Crazy Ways People Lose Weight
#15 The HCG 500 Calorie Diet
Diet gurus promoted this crazy fad -- injections of HCG and a 500 a day calorie limit. Just not a good idea.
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The HCG 500 Calorie Diet
Diet gurus promoted this crazy fad -- injections of HCG and a 500 a day calorie limit. Just not a good idea.
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The Cigarette Diet
Supermodels everywhere try this one. We just don't think cancer is a good trade off for losing weight!
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The Potato Diet
Despite the fact that they are loaded with carbs, some poor people fall victim to the potato diet, eating only potatoes at every meal.
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Cotton Balls
Now this is just silly! Another diet fad involves soaking cotton balls in juice and then swallowing them to fill you up. Not a good idea!
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Toe Rings
Apparently, they're not just a fashion accessory anymore! Some people believe that toe rings help you lose weight through acupressure.
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Chewing Gum
Ok, we can see that chewing gum helps you get past hunger cravings. But some folks took it to the extreme, chewing 15-20 pieces a day. This led to extreme gastrointestinal upset and complications like anemia.
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Acai Berry Diet
This was a huge web-based fad -- the Acai Berry Diet, and it was indeed a fad. Berries don't help you lose weight, eating right and exercising does.
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Flavor Spray
Make your bread taste like roast beef! Flavor sprays were a quick fad that fell apart, mainly because you simply can't trick your brain that easily.
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Wiring Your Jaws Shut
People actually do try this as a crazy way to lose weight, but we think the doctors that sign off on it are crazy as well.
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Ear Stapling
Now this one is simply crazy. Apparently, stapling the upper part of your ear will help you lose weight. Really? Because we think that would just hurt.
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Diet Dinnerware
They now make special utensils that signal you when it's ok to take another bite of food. Apparently, taking 90 seconds in between bites will help you lose weight?
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Sunglasses
Wait, how is this supposed to help you lose weight? Supposedly, the blue lenses will help you keep your hunger at bay. Ok...
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Confusing Your Body's Metabolism
This diet has you eating 3000 calories one day, and 1000 the next, in an attempt to confuse your metabolism and kick start weight loss. Is simple exercise really all that hard?
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All Liquid Diets
Drinking all of your food certainly will help you lose weight in the short term, but long term? No, this is a bad fad diet.
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Tapeworms
Yes, that's right, actual tapeworms. Please, please do not try this at home. People actually swallow parasites and then hope the tape worms will eat their food for them.
