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Rapid weight loss created special challenges

“A year and a half ago, I weighed 349 pounds,” says a now slender Val. “I had been overweight since I was 12 and failed in diet after diet. But finally,I found a weight loss method that worked and in just over a year, I lost 182 pounds through a new weight-loss system* that focuses on changing our perspective and actions in order to lose weight. It involves a lot of emotional support with discussion groups and a personal journal.”

But rapid weight loss is tough on the body. Often, the skin tone doesn’t…

Cosmetic Surgery figured into Jenny’s future

America: the land of the perpetually young… or so it seems on TV. The youthful bodies and faces of older celebrities like Cher and Joan Rivers seem to mock gravity and Father Time. And it’s not just older folks. The younger female celebrities on music videos flash eye-popping curves and cleavage. It’s enough to give a regular woman an insecurity complex.

The good news is that the days when cosmetic surgery was a luxury imited only to the super-wealthy or movie stars is over. In the United States this year, for example, more than…

The finishing touch after having kids

Many joys accompany motherhood. Unfortunately, the toll it takes on the body is not one of them. After having her third child, Cathy started to seriously contemplate plastic surgery to help her regain the figure she had before childbirth. Her husband, Carlos, wasn’t so sure. “At first, I didn’t want her to have it done because, honestly, I didn’t think she needed it and I was concerned about the risks. It was more of a personal thing for her.”

But Cathy persisted. “She did her homework before she went through with the process,” Carlos notes. Via…