Una pareja de novios se propuso bajar de peso antes del casamiento y su cambio físico dejó en shock a los invitados. En total, perdieron 43 kilos y las fotos del antes y el después son impactantes.

Riley e Isaac Anastasiu, de 30 y 27 años respectivamente, tomaron la decisión de adoptar hábitos saludables seis meses antes de la boda con el objetivo de verse y sentirse lo mejor posible en su día especial y se acompañaron mutuamente en el proceso.

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“Nos dimos cuenta de que no nos sentíamos lo mejor posible física o mentalmente, y nuestros hábitos no estaban alineados con cómo queríamos aparecer para este próximo capítulo”, explicó Riley en diálogo con People.

“Fue una decisión mutua arraigada en el trabajo en equipo y el estímulo. Y honestamente, las fotos de la boda duran para siempre. Queríamos mirar hacia atrás en ese día y sentirnos confiados, orgullosos y totalmente presentes, sin ningún arrepentimiento, solo amor por el momento y el uno por el otro”, agregó.

En mayo de 2025 la pareja decidió cambiar su destino. Ambos pesaban 99 kilos. Para el 21 de noviembre, día en el cual se juraron amor eterno, Riley pesaba 79 e Isaac 76. Es decir, entre los dos perdieron unos 43 kilos.

En sus redes sociales, compartieron el proceso y publicaron fotos de los notables cambios físicos que tuvieron. Los usuarios de la plataforma no podían creer la transformación.

Riley dijo que sus allegados se sorprendieron aún más con Isaac: “Algunos amigos y familiares estaban realmente sorprendidos porque no lo habían visto en un tiempo y no es muy activo en las redes sociales”, contó.

“Desde que comparto más de mi vida en línea, la gente ya estaba familiarizada con mi transformación, por lo que las reacciones a mí eran más esperadas. Pero en general, la respuesta fue increíblemente solidaria y llena de amor”, destacó.

Según contó la novia, no hicieron ningún tratamiento especial ni se sometieron a dietas raras para conseguir bajar de peso. Sino que lo hicieron de forma natural, controlando las calorías y poniéndose en movimiento.

Ella caminaba entre 10.000 y 15.000 pasos al día, hizo pilates desde casa de vez en cuando, controló el azúcar, priorizó el sueño de calidad y optó por alimentos integrales.

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Isaac, por su parte, empezó a correr, y ahora incluso está entrenando para una maratón. Además, aplicó el ayuno intermitente, un déficit calórico y un enfoque en alimentos integrales y nutritivos.

El desafío los hizo sentirse bien con su aspecto físico pero, según cuentan, los cambios internos fueron aún mejores: “El día de nuestra boda, nos sentimos increíblemente orgullosos, confiados y totalmente presentes”, contó Riley.

“Los cambios físicos importaban, pero lo que significaba más era lo fuertes, disciplinados y conectados que nos sentíamos después de comprometernos con ese objetivo juntos. De pie allí, no estábamos pensando en nuestros cuerpos ni dudando de cómo nos veíamos en las fotos. Simplemente estábamos disfrutando del momento, absorbiéndolo todo y celebrando el trabajo que hacemos como equipo”, detalló.

“Se sintió como la manera perfecta de comenzar nuestro matrimonio sintiéndonos alineados, apoyados y confiados en nosotros mismos y el uno en el otro”, afirmó.

Antes de cerrar, incentivó a otras personas que deseen llevar una vida saludable a que “empiecen de a poco”. “Concéntrate en los hábitos que realmente puedes mantener”, enfatizó y agregó: “La consistencia importa mucho más que la perfección. Encuentra el movimiento que disfrutes, alimenta tu cuerpo con alimentos integrales, prioriza el sueño y ten paciencia contigo mismo”.

“Si lo estás haciendo con un compañero o un sistema de apoyo, apóyate en eso. Tener a alguien que te anime y te haga responsable hace una gran diferencia. Lo más importante es que tu objetivo sea sentirte más fuerte, más saludable y más seguro en lugar de perseguir un número en la escala. Cuando se basa en el respeto propio y la sostenibilidad, los resultados realmente duran”, concluyó.

