Before and after weight loss photos of super slimmers. Harriet Jenkins is watching an old video of herself from seven years ago. She's filmed standing on a stage, wearing a little black dress and pearls, with her blonde hair swept glamorously back. Her name is called and she clasps her hand to her mouth in disbelief as the crowd bursts into applause. It might have been the Oscars, given her reaction — and she looks every inch the star. At that moment she was. Harriet, a teacher from Southampton, had become a celebrity of the dieting world: Slimming World's Woman of the Year. Harriet, who's 5 ft 8 in, once weighed 2. Are YOU making these weight loss mistakes? The ten most common slimming misconceptions revealed (and it's time to quit 'low fat' foods) Nutritionist Nichola Whitehead. Harriet Jenkins (pictured), a teacher from Southampton, was once a celebrity of the dieting world: Slimming World's Woman of the Year. Harriet, who's 5 ft 8 in, once weighed 2. Seven years after losing the weight, it's a different story. Just weeks after the competition, her weight began creeping back up and today Harriet is not a size 1. Seven years later, it's a different story. Just weeks after the competition, her weight began creeping back up and today, while she doesn't reveal her weight, she's clearly as far away from a size ten as she was before the competition. Harriet is one of several 'Super Slimmers' in a new Channel 4 documentary exploring why weight loss is so difficult to maintain. These slimmers won some of the dieting world's largest weight- loss competitions, but most of those featured have regained much of the weight. Around 4. 0 per cent of people who achieve extreme weight loss — up to 2. And it's not just extreme slimmers: each year 3. Harriet Jenkins (right), pictured with a friend before she dropped 1. Sick of comments about how big she was, Harriet joined Slimming World with a friend. It brought out my competitiveness. I'd waited — and wanted — for years to look like that.'After 1. But just weeks after she'd been made a Slimming World ambassador, Harriet started to pile the weight back on — 'at about the same rate that I lost it — a stone a month,' she says.'I'm pretty sure I put it back on because I was eating too much.' Another super slimmer whose weight loss quickly reversed after the photo- calls is Jane Hall. Jane Hall (pictured left, before losing the weight and right, after) from Lancaster was crowned Rosemary Conley's slimmer of the year in 2. Since losing the weight Jane has put five stone back on. But it happens so quickly,' she says. The 5. 9- year- old from Lancaster was crowned Rosemary Conley's slimmer of the year in 2. When you lose weight in a big competition, you begin to feel famous,' she says. I was in one of The Hairy Bikers' programmes and they came round to my house for lunch.'The year after I won was great. It took me an hour to get round the supermarket because everyone wanted to talk to me and tell me how great I looked and how I was inspiring them to lose weight.'Since then, Jane has put 5 st back on. But it happens so quickly,' she says. That year, Leroy Wilson, 5. DJ from Basingstoke, Hampshire, was also being hailed as a weight loss champion after losing 1. He had been so overweight doctors told him he could have a heart attack if he didn't lose weight. Leroy Wilson (left, before his original weight loss), lost 1. Leroy Wilson (pictured), went on to lose another 3st - being hailed as a weight loss champion. But Leroy, who is 6ft 4in — who only three years ago appeared on the front of Lighter. Life magazine, suave and slim in a black suit — now weighs 2. I used to have one little mantra: do it or die,' he says. And it worked. Weight loss felt like a new lease of life. I could play squash for two hours. I was skating and playing ice- hockey, it was unbelievable,' he says.'I went to the funeral of a friend who'd been as big as me and died because he didn't do anything about it, and I thought: 'That could have been me.' 'But Leroy — who three years ago appeared on the front of Lighter. Life magazine, suave and slim in a black suit — now weighs 2. This is partly because he has a blood disorder and is taking steroids, but also because he's 'lost focus'. I got loads of letters from strangers telling me how inspiring I was, and more interest from women.'But there's also something weird about being thin when you used to be obese. And the attention made me insecure.'This might be what partly lies at the root of weight regain: how the slimmer perceives their weight loss. As Jane Ogden, a professor of psychology at the University of Surrey, explains: 'When people lose vast amounts of weight, they often experience a sense of rebirth. When Leroy lost weight, he had turned into a celebrity of sorts. He got lots of letters from strangers telling him how inspiring he was'Huge increases in self- confidence and well- being are reinforced by positive comments from other people.'But their body esteem doesn't always keep up with their change in shape and sometimes they still have an image of themselves as being overweight.'Sometimes weight gain is caused by not liking the new, thinner