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Please explain what are ways to successfully lose at least 20 pounds asap without starvation?
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ASAP = not healthy !: For most people a 1 to 2 pound weight loss per week is a healthy. Eat healthfully ; be physically active. Aim for 7.5 to 8 hrs of sleep / night. Hydrate w at least 64 oz of water / day. Calories burned must > calories consumed. Do both cardio ; weight training. You can mix ; match different kinds of physical exercise. This site helps determine calories burned for > 100 activities:.
Answered 1/3/2014
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