I got this in the mail today

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I got this in the mail today
Topic Started: Sep 5 2008, 11:41 AM (122 Views)
shygemini	Sep 5 2008, 11:41 AM Post #1
Elite Posts: 3,114 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	A advertisement for "SlimCal" (TM) addressed right to me, how sweet! If you want to see the excitement for yourself check out: http://www.rightchoiceslab.com/ Actually i often get weight loss advertisements addressed to me. Somehow (and i have no idea how because i'm careful about giving out personal info) my name got on those mailing lists. Anyway i had a good laugh at this pamphlet today. I am considering starting to collect them. It says inside RESULTS OF CLINICAL TRIALS Originally developed in Europe, scientists working at the Excel Lab conducted a lengthy double-blind study on thousands of overweight individuals. Here are the results: -The measured effectiveness was 100%. Absolutely all participants lost weight. Lets just stop right there (no need to give the other "results". A double blind study means that both the participant (in this case, overweight individual) and the scientist do not know whether the participant is receiving a placebo or the medicine/pill. It is done to prevent biased results on either end. However, they say that ALL participants lost weight. That says to me that even the placebo people lost weight Another fantastic statement in this mail out: "NOt only does Slim Cal stop all the food you eat from turning into fat, but it causes built up fatty deposits AND CELLULITE to be automatically converted into energy". (my emphasis) Cellulite is actually a term coined originally by a fashion magaizine, not by medical professionals. And, whether you have it or not is determiend by genetics (of course if you are more overweight, it may be more prevalent if you are predisposed to it). Also as you get older, your skin naturally thins out, so that cellulite may become more obvious. Cellulite is located directly under you skin within fibrous tissues, and it is unlikely that it will disappear even with a healthy diet and exercise. There are more things i could discuss from the pamphlet but those were the worst statements!!



NicC	Sep 5 2008, 01:36 PM Post #2
Elite Posts: 2,552 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	I just love how the skin tightened in the after pictures - apparently it's a muscle toner AND skin tuck device too. Like someone could lose 70 pounds in 7 weeks and not have loose skin...
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


shygemini	Sep 5 2008, 02:41 PM Post #3
Elite Posts: 3,114 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	but this method can't fail, because you'd get your money back, i read it!



TeachX3	Sep 5 2008, 07:03 PM Post #4
Elite Posts: 3,734 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Yeah, they will give you your money back... just fill out this STACK of forms, mail them to your cousin who in turn must send them on to the President, who then must affix his Presidential seal and then send them on to the company, who will try to get around to viewing them within 6 months and then they will mail out your refund via the slowest form of mail possible.
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


NicC	Sep 5 2008, 07:55 PM Post #5
Elite Posts: 2,552 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Hey Teach you forgot to mention the refund would be in the form of Monopoly money.
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


TeachX3	Sep 5 2008, 08:38 PM Post #6
Elite Posts: 3,734 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	how could I of forgotten such an important detail?!
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


Joyful	Sep 6 2008, 05:45 PM Post #7
Regular Posts: 305 Group: Friend Member #165 Joined: August 18, 2008 Favorite Fruit? banannas, berries, canteloupe, apples Favorite Vegetable? almost all vegetables Favorite Exercise? walking & hiking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? to reach a healthy weight and to lower my high colesterol	tee hee...I sure enjoyed reading this thread!
	MY BLOG


shygemini	Sep 7 2008, 12:47 PM Post #8
Elite Posts: 3,114 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	LOL yeah, they make it sound like you get all your money back, but by reading carefully t hey say you only get the money back for unused product... hm so if you have tried the product in its entirety and it didn't work, no money back.. and yes nic...so silly about the skin tightening... i also laughed at the before/after pics...it is just for example a pic of someone wearing blue underwear..and all you can see if their butt and bit of back and legs LOL...oh...i'm convinced!



Princess2one	Sep 7 2008, 01:12 PM Post #9
Advanced Posts: 861 Group: VIP Member #149 Joined: June 2, 2008 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple, Strawberries, Grapes, Grapefruit, Bananas, Favorite Vegetable? Red Peppers, Cucumbers, Broccoli, Spinach Favorite Exercise? Walking, Dancing Healthy Lifestyle Goal? 141lbs	shygemini Sep 7 2008, 12:47 PM LOL yeah, they make it sound like you get all your money back, but by reading carefully t hey say you only get the money back for unused product... hm so if you have tried the product in its entirety and it didn't work, no money back.. and yes nic...so silly about the skin tightening... i also laughed at the before/after pics...it is just for example a pic of someone wearing blue underwear..and all you can see if their butt and bit of back and legs LOL...oh...i'm convinced! Isn't the point of buying a product to use it. What kind of money back guarantee is that? Makes me want to send them my money today. LOL
	Prin's 2009 Resolutions!!! 1) Weigh-in every Monday 2) Excerise more 3) Eat clean 4) Not to get disscourage 5) Try new things


Cherriterri	Sep 10 2008, 12:09 PM Post #10
Advanced Posts: 1,273 Group: VIP Member #7 Joined: May 21, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Kiwi Favorite Vegetable? Brussels sprouts Favorite Exercise? walking, biking and swimming Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Hmmm, to complete and olympic length triathlon.	HeHe, too funny. That stuff baffles me but the must make tons of money from it. And for us Canadians, we would get the money back in Canadian Tire dollars



shygemini	Sep 10 2008, 11:10 PM Post #11
Elite Posts: 3,114 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	they must, because it was a 6 sided (or 8 sided?) print out, mailed out to thousands (i would assume if not more) people. I really wonder where these people got my name from.



NicC	Sep 13 2008, 07:23 PM Post #12
Elite Posts: 2,552 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	I don't know Cherri Canadian tire dollars are actually worth something... lol
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


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