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Crazy Marketing Claims in Ads
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Well thank heavens my cardiologist is watching out for my hanging belly. Good job, that.2 -
"Purple peel trick"??!?! 🙄😬🤣
How do they come up with this stuff?1 -
springlering62 wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »The text above seems reasonable enough, the text in the picture however - I'd love to lose 23lbs thanks to a 7-minute routine
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(PS: losing 23 lbs of belly fat, I hope she lost lbs on other parts of her body as well or her body proportions must look strange
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The 7-minute routine would almost have to be some form of yogic bulimia, seems like. 😬
In fairness, I’ve done yoga for years, including other states and countries, and have heard and seen some wierd stuff, but have never heard of yogic bulimia, except for one frequent poster here who did yoga and mentioned an issue with that particular ED. But I think she later said that was an interpretation/rationalization she’d come up with herself.
I know you meant it in humor and am far from offended, but some folks out there might pick that up and run with it.
Every yoga class I’ve done has focused on body positivity and self respect. Even the white clad ones I showed up in my usual rainbow gear for the practice, not having a clue. Luckily, no one spoke English so they just smiled and we carried on.
I did a form of yoga where they'd have periodic weekend workshops where they'd eat/drink some "cleanse" stuff, then do particular yoga exercises to enhance that effect. The bathroom was used a lot, IMU, but not for purging upward, if you know what I mean. I think I have a booklet with the exercises around here somewhere, and recall the exercises as non-extreme, but never participated in those workshops. I assume the food/drink part was . . . self-abusive, and I wouldn't do that.
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Wow. I am shocked. Though, I should be unshockable by this age, I suppose.
My daughter is an instructor, has spent time in an ashram, and does websites and social media for a bunch of studios scattered around the country, as well as a large yoga festival in CA. I’m going to throw this at her and see if she’s ever heard of this.
Man, I am so grateful for the outstanding quality of the studio I’m fortunate enough to have on my doorstep. I need to tell the owner that again. I still thank her regularly for maintaining her full schedule, via Zoom, during the pandemic. Sanity saver for so many of us.
The closest I’ve ever come to anything like that is someone occasionally mentioning “twists are good for digestion”!
I think crazy diet stuff is more integrated into yoga than people think. I used to do a hot yoga class at a chain studio that said you needed to do a 24 hour fast to optimize the class results. Water if you must, but dry fasting was better. Multiple instructors gave that instruction at the end of class. I ignored that part, but wonder how many people got sick from that advice. Needless to say, yoga was just a passing fancy in my fitness journey.0 -
springlering62 wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »The text above seems reasonable enough, the text in the picture however - I'd love to lose 23lbs thanks to a 7-minute routine :
(PS: losing 23 lbs of belly fat, I hope she lost lbs on other parts of her body as well or her body proportions must look strange )
The 7-minute routine would almost have to be some form of yogic bulimia, seems like. 😬
In fairness, I’ve done yoga for years, including other states and countries, and have heard and seen some wierd stuff, but have never heard of yogic bulimia, except for one frequent poster here who did yoga and mentioned an issue with that particular ED. But I think she later said that was an interpretation/rationalization she’d come up with herself.
I know you meant it in humor and am far from offended, but some folks out there might pick that up and run with it.
Every yoga class I’ve done has focused on body positivity and self respect. Even the white clad ones I showed up in my usual rainbow gear for the practice, not having a clue. Luckily, no one spoke English so they just smiled and we carried on.
I did a form of yoga where they'd have periodic weekend workshops where they'd eat/drink some "cleanse" stuff, then do particular yoga exercises to enhance that effect. The bathroom was used a lot, IMU, but not for purging upward, if you know what I mean. I think I have a booklet with the exercises around here somewhere, and recall the exercises as non-extreme, but never participated in those workshops. I assume the food/drink part was . . . self-abusive, and I wouldn't do that.
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Wow. I am shocked. Though, I should be unshockable by this age, I suppose.
My daughter is an instructor, has spent time in an ashram, and does websites and social media for a bunch of studios scattered around the country, as well as a large yoga festival in CA. I’m going to throw this at her and see if she’s ever heard of this.
