It really is a disappointment to me too. But if you watch the show, you know the show is a bunch of sellouts. Look at how much product placement is in the shows. The BRITA water filters and the JENNIE-O meat, and whatever gum they push. I am just really surprised she would want to name associated with diet pills. Seems to me it is totally against what she is all about. I just lost a lot of respect for her.
i'll still do her workouts because i think her 30 day shred it awesome but i wont be buying anything she promotes. and the sad thing is people will buy it because she says its 'healthy'
You know I didn't like her. But then I started liking her slowly after listening to some of her podcast and then I brought the 30 day shred and she started to grow on me. But now I don't like anymore after finding this out. She claims to care about people and their weight loss. And she has just proven herself to be like the rest of them. Just chasing the dollar.
She posted this on her facebook in defense of her decision.
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Hi guys, I am addressing your questions about why I created a line of weight loss supplements!
First off, this isn't an endorsement deal. It's MY line. It was my idea and I created the products with the top bariatrics doctors in the world. And I do mean the world. These are some of the same doctors I have been working with for years to help me with my Biggest Loser contestants and my books — especially Master Your Metabolism. I have ALWAYS been an advocate of supplementation. Not as a total solution, but as a means to accelerate weight loss, and enhance your performance in every aspect of your life be it metabolic, immunity, antiaging and so on. For reference, you can take a look at Making the Cut (pp. 251-262), where I talked about which supplements work and which don't. In my latest book, Master Your Metabolism, I talked about natural ingredients that can boost metabolic function, like caffeine, vitamin C, and zinc. For years I have advocated the use of caffeine and white willow bark to increase performance in the gym and speed metabolism. I have recommended fiber blends to help curb appetite. I have referred people to different multivitamins, fat burners, protein powders, bars, drinks, etc.
The problem for me was that every line out there has stuff in it I don't like. There are artificial colorings in the gel caps, or artificial sweeteners in the protein powders. There is soy in all the protein bars. Often the ingredients in the supplements aren't combined properly so they are not effective and so on. There is NOTHING, and I do mean NOTHING, harmful in these products. They are all natural. Have a look at the ingredients: Calorie Control: Yerba Mate leaf, Coffee (bean) Extract (Coffea arabica) - standardized to 70% natural caffeine ,Guarana (seed) Extract (Paullinia Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) ** Fat Burner: White Willow (bark) Powder (Salix alba), Grapefruit (fruit) Extract, Bitter Orange (fruit) Extract , Blood Orange (fruit) Extract, Sweet Orange (fruit) Extract, Coleus forskohlii (leaf) Extract, Forskohlin , Tribulus terrestris (root) Extract - standardized to 20% steroidal saponins ) - caffeine Cocoa (seed) Extract
All Natural stuff, no drugs, no chemicals. They even have the perfect amount of caffeine. No more than 200 mg so you won't release stress hormone. Caffeine when supplemented properly has MANY health benefits. It improves cognitive function, fights Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, helps insulin resistance, reduces risk of liver cancer, and speeds metabolism by up to 6%. If you don't believe me check out this link and see what Dr. Oz has to say: http://www.coffeesage.com/archives/2...-oprahs-dr-oz/
With all that said, you still MUST eat right and work out. This stuff is just meant to support your body while training and accelerate your results. Ok, that’s all for now. Have a killer weekend!
I'm sorry - I'm going to be skeptical of anything that claims to be "all-natural and helpful" that hasn't been evaluated by actual scientists. Yes, she's working with doctors, but there's no actual proof that any of this works, just anecdotal evidence, which isn't good enough for me.
She's also promoting the QUICK FIX approach that many weight loss products go for. Weight loss should be gradual, with your body adjusting to your new diet/exercise. This whole acceleration crap is not good. Not good at all (if it even works).
I dont get it.
