Punch in the Face

From time to time I have been known to get on my proverbial soap box and rant just a little.  Earlier this week I read a story about a new “fad diet” that made me shake my head and say “What the %&*$ is wrong with people?!?!”  Seriously, people will do damn near anything to lose weight EXCEPT actually eating right and exercising.  So here’s the new genius weight loss plan:  for 10 days you put a feeding tube...yes a FEEDING TUBE...into your nose that goes down to your stomach and drips 800 calories of non-carbohydrate nutrients into your body.  I got news for you, your body has a feeding tube called the esophagus and if you eat 800 calories a day you’ll probably lose weight.  As a matter of fact, if I punch you in the face and you eat 800 calories a day, that will probably result in weight loss too (and I’ll do it a lot cheaper than the $1500 this procedure costs).  It is currently being marketed to brides-to-be for a quick solution to last minute weight loss to fit into their wedding dress.  So let’s see, you’ll plan a wedding for 6-12 months, invest thousands of dollars into venue, food, entertainment etc., invite family and all the friends you’ve ever had, but not have the foresight to know you need/want to drop some weight and get your lazy ass up off the couch to do something about it?!  It shouldn’t really be appalling anymore, but I guess it still baffles me that as advanced and educated our society seems to be, how in the hell does anyone think this is a good idea?  Truly makes me want to slap someone, shake them silly, and put them on a treadmill until they puke.  

The Cabbage Soup Diet, the Grapefruit Diet, the Baby Food Diet, HCG...you name it, people have tried it.  It’s no lie, these plans will most likely result in weight loss...and muscle loss, maybe some hair loss, a jacked up metabolism, and an UNHEALTHY body.  Everyone wants the quick fix, but seems to forget they took the long approach to get unhealthy.  Would it be too much to ask to put a little effort into changing some eating habits and perhaps moving a little?  It may sound crazy, but I think it works.

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