So one of the most interesting things that happened since announcing this new attempt was the response. It was all supportive and positive which is amazing but the interesting part was the number of people who messaged me with program recommendations.
I seriously learned about 6 different programs last night. While thankfully no one was overly pushy about having me join it definitely made me realize that there is no lie when people say that weight loss is a money making scheme. The more sites O examined last night the more I realized how much these companies are predatory.
Now, I am in no way saying that my friends are being taken for a ride. What works for one doesn't necessarily work for the other and if you are seeing results it's by no means a bad investment. But the sites themselves put me off.
Almost every site makes the same claim, it's not a diet it's a lifestyle change, which is so true. You have to change your habits to change the things about yourself that you don't like. But seeing claims that a product melts the pounds off, seeing bogus claims about what it will do for your health (eliminate diabetes! Kiss heart disease good bye! Lower your blood pressure!) make me angry. Sure these programs may help these things improve, but so does healthy habits in general, it's not some special formula.
I'm not saying I'll never try a program, but a lot of research will go into it before hand. For now I want to see what I can do on my own, I won't get anywhere with some magic formula if I can't get myself healthy under my own steam. It's a relearning process and it's going to be an interesting one.
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