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The title says it all: “I can Make You Thin.” Paul McKenna’s popular weight loss book leaves very little room for doubt as to just what he’s promising you. McKenna, a hypnotist, self-help guru and minor celebrity in his home country of Britain, might be on to something — he boasts plenty of success stories and even some of our readers have lost weight using his methods. But then again, maybe he’s just another opportunist looking to cash in on the obesity epidemic. I’m a skeptic, so I decided to find out what it was all about for myself

I’ll preface this by saying that I’m not someone who desperately needs to lose weight. I’m healthy and I’m in shape. But although I have a normal BMI, I would never complain if five or 10 pounds miraculously dropped off my frame. McKenna claims that his method works for those looking to lose five, 10, 20 or 50 pounds, so I suppose I fit the profile.

Following McKenna’s program is surprisingly easy — all you have to do is read a book and listen to a 30-minute CD once a day for two weeks. Altogether, the book took me a little over an hour to read. It outlines — and repeats ad nauseum — the golden rules of his weight loss approach: Don’t diet or deny yourself anything, eat when you’re hungry, eat slowly without any distractions and stop when you’re full. Sounds simple enough, right?

Um, maybe not. Although his rules sound easy, I really struggled with them. As a 20-something overworked single gal, sitting down to eat slowly without any distractions is incredibly difficult. Aside from social dinners with family and friends, I can’t remember the last time I just ate. I’m always reading, scanning headlines or catching up on that episode of “Mad Men” that I missed. You’d think I’d be grateful for the few moments to myself that this “slow eating” rule provided. Wrong again — I found myself annoyed that I had to waste my time doing something silly like eating. Don’t get me wrong, I love food. But it turns out I love multi-tasking more.

I think my difficulty with this part of the program highlights a fundamental problem that many of us have with food — we just don’t have time to listen to our bodies. We want a quick and tasty fix to our body’s need for fuel, and too often we overdo it by rushing. McKenna’s program did me a huge favor — it made me realize that I need to work on this. Badly.

As for the CD portion? That didn’t go as well as I expected either. McKenna’s aim is to hypnotize you, tap into your subconscious and re-train your thoughts to enable you to have a more positive self image and live a more healthy life. For me, the CD taught me at least one thing I didn’t know about myself: I seem to be un-hypnotizable. I fell asleep a few times, but mostly I just listened to the entire CD fully conscious with my eyes closed.

On the plus side? Being fully aware means I can consciously remember pretty much everything he said. And I must say, I like his methods. He talks quite a bit about listening to your body, visualizing your goals and learning to love yourself at any size, and he does it in this really soothing, low, sloooooooow way. It’ only been a week and a half since I last listened to the CD, but I can still hear his voice telling me that I don’t need that donut because I’m truly not hungry. Don’t worry — he doesn’t say those exact words on the CD, but it’s totally what I know he’d tell me if he was watching me hover over the snack table.

Now, onto the results. It’s been three and a half weeks since I started the program, and I’ve lost … drum roll please … exactly zero pounds. Oh well. McKenna himself pointed out that this is no quick fix and won’t help you shed 10 pounds in a week, so I didn’t expect much.

But although I wouldn’t say that I’m one of McKenna’s success stories, I’m still glad I tried the program. I’ve found that slowing down my eating habits became easier over time, and more and more I find myself asking the question, “am I really that hungry?”

I’ve also found myself more at ease with my eating habits — I’m someone who’s constantly over-analyzing my food choices and for the first time in years, I feel relaxed around it. I no longer stress about what I’m eating — rather, the focus has shifted to whether I’m actually hungry or not. If I am? It’s fair game — until I’m full, anyway.

But if there was one phrase I could use to sum up what the program did for me, it would be this: When it comes to food and my weight, I generally just feel happier in my own skin. I’m not saying Paul McKenna changed my life — I still find myself wolfing down a taco at warp speed while analyzing a report over my lunch break from time to time — but I’m working on it.

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Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical conditions that increase your risk of cardiovascular disease; such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

Causes of metabolic syndrome include genetics, aging, stress, insufficient exercise, and poor diet.

And now a new study says red meat, especially processed red eat, could double an individual’s risk of developing metabolic syndrome.

Writing in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, researchers found among study participants red meat and processed red meat, when evaluated separately, were significantly associated with a higher risk of having metabolic syndrome after one year.

The scientists point to an obvious explanation, saying red meat is high in saturated fat and saturated fat is long-known to have negative health impacts.

So the researchers recommend a eating a more balanced diet and avoiding high quantities of red meat/saturated fat. Foods like fruits and vegetables contain little or no saturated fat and have been shown to lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes risk.

Some estimates claim metabolic syndrome may be prevalent in up to 25% of the United States population. And the American Heart Association says nearly 50 million Americans have metabolic syndrome.

