Healthy Living
Friday, August 8, 2008
8 more stupid weight-loss schemes
Self's Diet and Nutrition editor Erin Hobday collaborated with the
NY Daily News on eight
ridiculous weight-loss products (including the Fuze lip gloss, which I think
tastes like dog poo) that will help you lose one thing: your hard-earned
cash. Honestly, there are so many ridiculous things on the market *(the
Slim Dome much?) that I'm surprised they had the willpower to stop at just eight. Let's take a look at some other doozies, shall we?
- The Diet Fork,
which is based on the principle that if you can't pick it up, you can't
put it in your mouth. If you really buy into this, you could just use a
spork from the cafeteria at work, or a free pair of chopsticks from the
take-out joint up the street.
- Foot pads, which you put on your feet before bedtime. Supposedly somehow they suck the fat out of your ass through your soles. Um, what?
- The Hallelujah Diet, which cures more than just your size 14 jeans, but also fixes a million other ailments as well. As a nutrition plan, it's not too bad,
but the catch is that you can't buy just any fruits and vegetables: you
need to buy THEIR special, holy, blessed fruits and vegetables. They
feel the stuff in the grocery store is dead on arrival, which sucks,
because it means I've been spending a lot of money at Whole Foods for
nothing (well, that could be argued anyway).
- The Pregnant Lady Pee Diet. I am not even making that up. Okay, I've mentioned this before, but I still can't believe that people are doing this of their own free will.
- The Magnetic Diet, which states that foods either attract health or disease toward the body. I'm guessing that Cheetohs or Taco Bell aren't on the health list?
- Actual Magnets on your ears to lose weight? The only way you'd believe this is if your ears don't have anything between them.
- The Power Plate,
which is a vibrating platform (remember those vibrating belts from the
'50s?) that is supposed to help you exercise by holding poses, except
really, the research on it is sketchy at best.
- The HandyTrim is my favorite. Do you remember making those out of strings and can lids when you were a kid? Just me? Okay, well, I was a fat kid, despite playing with a string! Go figure!
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Posted by bdskeen Fri May 16, 2008 12:09pm PDT
On the subject of the "actual magnets"- I was at the doctor's office and one of the nurses said that she was having this done. She had lost 9 pounds in the first week and her aunt had lost 80 pounds in 7 months. I don't know about you, but I am thinking about researching this one a little further. I think this "method" is similar to acupuncture.
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Posted by elissyann Mon May 19, 2008 5:56am PDT
there are supposed to be pressure points on the ears that reduce hunger (the reason I heard that pirates wore earrings) so I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the magnet thing completely.
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Posted by charlie's angel Mon May 19, 2008 8:51am PDT
It is ridiculous how many stupid fad diets and contraptions there are. The only way for permanent healthy weight loss and a great figure is....drum roll please.... HEALTHY CLEAN DIET & EXERCISE. It's just my personal opinion, but by eating clean and exercising 5 days a week I look and feel better than ever before.
Put the potato chips down and go for a walk, your body will thank you for it. Don't waste time on the stupid fad stuff.
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Posted by Jess Mon May 19, 2008 11:47am PDT
HAHA! Are these for real? It seems like a lot more effort (and $) than just eating sensibly and getting some exercise!
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Posted by Mis Fri May 23, 2008 10:51am PDT
What in the world is the "pregnant lady diet"??????
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Posted by Diana B Fri May 23, 2008 10:13pm PDT
We made the "handy trims" with buttons instead of can lids, but I bet the lids would be more fun. I can't believe they're trying to sell it as an exercise tool. And it's over $40!
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