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Eat less and exercise more is the answer, but it's always easier said than done. As a former fat person, who's managed to stay at 180 for about 20 years now, I think America's fascination with the "diet du jour" (low carb anything currently) is counterproductive.
If you truly want to lose weight, you need to remember that the older you get (and this starts at about age 30), the slower your metabolism runs, which inhibits your ability to burn calories without real exercise. If you can keep your meal portions about the size of your fist (smaller than we're used to), and if you can find some form of physical activity that you can do every day (bicycling, dog walking, jogging, gardening) which you enjoy, then you can lose and keep off weight.
I've also found that any "diet" that denys you any kind of food (no dairy, no carbs, no pizza, no cake, no bread) is almost impossible to stick with. I eat anything I want...I just don't eat as much of it as I used to.
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