I haven’t been a night owl for a while but when I was nocturnal, all the infomercials late-night were either about dating or losing weight. There’s always the device that claims to shave inches off your waist or the miracle pill that will suppress appetite or incredibly melt fat. If these miracle inventions actually worked, they wouldn’t be selling it for “only 3 easy payments of $9.99.” If I had a pill that would trim 20 pounds off your gut, I could sell it for six-figures and there will be buyers. When people are desperate, they will fall for anything. I should know because I used to be one of those people. I am guilty of buying a few abdominal machines in the past but I’ve learned that weight-loss is a product of self-control, consistency, and moderation. When you break it down, the amount of calories consumed needs to be less than calories burned to lose weight. I will dedicate a series of blog posts to fitness and diet to document my experiences, successes, and failures. So far, I’m ahead of the game and have lost weight to the point of some people not recognizing me at first glance.

The godfather of weight loss gimmicks:

Have you bought any weight-loss gimmicks yourself?