Pounds of rotting food and toxic sludge

Eleniala
Eleniala Posts: 87 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Anybody else get annoyed with those utterly ridiculous radio commercials for utterly ridiculous weight loss products? My favorite radio station plays this one commercial at least twice an hour, and it is so stupid it makes me all road rage-y. >:)

Commercial: "Maybe you aren't fat, but just bloated?"
Me thinking: 'Nope, I'm pretty sure I'm fat.'
Commercial: "You want a flatter belly?"
Me thinking: 'Ya betcha.'
Commercial: "Try SB. It will remove pounds of rotting food and toxic sludge from your body and give you a flat belly."
Me thinking: 'Yeah...um...nope. Maybe your brain is full of toxic sludge, you greedy lying *kitten*!'' :D

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  • mis1022
    mis1022 Posts: 109 Member
    Yes I hear the same commercial, such a rip off.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    There's a reason why I no longer listen to commercial radio stations :tongue:
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Ha, yeah, I know the commercial you're talking about. It's funny, but I feel bad about the people that in their desperation get scammed into it.

    Remember to do your research people! There's no miracle products!
  • 3rdof7sisters
    3rdof7sisters Posts: 486 Member
    Yeah, Marie Osmond does it too with Nutri System. She claims one of the products gets rid of "belly bulge"
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    Eleniala wrote: »
    Most ludicrous and aggravating part of that commercial is the fake caller calling the fake customer service, and it goes something like this...

    Fake customer service rep: "Hello, Ma'm. Are you calling about the free trial of SB?"
    Fake customer: "Actually, I already got the free trial. And now I have a problem I didn't think I would ever have."
    Fake customer service rep: "Oh yeah? What is that?"
    Fake customer: "I've been taking SB every day and now my belly is TOO flat! I don't want to look like a runway model! But I don't want to stop SB either because honestly, I've never looked this good."
    Fake customer service rep: "You don't have to stop. If your belly flattening results are TOO dramatic you can reduce SB to just every other day."

    That portion is soooooo over the top ridiculous that even the dumbest and most desperate listeners must know it's a crock of *kitten*.

    I heard that one for the first time 4 days ago and I sat there for a good minute before saying "what....the.....eff????"

    Like anyone ever had that problem using some product. Too flat??? Really??
  • aneedforchange
    aneedforchange Posts: 75 Member
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    "rotting food and toxic sludge"? Sounds like a fair description of bowel contents to me. It ain't all sunshine and roses down there, but it's getting the job done.

    Ahahaha I know ..TECHNICALLY they are correct. Probably just not the timeline their suggesting lol
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    aneedforchange wrote: »
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    "rotting food and toxic sludge"? Sounds like a fair description of bowel contents to me. It ain't all sunshine and roses down there, but it's getting the job done.

    Ahahaha I know ..TECHNICALLY they are correct. Probably just not the timeline their suggesting lol

    Not quite. Fecal matter is not "rotting food" and unless you are severely constipated it doesn't stay in your body very long.
  • red99ryder
    red99ryder Posts: 399 Member
    3rdof7sisters wrote: »
    Yeah, Marie Osmond does it too with Nutri System. She claims one of the products gets rid of "belly bulge"

    I noticed Lady Gaga had a little bulge in the SuperBowl half time show , she should talk to Marie lol

    Good luck everyone
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Eleniala wrote: »
    Most ludicrous and aggravating part of that commercial is the fake caller calling the fake customer service, and it goes something like this...

    Fake customer service rep: "Hello, Ma'm. Are you calling about the free trial of SB?"
    Fake customer: "Actually, I already got the free trial. And now I have a problem I didn't think I would ever have."
    Fake customer service rep: "Oh yeah? What is that?"
    Fake customer: "I've been taking SB every day and now my belly is TOO flat! I don't want to look like a runway model! But I don't want to stop SB either because honestly, I've never looked this good."
    Fake customer service rep: "You don't have to stop. If your belly flattening results are TOO dramatic you can reduce SB to just every other day."

    That portion is soooooo over the top ridiculous that even the dumbest and most desperate listeners must know it's a crock of *kitten*.

    THIS!!! This is the worst part for sure. "If your belly becomes too flat" I can never roll my eyes enough.

    I still love my radio station, though.
  • htimpaired
    htimpaired Posts: 1,404 Member
    I hear that part of the commercial where the results are TOO dramatic and I wonder-are they caving in?
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    This thread is also good for either rage or a laugh - What is the daftest weight related thing someone has ever said to you
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,785 Member
    edited February 2017
    The ad is claiming there's pounds of "toxic sludge" impacted in your intestines. This comes I think from nineteenth century quackery -- and apparently people still fall for it. If there were impacted sludge in peoples' intestines, why hasn't it been found in autopsies?

    The other one that gets me is an ad for a veggie-fruit supplement called "Balance of Nature". They have all these testimonials from people who say their medical conditions magically improved when they started taking the supplement. How they get away with this is beyond me (my guess is they won't get away with it for long). What they don't give you are the number of people whose cancer went away versus those whose cancer didn't go away, and proof this percentage is different than the spontaneous remission you'd expect without taking "Balance of Nature".

    The "if your belly is getting too flat" one is amusing, too. At least it would be if people didn't seriously fall for this nonsense and send them money. I'm in the wrong racket.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    The commercials, both radio and TV, are one of the highlights of America holidays. They are so dreadful they're wonderful.
  • Kguinn30
    Kguinn30 Posts: 2 Member
    Mag O7 (Magnesium Oxide) it will get that old fecal out of your stomach along with drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet, and exercise. You get it from the Vitamin Shoppe you start seeing a difference in a couple of days. I'm down 8 pounds in 10 days I'm no longer bloated and my stomach is 3x smaller than when I started. I hate those kind of commercials it's not an easy fix. Make sure you check with your Dr. first this worked for me I can't speak for anyone else.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    3rdof7sisters wrote: »
    Yeah, Marie Osmond does it too with Nutri System. She claims one of the products gets rid of "belly bulge"

    She also claims she was a chubby child that got made fun of. I think that would be a hard sell even if she hadn't been on TV as a child.

    I met her once in the 80's. I was about 10. I was a tall 10 year old, but I just remember how tiny she was.
  • _Bro
    _Bro Posts: 437 Member
    Despite how stupid the claim, the desire for an easy / "miracle" way to obtain ones weight loss goals is powerful. Powerful enough to make advertisements like this profitable.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    lauracups wrote: »
    Meh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )

    And a lot of the weight loss is fluid loss as well, it's not pounds and pounds of fecal matter
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    lauracups wrote: »
    Meh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )

    And it's crazy we have to put in these kinds of disclaimers, right? In case someone might actually think it's a good idea!
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    lauracups wrote: »
    Meh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )

    And it's crazy we have to put in these kinds of disclaimers, right? In case someone might actually think it's a good idea!
    Laxative abuse is the in thing these days
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    lauracups wrote: »
    Meh, just go and do a colonoscopy prep, it's cheaper and it'll have the same effect that'll last 2 days until you get your appetite back and rehydrate. I'M NOT SUGGESTING YOU DO THAT FOR REAL. Just pointing out the obvious; )

    And it's crazy we have to put in these kinds of disclaimers, right? In case someone might actually think it's a good idea!
    Laxative abuse is the in thing these days

    Yeah, I've seen a lot of threads lately. All tied up in the mindset that you can eat it all, and the laxative will pass it on through before it turns to fat. So dangerous, and people think because it's OTC it can't hurt you.
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