Hi everyone,

Being a binge eater and struggling with several kinds of eating disorders all of my life, I have always been sucked in to buying the latest and greatest diet plan. You know, the ones where you lose tons of weight really fast....Today, I was watching TV and the 6 week body makeover came on and boy did it look promising....100 bucks and it could be mine and in 6 weeks I can lose 30lbs. I went on the website 3 times to order it and I finally stopped and prayed about it and really thought it through. Sure, I can buy it and I may even use it. But, it is no different than what I need to do everyday of my life.
Eat healthy, exercise and keep myself emotionally and spiritually fit. The emotional and spiritual part is the most important for me. I am a pro at diet and exercise. I know almost every trick (there really is none). I just need to do it over and over again. I'm so tired of the latest and greatest and spending all of my hard earned money on a promise that never comes true.
I just need to believe in ME!!! At least for today, I have kept my 100 bucks.

Gwen

YAY for you. I love watching infomercials and thank goodness I never have money or my house would be filled. Another great thing to dissuade you on ordering things (especially weigh loss products they offer) find reviews for them. I think some, like 6 week body makeover, I found reviews for that made me not want to order it.

Although when I have extra cash, Zumba may be mine. I've wanted it for years (since I was in high school) and I can't go to a gym for classes.

I used to buy lots of books too; but don't anymore. I have a good book now that is helping me more than any other book as far as food is concerned --called "FOOD TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH" and I am sure there are others out there like it. I didn't pay a cent for it -- my mother picked it up for 10c at a second-hand bookstore, no less ...

I am more wary now; and go on the net and do a search for reviews like the above poster said. I read what others think first before wasting any more money. I find some plans are too strict, or too judgemental of the user, so they are a waste of time and money for me. If I see a review and comments that help me, then I may fork out the money on a very rare occasion.

For instance, I like many of the ideas from "The Beck Solution" book and there are many threads here that you can read all about it. I made up my own eating plan based on my own research and experience; a plan that suits me, my body, and my lifestyle ...

I like watching infomercials at the gym while I'm on a machine but with the sound turned off. Preferably these infomercials feature a lot of good-looking, half-naked men.

With the women, I have been known to let go of the elliptical upright poles & give the finger to too-perky-looking blondes touting their miracle-working abs machines. I know they're lying. Nothing is that fun. Nothing.

Also, usually those machines make irritating whirring or grinding noises which the infomercials play happy music over. And I lose myself in thinking of the casting calls for these commercials.

In LA somewhere even now there is a line of actors & good-looking part-time instructors with incredibly shaped bodies, with their headshots in hand, all trying to get into the footage of fake exercise classes in an infomercial. Some director is looking over their bodies to check the condition of the prime meat like they are beef cattle in an auction. But hey, it's a living for them. And they work hard for those bodies -- we all know how hard -- & should be able to show them off, with pay, when they can. Only I don't believe they always got them using the stuff they're advertising.

Such are my thoughts while watching infomercials. But never for God's sakes to buy their stuff.

yeah, in order to get those really toned abs and butt, etc, there's no way a single machine that does like... ONE move... can get you there. it might help you, but it won't get you all of the way there. and i think when people don't see those results, they get discouraged. i like to stick with things that have been around for a long time (in other words, longer than a fad or two), like free weights, weight machines, treadmills, ellipticals. they seem to be working well enough for gyms to buy a hundred of them!!