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05-13-14, 07:45 PM | |
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It doesn't actually say it was FE, just like it doesn't say the oterh products were used. I am pretty sure she'd know Emily if she were in the FE test group. Also, MoFirmer has posted her experience as a test group participant and it sounds nothing like this.
Sorry, but she lost her credibility when she said none of them were overweight to begin with because they only had 15-20lbs to lose. That *is* overweight. Twenty pounds on an average height female is not insignificant. Frankly, it seemed she was exaggerating a lot in some parts. Now, there have definitely been cases where something like this has happened. Biggest Loser comes to mind. But, all the stories I've heard of people being testers for popular programs (Beachbody, the Firm, etc.) have been very positive and honest. |
05-14-14, 04:35 AM | |
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There was a program on TV a few years ago that showed what female bodybuilders go thru before a competition. It was frightening. Very limited calories, only certain foods, and dehydrating themselves just before the competition so they look more defined. It wasn't healthy by a long shot.
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05-14-14, 05:44 AM | |
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I don't believe it either. This particular article, by "Anonymous", reeks of BS to me.
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05-14-14, 07:27 AM | |
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Biggest bunch of crap ever. Read the article carefully and see how many internal inconsistencies you can find. The author is obviously just making crap up.
It's a shame, because there are certainly unethical infomercials, and there are definitely shady diet products and there is probably abuse and we've all seen how before-and-afters can be faked or doctored. . . but that article was a hot mess of made-up crap. [note: I am exaggerating sarcastically for effect here, sort of like how the author wrote the article! )-- She makes it sound like they were photographed at their "real" weight of 250 pounds (although they "only had 15-20 pounds to lose!"), then put in a cage for 6 months and fed dog food, then given laxatives and diuretics until they had to be held up with strings like puppets for the final photos, in which her legs didn't look a bit different than they ever did. lol. It strains credulity. It's kind of funny, though. Except for calling a real person a "demographically sound, milquetoast Caucasian/Photoshop hybrid." I have to go with the "it must be parody" crowd. And as parody, it's pretty funny. |
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