Man, I am so grateful for the outstanding quality of the studio I’m fortunate enough to have on my doorstep. I need to tell the owner that again. I still thank her regularly for maintaining her full schedule, via Zoom, during the pandemic. Sanity saver for so many of us.
The closest I’ve ever come to anything like that is someone occasionally mentioning “twists are good for digestion”!
I think crazy diet stuff is more integrated into yoga than people think. I used to do a hot yoga class at a chain studio that said you needed to do a 24 hour fast to optimize the class results. Water if you must, but dry fasting was better. Multiple instructors gave that instruction at the end of class. I ignored that part, but wonder how many people got sick from that advice. Needless to say, yoga was just a passing fancy in my fitness journey.
Ye gods. And a hot studio, too.
A “dry” fast? SMH.
That’s so some of these folks will think they’ve “lost weight” and chalk it up to hot yoga?
My studio strongly encourages hydration and we take a few breaths break between sets to grab a sip.
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Don't have a link/image, but right here on MFP when I opened it was an ad showing an image of a guy at least 100 lbs above healthy weight, asking the reader, "How Long Will It Take to Get Toned Using the Chair Workout?" Have to admit, my mind uncharitably thought, "lot longer than you're going to claim, I bet."4
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This is mainstream, and I don't have an image of the ad either, but I was shocked to see an online add for Lunchables - those packets of crackers, cheese, meat - advertising itself as "high protein" for having a whole whopping 11 grams of protein. Yeesh. (I'm not arguing with the product - could, won't
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For non-US people who may not have these, this is an image of the type of product - not the specific ad. This one pictured has 300 calories, to get those 11g protein. Double yeesh.
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Per the US FDA, they could label it high protein. They base protein needs at 50g a day and any serving that provides 20% of that is game for the label. At least in this case they give an actual number.2
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robertw486 wrote: »Per the US FDA, they could label it high protein. They base protein needs at 50g a day and any serving that provides 20% of that is game for the label. At least in this case they give an actual number.
I assumed it was legal. It's merely my opinion that it's ridiculous.
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That's because you're of the opinion that only 50g protein per day is ridiculous, lol.
I call that a single meal, personally...6 -
What’s with the Oreo strategically placed against the stack? I don’t get it?1
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I guess so you’ll know it’s got junk food and isn’t too healthy?
After all, what kids gonna want 11grams (!!!!) of TikTok healthy and necessary but highly processed protein if there’s not some junk food to offset all that goodness?3 -
What’s with the Oreo strategically placed against the stack? I don’t get it?
It's strategically included in the packet of food, so it's strategically placed on the label. I think there is a Lunchables Cracker Stacker packet that has just the meat/cheese/crackers, no Oreo. IIRC that one has 10g protein. If that memory is correct - which I won't swear it is - then maybe the Oreo contributes enough fractions of a gram of protein to push the number to 11g.
Besides, who doesn't love Oreos? (I don't. Too bad we don't have a sarcasm font.)3 -
I was all about the middles. Couldn’t have cared less about the rest. 🤷🏻♀️1
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I thought I was all about the cream, still remember twisting Oreos apart to create a single double-stuffed Oreo before it became an actual thing. Fast forward a few years, Oreo offered a mega-stuff, something like 4-5 times as much cream as a standard, more than twice a double. Figured I would absolutely love it.
Turns out, not so much. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. The double-stuffed is the perfect balance.1 -
Nah. Two circles of dark-dyed fiberboard, with denatured dollar store toothpaste in the middle. To me, not even food, let alone tasty/desirable food, let alone "hyperpalatable".
My opinion, and I know I'm in the minority.
This would be a thread hijack, but I'm the OP, eh? So it's not.
Anyone got any new ads to share?2 -
I thought I was all about the cream, still remember twisting Oreos apart to create a single double-stuffed Oreo before it became an actual thing. Fast forward a few years, Oreo offered a mega-stuff, something like 4-5 times as much cream as a standard, more than twice a double. Figured I would absolutely love it.
Turns out, not so much. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. The double-stuffed is the perfect balance.
