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Its not as simple as calories out > calories in = weight loss
When you eat less calories your metabolism slows down and you burn less calories and the opposite is also true to a certain point of course. I have done the atkins it works if you are very strict and follow it to the letter. But do not do any type of diet without exercise.
If you diet without exercising you will lose muscle mass and after you are done dieting gain all the weight back plus more because of the loss of muscle.
Weight is not a good measuring stick anyway because muscle weighs more then fat. If you were in good shape when you were 18 years old or so you should try to get your waist to be roughly the same size. Waist size has shown to be a much better indicator of overall health the weight.
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