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If you've been trying to lose weight for a while, then you've probably tried more than your fair share of diets, including some that are way too good to be true. You know from experience that you can't lose weight by popping a pill or drinking the newest concoction unless you make some changes to your lifestyle. However, those changes don't have to be drastic, and you don't have to give up what you enjoy in order to lose weight.

Calories, Shmalories

You might have tried some of the popular diets, whether low carb, low fat, or high protein, and some or all of them might have worked for you for a while. The weight probably crept back on over time though, didn't it? And it came back because you simply can't eat that way for the rest of your life.

Can you give up your favorite foods for weeks or months at a time? Maybe, if you have a lot of willpower. Can you give them up forever? I'm sure a handful of people can, but those people have more willpower than most of us can ever hope to have. Besides, would you want to give up your favorites permanently? I know I wouldn't.

You see, the concept behind weight loss is simple, even if the process is difficult. If you take in more calories than you use, you gain weight. If you use more than you take in, you lose weight. Forget fad diets and giving up chocolate, bread, fruits, meats, or whatever your latest diet is telling you to avoid.

Control your calories. Lose weight.

That sounds simple, and it can be with a little practice. It won't be easy; no weight loss is truly easy, but knowing that you don't have to give up what you enjoy eating can certainly take away a lot of the pain involved.