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How many calories should i consume per day to lose 3 pounds a week?

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Your basic needs: You can loose that many pounds just by eating what is recommended for you based on your gender, age and physical condition, just by exercising more. Fro the same amount of calories, the timing of what you eat is also very improtant. Eat most of your meals in the morning and almost nothing in the evening.

Answered 9/29/2018

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