To lose weight, what percentage of proteins, fats, carbs do you recommend for daily intake? After you achieve your weight loss goals, what do you recommend?

	The most important factor when it comes to weight loss is consuming a healthy diet with fewer calories than you are burning throughout the day. A well-balanced diet is one that contains less than 30% of calories from fat, 15% of calories from protein and 55% of calories from carbohydrates, according to the American Dietetic Association. This ratio is appropriate for weight loss as well as weight maintenance. Fats in the diet should come from oils such as canola, olive and corn as well as nuts and some fish as opposed to fats that are solid at room temperature like butter, margarine or animal fat. Trans fats should be avoided. Protein in the diet should come from lean cuts of meat, poultry, and fish. Dried beans, nuts and seeds are also excellent sources of protein. Carbohydrates in the diet should be "good carb" choices such as whole grains, oatmeal and brown rice as opposed to “refined carbs” such as white flour, white bread, and white rice. Good carbohydrate choices also include fruits and vegetables such as apples, bananas, oranges, berries, corn, beans and peas.