Excuse me, but I have to vent for a moment. Please bear with me.

I heard this guy Kevin Trudeau interviewed on the radio this morning, and even though I KNOW it has be a load of crap, a tiny part of me really wanted to believe. I still get angry with that part of myself, knowing that if I'd never found out about the band, I might've purchased this book. Why not? I actually own a Dr. Phil book. That's how desperate I was at one time.

Here's part of the description on Amazon:

"The main problems that overweight people deal with are massive, intense, constant physical hunger; food cravings and uncontrollable urges to eat when not hungry; low metabolism; and an abnormally high amount of fat stored in stubborn secure problem areas such as the hips, thighs, buttocks, and waist. This "weight loss cure protocol" has been proven to be virtually 100% successful in correcting these conditions, thus curing the individual of obesity for life! Read the fascinating true story of how this discovery was made and, more importantly, how this miracle weight loss breakthrough has been hidden from the public so that drug companies can make billions of dollars selling their expensive drug treatments and surgical procedures for obesity. You'll be amazed to read how the food manufacturers actually have a financial incentive to make you fat! This is the book that answers all the questions about why people today are continually getting fatter and fatter. The good news is this book gives you the cure that can solve your overweight condition once and for all."

Sounds great, right? But it is BS. Read on. This is what one reviewer wrote:

...in Phase 1 you are advised to do such common sense things such as drink Water, walk, eat Breakfast, eat dinner before 6 p.m., eat salads, stay away from artificial sweetners, limit carbonated drinks, no fast food, etc. Also in Phase 1, however you are encouraged to get colonics every other day, use a colon cleanse product (of which he provides the websites for purchasing), take tons of natural/herbal supplements (also providing websites for purchasing), sweat 20 minutes a day in an infrared sauna, get sun, get as many massages as possible, do as many yoga sessions as possible (in addition to walking 1 hour a day, doing mini-trampoline exercising 5-10 minutes 1 or 2 times a day), listen to de-stressing cds (also available to purchase), lift weights (on top of the other activities you should do)...

Right after that, are two reviews about how incredible this "cure" is. How can this Trudeau guy just spew all this BS about the new "cure"? How can he say that all those other weight loss programs are crap but his works? The only difference between this and any "sensible weight loss program" is the saunas and the colonics. It's somewhat horrifying that this guy can write a book like this, using himself as proof that it works, and sell it to desperate people who want so much to believe in it. What a scumbag. Gah! I hate, loathe, and despise the diet industry. It's just one scam after another after another after another.

Sorry...had to get that off my chest. Thanks for letting me vent. I'm going to go think happy thoughts now.

I'm sure the rest of you are like I am. I've bought so many diet books, exercise books, tapes, videos, diet pills, and even phen phen. The money I've wasted on weight loss stuff in the past 59 years would probably have paid for my band (I was self pay). I should have invested it at all in a savings account and I wouldn't have had to struggle to get money for my surgery. Do I regret this last expense. You bet not. All those other gimmick didn't keep the weight off which I'm sure this will.

After reading what is required in Phase 1 of the book, I don't think I would survive to explore whatever is involved in Phase 2. Geez!