AP Charlie Sheen is in Atlanta and keeping a low profile. He's with his ex-wife Denise Richards, who’s working on a Tyler Perry project.

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Another week, another batch of high-profile sightings. Here's a rundown of who went where this week:

John Travolta was spotted this week at Market in Buckhead, at the Brookhaven Starbucks and at Taka, a sushi restaurant. He’s in town filming a thriller called “Killing Season,” which also stars Robert De Niro. While the shooting is taking place in the north Georgia mountains (the film is set in the Appalachians) Travolta keeps popping up around Atlanta.

We’ve gotten a number of sighting reports at STK, a swank new steakhouse in Midtown. Actor Mehcad Brooks (”Necessary Roughness”), rapper Nas, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and “Vampire Diaries” cast members Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder have all been by recently.

And Megan Hilty of the new NBC series “Smash” was in Park Tavern in Midtown with a group of friends.

A lower profile for the "Warlock" this time around

Last April, actor turned YouTube star and Twitter trending topic Charlie Sheen brought his bizarre "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour to Atlanta. "Things started getting ugly fast," my colleague Rodney Ho, who covered the incomprehensible event at the Fox Theatre, reported at the time.  (We flipped for and he lost the coin toss, so I dodged the bullet. Winning!)

Anyway, Sheen’s been back in Atlanta in recent days, but kept a much lower profile this time. He tagged along with ex-wife Denise Richards, who’s been here working on Tyler Perry’s latest project, “Madea’s Witness Protection.” Their kids were here, too. While Sheen and Richards endured a bitter divorce and custody battle, they've mended fences for the sake off their children. In recent months Richards has discussed their post-marriage relationship, saying they're able to remain friendly now. “We’ve actually become like brother and sister, we really have,” she told Access Hollywood. “I think [the key is] making it about the kids. The stuff between the couple — if you’re divorced — it’s no longer about you anymore. You have to be the bigger person and make it about the kids and so that’s what we’re doing.”  Earlier this week, Richards tweeted a photo of a floral bouquet with the caption, "Mr. Tyler Perry makes sure we have fresh flowers in our trailer every week…so lovely!” Meanwhile, a source spotted Sheen Wednesday night running a pretty mundane errand in Buckhead. He looked very thin but was pleasant and soft spoken, our tipster said.

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PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teenage girls gained less weight, improved their body image, ate less fast food, and had more family meals after participating in a 6- month program that involved weekly peer meetings, consultations with primary care providers and separate meetings for parents. Those results from a study published online today in the journal Pediatrics.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the study is the first to report long-term results from a weight management program designed specifically for teenage girls. Most other programs have included younger children and interventions focused on the entire family. This program included separate meetings for parents with the rationale that teens are motivated more by peer acceptance than parental influence. Unlike previous programs, this one was conducted in a primary-care setting, rather than an academic or specialty-care environment.

"Nearly one-third of teenage girls are overweight or obese, and many of them are likely to become obese adults," said Lynn DeBar, PhD, MPH, lead author and senior investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. "Our study shows that intervention programs can help these girls achieve long-term success managing their weight and also learning new habits that will hopefully carry over into their adult life." 

"Many teenage girls are still growing taller, so for them, maintaining weight or slowing weight gain is an acceptable goal," said Phil Wu, MD, a pediatrician who leads Kaiser Permanente's effort to prevent and treat childhood obesity and is also a co-author of the study. "Girls in the program gained less weight than those who weren't in the program, and they reduced their overall body mass index, improved their self-image and developed healthy lifestyle habits, so all of these are successes."

The study included 208 girls, ages 12–17, in Oregon and Washington during 2005–2009. All of the girls were classified as overweight or obese, according to standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards. Half of the girls were assigned to the intervention group and half to usual care.

Girls in the intervention group met weekly with their peers and a behavioral counselor during the first three months, and then every other week during months four and six. The girls were weighed and asked to keep a food and activity diary, which they discussed during each meeting. The program focused on decreasing portion size, limiting consumption of energy-rich foods, establishing regular meal patterns, substituting water for sugar-sweetened beverages, reducing fast food, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, and having more family meals.

The girls were encouraged to exercise at least 5 days a week for 30-60 minutes, and to limit screen time to 2 hours a day.  They also received yoga instruction, and a physical-activity video game to use at home.  Discussion topics included ways to avoid disordered eating, coping with family and peer teasing and developing strategies to combat negative self-talk.

Parents attended separate weekly meetings to learn how to support their daughters. The girls' health care providers received summaries of the girls' current health habits, including meal and physical activity patterns. After receiving training in motivational techniques, the providers met with the girls at the beginning of the study to help them choose one or two behaviors to work on. The providers had a second visit with the girls at the end of the six-month intervention to check their progress.

Girls assigned to the usual-care group received a packet of materials that included a list of online reading about lifestyle changes. They also met with their primary care provider at the beginning of the study, but the providers were not given health habit summaries for these girls.

Both groups had health assessments and lab tests at the beginning of the study, at six months, and then again at 12 months. The girls started out with an average weight in the 190 lb. range, and an average body mass index in the 97th percentile, which by CDC standards is considered to be obese. At the end of the study, girls who participated in the program were in the 95th percentile, while girls in the usual-care group were in the 96th percentile.