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We all know that vegetables are good for us. So, why is it that the world over, refrigerators contain a sad mess of limp, wilting vegetables week after week?

Are we just to busy to cook these days?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have issued their behavioral study on America’s fruit and vegetable consumption, and the results are pretty bleak.

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We all get the occasional munchies after dark. Whether it’s frequent or occasional, late-night eating is a habit many people struggle to break. Despite The British Medical Journal’s recent diet study that put this myth to rest, many still blame their weight gain on post-dinner nibbles.

While nighttime eating and weight gain have been linked, there are a number of factors to consider before making a concrete assumption that the weight you’ve gained this week is attributed to time of day you were eating.

The bottom line is when total calories are taken into account, most studies have found that nighttime eating is actually not to blame for weight gain. Is this habit a scapegoat or a real issue? We asked our readers how often they late-night eat and if they think it is a real weight gain problem.

Lindsey C.
I eat after dinner, sometimes 9 pm or so. I don’t think that night time eating leads to weight gain. It’s what you eat during the day/night, how often you eat and how many calories you eat.

Liz C.
Depends on what you eat, so in my case YES!

Kimberly B.
Well, I eat out night every single night. I don’t eat dinner until 7:30, 8:00 every night and I’ve lost 42 pounds and still losing! It’s what you eat, not when you eat and it’s how much you move!

Susan H.
I found that once I stopped eating after a healthy dinner I didn’t have trouble with night time heartburn, I slept better, and my weight has dropped steadily! Makes a huge difference!

Arista S.
It’s all about balance – calories, exercise, and hormones! Weight gain can occur when one of the 3 is out of balance.

Lori W.
I quit eating anything after dinner besides water and have lost quit a bit of weight and I sleep much better. Remember those carbs turn to sugar when you are sleeping!

Constance F.
I don’t eat much past 6. When you slow down and you aren’t doing as much physically, you’re too likely to put back on all the work it was to take it off, and I’m NOT going there. Not after losing 96 pounds I’m not.

Koko B.
That is an urban legend or something, probably because people seem to crave trashy food at night (raises hand). lf you are active through the day, and try to eat reasonably decently, you will likely be ok. l have been able to lose consistently even with my bad habits because l am busy.

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Rice is a staple food that is eaten all around the world. It’s a cereal grass that is cultivated for its edible grain. Although the definition of rice is quite straightforward, the different varieties and forms can make it difficult to choose what’s best for a diabetes meal plan. The following list provides a breakdown of popular rice varieties and the amount of carbs and glycemic index for each. Click to read now

Obesity is a global epidemic. Countries like the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom are the top three most obese nations; according to NationMaster.com.

The cost of obesity is staggering. In 1998, $78.5 billion was spent in the U.S. on obesity-related medical treatment; 9.1% of all medical spending.

And in the United States, obesity is expected to continue to grow.

A new study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a Paris, France based group which works with 33 democratic, free market nations, says in 2020, three out of four Americans will be overweight or obese, leading to higher disease rates and more healthcare spending.

The OECD calls the United States the fattest nation in the world and forecasts by 2010, 75% of Americans will be overweight. So the OECD is asking for government interaction and industry cooperation in order to curtail rising medical expenses.

Authors of the study blame the obvious factors for the jump in obesity: high-calorie junk food is very cheap, insufficient exercise, and more people eating out, instead of cooking at home.

“Food is much cheaper than in the past, in particular food that is not particularly healthy, and people are changing their lifestyles, they have less time to prepare meals and are eating out more in restaurants,” said Franco Sassi, the OECD senior health economist, who worked on the report.

The dangers of obesity are real. Obesity increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and shortens your lifespan.

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Hey there
I’m nearly 17, and am a pretty unhealthy weight for my age and height , (just over 225 pounds for 5″10 in hieght.) I suppose I’m quite lucky, in that my figure doesn’t make me look so heavy, but I get really down about it, and when I get down , I binge, which doesn’t help.

Over the last 2 years I have yo-yo-ed . When my parents split up, I went from 224 pounds to about 210 in a week or so, as I just couldn’t eat. When I got my appitite back, I gained that all back again rather quickly. Earlier this summer my uncle was diagnosed with terminal cancer during the time I was doing my G.C.S.E’s , which caused a lot of stress ,and I began to eat , and eat ,and eat till I got to 230 pounds. I lost half a stone when I went on holiday for a month during the summer, but have fallen back into my old ways since I came home.

I want to change the way I am. I’d like to be about 160 pounds ( 11st 6 lb) , and am going to give myself a realistic time do to so. I do tend to lose weight very quickly when I do lose some, which is good, but I need motivation to eat healthily and excerise, as I do struggle to be motivational about anything. I want to be able to have a family as well, and I know my weight won’t help when that day does come if I stay the way I am, but even that doesn’t seem to motivate me. I’d really appricate some advice, as I do want to make this change, but I don’t know how and where to begin.

Thank you .