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Losing weight: how to do it right?
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Effective weight loss is what all women on the planet dream of. Every woman has had moments in her life when losing weight was considered something necessary. Nowadays, only the lazy do not offer another new way to lose extra pounds, but the number of overweight people suggests that such methods do not guarantee results. Weight loss can be achieved with the help of a variety of methods available today: various diets, miracle pills, decoctions of rare herbs, belts and shorts for weight loss. All these means promise almost instant results, but it goes without saying that without painstaking work on yourself, this is impossible.
If you are interested in losing weight without harming your health and without the risk of gaining the kilos back, then you need to approach the issue seriously. You will not be able to lose weight without making efforts, you will not be able to lose ten kilograms in three days, to achieve a visible result, and, even more so, to reliably consolidate it, you will need to spend quite a lot of time.
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