Now, we don't for a moment want to suggest that anybody should start smoking in order to lose weight.

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She also tried to calm his fears that he'd have to stop eating all of the foods he loved in order to lose weight.

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Finally, in order to lose 15 pounds in 30 days, at your height, weight and age, you would need to reach a 1750 calorie deficit every day.

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