I Can Make You Thin TV Show??

bla115
bla115 Posts: 206
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
So last night I saw an ad for a new show on TLC called "I Can Make You Thin". They claimed some pretty lofty promises like being able to break people of their unhealthy relationships with food. Apparently this show was a huge success in the UK. I looked up more details at http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080227tlc01. Has anyone else seen this ad or know more about the show? How about our UK users, can you give us the scoop??? :smile:

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  • bla115
    bla115 Posts: 206
    So last night I saw an ad for a new show on TLC called "I Can Make You Thin". They claimed some pretty lofty promises like being able to break people of their unhealthy relationships with food. Apparently this show was a huge success in the UK. I looked up more details at http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080227tlc01. Has anyone else seen this ad or know more about the show? How about our UK users, can you give us the scoop??? :smile:
  • Erica92627
    Erica92627 Posts: 576
    I think it is a knock off of The Biggest Loser. :laugh:
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    I saw that ad last night too. I thought "Yeah, right" But by the end of the ad I was intrigued. Starts March 17 I think?? May have to at least check it out :smile: Any one know anything??

    Checked out the link - I guess it premiers March 16 - not a biggest loser type thing and pshchological type of thing I guess. Sounds too good to be true - will have to see what this guy's about!
  • bla115
    bla115 Posts: 206
    I think it is a knock off of The Biggest Loser. :laugh:

    Well in the description of the show it talks more about focusing on the psychological link so I think it's different than the Biggest Loser.
  • bla115
    bla115 Posts: 206
    Shameless bump :wink:
  • Erica92627
    Erica92627 Posts: 576
    I have not seen the ads yet, but I will keep a look out for it to see how it looks. From the posts here it does sound very interesting.
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    Thought i would revive this - show premiers on Sun if anyone interested in it. :happy:
  • amandagreen1980
    amandagreen1980 Posts: 286 Member
    Hi
    I live in the UK and watched it.
    It is a bit like hypnosis, in a way, and yeah is more psycological.

    They tell you things like tapping you hand when you feel hungry (i know it sounds daft!) but it is supposed to trigger your mind to think differently!

    It is really interesting, and well worth watching!

    Amanda
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    There are a lot of things other than exercising 4 hours a day that will help you lose weight. I bet this show is about some "tricks":

    use smaller plates
    hide food (not kidding, this works - out of sight, out of mind, out of stomach)
    breaks between bites
    etc.
  • kristie874
    kristie874 Posts: 774 Member
    Is it just me or does anyone else think that a better title for this show would be something like, "I Can Make You Healthy," or, "I Can Make You Fit?" I just think there are too many problems that can happen when people think, "THIN," over, "HEALTHY," or, "FIT." Thin doesn't necessarily mean healthy.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    .."unhealthy relationships with food."....................**

    I heard songbyrdsweet say that in a post once - and thought it was a Billiant combination of words. It encompasses all the triggers.

    Bored?- eat mindlessly
    Mad? - overeat - or smoke- or drugs- or drink (insert your "sins" here - see we even call them "sins")
    Lazy? - eat
    Frustrated ?- eat
    Celebrating? - eat lots - drink lots - wake up sick - then a little "hair of the dog that bit you" - food+drink
    Mourning or grieving - eat lots of stuff brought over by "friends"
    Eat too much? Be mad at self.
    Forget to eat? headache. Be mad at self.
    Feeling fat? Punish self by not eating anything: then overeating the next day because you are dizzy

    ** Very unhealthy relationships with food.

    I almost said "Food for thought." It's a ubiquitous issue.

    ~Cheryl
  • auntkaren
    auntkaren Posts: 1,490 Member
    I have seen it advertised as well and will probably watch it , if I remember:happy:
  • pam0206
    pam0206 Posts: 700 Member
    I've seen that ad and was gonna ask if anyone had seen any part of the show before. I think it's premiering on Sunday night, but it looks a little kooky. If I could lose weight by squeezing my pinky finger, I'd have done that a long time ago while I was wolfing down my fries and pizza. I guess I'm a little skeptical, but don't know much about it except the ads.
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Is it just me or does anyone else think that a better title for this show would be something like, "I Can Make You Healthy," or, "I Can Make You Fit?" I just think there are too many problems that can happen when people think, "THIN," over, "HEALTHY," or, "FIT." Thin doesn't necessarily mean healthy.

    Amen, sister.

    Here's to healthy!:drinker:
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