Archive for the 'Fad Diets' Category
HCG for Weight Loss Revisited
Posted on June 29, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, Weight Control | View Comments
Since my last post on HCG for Weight Loss, the HCG diet has gained popularity and it seems everyone wants a piece of the action. I heard of a guy who makes $12,000/month from his HCG-selling website. I see signs like this everywhere:
I even saw a billboard along the freeway last Sunday that claimed HCG [...]
Weighing the Evidence
Posted on June 17, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, Weight Control, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns consumers to be smart about diet products. Here’s some of what it had to say:
“Achieving a healthy weight takes work. Take a pass on any product that promises miraculous results without the effort.”
“Even if you’re successful in taking the weight off, permanent weight loss requires permanent lifestyle changes. Don’t [...]
People do Crazy Things
Posted on May 25, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Don’t do crazy things. Be smart.
[Source: CNN.com: How Crash Diets Harm Your Health].
Skinnyade
Posted on May 12, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets | View Comments
You can always count on craigslist to provide gems like this. In case you’re wondering, this is an example of a product that you DON’T need.
Baby Food Diet
Posted on May 7, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets | View Comments
Eat 14 servings of baby food, and then have one “adult meal” each day. Then watch the weight “melt ” off.
Really? This is what we’re doing to lose weight now? Thank you Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and other Hollywood idiots celebrities for making more people want to do crazy things to get skinny fast “healthier.”
Yeah, [...]
The Grocery Store and Dr. Oz
Posted on March 11, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets | View Comments
["Dr. Oz's Fat-Blasting Smoothie!"]
One of my favorite things to do lately in the grocery store checkout line is to read the headlines on all those magazines. Yes, you know the ones… the alleged “health” magazines. They’re right next to the celebrity gossip magazines (sometimes they are the celebrity mags).
Found this little beauty the other day. [...]
Jillian Michaels and her Magic Pills
Posted on January 29, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, Weight Control | View Comments
I saw this product at Walgreens a few days ago. Jillian Michaels on the cover and here’s what the product promises:
“Two capsules before main meals and you lose weight… That’s it!”
“Helps reduce caloric intake.”
“High energy formula fights diet fatigue.”
With Jillian Michaels on the cover, it must really work, right? Doubtful.
First, as we all know, no [...]
Is Zantrex 3 the Answer? Nope
Posted on January 21, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets | View Comments
Well, looks like we found the answer to our health problems. Wow, Zantrex-3 promises rapid weight loss, incredible energy, and everything a person could ever want, right? Nope.
I saw this ad on TV and grabbed a pic. Sigh. Yet another ad for another product that claims to quick-fix all of our health problems without “diet or [...]
The D Word
Posted on January 8, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
diet (dī′ət)
noun
what a person or animal usually eats and drinks; daily fare
a special or limited selection of food and drink, chosen or prescribed to promote health or a gain or loss of weight
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to eat or cause to eat special or limited food, esp. for losing weight
[via here].
When you say the word “diet” [...]
Kardashian Holiday Quick Fix
Posted on November 24, 2009 - Filed Under Fad Diets | View Comments
Came across this the other day:
Image via here. The text reads:
“With QuickTrim products, there is no reason to start the year bloated and out of shape. START NOW! Let QuickTrim be your secret weapon to fight holiday weight gain! Help keep your system clean, your metabolism high and your cravings low!”
Wow. Way to go Khloe [...]
