Heard the dumbest thing EVER today.

theroadto100
theroadto100 Posts: 209 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I was listening to the radio and they had an advertisement for a diet pill, and the company claimed that woman over 40 need to do an hour of cardio a day just to MAINTAIN their weight.
I laughed. Hard.

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  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    I heard that the other day during a commercial break while listening to a football game on the radio.

    a true WTF moment.
  • flyawaybyebye
    flyawaybyebye Posts: 250
    That depends on how you eat. But if you eat a typical SAD diet, it's not far off.
  • jlb95
    jlb95 Posts: 29
    Haha, wow that's ridiculous!
  • HolleeERL
    HolleeERL Posts: 313 Member
    That depends on how you eat. But if you eat a typical SAD diet, it's not far off.

    Exactly!!! And that is why I need that hour of cardio to maintain!!! :o)
  • daves160
    daves160 Posts: 600
    Oh yes! and that is just one of several pill pushing ads on the radio that tell you it is impossible to lose weight with just diet and exercise alone. I laugh and get a bit angry at the lies at the same time. I would hate to know how many people get duped in to the lies.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I was listening to the radio and they had an advertisement for a diet pill, and the company claimed that woman over 40 need to do an hour of cardio a day just to MAINTAIN their weight.
    I laughed. Hard.

    I heard that too. LOL WTF?
  • CrawlingChaos
    CrawlingChaos Posts: 87
    I think I've heard that before in another commercial. It was for one of those "magic shake" diets.
  • SunshineKisses_2012
    SunshineKisses_2012 Posts: 471 Member
    Oh yes! and that is just one of several pill pushing ads on the radio that tell you it is impossible to lose weight with just diet and exercise alone. I laugh and get a bit angry at the lies at the same time. I would hate to know how many people get duped in to the lies.

    I am with you on getting mad at the advertisements about magic diet pills/shakes. They basically make people feel bad about who they are and then offer a magic something that can instantly make them all better. That is primarily why I have stopped watching network TV and only watch movies with my son. I have enough issues without advertisers telling me how much of a piece of crap I am, BUT IF I BUY XYZ!!! Effff that. I'm doing it the healthy way, TYVM!
  • jenalderman
    jenalderman Posts: 411 Member
    Hello..... let me introduce myself. Like most of you, I'm sure.... My name today is LIVING PROOF that you DO NOT need an hour a day to maintain. I do exercise 5-6 hours a week but I eat back most of my calories and at 46 I'm dropping weight better than ever. It's all about the food choices and enough exercise to keep that metabolism going. The sad thing is....before MFP I might have bought into an ad like that! I'm with all of you who say WTF!
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Advertising....lovely. And it will just get worst for january 1st!!!
  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
    I've heard that too! So dumb!
  • 3GKnight
    3GKnight Posts: 203
    Awwww... you mean I spent all that money for nothing?
  • Iamfit4life
    Iamfit4life Posts: 3,095 Member
    I hear this EVERY DAY and break out into a cold sweat.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    If they started advertising dog vomit as a weightloss shake, some poor sucker would order a six month supply.
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