The Senate is again on the verge of entering into another government shutdown as Democrats rage over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti during an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota.

But despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats’ demands to sideline the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, the agency’s immigration enforcement apparatus is flush with cash thanks to Republicans’ efforts last year with President Donald Trump’s «one big, beautiful bill.» 

Still, there are other vital government functions under the DHS umbrella that, should a partial government shutdown happen come Friday, would suffer.

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Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News in a statement that while Schumer and Senate Democrats «play games with Americans’ safety, they are blocking vital DHS funding that keeps our country secure and its people safe.»

The department, created in 2003 after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, has jurisdiction over a broad range of agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Secret Service.

That means those offices would likely be impacted by a partial government shutdown come next month.

«This funding supports national security and critical national emergency operations, including FEMA responses to a historic snowstorm that is affecting 250 million Americans,» McLaughlin said. «Washington may stall, but the safety of the American people will not wait.»

The current DHS funding bill, which is snarled in a political duel between Schumer and Senate Republicans, would provide $64 billion for the agency. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would receive $10 billion of that. 

The largest allocation would go to FEMA at $32 billion, then TSA at $11.6 billion, and CISA at $2.6 billion. 

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has coalesced behind a plan to strip the DHS funding bill from a broader spending package. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

Even if the government shuts down, immigration operations would likely be untouched.

DHS received billions as part of Trump’s marquee legislation, a move to meet his and Republicans’ desire last year to turbocharge border security and immigration operations on the heels of former President Joe Biden’s term. 

In total, the «big, beautiful bill,» added over $170 billion to DHS’ coffers. 

Notably, ICE received a total of $75 billion, split into two pots: $45 billion for detention expansion and roughly $29 billion for immigration enforcement operations.

The detention funding is set to last through FY 2029, effectively giving the agency about $10 billion per year — their average base budget — without the need for congressional approval during that period. 

Schumer and Senate Democrats contend that they want to continue negotiations on the DHS bill and strip it from a broader six-bill funding package, called a «minibus.» Doing so would almost certainly guarantee a government shutdown, given that any changes would have to go back to the House. 

«If Leader Thune puts those five bills on the floor this week, we can pass them right away,» Schumer said. «If not, Republicans will again be responsible for another government shutdown.»

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Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., played a vital role in ending the last shutdown, and as chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, will again act as a key negotiator in averting another closure. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Still, it would complicate matters for the remaining agencies under DHS’ purview, and create a déjà vu scenario akin to the last government shutdown, which barreled onward for 43 days. 

The shutdown saw TSA agents go unpaid for weeks — spurring massive travel delays across the country as both they and air traffic controllers were forced to call out of work and take on second jobs to make ends meet, or otherwise work without pay.

Notably, air traffic controllers would be similarly affected this time around as well. Funding for the Department of Transportation is included in the larger minibus the Senate is expected to consider this week.

The threat of missed paychecks for the U.S. Coast Guard — along with other members of the Armed Forces, because the defense funding bill is included in the minibus as well — would also rear its ugly head and become a political quagmire for lawmakers once again.

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Cuts to FEMA could also impact its ability to help everyday Americans during natural disasters, with the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) in danger of running dry without more congressionally approved funding. A program that helps Americans in flood-prone areas secure home insurance would similarly be imperiled.

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., played a vital role in ending the last shutdown, and as chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Committee, will again act as a key negotiator in averting another closure.

She noted that DHS goes beyond just immigration operations, and reminded Senate Democrats of the cost of the last shutdown. 

«We know from recent history that government shutdowns do not help anyone and are not in the best interest of the American people,» Britt said in a statement. «As we approach a government funding deadline, I remain committed to finding a pathway forward.»

The Israel Defense Forces conducted approximately 80 brigade-level counterterrorism operations over the past year in the West Bank — known to Israelis as Judea and Samaria — neutralizing hundreds of terrorists and seizing more than 1,300 weapons, according to data released by the military.

The IDF said overall Palestinian terrorist activity in the area declined sharply in 2025, with incidents down 78% compared to the previous year. Attacks involving firearms dropped by 86%, the data showed.

