"It's about regularly shocking the body so you don't plateau, " Mr. Garcha says.

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Shouldn't the cost plateau and then decline?

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With her weight still hovering around 180 pounds, Kim said, she doesn't feel as frustrated with hitting this plateau as she would have had she not gone through the loss of her aunt.

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