Hilarious "Dieting" idea from the past, does anyone remember this? Please share yours too.
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I'm sorry, I actually wrote that as a joke, because it was pretty huge in the 70's or 80's. I think Fran from The Nanny did it. But if it works, I'd give it a try.
WOW! I just laughed so hard at myself! People are probably thinking I'm an idiot that I didn't realize that was a joke, but it's really popular! There called homeade skinny wraps. Helps you lose inches and helps with strech marks!
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By far the jell-o cotton balls is the most hilarious! !!1
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Lol. That's a new one for me!
I never did anything too extreme, and never dieted growing up (thank God for my teen metabolism!) although when I was poor and in college I remember thinking "ramen" was a good go-to. I'd spend my precious money on ramen, and end up starving.1 -
I'm sorry, I actually wrote that as a joke, because it was pretty huge in the 70's or 80's. I think Fran from The Nanny did it. But if it works, I'd give it a try.
WOW! I just laughed so hard at myself! People are probably thinking I'm an idiot that I didn't realize that was a joke, but it's really popular! There called homeade skinny wraps. Helps you lose inches and helps with strech marks!
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tekkiechikk wrote: »One diet fad I remember reading about in the 70s was that models would soak cotton balls in Jell-O and eat them. Like, for dinner. Guess it filled you up even if it wasn't pretty coming out.
This makes me think of Will Ferrell eating cotton balls in the doctor's office on Elf. LOL
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LOL, my story is so pathetic, its funny. Because I knew I was supposed to drink lots of water to lose weight, I decided to fill an empty jug full of water and guzzle it down so I would not have to remember to drink the water throughout the day. Oh boy, was I sorry. I thought I was going to die! I just laid on the sofa trying to think what to do next.. Yeah, uh don't try to drink a gallon of water at one time. You will be sorry...12
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Check out these old Weight Watchers recipe cards that go with that crazy plan posted above. My favorite is Fluffy Mackerel Pudding. Do read the commentary but not with a mouth full of water or if you have to pee. Lol
http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html11 -
Well, there was the Cambridge diet, the Cabbage Soup diet, Sugar Busters diet, Mayo clinic diet (you know....to prep you for heart surgery), the Master Cleanse (maple syrup, lemon juice and cayanne added to water), the three day diet and my fav- The HCG diet!4
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Those square candies, Ayds, I remember eating those.
The "liquid protein" diet...vile stuff. Three capfuls a day...4 -
big_lindsay wrote: »Susan Powter and her fat-free "Stop the insanity" nonsense from the 90's. Dry baked potatoes, grilled chicken... Fat was your worst enemy. People everywhere were getting skinny and stupid from long term fat-free dieting. I'm so glad that's behind us.
I was on the Susan Powter bandwagon back in the day! I actually found a copy of the book at a garage sale a few years ago and bought it just to read it for old times sake. I remember standing in line at the store and a woman behind me saying, "so, technically, I can eat this entire bag of fat free circus peanuts and lose weight!"
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I used to overshare (read: b*tch) a lot on facebook, and one day I made a complaint about my weight. One of my aunt's sisters (aunt by marriage, not blood) sent me a message telling me how she lost weight (she had lost a significant amount of weight).
She told me to only eat an apple for breakfast, a cup of maruchan noodles for lunch, and then for dinner I could eat whatever I wanted as long as it was only 500 calories.
I later found out she had a cocaine problem...so...I guess that helped, too.17 -
Check out these old Weight Watchers recipe cards that go with that crazy plan posted above. My favorite is Fluffy Mackerel Pudding. Do read the commentary but not with a mouth full of water or if you have to pee. Lol
http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html
If laughter is the best medicine that I should be over this cold by tonight.
I wonder what the laughable diet ideas will be in 2060?
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I used to overshare (read: b*tch) a lot on facebook, and one day I made a complaint about my weight. One of my aunt's sisters (aunt by marriage, not blood) sent me a message telling me how she lost weight (she had lost a significant amount of weight).
She told me to only eat an apple for breakfast, a cup of maruchan noodles for lunch, and then for dinner I could eat whatever I wanted as long as it was only 500 calories.
I later found out she had a cocaine problem...so...I guess that helped, too.
Lol, so sorry for the aunt's addiction and hope she's well and healthy now, but dayum that was funny!
I remember "30 Rock" episode when Liz Lemon was dating a 20-year old and went to a club late one night with all the beautiful people. They were being served 'flavored oxygen' as an appetizer. I'd think you'd lose a significant amount of weight eating like that!3 -
I used to overshare (read: b*tch) a lot on facebook, and one day I made a complaint about my weight. One of my aunt's sisters (aunt by marriage, not blood) sent me a message telling me how she lost weight (she had lost a significant amount of weight).
She told me to only eat an apple for breakfast, a cup of maruchan noodles for lunch, and then for dinner I could eat whatever I wanted as long as it was only 500 calories.
I later found out she had a cocaine problem...so...I guess that helped, too.
This made me laugh so hard. Ha!
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My all-time favorite is BodySolutions, from the mid-90s. It was a weight loss supplement that you needed to take in the early evening, but the catch was, you then couldn't eat for the next 6-8 hours, or the pills would lose their effectiveness.
Of course they would.5 -
Nutri-System in the 80s! We paid loads of money for horrible food. You lose weight because you can't eat it but you paid so much money that you won't buy more food!4
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You can still pay lots a money for horrible nutrisystem food. Heck it's probably the actual food from the 80s...10
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How about something more recent? You can eat anything and everything you want, and all you have do is sprinkle Sensa on it first! Then, magically, you'll lose weight - http://youtu.be/Jy2sHt4K2rk4
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