I am almost finished with a nutrition course that I have been taking. I will have to admit that I like the music class better, but I am learning important things in the nutrition class. Well rounded diet, plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains everything, dark greens and colored vegetables, dairy products & eggs, a little meat, but not too much, oily fish, canola oil, peanut oil, olive oil, 10% to 35% fats & mostly healthy ones, less on the saturated fats, almost no trans fats, no hydrogenated oils, 20% to 35% proteins, and most people eat too many of them, 45% to 65% carbohydrates, more fish, less than 10% simple sugars, no high fructose corn syrup that they put in pop in our country, stay away from alcohol, no tobacco, I'm not in favor of coffee, get your macro and micro nutrients from food, and try to stay away from supplements of all kinds, avoid refined foods, eat lots of fiber, eat beans, watch for iron, iodine, Vitamine A, B6, B12 Folate deficienies, Vitamin D, and Calcium, to name a few, all the vitamins are important and minerals, but get them from food if possible, and then if lacking a person might need supplements, but better if from food. 30 minutes of exercise minimum, and 90 minutes better, vary the kind of exercise, restistance, weight training, flexibility, aeorobic, anaeorobic. I work hard enough for the weight part of it, and walking is important. Walking burns fat and lowers disease risks. To lose weight lower Calories 500 to a 1000 below what you are presently eating and exercise, but don't eat less than 1200 to 1500, because you need the fat, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. If you get more lean body muscles you will increase your basal metabolic rate, and also you will be a better fat burner. The fat will go into your muscles instead of your stomach. If you are in good condition you will burn more fat our of your blood, stomach, and muscles. Any exercise is better than no exercise. So eat right, be active, and have fun.