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Diet scams explained by "Six Pack Abs" expert

Posted on Jun 19th 2007 1:00PM by Brian White

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

Are there more diet scams than legitimate diet plans? You bet - and you see them everywhere. From television to radio to newspapers to magazines, the proud "lose XX pounds in XX days" moniker is plastered in perfect fashion. and people keep falling for them, year after year.

There is simply no diet plan that does not involve safe weight loss (over time), regular exercise and a motivation to get to a target weight. Period. Many weight-loss experts and nutritionists will tell you this, but for some, the "take a pill, sit on your butt and lose weight" scenario just keeps on pumping away inside that noggin.

Is weight loss easy? Nope -- but it is rewarding. The effort to get there will make a weight "loser" respectful of effort and will dissuade the immediate gratification attitude that seems to be everywhere.

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Steve 6-20-2007 @ 7:18AM

There are many many good diet plans out there that DO teach you how to eat and exercise properly to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. The problem is that so many people are unwilling to wait for the results. I can hear the them now "Why learn to eat properly and lose 1 pound a week until you're at your maintenance weight (which could take a year or longer) when I can lose 20 pounds in 20 days?" When will people learn that these types of diets are not healthy and the weight loss is temporary? I understand that it can be difficult to begin a diet and make the necessary changes, but there are plenty of resources available that will teach you how to eat and exercise and will provide support and recipes as well as additional tools to help you in your weight loss goals.

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