Rapid Weight Loss
Who doesn’t want thin thighs in 10 days or to shed unwanted pounds while you sleep, eat all you want and lift only the remote control as exercise. For some people, patience is not a virtue. This group looks to rapid weight loss practices and programs, this is also the group P.T. Barnum was referring to.In the case of VLCD’s (very low calorie diets) they are not for everyone. A very low-calorie diet may allow a severely to moderately overfat person to lose about 3 to 5 pounds per week. For the person looking to shed 30 lbs and under, they’re not the best idea. Why, you ask? Rapid weight loss often results ironically, to rapid weight gain. People who do low carbohydrate or low calorie diets normally revert back to old eating habits. It’s very difficult to be that restrictive for the rest of your life and bottom line, it’s no fun.One more thing before I rest with the VLCD’s and other rapid weight loss techniques. More often that not weight loss comes from water not fat. Water lost is regained very quickly. So there is actually zero net weight lost after all. So that brings me to impatience and fraudulent claims. Especially those that promise you’ll lose a whopping amount of fat in a short time. If you’ve ever been on a weight loss plan you know how challenging it is to just drop the safe and recommended one to two pounds a week.
Speaking of fraud; here are a few of the kookiest claims I’ve heard of.
“Appetite suppressing eyeglasses” are common eyeglasses with colored lenses that claim to project an image to the retina which dampens the desire to eat. Talk about looking through rose colored glasses.
“Magic weight-loss earrings” and devices custom-fitted to your ear that claim to stimulate acupuncture points controlling hunger have not been proven effective. Supposedly, wearing them near the ears balances the magnetism in the body somehow causing the pounds to drop. Though buying a set may not kill you, it’s probably not a wise investment. You might as well wear a horse shoe earring for a more exquisite fashion statement.
“Slimming Insoles,” an insole worn in each shoe that purportedly causes weight loss through the principle of reflexology. Every time the user takes a step, the insoles are said to massage certain reflex zones that are connected to the digestive system. By stimulating the digestive system, the insoles are supposed to cause the body to burn stored fat.
Then there is the slimming soap. Rumor has it that these soaps are made from a unique concoction of rare Chinese herbs and seaweed, that emulsify upon application while taking a bath and shed the fat. You mean they won’t work if you take a shower?! A soap that emulsifies excess body fats? Puhleeze!!!! Take care and be well.
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