Post by minx on Sept 8, 2019 13:48:46 GMT -5
Was bored yesterday, so the smaller minx and I stopped by the Women's Lifestyle Expo at the expo center before hitting up Wegmans and Goodwill.
Not much there (I did win a free large pizza, so there was that), but what cracked me up were the number of places advertising 'easy' fixes.
One place said that you could get fit in only 1 twenty minute exercise session per week, because they had the secret to building muscle properly. How much? Well first you had to have a free consult with a trainer....
Several other places said they could help you lose over 30 pounds in a month with their proven programs - again get that free consultation!
My favorite was the place that said they'd help you lose weight by injecting you with hormones and prescribing your diet - again no price, but when I ask if insurance would cover (seeing as it was hormone injections), they told me that well no, insurance usually didn't cover weight loss programs (true), and most doctors wouldn't endorse it to get approval, because all the mainstream medical system was interested in was keeping you sick so they could make more money.
Funny how all these places *know* the secrets that the medical establishment refuse to tell you, yet none of them can give you any real evidence or proof that what they do can actually help you, let alone even an estimate of a price. But they aren't interested in draining your wallet. No siree Bob, not them!
Although I did find out that Giant offers consults with a nutritionist. You have to pay $25, but if you show up and complete the session (she said they were one hour) you get a giant gift card for $25 immediately. And unlike the other places, they said that the one-hour was kind of up to you - they could evaluate your current diet and suggest changes, they could just discuss nutrition and how it affects you in general, they could map out the store and where to find the healthier foods, ect. In other words, almost like they wanted to be helpful - go figure.
Not much there (I did win a free large pizza, so there was that), but what cracked me up were the number of places advertising 'easy' fixes.
One place said that you could get fit in only 1 twenty minute exercise session per week, because they had the secret to building muscle properly. How much? Well first you had to have a free consult with a trainer....
Several other places said they could help you lose over 30 pounds in a month with their proven programs - again get that free consultation!
My favorite was the place that said they'd help you lose weight by injecting you with hormones and prescribing your diet - again no price, but when I ask if insurance would cover (seeing as it was hormone injections), they told me that well no, insurance usually didn't cover weight loss programs (true), and most doctors wouldn't endorse it to get approval, because all the mainstream medical system was interested in was keeping you sick so they could make more money.
Funny how all these places *know* the secrets that the medical establishment refuse to tell you, yet none of them can give you any real evidence or proof that what they do can actually help you, let alone even an estimate of a price. But they aren't interested in draining your wallet. No siree Bob, not them!
Although I did find out that Giant offers consults with a nutritionist. You have to pay $25, but if you show up and complete the session (she said they were one hour) you get a giant gift card for $25 immediately. And unlike the other places, they said that the one-hour was kind of up to you - they could evaluate your current diet and suggest changes, they could just discuss nutrition and how it affects you in general, they could map out the store and where to find the healthier foods, ect. In other words, almost like they wanted to be helpful - go figure.