self, which can be a challenge to their identity and relationships.'It can occur as a gradual slipping back into old habits. Regaining it is a predictable consequence of losing it.'The reason is partly evolutionary, says Dr Thomas Barber, an endocrinologist at University Hospital, Coventry. Something called 'persistent metabolic adaptation' is also to blame. When we lose weight our metabolism slows down, says Dr Barber, meaning we have to eat less not to put on weight.'That might make people think: 'What's the point in dieting if I'm just going to regain the weight?' But a small minority of people can maintain it,' says Dr Barber. One is Daniel Wheeler, 3. Staines, Surrey, who appeared on the cover of Men's Health magazine in 2. Daniel Wheeler (pictured) from Staines, Surrey, appeared on the cover of Men's Health in 2. Every diet made me lose weight, but they were unsustainable long- term because they were too restrictive,' he says. Instead he became 'obsessed' with health and fitness and managed to lose 8 st in two years through strenuous exercise and avoiding processed food. A 2003 study in the journal Nutrition found that overweight women who consumed three apples or pears a day for three months lost more weight than their counterparts. The before and after pictures that lay bare the myth of 10 stone-plus weight loss diets: These 3 champion slimmers piled on the pounds after winning their prizes. Having left his marketing job to become a personal trainer, he's made exercise his life. This is common with the 1. Professor Mann.'They tend to exercise at least an hour a day, every day. They make keeping the weight off the most important thing in their life.'So, is there any point dieting if we're only going to put the weight back on? The fact that diets 'don't work' should not be taken as bad news, says Professor Mann.'It's a liberating message as it can free you from being on the horrible cycle, where you diet, lose weight, regain weight and diet again.'Instead of regaining his weight, Daniel Wheeler (pictured) became 'obsessed' with health and fitness and managed to lose 8 st in two years through strenuous exercise. The focus needs to be on something sustainable long- term, says Dr Kevin Hall, who is a senior investigator in the physiology department at the National Institutes of Health in Washington. In other words, it's what we're always told: eat sensibly and healthily, and exercise.'You have to think about lifestyle changes that ensure you get the maximum amount of enjoyment out of life while still being healthy.'And you have to live like this for ever, he says. Leroy is resolute that he will slim down again. Being as big as I was is just something I can't imagine any more.'A Lighter. Life spokesperson said: 'Our research shows those who follow our weight loss plan and continue with our weight maintenance plan keep weight off.'Rosemary Conley agreed, but added: 'We all know life can prevent us from being as disciplined as we'd like.' Slimming World declined to comment. Super Slimmers: Did They Really Keep The Weight Off? Channel 4, February 1. Skipping snacktime won. Hypothalamic lipophagy and energetic balance. Terica Messmer talks to T&T about her incredible weight loss transformation and how she lost weight through her training with coach Michelle Davis. After weight loss, changes in the circulating levels of several peripheral hormones involved in the homeostatic regulation of body weight occur. Whether these changes. Texas woman becomes weight loss sensation after ditching diets, losing 160 pounds with healthy food choices 8/20/2015 6:34:55 PM - Forget fad diets. BodyBlitz 12-week challenge. A weight loss challenge for women! Lose weight and get fit with BodyBlitz. Browse more workouts at Women's Health & Fitness. Lose weight and get stronger with these fast weight loss and workout tips. And those folks were training an hour per day, six days per week. Who has that kind of time. Weight Loss Inspiration To Sculpted Bikini Competitor Terica Messmer Talks With T& TTerica Messmer details out her fitness and weight loss journey from start to finish. Terica, after suffering a bad break up, realised she needed to be happy with herself first before finding happiness with anyone else, so she started getting into fitness and started plans to compete on the stage! Below, Terica goes into how she went from overweight and miserable, to a confident and happy bikini competitor with a new lease on life. This is our most shared and popular weight loss transformation interview ever! Enjoy! Stats: Age: 2. Height: 5. I was miserable and unhappy with myself, as I was pretty much my whole life, and finally decided that after many failed attempts at being happy with someone else, I needed to be happy with myself first. So, I decided to physically challenge myself by accomplishing something I never thought I could . After that, I was hooked and determined to change my life. What Is Your Best Accomplishment So Far? My best accomplishment thus far, and always will be, was finding happiness with myself and building the confidence I never had. What Is It Like Competing? For a first time competitor, its very nerve- wracking