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[headtriphoney]

 It's always awkward explaining to a friend that the new diet/exercise plan he's embarking on will probably work, but not for the reasons they advertise.

Here's a hint: if they advertise you can lose 10 lbs in one week, that's probably mostly water weight. Which is fine...just...realize that?

Like, the science behind the weight loss is sound, it's

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[aleciamariana]

It's really hard on the body to lose that kind of weight if it is actually fat (and it might wind up being muscle on a bad diet plan). You shouldn't lose more than 2 lbs a week normally.

I really try to avoid those kinds of conversations. :(

[headtriphoney]

I really don't know why I didn't see this comment. ::shakes fist at livejournal::

But anyway, yeah, a lot of people get caught up in the pseudo-science of the diet/exercise industry and it's frustrating.