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Fads, Gimmicks, & Scams

Unfortunately there is no shortage of people trying to rip you off when it comes to the weight loss industry. The information in this section will help you avoid losing money instead of weight.

Big, Fat Liars Part VI
Dave Soucy
No-carb diets, cabbage soup diets, very low calorie diets, celebrity juice diets, and all of the other idiotic fad diets out there are not part of . . . keep reading
Big, Fat Liars Part V
Dave Soucy
They step on it as soon as they get out of bed, gingerly holding on to the counter. As soon as they let go of the counter they watch for when the number rebounds to the lowest point, then immediately jump off the scale. If they are down a pound . . . keep reading
Big, Fat Liars Part I
Dave Soucy
Big, Fat Liars Part I Whether it comes from the media blindly reporting on the latest 'study', from advertising for the latest fad diet or fad diet book, from supposed 'gurus' hawking infomercial gadgets, or from what the 'expert' at the local gym says, the amount of misinformation that consumers are fed regarding fitness and weight loss is . . . keep reading
Big, Fat Liars Part II
Dave Soucy
Okay, let's continue on with Big, Fat Liars Part II. We've already covered Exhibits 1 and 2 in Part I, so let's move on to (drum roll please...) Big, Fat Liars Exhibit 3: Melt Away the Fat . . . keep reading
Big, Fat Liars Part III
Dave Soucy
So far we've covered 4 of the 8 Big, Fat Liar Exhibits. The next one is a biggie... . . . keep reading
Big, Fat Liars Part IV
Dave Soucy
Okay, we're up to our sixth Big, Fat Liar Exhibit. Warning, this article is a little long, but given that we have to eat every day, I think it is important for you to understand how food manufacturers lie . . . keep reading
'Results Not Typical'
Have you ever noticed in ads for diet books, diet centers, or other diet programs what it says at the bottom of their before and after pictures? You might not have, because it is generally in very small type, but if you pay attention next time you will see the words "Results Not Typical" on . . . keep reading
The Elusive Six-Pack
Dave Soucy
The Elusive Six-Pack A common goal among exercisers is to achieve those washboard abs that the models in the fitness magazines all seem to have . . . keep reading
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