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).
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Magnets on the ears? That would make walking down a busy street VERY interesting. Do you come home with like, watches, pens, and spare change from other peoples' pockets attached to your ears?
The vibrating platform could be...fun. (Wouldn't exactly use it for weight loss, though, nudge nudge, wink wink).
And if only I'd known about the pee diet during my pregnancies. I could've made a fortune!
The Hallelujah Diet advocates fruits and vegetables from any source; preferring organic. Visit http://www.hacres.com/testimonies/testimonies.asp to read what others who have experienced the Hallelujah Diet have to say about the results they realized.