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Weight is gained when we consume more calories then we expend throughout the day. So you'd think the solution would be easy to lose weight. Just eat less and we'll lose weight, right?

Well, today it's much harder to take in less calories then we burn up because we are used to eating much bigger portions then we should. Studies show that the portions we're served at restaurants are almost twice as big as what we should be eating. Added to this scenario is the fact that we regularly order at least two drinks with our meals (fizzy drinks like cola are high in sugar content and thus carry many calories). Today it's very easy to consume a lot more calories per meal but doing this day in and day out really ads up, making it almost impossible to not gain weight.

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