Carnie Wilson struggling with her weight

Carnie Wilson, who is an American singer and television host, is struggling with her gained weight following the birth of her baby daughter. Wilson went through gastric bypass surgery in 1999 when her weight was around 300 pounds.

But all this was not the end of her weight loss fears. Wilson admits that she has been fighting to get fit after weighing 240 pounds following the birth of her daughter Lola in April 2005.

Carnie Wilson says, "I was back to 240 pounds after I had my baby. It's (weight) never going to be what I want it to be, always when I want it to be. I'm struggling with 30 (pounds) now."

US obesity may have reached its limit

According to health officials from US, obesity among adults seems to have reached its limit after successive increase for the last 25 years. According to US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, still more than one third of adults in US are obese that are 72 million and these stats are no longer rising.

"What we can be optimistic about is we haven't seen a giant increase in the last couple of years," said Cynthia Ogden, an epidemiologist for the CDC's National Centre for Health Statistics. "But we aren't seeing any decrease, that's for sure."

Experts credited the slowdown to many factors including public understanding about the risk involved in weight gain and the use of more sensible dieting targets.

According to 200-2006 survey, 35.3 percent men and 33.3 percent of women were obese. And a latest research suggests that one of the answers to weight gain would be to stop sitting for longer hours. This research found that the enzymes stop the fat burning process when we sit down.

Boys of 12 using anabolic steroids to get girls

Government advisers in Britain have warned that young boys of even 12 and 13 are using anabolic steroids to beef their bodies in a bid to “get girls”. According to a latest figure, 2 Lack people have tried bodybuilding anabolic steroids in Britain that includes large number of teenage boys.

The Advisory Council called for Government awareness program on the misuse of drugs on the health hazards. Steroids can make the testicles wither and cause sterility.

The council is checking the legal status of a list of 26 steroids and other substances that are not banned in Britain. It is against law to import or provide anabolic steroids but having them for personal use is not against law.

Lord Victor Adebowale, a member of the advisory council and chief executive of the drugs charity Turning Point said: "This stuff isn't being used just by people who want to be athletes, but by people who want to be in boy bands and get girls."

Cathi Lee big weight loss makes her to Oprah show

Few years back, Cathi Lee was not able to stand up for 10 seconds at a time. But now the woman from Waterville is at the gym 4:30 am five day a week. At the age of 49, she had been successful in losing more than 300 pounds and is also determined to keep the weight off.

Her achievements were recognized by the one of television’s most recognizable personalities on "The Oprah Winfrey Show". "I was there for four days," Lee said. "It was just the most incredible experience. "[Oprah] could not have been more generous. She was so funny. She’s just like she is on the show."

Lee had written to Oprah’s website two years back but did not get any response. But recently, the producers contacted her about her being on the show.

Cathi has been overweight from the age of 7 and used her first diet at the age of 8. But nothing worked her and she just kept on adding pounds until she reached 506 pounds. Then she decided she had to do something about her weight. She searched Internet and check out many weight loss plans. Lee did not inform anyone about her weight loss plans, as she was afraid of the failures.

After one year of dieting, she was able to lose 90 pounds. She started eating lot of fruits and vegetables and said goodbye to red meat and move more towards fish and whole grains. She then started walking and kept on improving her exercising and walking with time.

Now she feels fantastic and maintains a healthy routine to maintain her weight. "If I don’t go to a gym, I spend an hour dancing around my apartment," Lee said. "When I come out of that gym after a 2½-hour workout I feel incredibly powerful."

Bollywood Star Abhishek Bachchan losing weight

Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan is trying to lose weight he had put for his role in Mani Rathnam directed Hindi Movie "Guru".

"I've lost more than half of the weight I had put on. Still working on losing more. Actually putting on weight was a lot tougher than I thought it would be. I was just eating day-in and day-out. You tend to get fed up of it. It was tough. But it was required for the role and therefore definitely worth it."

Abhishek had to put 11kg for his role in the movie Guru. . "I didn't at that time think about whether I'd be able to lose the weight or not. I was told by Mani that I needed to put on weight, and that's what I did.You don't question Mani Rathnam."

