The Nurse Is Developing a Weight Loss Plan for a 21-Year-Old

The nurse is developing a weight loss plan for a 21-year-old obese patient. Which statement by the nurse is most likely to help the patient in losing weight on the planned 800-calorie diet?

A) "You will decrease your risk for future health problems such as diabetes by losing weight now."
B) "You are likely to start to notice changes in how you feel with just a few weeks of diet and exercise."
C) "Most of the weight that you lose during the first weeks of dieting is water weight rather than fat."
D) "It will be necessary to change lifestyle habits permanently to maintain weight loss."

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