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We can all be creatures of habit, whether they are positive or negative. 

The good news is we can use this particular tendency to our advantage. We can adopt healthier or more positive habits to over ride our negative habits, like the mid-week tendency to order takeaway rather than cook for no other reason except for 'because Wednesday.'

So, to help you ditch the fast food and adopt some healthier habits we found five healthy obsessions you can introduce to your everyday routines to help kick start a healthier lifestyle:

Take a walk:

Walking or running can become an addiction, but a healthy one you can use to your advantage. Whether you choose to rise a bit earlier and take a morning gratitude walk, or opt for a short one on your lunch break, the fresh air does the body and mind good.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, found exercise, even as simple as a brisk walk, can help you maintain a healthy weight, prevent heart disease, boost your mood and improve coordination.

Have a smoothie:

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Smoothies are a sure way to pack in plenty of nutrients without having to spend hours cooking up a storm. You can find smoothie enthusiasts everywhere; especially on social media. And this healthy obsession is for good reason.

Eating a cup of spinach may seem tedious, but blending it with a bit of coconut milk and a slice of pineapple makes for a much more delicious option.

Pick up the phone:

Friendly chats filled with laughter are not just great for bonding, or catching up on any of the gossip you might have missed if your bestie lives far away. They’re good for your health, too!

Oprah magazine even called it the “talking cure.”  A bit of banter with friends is said to have great health benefits that can help reduce stress.

Learn something new:

Whether it’s pilates, art or even a language- maybe your cúpla focail are a bit rusty?

Continuing education as we get older can improve the grey matter in ours brains, and help to avoid degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. It's also an opportunity to make new friends if you've moved somewhere new.

Treat yourself:

A self-care routine can include anything from indulging in a bubble bath, eating some dark chocolate, reading a book or whatever leaves you feeling ready to take on the world again. And yes- Netflix marathons of your favourite series definitely count if need be.

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Us twenty-somethings can find it hard to shift those extra stubborn pounds, but it turns out it's not all down to diet and exercise.

If you've ever looked back at old photos of your mum/aunt/granny at your age and marvelled at how slim they were, then the following will make some sense to you.

Scientists in Canada claim that people today simply weight more, even those taking in the same amount of calories as people would have 35 years ago.

Researchers at Toronto's York University studied the dietary and physical activity of American adults, and found that they were 10% heavier in 2008 than in 1971, and 5% heavier than in 1988… despite having the same food intake and level of physical activity.

But if our heavier frames aren't down to our lapsed gym membership or sneaky takeaway, what's the cause?

According to researcher Jennifer Kruk, factors like environment, lifestyle, pollutants, stress, genetics, product ingredients and even the time of day we eat all probably play a role.

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"If you think about it from an evolutionary standpoint, you wouldn’t eat when it was dark out," she explained.

"So maybe we are genetically programmed to eat during the day and not during the night.

"The reasons why we are seeing this increase in body weight might be because we can now do things that we are not programmed to do."

Okay, so that Friday night pizza might not be the sole cause of your weight gain, but the fact that you ordered it online at 1am certainly didn't help.

Jennifer adds that there's also "strong research" to indicate that pesticides, fossil fuel burning and cigarette smoke could be linked to adult obesity today.

Our mums had it so easy…

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Possibly the most important thing for any person to keep in mind is that while your weight can change when you adjust your diet and exercise routine there are things you cannot change. Your height and the length of your limbs are things you are pretty much stuck with.

So there are some parts of your body you need to learn to love. If you do decide to go on a weight-loss journey however, here are a few important things to keep in mind.

Sleep is the ultimate lazy girl’s diet swap

Getting at least seven hours of sleep every night helps you manage your appetite. While late nights and extra early mornings can mess with your hunger hormones and lead you towards high-calorie foods.

Losing weight without a healthy diet is very difficult

You can’t out-train a bad diet. No matter how many hours you spend at the gym it won’t work if you consume more calories than you could possibly burn.

You don’t need to join a gym to lose weight

The internet is a wonderful place where you can find plenty of useful workout tips and guides to help you get started. Here’s one you can try today.

Doing the same workout every day is not ideal

Being an expert at the top of the aerobics class might give you a confidence boost, but if you get too comfortable you’re going to stop seeing results, so try and mix it up.

