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Why you are unintentionally losing weight

Why you are unintentionally losing weight (Photo: iStock)

Being thin is still a thriving beauty trend today. We're glad that different body types are being celebrated more, but secretly the pressure to have a supermodel figure still affects so many women and young girls.

While losing weight isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if you're at a healthy weight for your body, it can become problematic if your goal is never to lose weight in the first place. It doesn't feel good to realise one day that your clothes are hanging out and you don't look as healthy as you used to.

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