Develop
Lose weight
Lose weight verb - Take off weight.
Both terms in one sentence
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He can't lose weight or build muscle, meaning he'll never develop any useful offensive capabilities.
Source: Stout Strength - Compare Butterball/Boulder, a fat young man whose power of being completely invulnerable to harm also makes his body immutable; he can't lose weight (except with a near-starvation diet), can't build muscle, doesn't get tired, and will never be able to develop any actual combat capabilities.
Source: Stone Wall
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