AIBU to hate slimming product advertisements

You go girl! Couldn't agree with you more.

vampirequeen whilst I agree with you about Patsy Kensit she has never been overweight imo and you certainly lead a healthy lifestyle and keep yourself on the go which is fab,I am at the moment looking to trim down for the wedding in September and am finding the foods that I am eating are bringing down the lbs nicely and not expensive at all,all fresh veg and fruit no crisps (my downfall) or thick chunks of bread and butter and sweets,I'm enjoying what I am eating and never feel hungry and with not buying treats at the supermarket am not tempted to snack.I don't belong to a gym or anything like that just found the hula-hoop under the bed and use that for excerise everyday,so I can get into that size 12 dress that I have seen.

Vampire Queen, everything you have written is oh so true. My Mother spent all her life worrying about her weight and seemed to be permanently on a diet, then she lost all the weight but unfortunately at the same time, she also lost her mind due to dementia and never knew she had lost all that weight and I just think how sad. And of course she passed it on to me and so did Twiggy too at the time another image that none of us ccould aspire to. I am what I am, as the song goes and I could never be a skinny or even thin lady and so what? I just wish that all the young girls today would believe the truth about airbrushing and the facts that most diets do not work. We need a lifestyle change a healthier view I think. Patsy Kensit losing confidence through weight issues just doesn't seem to ring true to me.

I've not problem with people dieting if that's what the choose to do and glammanana proves that you can do it without paying out huge sums of money to the slimming industry.

I just worry about those other women who think that losing weight will change their lives. When I was truly thin it proved to be the worst time in my life. After years of believing thin would change my life and bring me happiness I found that it didn't. I also believed that being thin would change how my ex treated me....surprise surprise it didn't.

Again, I totally agree Vampire Queen and a similar thing happened to me. I thought that my life would be perfect if I lost weight and like you it wasn't the best time in my life. I thought I would do everything when I was "thin" but alas no. I put the weight back on and actually started doing more, like swimming everday etc. I was as they say in psychology, using the "delaying gratification" mantra in my life, when "this" happens then life will be just right. And I so agree about the money made from us insecure women, they play on our fears and yes they all start to believe that losing weight will change their lives. I am glad i am off that treadmill and yes you can definately do it without paying out large sums. Of course I know the "for" side would say that some need that supprt but can't we form our own groups of friends and do it for free?

I've lost weight both ways many times and regained it many times. Now I take my body as it is. As long as my joints, heart, blood pressure etc are OK then my body is OK.

You are quite right vampirequeen Until recently I stayed happily about 3 stone overweight as I had been for the last 15 years at least. Recently my doctor suggested I should lose some weight so I could reduce my blood pressure medication. I was a bit miffed when I found he had referred me to a dietician, but she gave me a very useful, portion based, eating plan.With this I have very simply cut down on some of the things I was eating. It is as far removed as possible from all the miracle drop 2 dress sizes rubbish you see advertised.