I like Oreo thins myself. My college roommate called Oreo filling "lard", and that's what I always think of when I'm eating them.1 -
Nah. Two circles of dark-dyed fiberboard, with denatured dollar store toothpaste in the middle. To me, not even food, let alone tasty/desirable food, let alone "hyperpalatable".
My opinion, and I know I'm in the minority.
This would be a thread hijack, but I'm the OP, eh? So it's not.
Anyone got any new ads to share?
I have never, ever understood the attraction of Oreos, Twinkies or anything else of their ilk, and I'm a binging sugar fiend. It's like they've been designed to kind of replicate food but have missed the brief. Weird taste, weird texture and they coat the inside of my mouth like I'd eaten wax.1 -
Nah. Two circles of dark-dyed fiberboard, with denatured dollar store toothpaste in the middle. To me, not even food, let alone tasty/desirable food, let alone "hyperpalatable".
My opinion, and I know I'm in the minority.
This would be a thread hijack, but I'm the OP, eh? So it's not.
Anyone got any new ads to share?
I'm in that minority with you then. I can't stand Oreos. I've even tried some of the fancy special limited edition flavour varieties and they all taste like weird gritty overly sweetened cardboard.
And if you all had any idea of how much sugar I eat, you'd wonder how I managed to find anything overly sweetened. But Oreos pass that threshold.3 -
I have loved Oreos since childhood, but haven't had any in almost 3 months now while I've been actively trying to lose weight. I wonder if I tried one now would I still enjoy them, or has my palate changed to the point where they've lost their appeal. Almost scared to find out...1
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It’s not that they lose their appeal so much as being healthier is more appealing.0
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And as the Queen Sugar Freak who could’ve run circles around you amateurs, it’s still odd to hear that come out my mouth!
It is, btw, Cadbury Crispy Egg season.
I would knock down two or three large bags a day til they sold out. I promised myself I could still have one single (really, it’s like three) serving bag a year if I lost weight.
Every year I pick up a bag, read the nutrition label and put it back down again. Part of me has many regrets, the other part is like “move along, nothing to see here.”4 -
springlering62 wrote: »It is, btw, Cadbury Crispy Egg season.
Oh, I know, I bought my first bag yesterday. I don't look at the nutrition label. Ignorance is bliss and all that.
What I did look at was the weight, because the bag didn't look quite as big as last year. Sure enough, a bag that used to be 900 and some odd grams (943?) is now 875. And more expensive. So we have shrinkflation plus regular old inflation.
Now that might annoy me enough not to indulge in any more. Those overpriced Cadbury eggs might have to last the two months until Easter.1 -
I've been working to make my Girl Scout cookies last as well. I could easily eat an entire box in one sitting, but the prices just keep going up and up, while I'm also trying to cut my weight down and down, so I have been forcing myself to actually count out only TWO cookies at a time and nibble them instead of gorge on them. *sigh* First-world sacrifices.6
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Need to lose 12 pounds? No problem! Just call us and hop on semaglutide for 6 weeks!!!!1 -
Hmm...lose two pounds per week for free...or lose two pounds per week while paying through the nose for a shot with potential side effects...sign me up!0
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I've been working to make my Girl Scout cookies last as well. I could easily eat an entire box in one sitting, but the prices just keep going up and up, while I'm also trying to cut my weight down and down, so I have been forcing myself to actually count out only TWO cookies at a time and nibble them instead of gorge on them. *sigh* First-world sacrifices.
Your sacrifices inspire all of us, nossmf!0 -
It’s an ad for barefoot shoes.
For the record I’m sitting here right now in barefoot shoes, and have worn them almost daily for years.
Sadly, no effect on weight, unless you count wearing them to walk the dog or walk to yoga!3 -
springlering62 wrote: »
It’s an ad for barefoot shoes.
For the record I’m sitting here right now in barefoot shoes, and have worn them almost daily for years.
Sadly, no effect on weight, unless you count wearing them to walk the dog or walk to yoga!
But you are at a healthy weight. Maybe the shoes only work if your weight creeps up to an unhealthy level!
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