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Trying to lose weight? Craving pizza? Go ahead and have some, but don't call it "cheating" on your diet. Chris and Heidi Powell, the husband-and-wife trainers from ABC's "Extreme Weight Loss," returning Tuesday, May 27, prefer "reward" and "reset." The Powells advocate "carb cycling": two days a week of low-carbohydrate meals – except breakfast – and high-carb the other five, with one "reset day, where guys eat 1,000 extra calories, and girls eat 750 extra calories" to kick-start the metabolism, Heidi says. "And its a food of their choice, because it's important that we don't let them feel deprived, because what happens when you feel deprived? "If someone says, 'You can never, ever, ever have a brownie for the rest of your life,' and brownies are the thing that you love, then all you're going to want is a brownie, right?" she continues. "And the second you eat that brownie, you're going to feel like a failure, you're not going to tell anyone, you're going to hold that secret in, and you're going to fall off the wagon." A thousand extra calories sounds like a lot to anyone who's ever tried to drop a few pounds on a 1,200-calorie-a-day diet – but the folks featured on "Extreme Weight Loss" start their yearlong transformations with a target of 2,250 calories a day for men, 1,750 for women. For those who have been living on 5,000 calories a day or more, any reduction gets results. "It really is like playing poker with the body," Chris says. "You don't want to show your whole hand at once. You're not going to take someone who's 500 pounds, feed them 1,600, 1,700 calories a day, and have them working out for three hours a day because over time their body will adapt to that (and stop losing). ... We want to make sure the game of poker lasts 365 days." BY BEVERLY FOSTER SEINBERG 'Extreme Weight Loss' doesn't mean extreme deprivation Chris Powell What did you have for dinner last night? Chris: "I made eggs for me and Heidi and (daughter) Marley. It was a total of six eggs but three yolks – I did take out three of the yolks just for the fat. ... I put a little bit of cheddar cheese in the eggs, I diced up some low-sodium turkey breast, chopped up some little green onions, put a dash of black pepper in there ... and some tomatoes." What is your favorite recipe? Heidi: "The one thing that Chris makes that is a hit around the family, the neighborhood ... is the peanut butter power fudge bar. ... It has protein powder, steel-cut oats ... some honey ... and all-natural peanut butter. It is the most incredible treat for kids ... that makes sure they're getting the protein that they need, healthy fat. ... Because they're so dense, they're incredibly filling." What do you not like to cook? Heidi: "I hate baking bread and stuff, because it just takes too long." Chris: "If we can't prepare it in about 10 to 15 minutes, we don't make it." BEST RETURNING SUMMER SERIES "America's Got Talent" (returns Tuesday, May 27, NBC) Nick Cannon is back as host in Season 9 as Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Mel B and Howard Stern judge another wide range of acts. "So You Think You Can Dance" (returns Wednesday, May 28, Fox) As with Witney Carson on the latest season of "Dancing With the Stars," it's always fun to see who will emerge from this series and go on to other television projects. Round 11 starts here. "Longmire" (returns June 2, A&E Network) Sheriff Longmire (Robert Taylor) has a lot to handle in Season 3, including Vic's (Katee Sackhoff) stalker and Henry Standing Bear's (Lou Diamond Phillips) arrest for murder. "Royal Pains" (returns June 10, USA Network) Back from world travels to find HankMed disbanded, Hank (Mark Feuerstein) has to chart a new direction for his career in Season 6. "Rizzoli & Isles" (returns June 17, TNT) Things will be different by necessity for Angie Harmon's and Sasha Alexander's characters in Season 5, with new executive producers, plus late co-star Lee Thompson Young remembered in early episodes. "Rookie Blue" (returns June 19, ABC) The aftermath of Sam Swarek's (Ben Bass) shooting will be a major plot point as the cops of 15 Division start new cases, with a couple of new faces joining the precinct in Season 5. "True Blood" (returns June 22, HBO) The seventh and final round for waitress Sookie (Anna Paquin), vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer, Paquin's husband), and their allies and enemies begins. "Covert Affairs" (returns June 24, USA Network) Season 5 sees CIA agent Annie (Piper Perabo) dealing with the aftermath of faking her death. "Under the Dome" (returns June 30, CBS) Concept creator Stephen King has written the first new episode of Season 2, as the drama that rebooted the television miniseries gets going anew. "Ray Donovan" (returns July 13, Showtime) Ann-Margret and Sherilyn Fenn ("Twin Peaks") are among the new players joining title star Liev Schreiber and – in his Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal – Jon Voight in Season 2 of the drama. BY JAY BOBBIN Liev Schreiber Nick Cannon Stephen Moyer 8 The Goshen News • TV Spotlight • May 26 - June 1, 2014

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