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Working out and dieting for a month but have not lost 8 pound, what am i doing wrong?

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Dr. Steven Charlap answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Wrong diet: The right diet would result in weight loss without exercise, and by diet, i don't mean some scheme; rather, i mean a healthy way of eating that excludes all processed carbohydrates.

Answered 7/24/2012

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