Bring on the dumbbells

Serial dieter swaps faddy foods for dumbbells: Woman drops five stone after taking up weightlifting and becomes professional bodybuilder

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2886218/Serial-dieter-swaps-faddy-foods-dumbbells-Woman-drops-five-stone-taking-weight-lifting-professional-bodybuilder.html#ixzz3MtVY7B31

Lifestyle choices

Lifestyle choices such as changing diet, taking up exercise and playing puzzles could prevent 80,000 dementia cases
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2883116/Lifestyle-choices-changing-diet-taking-exercise-playing-puzzles-prevent-80-000-dementia-cases.html#ixzz3McfDZVbx 

Keeping the staff fit

Memo to Staff: Time to Lose a Few Pounds

The one-minute workout

Introducing the one-minute workout: How just 60 seconds of intense exercise three times a week can improve endurance and lower blood pressure

Eating those greens

Leafy vegetables contain chemical nitrate that improves heart health and combats diabetes
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2859971/Now-s-no-excuse-not-eat-greens-Leafy-vegetables-contain-chemical-nitrate-improves-heart-health-combats-diabetes.html#ixzz3KuqXKwgz

Squeezing into that party dress

Lose 3lb by Friday! Desperate to squeeze into that party dress by the weekend? Our brilliant weight-busting series ends with the fastest - and easiest - diet of all 
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2856861/Lose-3lb-Friday-Desperate-squeeze-party-dress-weekend-brilliant-weight-busting-series-ends-fastest-easiest-diet-all.html#ixzz3KjPKf81y 

Vegetarian diet can help reverse diabetes

Switching to a vegetarian diet could help reverse diabetes, a new study claims.

Millions of people battling the killer disease could improve their blood sugar levels by eradicating meat from their weekly shop.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2847116/How-vegetarian-CURE-diabetes-Plant-based-diets-improve-blood-sugar-levels-scientists-claim.html#ixzz3K1wTrvj9 

Collapsing under the weight

Mother humiliated when hospital bed collapsed under her 17st weight ditches the daily takeaways to lose 8st

An apple a day

How I lost my 43 chins: Lord Falconer on the apples and Diet Coke diet that's sparked more interest than anything he did in politics 
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2816592/How-lost-43-chins-Lord-Falconer-apples-Diet-Coke-diet-s-sparked-did-politics.html#ixzz3HqmYbDUJ 

Walking - the new superfood

Fitness experts have revealed the latest 'superfood' - and it'll cost you a lot less than chia seeds or lingonberries.

They say walking is the 'superfood of fitness' and that it may be far better for you than bursts of intense exercise.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2773365/

Mr Muscles

A 33-stone man who was so depressed about being overweight that he tried to end his own life lost a staggering 18st and so dramatic was his transformation that he is now nicknamed Mr Muscles.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2745328/Meet-Weightloss-Warrior-Man-lost-incredible-18-STONE-driven-brink-suicide-releases-book-help-challenge-food-demons.html#ixzz3Cko1gNbG 

Low calorie drinks

People who sip low calorie fizzy drinks are more likely to reach for high-sugar snacks leading them to put on weight, a new study reveals.
Researchers have found that people who opt for diet drinks are more primed to chose unhealthy foods compared to those who drink sugary drinks.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2745955/How-diet-drinks-make-ON-weight-Downing-low-calorie-fizzy-drinks-makes-people-gorge-high-sugar-snacks-compensate-scientists-say.html#ixzz3CZuL02Np 

Hula hooping

A mother-of-one has dropped four dress sizes, going from a size 16 to a size 8, by swapping Hula Hoops for hula hooping.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2741760/Crisps-addict-ditches-Hula-Hoops-picks-actual-hula-hoop-slim-FOUR-dress-sizes.html#ixzz3CHBkIu6l

Your own fault

Katie Hopkins could never be accused of holding her tongue in an awkward situation.

But the former reality TV contestant hit a new low last summer when she told an obese woman on This Morning that she wouldn't employ her because fat people give off the impression that they are lazy.

