THS investigates; diet fads
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sparkpeople is going to get a mention on the show...
tehy were pretty excited about it...
since it;'s on E i can't imagine that it will have anything really useful but it educates hopefully another audience about what is hopefully the idiocy of fad diets
tehy were pretty excited about it...
since it;'s on E i can't imagine that it will have anything really useful but it educates hopefully another audience about what is hopefully the idiocy of fad diets
I seriously want back the time that i have wasted watching this show... the interview with the blonde chick just set me over the edge.. Oh she's an impulse eater and has a slow metabolism... and she just NEEDED to have liposuction (which she gained weight back after having) and she needed to have lap band surgery at age 13 because she just had issues.
Fix the damn issues - it's not her slow metabolism that's the problem - emotional eating is a problem -that's not corrected by surgery -it's corrected by behavioral changes. She just had one long list of excuse after excuse and her parents supported the excuses...
This was a story on her from the news
Fix the damn issues - it's not her slow metabolism that's the problem - emotional eating is a problem -that's not corrected by surgery -it's corrected by behavioral changes. She just had one long list of excuse after excuse and her parents supported the excuses...
This was a story on her from the news
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lungsfortherace
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I know I shouldn't scoff, but come the f*%$ on. Couldn't her parents have sent her to fat camp or something? I think her parents are ridiculous to even contemplate the procedure. Now, I realize I'm a grown woman, a woman who has been overweight practically 2/3 of my almost 31 years, but when I started I weighed 221 at 5'4". So, I'm an inch shorter than this little girl and I weighed one pound more than her.
I also question the ethics of any cosmetic surgeon who would perform said operation on a such a young patient. I find this whole scenario and story a bit revolting.
Best quote of the show comes from one o the religion based diets...
Success is found in the process.. if you do not quit you will succeed...
No kidding...
Success is found in the process.. if you do not quit you will succeed...
No kidding...
the ending stat was interesting...
that only 1 in 10 fad dieters take the weight off and keep it off... i'd say that's pretty accurate...
that only 1 in 10 fad dieters take the weight off and keep it off... i'd say that's pretty accurate...
MoonGoddess
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Success is found in the process.. if you do not quit you will succeed...
um... yah!?! I'm guessing that one of the people ON a fad diet that isn't getting enough of something to power their brain said that. I'm watching it off & on while doing housework & am so far not impressed. Its a THS episode though so what did I expect?
Should be good to watch on the treadmill later.. maybe I will get fired up about it & jog faster!
& FYI... its on E! now & then comes on again at 8pm tonight.
Actually I wasn't being sarcastic when I said I liked the quote because it's absolutely true...
Success comes from consistency and not giving up - too many people focus on the end result - get frustrated and quit too soon...
The segment on sparkpeople I thought was awful - they really portrated spark as what a lot of support forums are like -way too enabling - the two members they picked have only lost 20lbs each and both have a pretty far way to go... It just wasn't a good representation of them.. they've had much better success stories... I wouldnt check out spark based on these two member's testemonials... but I suppose it's perfect for the E audience...
Success comes from consistency and not giving up - too many people focus on the end result - get frustrated and quit too soon...
The segment on sparkpeople I thought was awful - they really portrated spark as what a lot of support forums are like -way too enabling - the two members they picked have only lost 20lbs each and both have a pretty far way to go... It just wasn't a good representation of them.. they've had much better success stories... I wouldnt check out spark based on these two member's testemonials... but I suppose it's perfect for the E audience...
MoonGoddess
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better than the tape worm guy....
I just watched & wondered how many people were googling to see where they could get tape worms. I'm so glad I am ok losing slowly & learning new changes.
& the quote made me laugh. It is true but just sounded so basic it was silly.
I wanted to cry watching the kids & hearing the quote about this generation would be the first to have their parents out live them....ug. That's harsh reality.
I just watched & wondered how many people were googling to see where they could get tape worms. I'm so glad I am ok losing slowly & learning new changes.
& the quote made me laugh. It is true but just sounded so basic it was silly.
I wanted to cry watching the kids & hearing the quote about this generation would be the first to have their parents out live them....ug. That's harsh reality.
it really is the basic that is the most effective... everyone wants a magic bullet - cripes I looked for one for damn near 20 years... Tape worms - shudder -now that's somethign I hadn't tried...
