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The endless procession of holiday foods is either a blessing or a curse, depending on your point of view. If you happen to be bulking at this time of year, good planning on your part can let you gorge away. If, on the other hand, you seem to be in bulking mode 24/7, even …
Q: I’m stuck at home all day because of the pandemic, and I’m starting to pack on pounds. How do I reverse this trend? When you’re stuck at home, it’s easy to feel down. Job loss, social isolation, lack of working out—all can fuel negative feelings that prompt overeating and lead to unwanted weight …
The holidays are packed with traditions: Milk and cookies for Santa. The exchange of gifts with loved ones. Eggnog and cheeseballs. Knock-down, drag-out arguments about whether “Die Hard” is the best Christmas movie, or even a Christmas movie at all. Another holiday tradition, though, is more alarming than charming: gaining unwanted pounds, courtesy of …
Growing up, Ashwin Prasad was the victim of pointed words and nasty jokes surrounding his size. But he definitely wasn’t overweight. He was the “skinny kid” in high school, weighing under 100 pounds at 5-foot-7 and unable to lift much of anything in the gym. The more harsh comments thrown his way, the worse …
Imagine going from newlyweds to newly homeless. That’s what happened to Mostafa Yousri and his wife 16 months after they tied the knot. The house they shared in Egypt literally collapsed. Yousri stayed with friends while his wife stayed with her family until they could rent an apartment three months later. “For about 90 …
Morbid obesity almost cost Austin Bruso his life, but not before he was going to take it himself. At the age of 23, Bruso was weighing in at 355 pounds and 50 percent body fat. Food had been his vice since childhood—specifically fast food in large quantities. “My go-to for Taco Bell was four …
We all know the saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” But when tough actually becomes an unbearable, real-life circumstance, these words are harder to apply than they once seemed. Ryan Brock was either going to “get going” or end his life when his ex-wife announced that she wanted a divorce. …
Many people are sucked into a lifestyle of inactivity, but some are propelled into it by unforeseen circumstances. In 2011, Shantel Chiola was in a car accident that left her with a broken neck. Her vertebral artery became wedged between two discs in her cervical spine, which eventually caused her to suffer a stroke while […]
Brea Dapra’s transformation timeline didn’t go as planned. She tried and failed several times, but eventually succeeded. With her first efforts, she had been going to the gym, but healthy food wasn’t cheap, so she let her nutrition game suffer. “I was going about it all wrong, not eating enough,” she says. …
Let's take a trip back in time. How far? Back before the gym was cluttered with dudes with camera crews, and stick figure lifters who strain harder for a selfie than they do during a set of squats.Back then, before the … [Read More...]