After a backlash from thousands of angry Brits, the 39-year-old has now ballooned from 8st 8lb to 12st to prove to overweight people across the UK that being chubby is their own fault.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2739736/People-say-You-lucky-skinny-Katie-Hopkins-piles-four-stone-overweight-people-fat-fault.html#ixzz3C6Shq6NI

You are what you eat

You really ARE what you eat: Forget sunbathing, munching just two extra portions of fruit and veg a day gives you a more attractive skin glow than a suntan
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2737569/You-really-ARE-eat-Forget-sunbathing-munching-just-two-extra-portions-fruit-beg-day-gives-better-skin-glow-suntan.html#ixzz3BmNg1gjm

Husband and wife dieting together

How to wreck a marriage in eight weeks - diet with your husband! Tom and Helen tried it... with hilariously competitive results
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2718406/How-wreck-marriage-eight-weeks-diet-husband.html#ixzz39gK9u4C4

The dangers of larger waists

Men with waists larger than 40.2in are five times more likely to get type 2 diabetes which can lead to limb amputation or blindness.
And women with middles measuring more than 34.7in face three times the risk.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/men-wider-waists-far-higher-3939987#ixzz391G6oGMa 

At war with her mother

The very middle-class mother at war over her 18-stone daughter's refusal to have a gastric band
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2711239/The-middle-class-mother-war-18-stone-daughter-s-refusal-gastric-band.html#ixzz38zXG6dsw

Crumbling knees

Knees crumble under weight of obesity crisis: Joint replacements for fat people soar by 150% in four years, including operations for five overweight CHILDREN
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2708432/Knees-crumble-weight-obesity-crisis-Joint-replacements-fat-people-soar-150-four-years-including-operations-five-overweight-CHILDREN.html#ixzz38rKIR6tl 

Sleeping is good for your diet

Sleep More, Weigh Less


It's true: Being short on sleep can really affect your weight. While you weren't sleeping, your body cooked up a perfect recipe for weight gain.
Continue reading: http://www.webmd.com/diet/sleep-and-weight-loss

Comfort eating

Emotional eating is a big problem for many people.
Seventy per cent turn to comfort food, to varying extents, for emotional reasons. And over 90 per cent of diets fail due to slipping back into emotional eating habits.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2684481/Is-comfort-eating-ruining-diet-Expert-says-childhood-dont-worry-ways-change.html#ixzz36u40CrYT   

Cheating yourself slim doesn't work

Obese GP who thought a quick-fix gastric balloon would beat his bulge, but after 12 weeks when he lost almost NO weight, he admits you can't cheat yourself slim

Giving up sugar diet

The hell of giving up sugar (and why it's worth all the agony in the end): We're endlessly told sugar is the new nicotine. Now a witty and revealing new memoir describes how hard it is to quit
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2658488/The-hell-giving-sugar-worth-agony-end-Were-endlessly-told-sugar-new-nicotine-Now-witty-revealing-new-memoir-describes-hard-quit.html#ixzz34liGoabi 

Exercise and the risk of obesity

Everyone knows that exercise boosts heart health and reduces the risk of obesity.
But a new study suggests it can also increase the diversity of good bacteria in a person’s gut.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2653020/Does-exercise-reduce-risk-obesity-boosting-levels-good-bacteria-gut.html#ixzz34CvneuaI

The two-pronged approach

Shedding pounds largely comes down to the two-pronged factors of diet and exercise. Not modifying the first one enough, and not getting enough of the second one, ends up giving the individual a recipe for being overweight.
Read more: http://www.smarterlifestyles.com/2013/07/02/how-to-lose-weight-2/

Save your life diet

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2644679/The-diet-save-life.html

Trim your tummy diet.

Trim your tummy diet.

