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I'm very overweight, and i tried exercising but i give up to easy. is there a diet pill that's safe and will help me lose weight to get motivated?
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Hard work: Losing weight is hard work and ultimately boils down to 2 things, diet and exercise. There are some pills that have been used to increase metabolism but these pills can be extremely dangerous and don't correct the underlying problems such as eating too much and not exercising
Answered 7/16/2014
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