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1、I’mdyingtobethinHiZhouLing,Howareyou?Ihaven’theardfromyouforweeks.IseverythingOKwithyou?Doyoustillgotothegymeveryday?Iusedtogotothegymthreetimesaweek,butIdon’tworkoutanymore.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.Lookinggoodisimportanttowomen,isn’tit?Mostyoungwomenwantaslimfigurethesedays,especia
2、llyhereinCanada.I’mtryingtoloseweightbecauseI’msoashamedofmybody.SinceI’mpreparingtoactinanewTVshow,I’mtakingweight-losspillscalledFat-Less,whicharequitepopularamongyoungwomenhere.Ihopetoloseatleast10kilograms.Itaketwopillsadayanddon’tneedtoexercise.I’mbecomingslimmerandslimmer.Butso
3、metimesIfelttiredandweak.I’velost7kilogramsinthelasttwomonths.However,mymother,whoyoumetlastyear,keepstellingmenottotakethembecausetheyaredangerous.Shesayshealthisthemostimportantthing,andIagree,butthenIlooksoslimatthemoment.Writesoon!LoveAmyDearZhouLing,Thingschangesoquickly!I’mnowi
4、nhospitalrecoveringfromliverfailure.Iregrettakingtheseweight-losepills.Theycontainaharmfulchemicalthatcausedmylivertofail.ThepillsweregoingtocompletelydestroymyliverifIcontinuedtakingthem.Mymotherinsistedonsendingmetothehospital,whereIreceivedgoodmedicaltreatment.Itwasareallypainfule
5、xperience,butI’mfeelingbetternow.Ifollowmydoctor’sadviceandexerciseforatleasthalfanhoureveryday(butIseldomgotothegym!),andeatlotsoffruitandvegetables.Peopleshouldlookaftertheirbodies.Mymotherisright:don’tdamageyourhealthforaslimandattractivefigure.Itisn’tworthit.Weshouldn’tbeashamedo
6、fthewaywelook,shouldwe?Ihopetohearfromyousoon.LoveAmyDearAmy,MycomputerwasbrokensoIcouldn’treadyourtwoe-mailsuntiltoday.I’msosorrytohearaboutyourproblem,butI’mgladyou’refeelingbetterandrecovering.You’reright.Weshouldn’tbeashamedaboutourweight.Ithinkyoulookgreatasyouare,andyou’reawond
7、erfulperson.Iknowthatthepressuretostayslimisaproblem,especiallyforanactress.However,yourmotherknowsbest:nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.It’sthesameinChina---manypeople,someofwhomarenotoverweightatall,arealwaysgoingonadietortakeweight-losspills,whichareoftendangerous.Ihopetheycanlear
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