You have more than enough time to work out

Making the time to look after your health now is only going to help you develop better habits your future-self will thank you for. Do you really need to watch the next episode of GBBO or can it wait until tomorrow?

Alcohol will stop your progress

Just because the nutrition labels on wine bottles aren’t as obvious as some other things in the supermarket doesn’t mean the calories don’t exist. They will add up and stop your weight loss progress.

Sometimes eating more food can help you lose weight

Filling up on more nutrient dense foods like leafy greens or other non-starchy vegetables will fill you up without all the calories.

Your bestie’s diet may not work for you

Someone’s low calorie diet might leave you hungry, or another friend’s high-protein diet might be more calories than you need.

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Sam Smith has not been shy about his very dramatic weight loss. The Grammy award winner lost over a stone in two weeks several months ago. His new healthy lifestyle is something that he regularly updates his fans on with the help of social media.

With the help of celebrity nutritionist Amelia Freer, Sam has changed his lifestyle entirely. Outside of his new diet he also make regular gym sessions a priority.

 

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The singer had revealed his new slimmed down appearance and healthy habits just two months after radio host Howard Stern made some cruel comments about his appearance.

Sam took to Twitter shortly after to say that he was choosing to ignore the nasty remarks made at the time.

However, despite his positive mentality towards his healthy lifestyle, Sam apparently finds that it is not always easy to stick to such a strict routine.

 

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''It's really difficult. The other night I ordered room service and there was so much food,” the Sun writes.

''It's a struggle every day and there are McDonald's everywhere. Every time I see one I want to munch down on a McMuffin.''

He also said he sometimes even dreams of tuna melts: 'I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food. My relationship with food has just completely changed."

 

Gym is kicking my ass today

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"I thought there was going to be this magic remedy where you lose weight and be skinny for ever. But you have to work,” he added.

The 23-year old said that during the process of recording and promoting his album In the Lonely Hour, he saw himself gaining weight and knew he had to do something about it:

''When someone calls you gay, there's not much you can do about that because I am. Whereas, if someone calls you fat, there is something you can do about that.''

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While it will probably come as no surprise to many, another recent study has found that the humble potato is one of the most fattening vegetables. What might be of more interest however, is that there are a few more vegetables that need to be given a wide berth if you’re looking to slim down.

Harvard researchers have said that rather than filling up on potatoes when you’re hungry, you should try and opt for brown rice or a wholemeal bread instead.

So what are the other vegetables we’re eating that might not be doing our healthy lifestyles any favours?

Celery

Often considered a dieter’s best friend, it has not been proven to help aid weight loss. However blueberries, prunes and cauliflower should apparently be considered instead.

Sweetcorn

Unless you’re eating fresh corn then you might want to give it a skip. The tinned or packaged kind tend to be devoid of the good nutrients that the fresh vegetable can provide for you. Similarly you may not reap the benefits of this vegetable when it’s covered in melted butter.

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While they aren’t necessarily going to make you gain weight, researchers say that there are more nutrient dense (and tastier) vegetable options out there. Researchers again pointed to fruits for helping participants shed weight, as people tend to substitute them for sugary desserts. If you really want more veggies though, cauliflower came out as the top vegetable for helping aid weigth loss in this study.

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While we may all have the very best of intentions when it comes to our healthy lifestyle and clean-eating diets, from time to time we tend to let some things slide. 

It is very easy to find ourselves sitting in the office on a Wednesday at four o'clock and find ourselves day dreaming about all of the chocolate bars to ever be found. Before you know it the fantasy is reality and we are drowning in biscuits wrappers and not ever a little bit sorry. Until the sugar crash hits and we want to weep. 

However, a new study made have found reason for us to dry our tears because our weekly treats may not be as detrimental to our dream bodies as we think. 

A study published in the journal Obesity found that the one thing that is the biggest barrier to weight-loss is not in fact edible.

Sleep deprivation is in fact the biggest obstacle to dropping any excess pounds you might be worried about. Sleep is incredibly important to help us maintain a healthy weight. 

This is because when we get enough deep sleep, we are better equipped to make healthier choices throughout the day. Sleep also helps us to regulate our blood sugar which can mean we avoid having any sugar cravings during the day. 

The study took into account 189 people and found that those who caught up on enough sleep would wake up feeling more motivated to eat a properly nutritious breakfast and engage in physical activity as well as avoid unhealthy food. 

