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Weight Loss Survival Skills

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Updated May 01, 2008

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What You Need to Lose Weight
Despite the seemingly endless information out there, losing weight still seems like a mysterious process. We know it's fundamentally about burning more calories than we eat, and most of us have the physical tools we need to make it happen: getting in our workouts and watching our diets. Weight loss, though, is about much more than that.

Every choice you make each day, whether to exercise or not, whether to have the grilled chicken or go for the burger, whether to watch TV or go for a walk, will determine whether you lose weight, stay where you are or even gain more weight. So what do you need to make those good choices day after day? Below are some basic survival skills you need to stay on the weight loss track.

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