Security remains essential in Israel’s ancient heartland, home to more than 500,000 Jews and up to 3 million Palestinians, and is at the center of intense political and diplomatic debate. Many Israeli officials argue that Jerusalem must assert sovereignty over the territory. 

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Under the 1993 Oslo Accords, brokered during the Clinton administration, the West Bank was divided into three areas: Area A, under full Palestinian control; Area B, under Palestinian civil authority and Israeli security control; and Area C, under full Israeli authority.

A 2020 plan by the Trump administration, known as «Peace to Prosperity,» envisioned Israeli annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria but was shelved in favor of the Abraham Accords, which normalized Israel’s relations with four Arab countries. In July 2024, the Knesset plenum overwhelmingly rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state, and in July 2025, approved a declaration calling on the government to apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria as well as the Jordan Valley, something Vice President JD Vance described as a «very stupid political stunt,» when asked his thoughts on the vote.

On a visit to Israel, he said, «The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel… The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. That will continue to be our policy. And if people want to take symbolic votes, they can do that, but we certainly weren’t happy about it.»

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Why Israel Says It Can’t Give Up Judea and Samaria

A Palestinian man throws a stone at an Israeli armed vehicle during a protest in the town of Beita, in the West Bank on July 26, 2024. ( Wahaj Bani Moufleh /Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Focusing on the national security significance of the area, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus, a former IDF international spokesperson and now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that fundamental principles of warfare apply to the area.

«High ground, or elevated terrain, remains critical and extremely important in defending a country, its people and its sovereignty,» Conricus said. «I cannot identify any credible professional military assessment that would suggest it is wise for Israel to allow a hostile entity to dominate high terrain that controls, by line of sight and fire, most of modern Israel west of the 1949 armistice line, where 80% of Israel’s GDP and 70% of its population reside.»

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Conricus said that no Israeli government could relinquish military control over the area without endangering the most basic security of the State of Israel.

He emphasized that the area defines Israel’s eastern border and noted that, while Israel currently maintains strategic peace with Jordan, the kingdom remains unstable and vulnerable to both internal and external pressures.

The Jewish settlement of Har Bracha is located in the biblical heartland of Samaria on the West Bank. (Eytan Schweber/TPS)

«It could be jihadist elements, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas or the Iranian regime,» he said. «Israel has to have an eastern border that is a natural barrier. The Jordan River is a natural barrier that limits the movement of troops, tanks and vehicles, and provides a border that is defensible,» he said.

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Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, pointed to the concept of defensible borders that emerged after the 1967 Six-Day War.

«As a result, Israel gained a major defensive position and strategic depth it had never previously possessed,» Diker said, noting that Israel had been only nine miles wide at its narrowest point in the north.

After the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, Diker said its strategic importance has increased amid concerns that a similar large-scale attack could occur there, given the widespread flow of weapons.

«Although we control between 60% and 75% of the region, Iran has been penetrating the Jordanian border,» he said, adding that Hamas incitement has energized jihadist networks.

Biblical, Historical and National Identity

Yishai Fleisher, international spokesman for Hebron — the cradle of Jewish civilization located in Judea — told Fox News Digital that the vast majority of events described in the Bible took place in Judea and Samaria.

Hebron, he said, is home to the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, while Jerusalem is where the two Jewish Temples stood and where King David reigned. In Bet El, the Biblical account of Jacob’s dream of the ladder took place.

Visitors arrive at Sebastia National Park in Samaria. Sebastia was the Israelite kingdom during the reigns of Omri and Ahab. (Hillel Maeir/TPS-IL)

«The reason we have national aspirations in the Land of Israel is because of our history,» Fleisher said. He also cited an initiative to rename Route 60 — which runs through many Biblical cities — the «Biblical Highway.»

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Earlier this month, IDF troops were dispatched to the Shavei Shomron Junction following reports that dozens of masked Israeli suspects had vandalized property in the area. Several Palestinian vehicles were torched, and two Palestinians were injured. A day later, IDF troops were dispatched to the area of Jalud following reports that Israeli civilians had vandalized a local school. In a separate incident in the Bizzariya area, several Palestinian vehicles were set on fire and property was damaged.

