You Too Can Lose One Pound a Week!

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You Too Can Lose One Pound a Week!

Most health professionals recommend slow weight loss as the safest

and most effective approach. A sensible weight-loss program allows you to lose weight gradually -- about one-half to one pound per week. Gradual weight loss promotes long-term loss of body fat, not just water weight that can be quickly regained.

Most people leading moderately active lives need about 15 calories

per pound to maintain their weight. For example, a 150-pound person would have to eat foods containing no more than 2,250 calories each day to maintain his or her weight.

To lose one pound, a person must burn 3,500 calories more than are

consumed. For example, reducing calories by 300 per day and increasing daily activity to burn off an additional 200 calories should result in a weight loss of one pound per week.

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