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I have to lose weight as well, probably about 40-50lbs... I did a lot of up-and-down stuff for a few years... up 20, down 50, up 40.. I finally talked to a nutritionist and I am going to take part in a program at the Y... Some of the the things he mentioned were very interesting. For instance, for someone my size, I should be taking in 3800-4200 calories a day (6'5"), depending on my lifestyle a little bit too. He said that simply eating less won't get me too far, since my body "needs energy to burn fat." But the 3800-4200 calories will obviously be of the "good" variety, I am guessing... fruit, veggies, lots of fiber etc. For the course, I know that you have to keep track of everything you eat, on a software program, and also how much you work out. It then will tell you what you need to do based on your input. The biggest thing he stressed was that it's all about making minor eating changes as you go, since making drastic changes would be considered a "diet," and "95% of all diets fail." I'll let you know how things turn out with the course...
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