And people are actually buying into it.  Evidently there is some new “cleanse” out on the market that touts that people can lose tremendous amounts of weight doing a 9-day or 30-day cleanse.  I have seen some people say that they have lost 20 pounds in the first 30 days ~ hogwash!  Oh, I might just buy into the fact that after they cleansed their bodies, they did lose weight.  In fact, I wholeheartedly agree that we should cleanse our bodies of toxins.  However, most everyone knows that the key to long lasting weight loss is to do so slowly AND that if you lose considerable amounts of weight every week, you are more than likely losing water, meaning once you go off the cleanse and start eating the exact same way you did before, the weight most often comes right back.  There is a heafty price tag on this new weight loss cleanse and I feel bad that people are buying it.  I really do.  I get tired of seeing people spend their hard earned money on these “liquid diets” and are so disappointed when it doesn’t work…or worse yet, it does work for a period of time and then the weight comes back.  By the way, if you’re interested, the new “miracle” is called Isagenix.  You can read all about it yourself and come to your own conclusions, but here is the disclaimer from their site, which tells the whole story:  “As with any health or fitness program, a sensible eating plan and regular exercise are required in order to achieve long-term weight loss results.” 

Oh, really now?  Who would have ever guessed?  Sigh…

I wish more people would take their hard-earned money and put it into things that will really help them lose weight and keep it off, like weight loss books and/or magazines, exercise equipment or fitness DVDs; I would rather even see people put their money into Weight Watchers because at least WW aids in trying to teach people how to eat healthy.