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I'm confused about it taking 3500calories to lose a pound can you better explain? makes me feel hopeless

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Dr. Hien Tran answered

True: This is y it is so hard to lose weight, and almost impossible with exercising alone. Weight loss goal should be ~1lb per week which works out to be 500 less calories per day. Exercise is bonus and can help u lose another .5-1lb per week depending on how much u do

Answered 7/9/2014

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