So, rather than tormenting ourselves and shunning any and all tasty (although mildly unhealthy) treats, perhaps we should consider having an early night instead? Or at least try and squeeze in more naps.

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You should probably pay attention to his one because this is the kind of advice that people pay hundreds of euro to hear.

Over the course of the weekend, the summer, your holidays of just a Wednesday we can easily fall off of our healthy eating bandwagons and raid the biscuit tins. Our efforts to make up for these little slip ups can apparently not be any good for us at all.

So, instead of putting yourself on a no-carb, no-sugar, no-fun emergency detox, have a look at what holistic nutritionist Eve Kessner does when she decides a detox is on the cards.

All of the water!

"Drink lots of water," Evesays. Besides balancing out the dehydrating effects of any imbibing you did over the weekend, Kessner credits water with helping the body "flush out any toxins it's holding on to." Start the morning with hot water with a lemon, which among other things has been shown to aid in weight loss.

Get some sleep:

"This one is tough [when you have a busy schedule], but super important for your body's recovery," explains the SoulCycle instructor. Skipping sleep can lead to stress, weight gain, and an overall decline in good health. 

Try and fit in some exercise:

She suggests a fast-paced cardio session since it will boost the body's metabolism, so you can definitely burn off some of those weekend indulgences. If you went completely overboard on Sunday and the thought of a high-intensity workout makes you feel a tad unsettled, try a walk in the fresh air instead.

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A New Zealand fitness blogger was blasted across social media earlier this summer when she posted photos of her incredible 81 Kg weight loss. Many people online accused her of lying and claimed that her transformation photographs were fake. 

Simone Anderson had started to track her weight-loss journey on Instagram 11 months ago and had never expected to be accused of lying about her journey. Despite her candid approach to social media, she was accused of being a liar and faking her weight loss in almost every post she shared.

 

So glad I took so many progress shots along the way, love looking back over them!

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"I promised from day one that what I was sharing with people would be the honest journey, and it would be the ups, the downs, the goods and the bads," she told People magazine. 

For her, that meant showing people what it was really like to lose all of that weight. When she did, the reaction she received was absolutely huge:

 

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"I needed to show that yes, I do have loose skin, and it's actually a side effect of something I am proud of. Obviously, I can't wait for it to be gone, but it's not something I'm ashamed of or embarrassed of."

The 24 year old freelance make-up artist has recently undergone surgery in order to remove the excess skin and have her tummy tucked and breasts lifted. 

Her surgeon also told the magazine: "No amount of diet or exercise is going to get rid of that loose skin. It’s going to be a challenging surgery, but I think it’s going to turn out great."

 

Behind the scenes of filming!

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Simone had started a crowd funding page in order to help raise the money she needed for her surgery. The page is still live and at the moment it appears that she is still almost €10,000 away from her target. She travelled to Arizona to unergone the eight hour procedure and despite looking at six months of recovering is feeling very upbeat:

 

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With so many fad diets and exercise regimes out there, it can be hard to tell what's true and what's not. 

And those who rely on the BMI index, a new study has found that it isn't everything you thought it was. 

The study has found that more than one-third of those at risk of obesity-related problems are considered healthy, per BMI calcultion. 

Now that's worrying news. 

A superior marker to find out the right weight for you is a waist-to-height ratio test, which accounts for extra belly fat (which is linked to heart disease and diabetes). 

The test is easy and takes all of 30 seconds. 

All you have to do is cut a piece of string to the length of your height, then fold it in half and wrap it around your waist. 

If there's an overlap, your at your ideal range. 

If it's a bit snug then it could be time to trim down. 

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TOWIE's Gemma Collins has always been vocal about her struggle to drop the pounds.

Her latest diet is definitely her most extreme yet, and though it seems to have worked for now, it's certainly not the most sustainable option.

Cleanse master Jason Vale has revealed that the 34-year old reality star checked into his Portugal retreat for a month-long diet of nothing but juice, juice and more… juice.

Since returning home, Gemma has continued with her strict diet, taking to Instagram regularly to extol the virtues of the juicing life.

"She lost two-and-a-half to three stone in total in four weeks, living on nothing but freshly pressed juice," Jason confirmed to The Daily Mirror yesterday.

