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Good meal plan for a 240 pound male trying to lose weight ?

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Dr. Steven Charlap answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Mostly plants: Eat a mostly plant based diet with plenty of vegetables and beans. Add some fruits, nuts, whole grains, and three times a week wild salmon, avoid processed sugar, flour, pasta, and white rice and watch the pounds drop.

Answered 11/15/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Losing weight: Eat healthfully. Try to eat at least 5 servings of vegetables & 4 of fruit per day. Increase nutritional fiber. Avoid refined sugar & junk carbohydrates. Avoid alcohol, sweetened juices, soda & caffeinated beverages. 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.

Answered 9/29/2016

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