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Weight gain with age: Why it happens and how to stop it | Fox News
Male at rest uses 4000 calories a day.
Female closer to 2000 calories a day.
5 small meals of lean and green is preferred to carbs.
Portion control and lots of water too.
Probiotics and enzymes pills for digestion seem to help too.
I just did the medifast diet lost 40 lbs in 4 months and lost only 2 lbs of lean mass.
Now on maintenance with a year ahead of weekly meetings with the medifast nutritionist.
My food cravings are much more healthy and not emotional.
Now I crave food that is good for my body.
The My fitness pal app is helpful in discerning what foods are good or not.
Helped at the start of the diet switched to vodka with tonic for a 60 calorie drink or even better with club soda for 0 calories.
Eliminating beer and pasta was my breakthrough.