Authors say the weight changes were statistically significant but modest compared to some other weight loss interventions. They point out that the girls were severely obese to begin with and possibly treatment-resistant due to previous involvement in other weight loss programs. The program purposely de-emphasized calorie counting, focusing instead on lifestyle changes, and the authors acknowledge that this approach may have produced more modest weight changes than they had expected.

This study is part of ongoing Kaiser Permanente research into weight loss. Previous studies include:

A Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study published in the International Journal of Obesity last year found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal if they had lower stress levels and slept more than six hours, but not more than eight hours, a night. Another Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study published in 2010 found that the more people logged on to an interactive weight management website, the more weight they kept off. Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research also reported in a 2008 study that keeping a food diary can double a person's weight loss and that both personal contact and Web-based support can help with long-term weight management.

 

Authors include Lynn L. DeBar, PhD, MPH; Victor J. Stevens, PhD; Nancy Perrin, PhD; John Pearson, MD; Bobbi Jo Yarborough, PsyD; John Dickerson, MS; and Frances Lynch, PhD, from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore.,; and Philip Wu, MD, from Northwest Permanente in Portland, Ore.

About the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (http://www.kpchr.org)

Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research, founded in 1964, is a nonprofit research institution dedicated to advancing knowledge to improve health. It has research sites in Portland, Ore., Honolulu, and Atlanta.

About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 8.9 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: http://www.kp.org/newscenter.  

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Primary Care Intervention Helps Obese Teen Girls Manage Weight, Improve Body Image, and Change Behavior

By Val Wadas-WillinghamCNN Medical Producer

POSTED: 7:50 am EST February 13, 2012
UPDATED: 7:56 am EST February 13, 2012

(CNN) -- Being obese can be a very isolating experience, and losing weight can be difficult for anyone, particularly for a teenager.A new study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, finds that teenage girls gained less weight, ate less fast foods, improved their body images and had more family interaction over meals, after participating in a six-month program designed especially for teenage girls.The program involved weekly peer meetings, consultations with primary care providers and separate meetings for their parents.Conducted by Kaiser Permanente, the study is the first to report long-term results from a weight management program designed specifically for this age group. In previous programs, younger children, teens and family members were included. This one was designed for teen girls only."Nearly one-third of teenage girls (between the ages of 12 and 17) are overweight or obese, and many of them are likely to become obese adults," said Dr. Lynn DeBar, lead author and senior investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research. "Our study shows that intervention programs can help these girls achieve long-term success managing their weight and also learning new habits that will hopefully carry over into their adult life."The study focused on 208 girls, ages 12 to 17, who lived in the states of Oregon and Washington during 2005-2009. All of the girls were classified as being obese. Half of the girls were assigned to the program and the other half got usual care. Girls assigned to the usual-care group received information on changing their lifestyles along with a visit from a physician at the start of the study.The girls in the program, however, met weekly with other teenage girls as well as with a behavioral counselor during the first three months, and then every other week after that for the remaining three months. The teens were asked to keep food and activity diaries, along with charting their weight. At each meeting, they discussed their journals and their progress.The program was designed to focus on cutting down portion sizes, watching what types of foods they were eating including the reduction of fast food and sweetened beverages in their diets. Doctors in the program also suggested the girls have more meals with their families, instead of on the go or with friends. The girls were also encouraged to exercise at least five days a week for 30 to 60 minutes and were introduced to yoga classes. Their parents were asked to attend separate weekly meetings to learn how to support their daughters.Although the program was intensive, researchers say they found it made all the difference."Many teenage girls are still growing taller, so for them, maintaining weight or slowing weight gain is an acceptable goal," said Dr. Phil Wu, a pediatrician who leads Kaiser Permanente's effort to prevent and treat childhood obesity and is also a co-author of the study. "Girls in the program gained less weight than those who weren't in the program, and they reduced their overall body mass index, improved their self-image and developed healthy lifestyle habits, so all of these are successes."After the six months, both groups health and weight were assessed and then again at 12 months. The girls started out with an average weight in the 190 pound range, and an average body mass index in the 97th percentile, which by CDC standards is considered to be obese.At the end of the study, girls who participated in the Kaiser program were in the 95th percentile, while girls in the usual-care group were in the 96th percentile.Although the weight loss was not drastic, researchers noted the girls who participated in the program continued to lose modest amounts of weight as the months went on, helping them to better cope with their weight issues.

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London Fashion Week does not begin until Friday, but tempers are already beginning to fray. Sasha Volkova, the Marks & Spencer model, has suggested that her fellow mannequin Daisy Lowe, a former girlfriend of the Doctor Who star Matt Smith, is overweight.

To add insult to injury, Volkova, who comes from humble origins in the Ukraine, adds that if Lowe was not the daughter of a well-known couple, she would be asked to go on a diet.

“If Daisy Lowe’s parents weren’t famous, if she had gone to a model agency, they would have told her to go and lose some weight,” Volkova tells Mandrake at Mark Fast’s “creative talent” dinner at the Corinthia hotel. “That might not be right, but other girls get treated like that.”

Daisy, 23, is the daughter of Pearl Lowe, the pop singer turned fashion designer, and Gavin Rossdale, the rock singer.

Volkova, 26, was engaged to Dan Macmillan, the great-grandson of the former prime minister Harold Macmillan and heir to the Earl of Stockton. “I don’t know what is it with London,” she adds, “but the fashion world here is always in love with famous offspring, aren’t they?”

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