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| | | | the amount you eat, or the number of times per day |
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| should include three small meals at regular breakfast, | | | | eat through foods like apples and broccoli, you can |
| lunch, and dinner times; as well as three small and | | | | help your body to rid itself of the fat that much |
| healthy snacks in between. | | | | quicker. |
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| 5. Increase your current activity level by adding in a | | | | 10. Laugh it off! Believe it or not, laughter is one of |
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| 6. Limit your portions. Since you'll be eating six times | | | | |