Have you ever noticed?

I've noticed this too and I wonder what in the heck they're thinking. (Although most probably they are not thinking hahaha) It doesn't make one lick of sense, and I'm sure it sabbotages a lot of peoples diets in one way or another.

Haha very ironic... but those articles are are the ones theat make them sell. Maybe the mnagazine is targetting those person that want to lose weight and also for those that want to gain weight. Not all people do have the problem of losing weight there are those people that also have problems maintining or at least gaining weight.

I noticed that too. It doesn't really bother me that much when I see the dessert recipes because I hardly ever really have a huge appetite for sweets. When they show the really delicious dinner recipes like the glazed chicken or beef stroganoff or things like that, that's when I really get hungry. Sometimes on the way home after reading those articles I'll actually stop at the store and pick up the stuff I need to make one of the recipes I've seen. LOL!

Oh yea... and it is inevitable. Magazines publish what people want to see. And it is hard to disagree that losing weight and getting "prettier" (and healthier) is what be on most people's minds. Happy new year, my friend. =)

If they sell us the recipes to gain weight then we have to diet. I think it is anything for a buck

Probably living up to good old fashion competitive marketing of their magazines! Lol! Honestly that's sick! If both has the same content then its a total waste to buy both magazines. Somebody inside the magazine company may probably be leaking out information to their competitor. Thats just my presumption. In any case, if they want it head to head (same stuff vis-a-vis) so be it. Lets just not get involved in these Magazine wars so that our money would not be wasted.

Isn't it kind of comical. One minute they are telling you how to lose weight and the next, very fattening recipes. It is pretty much the same in all of them.

Hi Crazynurse, That is just nuts. But it is the same way we work too. At the beginning of a new year, some of us want to loose weigh, talk about it until the middle of the year, then we change our tone a bit to eating whatever we want; and not watching our weigh much anymore. Sad but true.

Magazines, newpapers, TV news (media etc) are simple sensationalits. They go after and sell what the majority of viewers/readers want - they don't care what it is doing to anyone else - morals, ethics etc. The reporters will hound and hide in bushes, climb trees etc to get their 'scandal photo' there does not seem to be any laws that prevent reporters from using high tech lens and recording devices to snoop and pry for their precious stories. They receive huge wages and these sleeze mags they sell them to pay big bucks for being the first to issue the news on their front covers

A friend pointed this out to me a long time ago, as a reason that she was not going to buy women's magazines. I think, however, that we can learn delicious ways to eat healthfully, but I seldom use what I read, whether it is for fitness or for cooking. It just fills my mind with pretty pictures and thoughts for the moment. So many of the recipes are not fitted to my real life, anyway.

Well it's commonly a way they make money. A) write about things which would interest people and B) normally over here the recipes are by sponsors who pay them and that just doesn't make sense. I think some magazines are too dumb ~Joey

I do notice that. Then they moan and wonder why women and girls develop eating disorders and self esteem problems? I've also noticed that all the females in those magazines are size zero to three, have luscious hair, and everything about them looks airbrushed perfect?

Doesn't bother me any. They are speaking to all kinds of people. Some are on a diet and some are not. Now if it were a health magazine or a diet magazine I would expect them to stay on the same track.