and exciting all at the same time. You spend several weeks, months, sweats and tears of hard work and training for that one day. Once you step on stage, it. What Is Your Workout Routine? Lately, because I am in competition prep, I do two cardio sessions a day about 5x a week. I weight train about 6x a week. This is my typical daily routine: AM Fasted cardio (4. Followed by weight training (4. Work my 9- 5 job. Back to the gym for PM cardio (4. Cardio Workouts: I tend to do a lot of HIIT, high incline walking on the treadmill, high incline on the elliptical, stairmaster, arc trainer, plyometics. I incorporate intervals and often adjust the speeds, resistance and inclines to keep my heart rate guessing. For example; Monday – Legs, Tuesday – Shoulders, Wednesday – Arms, Thursday – Back, Friday – OFF, Saturday – Chest, Sunday – Shoulders again. I train twice a week on shoulders because I am trying to build them more. As far as sets, I usually do 4 sets of 1. I incorporate some type of plyometric workout in between sets to keep my heart rate ramped up. Top 3 Favourite Exercises And Why? Dumbell Shoulder Presses: I love training shoulders in general. But I like to challenge myself with the size of weight I use. Bent- Over One- Arm Rows: The back is my second favorite muscle group to train. Its been the most improved area on my body and my favorite. I like this exercise for the same reason I like shoulder presses. Push- Ups: Simple push- ups. I NEVER could do even ONE push- up before I got into fitness! What Is Your Diet Like? As my coach taught me, and as I tell everyone, weight loss is 8. I never knew that eating more often, and eating the right foods for YOUR body, would really make the difference. Oh, and also 2 gallons of good . I stand behind that 1. What Food Would We Find In Your Fridge? Well you would find my fridge full of Tupperware containers filled with my prepped meals! Ha! But there is always: Orange Roughy. Chicken. Flank Steak. Asparagus. Tuna. Egg Whites. Mustard. 2 Gallons of good ole? What Is Your Favourite Cheat Meal? I am ALWAYS eating Orange Roughy with some type of green veggie like asparagus or spinach or healthy fat like almonds or olive oil. I also love egg whites and avocado or tuna and avocado. Could You Tell Us A Little About That? After a roller coaster weight- gain and misery, I finally decided it was time to make a change. My coach, Michelle Davis (mshellfitness. Being a figure competitor herself, she encouraged me to compete. I said . On November 1. I started contest prep at 2. My diets and exercise programs changed every few weeks, and were designed by my coach specifically for my body based on how it was progressing. Before I knew it, I was a completely new person! How Did You Transform Your Body? By eating the right foods for my body, eating often and lifting weights! I was working out prior to this journey and just wasn. Haha. What Do You Say To The People Who Think It! I believe in these products 1. Advo. Care, it is a world- class nutrition company specializing in health and wellness, weight management, vibrant energy and sports performance. These products are formulated by an elite scientific and Medical Advisory Board with experience in pharmacology, toxicology, nutrition, sports performance and pediatrics. Some of my favorite Adovo. Care supplements are: Catalyst. Night. Time Recovery. Spark. Arginine Extreme. MNS Max 3. Slam. Sleep. Works. You can purchase these products through my site www. What Are Your Tips For Beginners (General Advice)? Find a trainer/coach/nutritionist. Seriously, because I had no idea what I was doing wrong until I got professional help from someone with experience. Be READY. So many people fall off the wagon because they just aren. But also know that its not over if you do so. Dust yourself off, get right back on the horse and try again! Stay Motivated, Stay Positive, and most of all. Surround yourself with others who have a similar goal/lifestyle. Results wont happen over night. I lost 1. 5 pounds and then stopped being dedicated. Gained everything back and more. But like I said, you have to be READY. Your Best Tips For Losing Those Last Few Pounds? Get those last few cardio sessions in and kill it! Work those legs and glutes. Trust your coach and the process. We were both pretty fluffy, at the beginning of our preps. We had just had our Thanksgiving cheat meals and just finished our workout. Lets just say, looking back at them never gets old and I still crack up every time I see them. Where Does Your Motivation Come From? In the beginning, it came from being miserable and NOT wanting to feel that way anymore. Also, the fact that I actually had a goal to achieve helped A LOT. They have SO MUCH of an impact on me and they probably don. They push me to continue and motivate me every day. Favourite Fitness Models? Inspirations? Brittany Tacy and Jessica Arevalo ! These two women have my dream bikini physique. They both have a more athletic, more developed muscles for bikini competitors. Its exactly where I want to be. Not to mention I love the confidence and class they bring to the stage and in their