Ricki Lake blamed sexual abuse for weight issues

Original HAIRSPRAY star and tabloid talk show host Ricki Lake has blamed childhood sexual abuse for her weight issues. Ricki weighed 260 pounds at heaviest and she struggled a lot to lose extra pounds.

Once Ricki started taking her health seriously, she was able to lose half of her body weight. And now she feels that she would not have been facing weight issues if she had not been physically abused n her childhood.

She says, "I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse and I think it contributed. Who knows for sure? I've done many years in therapy and worked on all my issues.
"I didn't talk about it for, like, 15 or 20 years; I didn't admit that it had happened to me because I wanted to kind of bury things.

"It, in some way, made me who I am today... I don't want to be a poster child for this at all but it's very weird thing for children when they're violated in that way. "Food became a comfort to me; it was my kind of security blanket." Speaking exclusively to U.S. news show Access Hollywood, Lake admitted she never confronted her abuser when she eventually told her parents of the abuse but the person was "quickly removed" from her life.

Nancy weight loss put her to Oprah

Nancy Makin who was able to lose 530 pounds with an internet diet make it to Oprah. She weighed 703 pounds at her peak time.

Nancy was writing to the producers of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for the last four but never got a response from them. Nancy had never imagined that one day she will be sitting before Winfrey in The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Nancy Makin brought a 108 inch skirt she used to wear in the show and never get that back. For Nancy complete story of losing 530 pounds with "internet diet" and her appearance in the Oprah show click here

Lily Allen weight loss secret revealed

Singer Lily Allen has revealed that she lost weight because doctors had discovered that she has a heart murmur. Allen was able to lose 19 pounds and was able to drop her dress size from 12 to eight in just six week time.

The 'Smile' star Allen admitted that came off when she was told the "scary" news that she had the heart condition. She told Grazia magazine: “I found out I had a heart murmur about three months ago.

A heart murmur is not harmless most of the time but it can indicate a hole in the heart or a heart valve. Allen said that she now goes to the Gym three times a week and had a "hardcore routine" that lasted an hour and a half.

People list heavy more than 1000 pounds

Wikipedia has a list of heaviest people in the world and the people who are able to make this list are individuals who weighed more than 1000 pounds. This is the list of 8 heaviest people in the world with seven from USA and one from Mexico. Check out the list of most obese people here

Tabitha Coy loses 334 pounds

Tabitha Coy who was overweight and who always tried to hide her weight in baggy clothes and big hairs. But it was five years back; she decided she was done being fat. And when Tabitha a resident from Panama City decided to lose weight, she was 497 pounds on her scale with 58-inch waistline and wore size 64 pants.

But today after 5 hard years of diet and exercising, she weighs 163 pounds with an incredible weight loss 334 pounds with 28-inch waistline and wears 10 size pants. And how she can fit her both legs into one leg of her pant she used to wear before weight loss.

Tabitha is looking to lose another 13pounds to reach her ultimate goal of 150 pounds. After her failure with weight watchers, she developed her own diet plan. Check complete Tabitha Coy weight loss story here.

No food diets for losing weight

A latest survey suggests that women of modern age do not prefer to eat low calorie foods but prefers not to eat at all as a way to lose weight and try to follow skinny celebrities. The survey that was carried on 1000 women of average age 23 shows that nine out of 10 women had gone on to starve themselves for a day, another 30 percent had gone without eating for two or more days and 7 percent women gone ahead without eating for more than four days.

Most of the women might think that the most of celebrities lose their weights with “no food” diets. One out of five women admits that they follow the pattern of eating for a day followed by non-eating day. 47 percent of women have the view that they eat only one meal a day and they are following this pattern from the age of 15.

But the amount of weight being lost by women on no-eat diets is minimal with average weight loss of 2 pounds only and 86 percent of them get that weight back.

Hollywood star Jon Favreau loses 85 pounds

According to a latest report, Hollywood star Jon Favreau has been able to lose 85 pounds with the help of diet prescribed by his wife doctor.

