How to Use lose (some) weight in a Sentence

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  • A lot of people pin their hopes on fat burners as the best way to lose weight.
    Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • She was told to lose weight, forced to get plastic surgery and barred from cutting her hair.
    Ana Ionova, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But that’s more a by-product of the success of the drug in helping people lose weight, not the drug itself.
    Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Research has found that people on the keto diet lose weight in the short term.
    Brierley Horton, Ms, Health, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Lizzo knows there’s more to living a healthy life than trying to lose weight.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2023
  • Male marmosets and tamarins lose weight while carrying the young.
    Time, 17 June 2023
  • If someone's taking a shot to lose weight, that is not my business.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
  • About 30% of people 65 and older in the U.S. have obesity, and there are many more eager to lose weight.
    Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 23 June 2023
  • Was part of her impetus to lose weight a desire to please her husband?
    Michelle Stacey, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
  • But the doctor had determined, like so many before him, that Wescott, 32, had to lose weight.
    H Conley, STAT, 2 June 2023
  • But at every doctor’s visit, she was just told to lose weight.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
  • One of the biggest reasons many people choose to exercise is to lose weight.
    Donald M. Lamkin, Fortune Well, 18 July 2023
  • The studio, 20th Century Fox, wanted Livingston to lose weight for the lead.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • There are a million ways to lose weight, why not do it through something that's isn't as boring as working out?
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Or those trying to lose weight, only to gain it all back with current programs.
    Kyra Bobinet, Md, Mph, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Patients were advised to lose weight or adopt lifestyle changes.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Inspired by the start of a new year, Erin Kabba set a goal to lose weight and embrace a healthier lifestyle.
    Taayoo Murray, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Meghan McCain is openly discussing the pressure to lose weight.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • Those looking to lose weight may also want to look into this eating plan.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Every new year, many people vow to lose weight—and 2023 is no different.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Sure, keto can help athletes lose weight, which can be helpful for speed and endurance.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Everyone, every single one of us has tried to lose weight.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024
  • Want to lose weight, but your local pharmacy’s out of Ozempic?
    Peter Green, Quartz, 26 May 2024
  • Eileen Isotalo was always able to lose weight, but always gained it back.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Injectable drugs to help people lose weight have taken the diet market by storm.
    BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • So, is there something to using CBD to lose weight or is this all just white noise that will distract you from your ultimate goal?
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Ephedra did help people lose weight, but it was eventually pulled from the shelves because of its links to heart attacks, strokes, and seizures.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 19 May 2024
  • So what is the sane, medically sound way to think about weight loss for people who really do need to lose weight?
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The killer sweat session supposedly burns hundreds of cals in under an hour and has even helped some users lose weight.
    Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 17 June 2023
  • However, women who wanted to lose weight for health and wellness reasons lost 5% overall.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

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