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Jack Sheard is a 46-year-old empty nester in Grand Island, Nebraska.When the kids were young, he and his wife worked up to five jobs to support their family.Once the kids moved out, the couple enjoyed the freedom of an empty nester.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jack…
Alaias Bertrand tried to lose weight with restrictive diets, which left her feeling like a failure.Attitudes around weight loss are shifting away from fad diets toward an overall healthy lifestyle.Bertrand made simple lifestyle changes that she actively enjoyed, which resulted in weight loss. Before Alaias Bertrand lost 75 pounds and…
He cut out entire food groups and followed restrictive diets that he now describes as unsustainable, leaving him with an unhealthy relationship with food. “I was kind of falling victim to that toxic diet culture,” Xavier, 28, told Business Insider.The dieting industry, valued at over $70 billion in 2023, is…
Amber Peacock, 28, grew up in England and lived in Scotland with her now-husband. Now her family is living their American dream in south Florida.”My husband and I from a very young age, separately before we crossed paths, have always wanted to move to America,” Peacock said. She said they…