routines! It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you COULDN! Check them out at www. My Coach: Michelle Davis: mshellfitness. Instagram: @mshelllll. Fasting for Fast Weight Loss, Better Health, and Supreme Fitness. I stumbled across a fascinating article on something crazy called Intermittent Fasting (IF). Consisting of regular 1. Intermittent Fasting has been shown scientifically to help achieve fast weight loss, better health, and increased fitness levels. As a student of Optimal Living, I knew I had to dig in and learn more. And thus began an incredible journey down the path of intermittent fasting, towards my craziest challenge so far. The Evolutionary Perspective. Before I begin this story, let’s take quick walk up our family tree, all the way back to our hunter- gatherer ancestors, to understand this whole Intermittent Fasting concept. Now these guys, the hunter- gathered, they didn’t eat 3 meals at day at regular intervals like most do now. No, instead they went hunting & gathering, sometimes for days, before finding something good. As leading neuroscience & ageing expert Mark P. Mattson tells us, “our ancestors consumed food much less frequently and often had to subsist on one large meal per day, and thus from an evolutionary perspective, human beings were adapted to intermittent feeding rather than to grazing.”Hmm interesting. Could it be that modern society has put the human specie “zoo- like” environment, and our eating patterns have become progressively less optimal? And more importantly, what happens if we start eating the way we’re evolutionary programmed to? The answer, it turns out, is “amazing things”. The Mind- Blowing Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting. Here are the scientifically proven benefits of doing regular fasts of 1. Increased Fatty Acid Oxidation (Body burns more fat as energy, leading to fast weight loss)Increased Cell Resistance (Slowed down ageing process, improved immunity)Increased Insulin Sensitivity (Less fluctuation in blood sugar levels, more constant energy & mood levels)Reduced Cortisol Production (Lower stress levels)Reduced Inflammation (Faster body healing, repair, and recovery)Reduced Cancer Cells Proliferation Rate (Reduced incidence of several types of cancer)Reduced Cognitive Decline for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Reduced Incidence of Heart Disease. Not bad eh! And you haven’t heard the craziest part yet: most people start experiencing these benefits within 2 weeks of starting to fast! Oh, and if it weren’t enough, here’s a study that simply blows my mind: In the. On average, the worms on the IF cycle outlasted their counterparts on a regular diet by 1. The life- span extension of these worms was the equivalent of keeping a man alive for 6. I know these are only worms, but still. My Thoughts As I Discovered This. This was all phenomenal stuff, no doubt about it. And as someone who loves experimenting, often with the goal of optimizing body, mind, and health, it was very alluring. However, there was one major issue separating me from these incredible benefits. I had to FAST to obtain them! I had to abstain from my beloved food for 1. How the hell was I supposed to do that? To put you in context, I’m like the anti- fasting guy. I usually eat every 2 hours, and I’ve always been a big believer in the 6- small- meals- a- day concept. I bring snacks everywhere I go. The Asian girls in my classes always giggle when they see me peel and eat hard boiled eggs in the middle of a lecture to get my protein fix. The other problem is that when I go without food, I feel like crap. As soon as hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) sets in, my energy drops and I get cranky.“Yeah”, I thought, “You know what? Screw this fasting thing. I love food too much, and this is crazy anyways”. Turning Point: The Universe Gets Involved. Later that night, something strange happened. I grabbed the Men’s Health magazine issue next to my bed for a little pre- sleep reading. I opened the magazine randomly in the middle. The article that was in front of me? A piece on Intermittent Fasting titled “The World’s Most Effective Diet”. Wow. I’m a big believer in the flow of the universe, and that signs are the universe’s way of hinting us the right direction. As I read the MH article, I was moved by the great insight the author provided as he related the day- to- day lifestyle of an “intermittent- faster”, and describe all eloquently all the ways it had improved his life. I couldn’t help but think the universe was telling me something. This article was no coincidence, it was a sign. I pondered on Ralph Waldo Emerson’s wisdom that “all life is one big experiment. The more experiments you do, the better.” and right there and then, I made a decision: “Intermittent Fasting for 1. Let’s do it.” Boom! I turned off the lights and closed my eyes, hoping to sleep for as long as possible. I wasn’t allowed to “break fast” until 5: 3. I had solid 7. 