WISH I KNEW THESE 10 WAYS EARLIER TO REDUCE FAT | 9 MIN | VOICEOVER

While it's true that calories - how many you consume and how many you burn - are the key to weight loss, you may have heard that you need to eliminate carbs or exercise every day. The calorie balance equation is used to describe this.

1 pound of fat contains 3,500 calories, so in order to lose 1 pound of fat, you must consume 3,500 less calories than you expend.