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I'm 5'9" tall and i weigh 204 pounds. how can i lose approximately 30 pounds asap?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Fast is not best.: Eat healthfully ; be physically active. Calories burned must > calories consumed. You can mix ; match different kinds of physical exercise. This site can help you determined calories burned for over 100 activities: http://www.Prohealth.Com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.Cfm.

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Answered 10/7/2013

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