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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should I mainly focus on what I eat or how much I work out? Currently 5’7” and stuck at 148 lbs. cannot get below for some reason.

Don’t currently diet but don’t eat horrible - probably too much pasta but not into junk food or dessert and drink limited alcohol (2 or so drinks on the weekends).

Work out - walk about 12,000-14,000 steps a day. Try to do a higher heart rate exercise like bike, weight lift or run 4-5 times a week.

What can I do to lose the last 10 pounds? I am turning 40 and want to start the new decade strong! [/quote]

What does your doctor say?  [b]We have been sold a pack of lies regarding weight. [/b] You can be healthy even with those " extra" ten pounds.[/quote]

The lie being: "you can be healthy even with those extra pounds". No. You think you're healthy. What you're actually doing is paving the way for atherosclerosis (high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, vascular dementia) and diabetes. Just because the average American is overweight or obese, doesn't make it good for you. This is a social illusion. Even our doctors in this country are overweight - obviously they're not going to insist on you losing weight. This does not make extra pounds OK. America is laboring under a weight delusion, and it's costing us billions in healthcare and reduced quality of life in our mature years.

The ONLY times humans don't suffer from being a little plump is at both extremes of life: as babies, and as vulnerable elders. Research has shown that being slightly overweight is safer for older seniors than being slightly underweight. Of course, it's always best to be in the normal range. And the normal range is fluid: if you have a large frame with large bones and lots of muscle, you can afford to be at the top of the range. If you have a small frame with bird bones, or if you don't work out a lot, you will effectively be overweight if you're in the top of the normal range (particularly true for fine-boned Asian populations).

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