Hypnotherapy app to lose wieght

A new mother has lost over 4st in preparation for her dream wedding, using a hypnotherapy app that claims to create a 'virtual gastric band'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2637298/Woman-loses-4st-using-Virtual-Gastric-Band-slimming-app.html#ixzz32r0hRAgt 

Super-slimmer Jabba the Hutt

A super-slimmer lost an incredible 19st in just 18 months after his wife joked he looked like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2633675/Man-loses-19-stone-called-Jabba-Hutt-wife.html#ixzz32HQxs5xO 

Sugar to blame

As the debate rages on in the US about what is most to blame for the nation's obesity problem, a new film is claiming the real danger behind the epidemic is sugar.
Fed Up, a film released in the US this week, predicts 95 per cent of Americans will be overweight or obese in the next two decades, unless something is done to tackle the so-called hidden sugars which appear in everyday foods.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625451/Forget-fighting-fat-sugar-causing-massive-rates-obesity-claims-new-film.html#ixzz31PrmzoP9

Lenny Henry's weight loss

Lenny Henry shows the results of drastic three-stone weight loss as he steps out in London looking dapper
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2623386/Lenny-Henry-shows-results-drastic-three-stone-weight-loss-steps-London-looking-dapper.html#ixzz319wYFSnM 

Lost 128 pounds after rude remark

Fla. woman loses 128 pounds, becomes Hooters waitress after mean crack about her wearing breastaurant’s T-shirt
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-woman-loses-128-lbs-hooters-waitress-article-1.1782610#ixzz313oaCYiI

The Cabbage Soup Diet

Cabbage Soup Diet Plan

A handful of almonds

A handful of almonds may well be the perfect daily snack for staving off disease.

The high-protein, nutrient-rich nuts help suppress the appetite, beat flab and also keep your heart healthy.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2614618/Almonds-perfect-snack-health-Handful-day-heart-healthy-beat-flab-results-six-new-studies-conclude.html#ixzz309yDtqzz

Japanese diet key to longevity?

Forget fad diets and Hollywood celebrity endorsements: Japanese women could hold the dietary key to a long and healthy life.
A new study has indicated the benefits of a diet rich in raw fish, vegetables and green tea, with Japanese females having the highest life expectancy of women in selected countries, living for an average of 86.4 years.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/japanese-womens-healthy-diet-is-the-key-to-a-long-life-study-suggests-9286634.html

Kim's diet

It is everyone's diet nightmare - the last 5lbs that just won't budge.
Kim Kardashian has stepped up her diet campaign as she makes a last ditch bid to shape up in time for her wedding.
Ok! Magazine reports the 33-year-old is so completely focused on losing her last 5lbs that she has gone into 'extreme dieting mode'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2607831/Kim-Kardashian-goes-extreme-dieting-mode-drop-baby-weight-wedding-Kanye-West.html#ixzz2zGDMkkJQ

Dieting tips

We all know ‘eat a bit less, exercise a bit more’ is key to weight loss, but there are many other factors at play that are only now being discovered by scientists.

Last week U.S. researchers revealed how morning sunshine can help us to slim.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2599145/Losing-weight-How-pudding-breakfast-dropping-fat-friends-slim.html#ixzz2yQS3LeH5 

Walking it off

As ideas for losing weight go, this is certainly a bright one.

Scientists say that people who get out and about in the morning are thinner than those who go outside later in the day.

They believe that bright morning light helps synchronise the body clock, which then helps regulate metabolism.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2595706/A-morning-walk-key-losing-pounds-Scientists-say-bright-light-helps-regulate-metabolism.html#ixzz2xoEytscH

The Stone Age diet

The best way for a woman to lose weight may be to eat like her Stone Age ancestors.


New research shows a cavewoman diet is potentially one of the most effective ways to slim.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2594296/Why-eating-like-cavewoman-really-best-way-lose-weight-Women-diet-lost-twice-fat-modern-eating-plans.html#ixzz2xfsHayoW

Counting calories

For weight loss, popular diets advocate everything from eating according to your blood type to nearly fasting for 2 days a week. Now, one popular instruction - to eat small but frequent meals throughout the day - has been called out by researchers, who say it does not boost metabolism or encourage weight loss.
In fact, the research - presented today at the Society for Endocrinology annual BES conference - suggests counting calories is all that really matters when it comes to losing weight.
Read more: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/274482.php

Flavoured tea and weight loss

When pictures of her weight loss made headlines last week, the Duchess of York put it down to regular mountain-running sessions with her personal trainer.

But sources close to Prince Andrew’s ex-wife say there is another, rather more unusual, reason for her slimline figure – jam roly-poly flavoured tea.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571751/Sarah-Ferguson-diet-drink-created-aid-fitness-regime.html#ixzz2wyPtwgNO