Should you believe these amazing claims about losing weight?

On average I’ve lost 2-3lb a week with weeks where the scales haven’t moved, and on the odd occasion I’ve hit 4lb. I don’t eat a lot, not on purpose, I just eat what my appetite requires and that’s about 1000 calories a day. I exercise a lot, on usual weeks swimming four hours a week, and running two miles on every day I don’t swim (steadily building) and I’ve just lost more than I need to lose. Lost about 70lb need to lose a further 60lb. I haven’t restricted myself food-wise, I’m not on a ‘diet’, I do eat whatever I feel like, but the key word is moderation. If you want to go to McDonalds(not the best choice, best example however) do so! Just compensate for what you ate at the next meal time and eat something lighter. I’ve gained more from being active than losing weight, I suppose it comes part and parcel, though when I started running I found my level of fitness soared. Selling quick-easy-ways to lose weight is easy money often targeted at the vulnerable concerned with their body image. Fact is you can lose 14lb in two weeks, it won’t be too healthy. My Dad has been in hospital over the past fortnight and lost 14lb, he was being fed through a pipe on the basics, and not moving, apparently getting 2000 calories a day and he still lost a considerable amount of weight. Will he put it back on? Of course as soon as he returns to normal eating habits he’ll be hitting the weight he was.

i heard a hell lot about oesity reducemen program ..and hell is not a use for me

Oh those crappy programs telebrands and all i never believe in those ITs better to be natural than to take supplements which cause more sideeffects rather than the effects

well, it is true that you can eat anything you want and still lose weight. It's not so much what you eat, but how much of it you are eating. Other than that, all else you stated is a true fact. Remember you are what you eat.

Step 1 Once you reach target, add 250 calories a day to your existing daily calorie intake. This means if you’ve been having 1,250 calories each day, you should now have 1,500 calories a day. Step 2 After a week, weigh yourself on your usual scales. You’ll probably have lost a little more weight. If so, add another 250 calories to last week’s daily allowance. So, if you were having 1,500 calories a day, now have 1,750 calories daily. Step 3 After a week, weigh yourself again. If you’ve lost more weight, add an extra 250 calories to your daily intake, for example from 1,750 calories to 2,000 calories each day. Step 4 After a week, if your weight has stabilised that’s the amount of calories you need each day to keep your new slim shape. If you’ve gained a tiny amount, drop your daily calorie intake by 100 calories, for example, from 2,000 calories to 1,900 calories daily. After a week, weigh yourself again. If your weight has stayed the same, that’s the amount of calories you need each day for weight maintenance. If your weight has gone up or down, juggle your daily calorie intake by 50 calories a day until your weight eventually stabilises. Step 5 Weigh yourself once a week on your usual scales until you are confident that you’re maintaining your healthy weight.

truely great your discussion .very interesting to read.keep it up and may i wish you a very merry christmas and a happy new year.all the best in 2006.wish you well jen greene

Yes, this is true. All these are bogus. You can use weight by just making a simple nutricious diet.

I go by the phrase, you didn't pack on the weight overnight, so it's not going to go off overnight. Although me and my mom are going to go on the Weight Watchers diet after Christmas. And my step dad bought some meal replacement shakes from his company he sells for. And we're going to exercise. But my job right now contains pretty physical work, so I can already tell I'm losing inches.

All these easy way to lose weight are absolutel absurd. I really don't think that we can lose weight without toiling hard for it. Only way to lose weight would be to either work out hard and eat less, this is the only direct way to go about it, there is absolutely no short cut for losing weight.

all these are really deceptive one should be on a strict diet and have a good excersise.. weight loss by all these techniques .will lead to serious disoders in the future.

I never believe such claims becozz if u want to lose wt. u cannot find a shortcut U'll have to work hard for it

Want to lose weight... eat less! Cut your caloric intake about 200-500 calories and your weight will start to drop. Want to lose more... work out. Bada Bing!

really, there are no products (natural or not) that make you loose weight, unless of course they have invented a pill that cuts off your apetite, but even that would be very bad for you. In order to losse weight, just do what the experts say, because that is why they're named experts, they know A LOT about that particular subject. You don't need to spend much money on diets and exercize machines, by just reading this thread and following the advices posted above, and with a strong will, you will definately loose some weight. Best of luck!