The million dollar secret to weight loss is to be able to cut 500 calories a day from your diet.

That will translate into 3,500 calories a week (500 calories x 7 days in a week = 3,500 calories).

And it turns out that 3,500 calories is equivalent to 1 pound of body fat.

So by losing 3,500 calories a week one can safely burn off 1 pound of body fat in 1 week.

This method has been scientifically proven to lead to weight loss without any adverse health consequences. Losing too much weight over a short period of time has been shown to lead to gallstones in women as well as other health problems in both men and women.

This is exactly what I did and in six months, when I lost almost 30 pounds.

That brings us to the next million dollar question, which is how do you cut out 500 calories a day?

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