 

If you want to loose weight this is how #theonlywayisthenutribullet #organic #fruit #jasonvale #juice #juice #juice

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And looking at these pictures from a charity ball over the weekend, there's no denying Gemma is looking far thinner:

 

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Since finishing the programme Gemma has been showing off her slimmer frame at a series of champagne-fuelled events, but she was keen to get back on the wagon this week.

 

@seeworldoptical thank you for all the fun

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"And so to bed ….7 days of non stop madness crazy drunk in love kinds of behavior I resign ………… #sleep #water#water #yoga #zen #peace #nocallsplease," she wrote on Instagram yesterday.

Of course, this isn't the first dramatic health kick that Gemma has tried out.

Prior to working with Jason, Gemma had shed three stone using a controversial technique in which she was hypnotised to believe she had a gastric band which reduced the size of her stomach. The weight-loss technique is deigned to curb over-eating by tricking the mind into thinking your body can't handle a big meal.

Having dropped from a size 22 to an 18 using the 'hypno gastric band,' Gemma decided it was time for something even more drastic for her next weight loss kick… and that's where Jason came in.

The brashy TOWIE star signed up to the juice-only programme at Jason's Juicy Oasis, where her eating and fitness routine were supervised by a team of experts.

Gemma's main vices are salty foods like crisps, so prior to starting the cleanse, she was taught about the "psychology of addiction" and how to overcome cravings.

She also worked out regularly, though Jason says it was far from hellish for her. "'She has been doing exercise as well but not military-style. None of it is forced. Nobody can force Gemma to do anything, frankly," he joked.

It's clear Gemma's getting great results… but we hope she isn't taking her dieting too far.

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For years people had been assuming that in order to lose weight then they needed to eliminate carbohydrates from their diet.

It was a tough time for everyone, and ultimately ended up leading to people cutting out some of their favourite foods for no reason.

While cutting down on the white breads and white rice will be beneficial in terms of removing the refined grains that are low in nutrients will be a good thing in the long run, you also need whole grains.

Especially if your going to exercising more frequently. So, the next time someone misguidedly tells you that carbs are going to ruin your weight-loss efforts, you grab one of these snacks and laugh your way in the opposite direction because carbs are glorious and you don’t need that negativity in your life.

Quinoa

Twice as much fibre as other grains to help speed up your metabolism

Chickpeas

Try roasting them for snack that's tasty and filled with protein

Sweet potatoes

Less fat that their white counterparts and also tasty.

Popcorn

According to studies popcorn makes people feel more satisfied and less hungry than people who snacked on something like say, a bag of Taytos.

Oats

Complex carbs will fill you up and make sure you're not missing out on any of the goodnees, just don't go overboard adding toppings that you would normally find in the biscuit tin.

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Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattinson has admitted that her incredible body transformation came at the expense of her well-being.

While she opened up about how she does feel happier and healthier down that she has dropped down from 12 to 9 stone, she also mentioned how she became obsessed with weight loss.

 

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The 27-year old talked to the Mirror Online about her weight-loss secrets and confessed that she was “too obsessed” with dieting last year.

"I got to the point where I was even counting how many blueberries I ate for breakfast. I got to the point where I looked quite ill when I was at my lowest.”

She says she was “a complete obsessive”. She also came to resent how much of a toll her new lifestyle was talking on her social life.

 

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At one point she had gone from 12 stone to 8 stone 4 pounds. Vicky said that at her lowest weight she was actually quite unhappy and realised she had taken things too far.

“I realised how much I missed going out. I missed my friends, going out to eat, going to Nandos. And I realised I could do without training three times a day.”

She said that she’s “just a normal person” and couldn’t continue with her strict lifestyle forever.

"Now, I'm a firm believer in everything in moderation. Life is for living," she stressed. 

 

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Now Vicky isn’t afraid to indulge from time to time, she says that Saturdays and Sundays are for pizzas or takeaways.

After speaking with countless nutritionists Vicky became a “guinea pig” for a new brand of supplements, Mini V Nutrition. Not only is she now the face of the brand but she also co-owns the company.

She warns people to beware of dangerous supplements if they’re considering adopting a healthier lifestyle or embarking on a fitness journey:

"There are some supplements out there that can be really dangerous – I know because a friend of mine now has an irregular heartbeat as a result.

Please do not buy random products off of the Internet that are not regulated because your health is at risk.”

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