In 2025, the IDF recorded an increase of approximately 27% in anti-Palestinian crimes.

Governor of Binyamin and Chairman of the Yesha Council Yisrael Ganz told Fox News Digital that Judea and Samaria has been in a state of war since Oct. 7. Over the past year, he said, citing Shin Bet data, there were more than 4,000 attempted attacks against Israelis.

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Hilltop Youth run for cover as they clash with Israeli security forces evacuating and demolishing an illegal outpost built near the Jewish settlement of Metzad east of the Palestinian city of Sa’ir in the West Bank, on Nov. 17, 2025. Israeli security forces evacuated and demolished an illegal settler outpost in the occupied West Bank on Nov. 17, with the authorities citing «severe incidents of violence.» (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

Ganz cited former Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen, who said only 1.5% of Shin Bet cases involve Jews, while roughly 80% focus on Arab terrorism.

«Yes, there are incidents of violence, but the number of Jews who attack Arabs is negligible,» Ganz said, condemning extremist youth as a small and unrepresentative minority.

Ganz argued that the absence of Israeli sovereignty creates a legal gray zone that enables extremism.

«When there is governance, security and economic opportunity, there is no room for anarchy or violence,» he said, envisioning Judea and Samaria as «the Israeli Tuscany.»

Is the Two-State Solution Still Viable — or Just Diplomatic Habit?

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren told Fox News Digital that the two-state solution was never viable but rather a diplomatic reflex.

«The Palestinians hold the world record for a people who have been offered a two-state solution and have rejected it,» Oren said. «They rejected it in 1937, the British offer in 1947, the American-Israeli offer in 2001, and the subsequent offer in 2008.»

According to polls, Oren said, most Palestinians oppose a two-state solution and support the Oct. 7 attacks.

«Rather, the two-state solution is viewed as an interim stage toward a one-state solution,» he said, a phrase often used as a euphemism for the eventual destruction of Israel through demographic change.

Palestinian terrorists from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades appear carrying their weapons during a military parade in the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern West Bank. ((Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images))

While acknowledging Palestinian self-rule in Areas A and B, Oren said a fully sovereign Palestinian state is impossible.

«It could not have control over its borders, nor control over strategic affairs, such as entering a defense pact with Iran. It will never be a classic sovereign state, but it could be more than what they have today,» he said.

While a two-state solution once seemed inevitable, Dan Shapiro — who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel under President Barack Obama and as deputy assistant secretary of Defense for the Middle East under President Joe Biden — told Fox News Digital that it has not been viable for many years and may now be harder to envision than ever, particularly in the aftermath of Oct. 7.

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Still, Shapiro said, the framework remains a fixture of Middle East diplomacy due to the lack of viable alternatives for resolving the conflict between two peoples living in one land, each with legitimate claims to a homeland.

«President Trump includes a credible pathway to a Palestinian state in his 20-point plan to stabilize Gaza and remove Hamas from power. Presidents Biden and Trump have both viewed progress toward a Palestinian state as part of the formula to achieve Saudi normalization with Israel,» Shapiro said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to deliver remarks to the Knesset on Oct. 13, 2025 in Jerusalem. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Kenny Holston – Pool/Getty Images)

«None of this means it can happen soon, or perhaps at all. If it ever does, it will take longer and look different from earlier efforts. It is not a copy-and-paste of ideas from the Oslo era. But that credible pathway to a Palestinian state — one that would live peacefully alongside a secure Israel — difficult as it is, remains relevant,» he added.

Shapiro noted that even Israel’s current government — the most right-wing in the country’s history and one that includes multiple proponents of annexation — has stopped short of applying sovereignty across the West Bank, a sign, he said, that the political and diplomatic costs remain too high.

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«President Trump has announced that it will not happen because he promised Arab states — the same ones he does business with and relies on to help stabilize Gaza — that it will not happen, and Netanyahu will not oppose him on it,» Shapiro said.

Shapiro said that preserving the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state on some portion of the territory — even if it appears distant and would require major changes in Palestinian leadership and society — has remained relevant, even under Israeli governments that profess to oppose any two-state outcome.