Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Before and After Photos-Weight Loss

I love these weight loss commercials with these "before and after" photos of people who have dramatically lost weight. Is it me or is this total bullshit? If you look close at the pictures, the "before" picture always shows a person with unbrushed hair, no makeup, in a skimpy outfit to make them look even fatter, and a sad look on their face. The "after" photo always shows them smiling, in trendy (loose fitting) clothes, fully made up, hair brushed, and stomach sucked in. Then they give their testimonials. You definitely need some tears and some bullshit story of how these miracle pills changed your life. "I still eat $50.00 worth of Taco Bell in one sitting, but thanks to these miracle pills, I've lost 75lbs." Then you have some cheesy motivational "trainer" telling you to pick up the phone and call NOW. "While Supplies Last." I always like that line, while supplies last...like the phones are ringing off the hook. Or, "If you call in the next 10 minutes, we'll deduct a payment." That commercial runs all day on 6 channels, who are they fooling about calling in the next 10 minutes? Any commercial that claims you'll lose weight without diet or exercise is full of it!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Thats almost as bad as those infomercials about super sharp knives that can cut through lead pipes.

supplymadam said...

Yeah the before picture is a bulldog and the after is a racehorse

Anonymous said...

Yea and how about all of those diet commercials with Glamorous looking men and women. Why don't they put people on there that need these pills!