What's The Biggest Weight Loss Scam?

[EllieLexis513]

For people who want to lose weight, what are the biggest weight loss scams (products, brands, pills, food, systems, wraps, etc.) out there that you would recommend people NOT use? Can be for men, women, or both, regardless of age. What should people completely stay away from?

Diet Pills

Food (Nutri System, Atkins, Weight Watchers, etc.)

Body Wraps and Gels

Supplements

Protein Powders

Equipment Products (Like Shake Weights)

Other

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Also, if you could explain why the one you picked you'd say is the worst one, that'd be great. I'm sure most people think there's more than one that's horrible, I just want to know which one do you think is the absolute worst of the worst.

[akadatank44]

Weight watchers is not a scam. I was actually reading I'm a health magazine that it's one of the better ways to loose weight. They don't restrict any foods and it's just based off their point system. So in a sense its the ultimate program for those who want to loose weight but dont know how. Weiighg loss is 80% diet. Working out and eating whatever will not make you loose weight. Protein powders have so many benefits. Make sure you buy a good quality brand tho. But the worst is any cleansing or body wraps. All the weight is usually water weight and you'll regain it all back once you start eating normal again.

[EllieLexis513]

Weight watchers is really just more about marketing because they convert calories to points. So basically people are paying to have someone count their calories for them hahahaha

[akadatank44]

Hahah true but look on here. Sooo many people don't know how to do it. They also train you how to eat healthy. Look at our American selves. How many people eat like shit on a daily basis and all the health problems. To them it's normal and they don't know how to loose weight. So in reality it's a good program for them. And plus they have meetings. I got really into it going stuff afterwards lol. The meetings help people stay on the plan and loose weight. If people have no support at home how are they expected to loose weight? That's where weight watchers really wins out.

[akadatank44]

Thanks for the MHO! 😊

[Oram52]

Well few of them on the list can't just single out just one. Especially need to be careful about pills some can have adverse effects. Things like Body Wraps and Gels should be common sense really, I know somebody who got a shitty gadget to build apps Lol

I would say most of these are scam in some ways or promising quick fixes which of course never last if they do manage to begin with.

[EllieLexis513]

The only pill I took was Hydroxycut and that was because I had really bad bloating and water retention and it helped with that but I don't think it's good for weightloss. I had to take it for a couple days because I was writhing in pain a few weeks ago at the direction of my doctor but he said to throw the rest away because of the side effects people get.

[Oram52]

Good you did that and you're ok. Some of them actually have really bad side effects, you can even find banned substances online people believe that will help them get thin.

[SirenDep]

I selected diet pills, which not only they are ineffective, but can also be very dangerous. They may contain drugs.
Wraps and belts are obviously ineffective. You loose water, not fat.
Those exercising machines are also ineffective. You have to put effort to see results.
Some of the diets are good, while some aren't. If it's a diet which doesn't exclude any basic nutrients, doesn't promise miracles and fast results, and you can follow it long-term, it's good.

[SirenDep]

thanks for the mho!

[Soulsky]

All of them. If they charge you money yup. Even if you do lose weight through them, you still haven't learned anything for yourself and you won't be able to keep it off in the future unless you give them money again. Learn about nutrition, your body, exercise. Losing weight is science/calculations. Its hard work, consistent hard work, planning and execution.

[chintita]

Body wraps and gels are the dumbest and most useless

[April10]

Those places where you get wrapped and you're put in an extremely hot place to sweat the weight off

[KittieCat]

At least you think it works with diet pills (if you're gullible enough) wraps or whatever just dehydrate you and make you sweat.. so yeah you're losing water weight but have fun drinking it all back.

[Xfitchick]

There is only ONE way to loose weight: a balaced food program (I explicitely do not use the word diet, because that is not the same) AND enough movement to burn the energy you took in.

[NotTheFBI]

Vegan Lifestyle :v
And now I wait... >:P

People, just eat right... exercise regularly and you'll be fine... lazy fucks always looking for an easy way out lol. >.>

[666threesixes666]

stay away from foods. the medical diet. eat kfc, & long johns exclusively. i mean KFC every day... come on now

[Belle_of_the_Ball]

Diet pills are the WORST! they DONT work, I don't know why people fall into the fake ads. They're bad for the liver and a waste of money.

[cth96190]

Herbalife works, if people follow the programme. My daughter lost 19kg and has kept it off.

[douride2]

Almost all weight loss fads are a rip off in my opinion.

[Mustachekitteh]

I voted Diet Pills

[orphan]

nah these are effective.. just not healthy.

[EllieLexis513]

@orphan Depends on the brand and what bottle you get since they aren't regulated. You could just be buying a bunch of pills filled with sand lol

[orphan]

well they used to be meth... i dunno what they are now, but i imagine they're some kind of similar hunger suppressant

[rgb008]

waist trainers are the biggest scam.

[EllieLexis513]

Damn, I should've put those in the poll...

[4465loveyou5577]

All of them suck.

[bcromartie]

Sexercise.

[NotTheFBI]

Oh no you didn't :v Don't you be messing with my routine lol XD