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  6 Tips to Jump-Start Your Weight Loss If you've ever  tried  to lose weight you know it's rarely easy. It takes time, commitment, and  learning —new habits have to be formed and bad  habits  broken. But with the right advice, you can  jump-start  your weight loss journey. And who better to get that  advice  from than people who've been winning the  weight  loss battle? We asked members of the  Cooking  Light Diet what tips they could offer to people wanting to jumpstart their  weight  loss, and their responses were both  enlightening  and super helpful. Here's what they had to  say . BE GOOD TO YOURSELF.  To be  successful  losing weight, you can't beat  yourself  up when you break down and splurge one day, or don't end up  getting  the exercise in you'd planned, or lose the  weight  you wanted to in a week. Cooking Light Diet member  Nicole  Kessler says that not getting frustrated by  slower  weight loss is key. "When I first  started  I only weighe

  4 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight on the Keto Diet, According to Nutritionists So after hearing everyone from  Hollywood  celebs to the trainer at your gym to your sister rave  about  the weight they lost by going on the keto diet, you've finally decided to give the keto  lifestyle  a try. You're not alone. Short for the  ketogenic  diet, this super popular eating plan has a simple premise: by  consuming  mostly fat plus a moderate amount of protein and a very low level of  carbohydrates , your body will go into ketosis and burn fat for energy instead of carbs.  Part of the lure is that the keto  diet  has been shown to work, especially if you want to lose weight fast. But what if this isn't  happening  for you?  Maybe you’re not dropping  pounds  on the keto diet at all, or you’ve hit a plateau—or you’re (gasp)  gaining  weight, even though you're sure you're following the guidelines and  measuring  out your food intake. It's frustrating, we get it. But

    MENTAL HEALTH Growing a mustache or beard is fun, but the symbolism behind it is what this month is all about. November Community Development Manager Keith Sexton says it's to raise awareness and build a support system for men battling cancer, a mental health illness or something else. "Most men aren't doing anything about their health, they're not taking action, they're not talking about anything and they're dying too young. On average, men die about six-years younger than women and it's really mostly from preventable causes," Sexton said. Sexton says  three out of every four suicides are men  taking their own lives. "We're losing one man a minute across the globe," Sexton said. Growing a mustache or a beard is the most popular way to show support for men battling cancer or a mental health issue, but not everyone can do so. Sexton says there ar