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Yankees Pitcher CC Sabathia Drops 25 lbs by Losing "The Captain"

The overpaid/underachieving Yankees may have some hope in actually cashing in on their exorbitant payroll with newly-svelte hurler CC Sabathia. His weight loss secret? Eschewing sugar-coated razor blades Cap n' Crunch.

As of last season, Sabathia was the biggest player in the majors at an imposing 6'7" and 309 lbs. When Sabathia takes the mound this spring, however, he will have less strain on his right knee (where he had surgery to repair a torn meniscus), more stamina, and less cuts on the roof of his mouth.

Says Sabathia of "the Cap 'n"

I could eat a box at a time. Source

And who couldn't? I mean, can anyone really eat just one bowl of Cap 'n Crunch?

Simple math and biochemistry would lend credibility to this simple explanation of CC's weight loss. Let's "crunch" some numbers shall we on a 16-ounce box of The Cap 'n Crunch';

Calories: 1800 calSodium: 3373mgCarbohydrates: 382gSugar: 197g

Cutting the aforementioned out of one's diet would be well-advised. Especially given that Cap 'n Crunch was rated as the most nutritionally empty cereal by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity - ranking slightly ahead of paint chips.

Sometimes fat loss is a simple matter of cutting out a single vice. Sometimes it's pop or juice, beer or the daily scone you have on the way to work. As long as you aren't replacing said vice with something comparably caloric, there's no reason why you wouldn't drop some pounds.

As for athletes - even pitchers - leaning out will only give you a competitive advantage.

Image Credit: Chrisptacek

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Can We Legislate Photoshop Use?

To those who aren't aware: EVERYTHING is photoshopped. Every image you see on a magazine cover is not real.

"I don't think there's a single photograph in those (magazines) that's not retouched. They're all manipulated to hell." Hany Farid, Dartmouth College

A number of countries are beginning to discuss how they might legislate against the practice.

Can we really ask governments to stop what we as consumers (apparently) desire?

UK organizations are beginning to talk about what initiatives could be introduced to curb the practice of digital manipulation.

The magazines defend the practice: "Sometimes readers want hyper-reality in a way - they want to be taken out of their own situation." - Jill Wanless, an associate editor at Look Magazine.

Gabourey Sidibe on Elle - complete with wig and lightened skin.
Image from movie Precious on right.

Australia have recently introduced voluntary guidelines for fashion and media industries. The code of conduct requires:

Disclosing when images have been retouched and refraining from enhancing photographs in a way that changes a person's body shape by, for example, lengthening their legs or trimming their waist or by removing freckles, lines and other distinguishing marks.

Photographers will not be putting their hands up to 'volunteer'

"Do politicians really so underestimate the populace that they think a warning ought to go on a fashion image?

"Maybe every woman who uses makeup ought to have a warning tattooed on her neck.

"The entertainment media, in general, traffic in fantasy. In that respect, the manipulation of images is a legitimate part of the job of entertainment producers." (source)

Can we really rely on 'voluntary' codes? Or even legislation? Do we as the consumer have a part to play here? Research (and anyone with eyes to see) shows that the size and shape of our bodies are increasingly at odds with media images.

See our exposé on Female Body Shape in the 20th Century if you need more convincing. Or even Wired's infographic on the decreasing size of playmate models.

Does anyone really know how 'hyper-reality' affects us?

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How Can I Stay Motivated to Eat Well ALL Day? [Forum]

I have struggled with my weight all my life. I lost 20+ poudnds on the south beach diet a little over 2 years ago and now that it (and some) has come back, i know its time to do it again. I don't want it to sound like I don't want to, because I do. I am ready for a lifestyle change, not just a diet to soon go back to my old habits. And, since I know this diet worked for me in the past, I figured it would work again.

My fault is at night though, because I do so good during the day and then cave at night. I know if i can make it through the first couple days I'll be good for phase one and the rest of the diet.

So if anyone has any advice on how to stay motivated throughout the whole day that would be great! Also if anyone has any recipies or any tips they like to share that be great too! Thanks for the support and answers!
Kpat

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