5 hours of no- food time ahead of me. All righttttt! I thought about it, and couldn’t even recall the last time I’d gone more than an hour before having my morning smoothie. I remembered wondering what I had gotten myself into, but I had committed to this little project and there was no way I was backing out. I did a little yoga, took my (cold) shower, and prepared my “copious” breakfast: a liter of green tea. I headed over to my computer, knowing full well that the key to this whole operation was to keep myself busy all day. I started working on my upcoming e. Book. I immersed myself in it, and before long I had an hour of good writing under my belt, and it was time to make more tea. Over the next few hours, I had little waves of hunger come in and out, but overall I felt focused and achieved a great state of flow. After 3 hours of solid creative work, I decided to step outside and enjoy the afternoon sunshine. I got on my bike, and went cruising around Perth, enjoying life. I couldn’t believe how well this experiment was going. When I got back from my bike ride, I remembered I had to do something. It was Sunday 4pm, the weekend market was about to close, and I didn’t have my groceries for the week. That’s right, I had to go grocery shopping. I had to go buying large amounts of delicious food after 1. The stakes had just been raised. I walked into the market, and my nostrils were immediately flooded with the wonderful aromas of fresh baked bread and croissants. I felt this sharp pain in my stomach, and thought about turning around. But no, this was a challenge, and pushing myself through this could only make me stronger. I got everything I needed, paid for my stuff, and even managed to remain courteous to the cashier despite my advance state of hunger. As I walked out, I looked down at my watch. I just had to go home, put the groceries away, then I would cook one hell of a feast. I felt a bit woozy driving home, my mind was a bit foggy as I unpacked my groceries, but before I knew it, my i. Phone alarm went off. A proud smile beamed over my face. I had just crushed this fasting day, put myself out of my comfort zone, and come out a bit stronger on the other side. Best feeling ever. And then, it was time for some fooooood!!! On fasting days, I appreciate my food SO MUCH more. That first bite of food after 1. I experience a high level of mental clarity, as more of my energy is being using for cognitive activities instead of the digestion process. I’m more productive and get more stuff done, because I spend less time preparing & eating food. It’s making me mentally tougher, it’s increasing my self- control. While cold showers give me a “let’s do this”- type mental toughness, fasting helps me remain focused & persistent over a longer period of time. Both are equally important part of getting my mind where I want it to be. Stepping Things Up: Training in a Fasted State. On the 1. 0th Day of Fasting, I celebrated by pushing the envelope a bit. Stepping things up if you will. I was chilling at the beach, and eventually got restless from too much reading & journaling, so decided to get up and go for a run along the water. This would be my first ever “fasted training session” and besides being fun, this run would serve 2 purposes: 1. Put my body under more “stress”, thus possibly “supercharging” the benefits of the fast. Allow me to enjoy the sights provided by the return of Australian summer & bikini- season : )The workout was amazing, I felt light and fast. I didn’t get tired, my mind felt clear, and I even received a few smiles from the ladies. Overall, great success. That night, happy with my first fasted training, I found myself thinking how I could take this Intermittent Fasting experiment to the next level. The very first article I found, on Fasted Training, absolutely blew my mind. This article by Intermittent Fasting expert Martin Berkhan looked at a groundbreaking study that looked at 2 groups of subjects, and put them on a cycling training program for 4 weeks. One group would do the training in fasted state, while to other group would have food before training. At the end of the 4 weeks, when comparing the results 2 main findings were discovered: 1. The fasted group increased VO2. Max by 9. 7% vs 2. This means that the fasted had a significantly greater fitness improvement. The fasted group increased Glycogen Storage (how much energy is stored in the muscles) by a whopping +5. This is of particular interest for endurance athletes because it allows for greater energy reserves. Think of it as a bigger fuel tank on a racing car. The article also taught me something very interesting: Kenyan runners, arguably the best endurance athletes on the planet, are known to do most of their training in a fasted state. Wait, what? Researchers then compared the subjects’ post- fasting blood samples to those taken after a day of normal eating. The scientists observed that the male participants’ levels of human growth hormone (HGH) were 2. HGH? WHAT?? For those who don’t know what it is, HGH is pretty much the “superhuman” hormone. It’s a commonly used substance in illegal doping protocols by high- level athletes. Body. Blitz 1. 2- week Challenge - Weight loss for women. What is the Body. Blitz 1. 2- week Challenge? Want to change your body, and your life, forever? 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