GTFO MY TV.
January 26, 2008 · Filed under: Thoughts.
I am so sick of commercials on weight loss. Especially when they advertise that you can lose tons of weight doing absolutely nothing.
Lose weight without exercise!
Lose weight eating everything you love!
Lose weight while sitting on your ass!
Lose weight while you nap!
All you need is the Fat Killer Magic Pill and 12 weeks of meals, yours with only 42 easy payments of $35.95!
Usually the commercials show some before and after photos with people testifying to the magic that is _______. But the thing is, you don’t know what the hell you’re looking at in the first place. The person is so far away from your television, you can’t make out if it’s really them in the picture (which is the intent, obviously). Plus, I’ve seen the magic of Photoshop, so I’m a huge skeptic when it comes to the magic transformations these people go through. Not only that, you don’t know if these people are paid fitness models or just random people found in some gym. Then they have the lovely fine print at the bottom (illegible, of course) telling you that “Results vary,” and “Results not typical.” Well what the hell?
It’s not the fact that people actually buy into this bullshit that pisses me off. What pisses me off is that Americans nowadays would do anything but actually put forth some effort to achieve a healthier lifestyle. They want everything super fast, super easy, no actual work involved, but amazing results all the same. God forbid they actually get off their lazy asses and take a walk around their neighborhood or try a gym. God forbid they actually eat healthy instead of stalking their nearest fast food restaurant. No, they literally want to have their cake and eat it too. “I want that 900 calorie chocolate mousse cake and a slim waist.” Not only is that mindset stupid and ignorant, it’s also fucking irritating to have to watch commercial after commercial feeding me the same crap.
Thank god most of these pills and diets don’t work. I can’t even blame the diet industry for taking advantage of these people. You don’t want to work for what you want? You want things easy, quick, and with magical results? Fine by me. Get jipped for all you’re worth; you deserve it. Just gtfo my television.