I am no expert in diet or anything like that, but I have started to control my weight some six months ago by performing a balanced diet. Along the way, I have also started to do some exercises (body modelling) that will provide the equilibrium of loosing some weight. Six months later, I have lost 8Kg and noticed my body structure to evolve.
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