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Smash the fat

Give your lifestyle (and your waistline) a makeover

I'm not much for dieting, but having packed on a little extra "cushioning" (just in time for bathing suit season), I started subjecting myself to several extreme diets in a vain attempt to lose weight.

After eating nothing but salad for a week and skipping dinners thinking I was cutting back the calories, I was starving and still weighing in five pounds heavier than I wanted.

I was...

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