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boglin ([personal profile] boglin) wrote2008-06-16 08:27 am
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Be skinny for summer!

Read the advert title on Facebook.

The pink patch will help you lose that stubborn stone and be your skinniest. Try it free!

Or, perhaps...now stop me if I'm being too controversial here...but just *perhaps*...if there's only that 'stubborn stone' between you and being 'skinny' you could actually not worry about it and stick with the normal, healthy body of a woman rather than the celebrity endorsed emaciated form of a pre-pubescent girl.

Just a thought.
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[identity profile] miss-soap.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
I abhor those adverts, not only because of the entire sentiment, but because it's clearly such utter, utter nonsense. You may as well stick an Elastoplast to yourself and expect to lose weight because of it.

[identity profile] bridiep.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 10:04 am (UTC)(link)
Didn't you know? Unless you're a size 4 with no tits and an eating disorder, you will never get a boyfriend and no-one will love you.

[identity profile] tawdryfilth.livejournal.com 2008-06-16 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I don't get that one, I just get the "You're 27 and single? My god, how are you still surviving?! Don't fret, we'll set you up with someone!!!!"

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_mrx_/ 2008-06-16 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I keep seeing those, ' was thinking about one myself


AdrianX - crawling back under his rock

[identity profile] november-girl.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
I hear what you're saying, but personally when I'm actually trying to lose weight "that subborn stone" is the first one, not the last one i.e. if I'm trying to get from 12 stone to 10 stone, the stubborn bit is getting from 12 stone to 11 stone rather than 11 stone to 10 stone.

As you know, I appreciate the voluptuous female and broader male, but quite frankly there are a LOT of people around who could do with losing quite a bit of weight (and should add that I include myself in that, just so I don't sound too hypocritical).

[identity profile] nelsolidarida.livejournal.com 2008-06-17 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Totally agreed. Nothing against people losing weight if that's what they want to do - hey, not like i haven't made attempts occasionally, some healthier than others - but i've never seen a diet or weightloss product advert that hasn't been a pile of poo.
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