"I finally said to her one day, 'I think at my age -- I was pushing 40 at the time -- that this is not the weight my body wants to be.' And she said, 'Well, you can lose weight,'" Favreau, now 41, told People magazine. "I went to Joya because she has always been my partner."

According to magazine, Jon was able to lose 5 pounds a week and was able to drop his weight from 290 pounds to 205 pounds.

"I would feel weird if I ate the way I used to," said Favreau, the star of "Swingers" and "The Replacements," and director of "Elf" and "Zathura."

Kimberley Locke lose 40 pounds at Jenny Craig weight loss program

We have so far heard about Kirstie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli’s dramatic weight loss at Jenny Craig weight loss program. Now we have none other than Kimberley Dawn Locke well known as a singer, plus size fashion model and her recent participation in the American Idol television series, dropping pounds on Jenny Craig weight loss program.

Kimberley Locke is the newest celebrity joining Jenny Craig and was able to lose 40 pounds to reach a new weight of 138 and dropped her size from 14 to 6.

"I call my friends and they're like, 'How much do you weigh?'" she tells us. "I'm like, 'I weigh what I weighed when I was a [high school] sophomore!'" Kimberley says Jenny Craig helped her with "portion control" and she's been keeping a blog on the Jenny Craig Website.

Check out Kimberley Locke official websites: Kimberley Locke Web and at Jenny Craig check out her official blog Kimberley Locke

Male stars at Sex & the City asked to lose weight

The male starts at Sex & the City have been asked by their bosses to lose some weight. Producers had fears that their aging hunks were getting a little paunchy and so they were all told to lose some weight before shooting began last month.

David Eigenberg, who has played Steve Brady, the husband of Cynthia Nixon's character Miranda Hobbes, accepts that he was told to lose some weight.

He reveals, "It's harder to be a man on Sex & the City than a woman.” They (producers) can't tell the women to lose weight. They tell the guys to lose weight. They told me to lose a couple of pounds." And Eigenberg tool the comment of losing fat seriously: "You should have seen me three months ago. I was fat. I dropped 20 pounds."

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6 ways for women to remain healthy

Women can decrease their chances of being obese or overweight to great extent by reducing their calorie intake and remaining physically active. By following low calorie diets and regular exercises, they may be able to save themselves from many life taking diseases related to heart and some form of cancers. Everyday health has given some tips that every women should follow to remain physically active and for healthy eating:

1. Eat breakfast - Always starts your day with healthy breakfast


2. Remain physically active - Try to be physically active during the whole day. Do not forget to take a walk in the morning. Use elevator instead of stairs wherever possible. Go for a small walk immediately after doing lunch and dinner.


3. Choosing healthy snacks - Always make healthy choices when making the choices about snacks.


4. Work up a sweat - A few times a week, you should work so hard that you work up a sweat.


5. Make balanced food choices - Choosing foods will help you get all of the nutrients you need without taking in too many calories.


6. Take healthy food and physical activities as fun - Chose healthy foods you love and play adventures games with your friends.

Beer better than water after exercising

A recent study suggests that drinking a beer after exercising could do well than drinking water. Beer can help someone who has sweat regan liquid better than water.

This study included 25 college students who are asked to do strenuous exercises at 104-degree temperature. The group was then divided into two groups, first group were given beer and the second group given water to help them recover.

The hydration effect among who drank beer was slightly better than those who drank water. Dr James Betts, a nutrition expert from Bath University in Britain, said a moderate amount of beer might be just as good as water at helping the body retain liquid, but was unlikely to be better.

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Exercise and diet makes obese children strong and agile

A recent study shows that obese children who lose their weight through diet and exercise may become stronger and more agile in this process. German researchers found that the program that was based on physical activity and diet education was not only able to help children lose pounds but was also able to build their stamina, power, balance and coordination.

This study is pointing towards the importance of exercise in fighting against the problem of obesity among children. More and more children are becoming overweight main reason being lack of physical activities. Most children prefer to play video games or watching TV in place of outdoor riding bikes and playing games.

The parents also need to be more active so that their children can adopt their good healthy habits.