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Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics
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Calories: Fuel for your body
Tipping the scale
Cutting calories
Saving calories by cutting high-calorie, low-nutrition items
Swapping high-calorie foods for lower calorie options
Reducing your portion sizes
Putting it all together
Putting it all together
Replacing high-calorie foods with lower calorie alternatives and reducing your portion sizes can help you cut calories and improve weight control. For a successful — and sustainable — weight management plan, you also need to increase your physical activity. Combining regular activity and healthy eating will best help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight.