Diet Gimmicks

So.... who doesn't want to shed a few pounds? Anyway, the advertisements on television and other media continue to promote products and pills that promise extra-ordinary results if you act now and take them up on their convenient and affordable payment plan of only $29.95 a month for three months. AND if you call within the next 10 minutes they will include Suzanne Sommers's Thigh Master Deluxe absolutely FREE!

I can't speak for other countries, but Americans are obsessed with diet and weight loss gimmicks that make it appear that purchasing their products is the magic bullet to reclaiming your youthful, slim teenage body. We are a nation of fat-so people, and we're getting fatter by the day! Pretty soon we'll all be like engorged wood ticks on the brink of explosion with teeny-tiny heads attached to large, roly-poly balls of a body. The image of Veruka Salt from the classic movie Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when she turns into a giant blueberry comes to mind. Jabba the Hut from Star Wars will be the norm.

Am I going to bash Valerie Bertinelli, Kirstie Alley and Queen Latifah for their sell out to the Jenny Craig weight loss empire? Hell yes! Am I going to bash all weight loss programs? Pretty much.

Again, and I hate to state the obvious, but there is no magic bullet for weight loss. All those programs and such being advertised are just money-making schemes for suckers too stupid to realize that eating McDonald's -- even without the cheese -- is likely to put on weight. I also hate to break it to you that cutting carbs out completely and other fads do not work long term.

Are you ready to hear the truth about weight loss? Here it is: diet + exercise. By diet I mean common sense stuff like portion control and such. By exercise I mean working up a sweat for 40 minutes 5 times a week. I know, it's boring, anti-climatic, and will take commitment and effort for the person aspiring results. It can't be purchased in pill or package form, either. That's why nobody pays attention.