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7 Foolproof Rules for Changing Your Diet

Personal trainer Jim Karas suggests that you build a support system by telling friends and family about your plan.
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Keep a Food Diary
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that when people wrote down what they ate, they had underestimated on average by 1,053 calories a day. That is major. Write it down and see the reality of what is going into your mouth.
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From the April 2002 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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