Tag: weight loss

At her heaviest, Samantha Parramore, 32, tipped the scales at 17st 5lbs before embarking on her weight loss journey. Having struggled with her body size since 16, Samantha, from Devon, became desperate to shed weight in time for her June wedding. Since her incredible transformation, the recruitment consultant now weighs 13st 5lbs – with the

Before his weight loss journey, Eddie Hall scooped the World’s Strongest Man title back in 2017. The 31-year-old described his frame as “torture” and as a result decided to slim down. His previous weight was 30.9st and now the strongman, from Stoke-on-Trent tips the scales at 25.8st. Eddie unveiled his dramatic transformation on Instagram, so

Unintended weight loss This is often the first noticeable symptom of cancer of either the oesophagus, pancreas, stomach and lungs. According to cancer.net around 40 per cent of people say they had unexplained weight loss when they were first diagnosed with cancer. Change in bladder or bowel function Changes in bowel habit are counted as

Burning 1,000 calories in one hour requires high-octane exercise that forces the body to operate at maximum capacity. There are plenty of high-intensity workouts that people can enjoy during their weight loss journeys, like a HIIT class or Zumba. A good workout to try is sprint interval training, whether it’s on a treadmill or around

6:45am – Get your heart rate up A British Journal of Nutrition study reveals you can shed 20% more fat by exercising before breakfast. As your body hasn’t taken in any fuel at this point of the day, it is likely to fall back on the sugars in your body for energy. Most of us

Want to lose weight but find yourself too busy? It can be easy to let yourself get too busy to fit in exercise and diets. Here are four ways to burn fat fast which you can fit into a busy lifestyle. Nutritional Therapist Hannah Braye from Lepicol Lighter has shared three great tips with Daily Star

When Gracie Grazier signed up for WW (formly Weight Watchers) through a stream of tears in April 2018, she was at her highest weight ever of 329 lbs. Today, the Austin, Texas, native is proud to be 119 lbs. lighter. “I feel like my whole world view has changed,” Grazier, 26, tells PEOPLE. “Now I can

I was always a little chubby growing up. My nickname was “Gorda” (it means fat in Spanish). But my weight peaked between the ages of 21 and 23. I tried to shed some of it many times but the habits never stuck. In October 2014, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which is when your thyroid doesn’t produce

Emma Hamlin began gaining weight after marrying her husband in 2003 and then the birth of her first child. When she had her second child, the mum-of-two ballooned to a size 16, weighing 15st. The fad dieter was so overweight she often had to use a wheelchair because she would get tired from walking around.

At her heaviest, Liza McNulty tipped the scales at 12st 3lbs before starting her weight loss journey. The 35-year-old homemaker tried exercising and keeping up with her fitness, but nothing ever worked with her bad diet. It wasn’t until the mum decided one day she wanted to lose weight and fit into her clothes that

Liz Evans hasn’t walked for years because of binge eating which was sparked by being sexually abused at the age of six. At her heaviest, she weighed 51.5st before she lost 25st by getting swollen tissue removed from her leg. Finally able to get up for the first time in years, Liz, from Texas, US,

Lianne Butler’s began piling on the pounds after a big life event saw her turn to food for comfort. The downward spiral began when the 30-year-old’s mum passed away which left her feeling down and emotional. During her 20s, Lianne couldn’t seem to shake the habit of comfort eating and accepted that she could never

Are you an exercise hater? You’ll be pleased to know that it’s possible to slim down without hitting the gym. As abs are made in the kitchen, losing belly fat can be as easy as tweaking your diet. Nutrition expert Terri-Ann revealed the food swaps you should make if you want to beat bloating and

I first noticed I was heavier than other girls my age at the beginning of high school. I’d gained about 25 pounds the summer before and walked in on the first day at around 175 pounds. Despite having never gained this much weight in such a short amount of time, I didn’t feel like I

While Jana has struggled with her size for years, she really started worrying about her weight in October 2016. Everyday tasks started to be a problem for the 22st woman, whose bulk was putting a strain on her joints. The HR specialist also found it disheartening when strangers judged her about her size. She revealed:

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

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

In a new study researchers have found that low levels of a circulating hormone called adropin predict increased weight gain and metabolic dysregulation during consumption of a high-sugar diet in a nonhuman primate model. According to the study published in the ‘Journal of Biological Chemistry,’ these findings will help set the stage to develop new