Successful weight loss requires a three-pronged approach: changing behavior patterns, making dietary adjustments, and increasing physical activity. Culled from medical research, the following guidelines incorporate strategies employed by people who have lost weight and kept it off. Use them to construct a weight loss program on your own or as an adjunct to medical or surgical treatments.

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• Behavioral modification
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