You know I have a love hate relationship with my fitness magazines. I love them most of the time but there are things that just get under my skin. And all weight loss/fitness magazines have done it.
At certain times of the year and close to summer these fitness magazines come out with these unrealistic articles. Lose 10 lbs in ten days, get beach ready in a week, get the best ass in seven days without dieting. The list goes on and on. I would add links to the articles but I in no way support them so I won’t.
Here’s why it pisses me off. For years I have been working hard at maintaining and losing my weight. I didn’t do it in ten days. When I was first starting on this weight loss journey these articles were the cause of many starve and binge episodes. It sets you up for an unrealistic expectation and when you can achieve it as per the article you feel like a failure.
Here’s the facts a healthy weight loss is between 1-2 lns a week not 10.
You will lose weight by watching what you put into your body.
You can’t out work a bad diet, you can be in the gym for 2-3 hours at a time if your not fueling your body properly you won’t lose an ounce of weight.
Another thing we need to realize is that magazines are just like tv. On tv people watch the reality shows and the dramas to get into the shows. Fitness magazines draw you in with the catchy titles of the articles within. You know that saying sex sells well so does unrealistic diet plans. The weight loss industry actually makes millions of dollars off of people trying to lose weight by selling us these quick fix fad diets that never really last.
So the next time you read an article and are tempted to go full throttle on this new diet make sure that it’s a realistic and sustainable plan. Don’t let them fool you.