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Whether it's a few pounds or a lot, we feel as though we need to lose the weight and lose it fast. We feed this belief with reality TV coupled with images of celebrities and models who are in amazing shape.

While there is nothing wrong with wanting to lose weight, maybe even quickly, we have to ask ourselves if extreme weight loss is healthy. The truth is, in most cases, it's not.

Weight loss should be a gradual thing, and extreme weight loss can put a lot of pressure on our bodies. Learn more why...