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I was in line at the grocery store and looking at the trash magazines at the rack. Womens World always catches me eye. This week it has the weight loss cure that allows you to still eat "bopper whoopers", onion rings, chocolate cookie smoothies and pizza. No wai!

I absolutely want to bang my head against the wall that people think that these no work weight loss claims have even a smidgin of truth. Or, that those crash cabbage and grapefruit diets will give long term results. (Because no one can go forever on cabbage nor grapefruit and once the "diet" is over, one goes back to the eating habits that got them in the in the fix in the first place.)

Anyways, I found out today that there are a couple of organizations that want weight loss drugs to have the same restrictions as supplements.

Link with funny video

Discuss:
> The craziest weight loss claim you've seen
> Crazy or not so crazy diet plans you've tried (or someone you know)
> Your thoughts on the restriction
> Conspiracies regarding the restriction (check the second comment from the link)
> Books that you've read about the mind-food relationship.
> raisins

Lol, that is a funny video. I actually find myself in a state of better health when I eat more often throughout the day instead of a BUNCH at once. If I eat a bunch at once, I feel like I can't move for 2 hours straight. That's never fun.

I never thought I was fat ever throughout my entire life until, one glorious day, my bf told me that I hold myself like a pregnant woman. He claims he was referring to my posture, but I've never felt skinny since lol. But I've never tried any crazy diets because of it... I probably wouldn't buy into any of them even if they really did work because I just don't trust advertisements at all. Oh, I heard of someone who took those Alli pills and apparently ended up with orange diarrhea. Lovely.

Crazy and only diet that I tried - Atkins. Could not do it. I love vegetables and fruit far to much.

Best thing I ever did - stop going to Starbucks every day. Dropped 15 pounds. You know its bad when you pull up to the drive-thru and they can ask about your kids by name redface

I also stopped eating when I was full, even when it tasted soooo good. That was the hard part.

I followed the book. I just love fruits and vegetables so much more than meat. All the berries are wonderful and all it is just that I wanted all the fruits I couldn't eat.
It was just not my style.

I did it because a friend wanted me to do it with her. She did great following the book and has kept the weight off.

I'm just curious, who here has lost weight or is in the process of losing weight?

For me it's one step forward-two steps back (or feels that way) with weight loss. I can only knock on wood that I'm reasonably healthy. It's such a struggle. sad

Yeah it took me a few years after losing a bunch of weight to finally stop gaining and losing, gaining and losing again. I've been at my lowest for about a year now. I think I figured it out what works for myself, so I hope I'll stay this way for a bit longer. It's frustrating when it comes to buying clothes, because I don't know what size I'll be say a in few months or so and I hate tight clothes.

Congrats everyone who lost weight and kept it off!

Miss-Shade
The whole yo-yo effect is definitely frustrating. xp Lately I've been eating more protein and it seems to be helping all the bouncing stop being so.. bouncy.

Its a struggle with me too and has been for 4 years or so.
When i was 16 i was so desperate i was pretty much starving myself only eating apples and drinking water. But was so out of energy after only 1 week, i couldn't do it anymore.


Now im on a regular eating and exercising schedule, and my calves are getting more muscular..which is not what i want gonk