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Originally Posted by Mark Dexter
Short of surgical intervention, burning more calories than you consume is the only key to losing weight.
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Not completely true. My wife is a bodybuilder and I've learned quite a bit about nutrition from her.
If you consume too few calories over a period of time, your body will go into starvation mode and start hoarding everything. That can change your metabolism.
As someone stated earlier, the best way to lose weight is to eat small portions of healthy foods several times a day. Then your body learns that it doesn't need to hoard anything because it knows it will get more food soon. Those who starve themselves and then eat one big meal can gain weight on the same amount of calories that would cause them to lose weight if they spread that same amount of calories over several small meals throughout the day.