Around the world, almost eight out of ten women are unhappy with their body shape. At 20, cellulite becomes one of their biggest concerns. Roughly ten years later, they complain about how their body starts to lose shape. In most cases, women just want to lose a few centimeters around their thighs, hips, waist, and stomach.

The reason women’s bodies begin to change around 30 is all because of nature. Pregnancy and decreasing hormone production play their role. Certain areas gradually start to develop fatty deposits. For some women it might be the hips, for others it might be thighs. Yet all these fatty deposits have one thing in common at this age: they are harder to get rid of now than when women were younger. Apart from pregnancy and changing hormone production, cell metabolism starts to slow down even before women reach 30. As they get older, cells produce fewer collagen fibers, which are essential for a shapely body.

In spite of all these not-so-encouraging facts, don’t despair! Women can still maintain their lovely figures at any age. Here are some tips:

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Here’s another dose of shopping updates: another exciting sale from one of your favorite brands and a cool shoe promo!

See an exciting shoe promo–that will also benefit music lovers–on the next page!

It’s the last weekend of these sales, folks, so we suggest you take advantage of them, especially since it’s pay day weekend! Click here to check out our January sales post.

But wait, there’s more!

Chocolate Clothing Company will have an End of Season Warehouse Clearance Sale up to February 1. Enjoy 50 to 75 percent off on all items. Click on the jump for the location map and see the next page link at the bottom of the post to see more sales to catch this weekend!

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SM Malls Grand Year-End Sale. Up to 50% off on great buys up to January 4, 2009.

Mango Sale. Up to 50% off on selected items.

Zara End of Season Sale. From January 2 to February 1, 2009. Zara branches are located in Rockwell, Glorietta, Greenbelt 5, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, TriNoma, and SM Mall of Asia.

For other year-end sales, see this post.

Here it is: a list of some of the metro’s hottest year-end sales that you should take advantage of! Happy shopping!

Ayala Malls Welcome 2009 Sale. Mallwide from January 2 to 18, 2009.

Glorietta: The Big Handover Sale (Glorietta 1 to Glorietta 5). Discounts and prizes up to December 31, 2008.

Araneta Center / Gateway Grand Clearance Sale. Up to 70% off on items up to January 18, 2009.

The Body Shop Year End Sale. Up to 50% off on selected items up to January 8, 2009.

Cinderella Year End Sale. Up to 60% off on items from Esprit, U2, British India, Clarks, NafNaf, Oshkosh B Gosh, Pierre Cardin, Seventeen, C Women, and Cinderella Kids up to February 1, 2009.

Celebrity Bazaar at Festival Supermall. Multi Exhibit Network, Second Level Mini Trade Hall up to December 31, 2008.