She continued: “My weight loss surgery was extremely hard. I went into it thinking it was the ‘easy way out’, but to be honest diet and exercise would have been easier. “Dumping syndrome often caused me massive amounts of pain no matter what or how little I ate. I also had to give up carbonated
Nick Holt has opened up about his 2st weight gain during two months of intense chemotherapy for rare chest tumours in a bid to help others. The 23-year-old first became aware of his health problems after developing severe chest pains which were affecting his job. Doctors found several tumours in the teacher’s torso and ordered
Walking is a great form of exercise for weight loss. It’s cheap, doesn’t require any specific skills or equipment, and is good for your overall health too. As with most forms of exercise, exactly how much weight you will lose depends on how much work you put in, and how you control your diet. Weight
As well as burning plenty of calories, rollerblading works to tone the body. Skating is a full-body aerobic workout that tones the thighs, hamstring and glutes. Apparently, the sport can also make your heart healthier. Universitat Konstantx researchers found that moderate roller skating increases the heartbeat to 140-160 beats per minute. This causes blood to
Walking is great for all kinds of reasons – weight loss is just one of them. David Wiener, Training Specialist at leading fitness app Freeletics says walking is a great form of exercise for losing weight. He said: “Walking is a brilliant exercise for weight loss, for starters it is low impact so can be done
Want to look slimmer overnight? There are ways to achieve a flatter-looking stomach in the space of 24 hours. Keeping hydrated, sleeping more and avoiding fizzy drinks are all ways to beat the bloat. While it’s possible to make your tummy look toned in a short amount if time, we’d also recommend re-vamping your lifestyle
Gemma recently flaunted her two stone weight loss on Instagram. Fans gushed over her figure as she struck a pose in a sexy blue dress. One responder wrote: You look amazing beautiful Another said: “So much weight lost. Looking gorg” A third added: “You’re looking amazing now Gemma! “That weight loss has done you so
The mum recalled trying a number of times to lose weight, but never found anything that helped her. At her heaviest, 27st 7lbs, Kelley decided to undergo surgery. She added: “The surgery wasn’t easy but I knew I needed it to save my life. I am now a completely different person, I am comfortable in
At his heaviest, Andrew Clayton weighed 26st when he was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. Before his weight loss journey, the 36-year-old would gorge on takeaways, fry ups and foot-long baguettes from a sandwich van. However, he decided to make a change to his lifestyle and now he plans on running the London Marathon in April.
Losing weight doesn’t have to be a chore. In fact, battling the bulge can be as easy as getting boozy. Scientists have revealed that tequila could be the secret to dieters’ success. So why could the tipple help you to shed some pounds? A 2014 study by the American Chemical Society measured the effects of
Before her weight loss journey, Helen Besant-Roberts struggled to find the time to exercise due to her demanding job as a chartered accountant. At her heaviest, the 47-year-old tipped the scales at 15st 3lbs. She finally decided to take control of her lifestyle and enrolled in an online programme with trainer Oliver James. Oliver, who
By the time Emma turned 18, she tipped the scales at an unhealthy 15st 11lbs. And during the following decades, she ballooned further as she began binging on takeaway pizzas and kebabs. She washed this down with fizzy drinks, while also mindlessly munching on crisps and chocolate bars throughout the day. The extra bulk began
Before her weight loss journey, Jess Dukes would hide snacks in her desk drawers and grab doughnuts on her way to work. She would skip the gym for happy hour, then go home and continue eating all night long. Her wake-up call came when she went to a work conference in 2012 and she was
Then she joined Xercise4Less’ Transformation Camps when her weight journey began to accelerate. She added: “I’m a person that needs a little push in the right direction, so I booked my first camp in June 2018 and it was the best thing I ever did. “My weight loss became steady and regular and my shape
Steve Youngkin, 49, had always been a heavy child. The weight never seemed to go down. During his first marriage and soon after it ended, when Youngkin was in his early 30s, the weight seemed to go up even quicker. Each year came with new pants and new shirts, at one-point in size 6XL. Youngkin
Brian St. Pierre, M.S., R.D., C.S.C.S., is a member of the Men’s Health Advisory Board. Weight loss can feel like a moving target. What works one month doesn’t seem to work another month and stepping on the scale can often feel like a game of roulette. At Precision Nutrition, where I work as a Nutrition
Being a dad is awesome in so many ways. But it’s not awesome when it comes to sleep. I have two kids. One’s nine. The other is seven. Though they both sleep through the night now (for the most part), I still remember the year it took for the oldest to start sleeping well. I
When you’re trying to lose weight, a big, heavy dinner late at night won’t help. And unfortunately, in today’s culture, we often find ourselves getting home late at night, starving, and so we dig into whatever we have available. Or we might stop at a fast-food joint or restaurant just to get something quick and
I was talking to a client about his health goals and weight loss and he asked, “Can I have cheat days?” I’ll admit my feathers got a bit ruffled, mainly because it’s a mindset that too often leads to failure. But his question deserved an honest answer. Yes, you can have cheat days. But the
“Metabolism” is one of those buzz words that gets thrown around a lot. Effortlessly thin people, for example, are often said to be blessed with “fast metabolisms.” And, the key to weight loss is to “boost your metabolism”…right? Kind of. But that’s easier said than done, friend. First things first: What exactly is your metabolism?