I wasn't a skinny kid, but I wasn't obese either (the presidents physical phitness crap in school used to kick my ass because I wans't overly fit but- I was very active doing kid stuff -I really don't understand when kids became such couch potatoes... Don't kids play sandlot baseball or tag or other outdoor stuff anymore?
I wasn't a skinny kid, but I wasn't obese either (the presidents physical phitness crap in school used to kick my ass because I wans't overly fit but- I was very active doing kid stuff -I really don't understand when kids became such couch potatoes... Don't kids play sandlot baseball or tag or other outdoor stuff anymore?
mikitta
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Tapeworms .... /shudder ... I remember 8am sitting in parasitology class in college ... the pictures of worms in stool samples .... I think I am going to throw up now... 15 years later and I still have way too vivid memories of that class.
Seriously - people are using TAPE WORMS to loose weight? Do they not understand the insanity of that concept? Obviously they don't.
God Bless,
mik
Seriously - people are using TAPE WORMS to loose weight? Do they not understand the insanity of that concept? Obviously they don't.
God Bless,
mik
MoonGoddess
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I think people just get so desperate they will try anything. Its hard & its not like having extra weight is something you can really hide so you know others are aware of it, which makes the pressure worse. People expect quick fixes for everything but its the hard work & dedication that is going to pay off in the end.
Our life styles have just changed. Just like in finding information. (about to date myself here & I'm not old!) But I remember when you had to go to a library & open drawers of cards that you had to physically move through to find the shelf & then you had to *gasp* walk to get the book, magazine, movie whatever & usually had to walk to a table & turn pages! Then you had to do it all again.
Now you just sit down & log on or flip on the TV.
Its the little things that add up & our convenient lifestyles are catching up to us.
....I say this as I sit here watching TV & looking up stuff online.... ouch.
Our life styles have just changed. Just like in finding information. (about to date myself here & I'm not old!) But I remember when you had to go to a library & open drawers of cards that you had to physically move through to find the shelf & then you had to *gasp* walk to get the book, magazine, movie whatever & usually had to walk to a table & turn pages! Then you had to do it all again.
Now you just sit down & log on or flip on the TV.
Its the little things that add up & our convenient lifestyles are catching up to us.
....I say this as I sit here watching TV & looking up stuff online.... ouch.
Fat_Girl_Slim
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A friend of mine had malaria some years ago and she lost a pile of weight, which she has never been able to regain, no matter how much she eats. She is about 100lbs now, for years. I had to admit I wondered if I might be able to acquire a 'safe' bout of malaria myself, to achieve the same results.
mikitta
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That is rather disturbing.
I just watched the show. It wasn't bad. The one thing I would have liked to see is making sure viewers knew that the healthy options they showed at the end (WW, Jenny, Faith Based, Spark, etc) were NOT fads, but real solutions.
Granted some will say that Jenny and WW etal are fads too - but those programs do teach you how to eat with ongoing good nutrition in mind.
God Bless,
mik
I just watched the show. It wasn't bad. The one thing I would have liked to see is making sure viewers knew that the healthy options they showed at the end (WW, Jenny, Faith Based, Spark, etc) were NOT fads, but real solutions.
Granted some will say that Jenny and WW etal are fads too - but those programs do teach you how to eat with ongoing good nutrition in mind.
God Bless,
mik
autumnlakes
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THS Investigates
I saw the special. Some of the views were pretty slanted and some were just to show the extreme. I would have liked to known more about the Dr. that combined two prescriptions.. I think he mentioned glucose but I missed it. It got my attention when the woman who had been on the diet was interviewed and commented as to losing quite a bit of weight successfully on it. If anyone knows more, please let me know who the Dr. was and what that was all about.
I saw the special. Some of the views were pretty slanted and some were just to show the extreme. I would have liked to known more about the Dr. that combined two prescriptions.. I think he mentioned glucose but I missed it. It got my attention when the woman who had been on the diet was interviewed and commented as to losing quite a bit of weight successfully on it. If anyone knows more, please let me know who the Dr. was and what that was all about.
repmarc
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I seconded that, that's why I have it on my site
Regarding the reason why people cant stick with a diet, it may be because people cannot visualise the urgency of a situation and the difference it can make to their lives.
Dieting and exercising wouldn't take the back seat, if people sincerely acknowledge their weight problems.