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" Let&amp;#x27;s talk weight loss for a sec: You&amp;#x27;ve heard of the 80-20 rule, right? Simply put: 20 percent of your weight loss success is based on exercise; the other 80 percent is based on diet. And, it may sound kind of nuts, but my golden retriever has a lesson for you (or maybe just a friendly reminder) ...**** Paisley, my rascally golden retriever, had always been overweight. She was a cute and pudgy puppy who turned into an overweight adult dog. Now she&amp;#x27;s 7 years old, and at a recent vet appointment, the doctor congratulated us on her 20-pound weight loss. She&amp;#x27;d gone from weighing 90 pounds to weighing 70 pounds. Wow, right? Since I was her &amp;quot;weight loss coach,&amp;quot; I can tell you exactly how she did it (in less than 8 months), and no, it didn&amp;#x27;t involve long jogs through the park with me (as much as I&amp;#x27;d like to brag). We simply reduced Paisley&amp;#x27;s portion sizes. I used to use this enormous cup to scoop her dog food into her bowl, but then I decided to switch to a smaller cup, which served up about a quarter-cup less food for each of her two meals a day. That simple. And, she still got table scraps and several dog cookies a day! I know, what does a dog&amp;#x27;s weight loss have to do with yours or mine? OK, so this is a little goofy, but I think it&amp;#x27;s a fascinating reminder that portion sizes are so key to weight loss. If you eat a little less at your meals every day (even if you don&amp;#x27;t even step up your exercise), you will start seeing results on the scale. So instead of having a heaping cup of rice with your chicken, try having a half cup. Instead of large bowl of cereal, maybe eat a little less. Pets are so wise, aren&amp;#x27;t they? More pet talk from Vitamin G: Wait, pets can give us MRSA? Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter. Friend us on "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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