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    Old 09-20-2010, 10:03 PM
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    Originally Posted by bbwalkup
    what I don't understand are the weight loss programs. Once we got the big screen I noticed (okay-could finally see) the fine print: they all say "results not typical". So, what are typical results?
    notice the so called weight losers were ALREADY skinny....LOL
    They must have taken off their shoes......WOW i LOST 10 LBS. SO CAN YOU !!..... :-o
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    Old 09-20-2010, 10:41 PM
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    Originally Posted by bbwalkup
    what I don't understand are the weight loss programs. Once we got the big screen I noticed (okay-could finally see) the fine print: they all say "results not typical". So, what are typical results?
    They all say that now because they are forced to. It wasn't by their choice!
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    Old 09-21-2010, 01:04 AM
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    Originally Posted by Ditter43
    I guess they think they will wear us down eventually. My DH said last night he wouldn't buy anything Billy Mays was screaming about. Heart disease was listed as the "primary cause of death" and cocaine was listed as a "contributory cause of death." His commercials were so irritating I would mute the t.v. when they were on.
    I muted my tv too when he came on. After he died, his partner (an Australian? lol) said he shouted during his infomercials on purpose.
    And I must be getting older than I realize. Some of the things they are selling now were "new" 30 or 40 years ago. The slap chopper was out in the '60s! I had one when I got married...but it was called something else back then.
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    Old 09-21-2010, 03:02 AM
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    What are typical results? Probably 5 pounds in one month

    Originally Posted by bbwalkup
    what I don't understand are the weight loss programs. Once we got the big screen I noticed (okay-could finally see) the fine print: they all say "results not typical". So, what are typical results?
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    Old 09-21-2010, 06:00 AM
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    typical results are, you say
    "I lost 10 pounds"

    ANd DH says,

    "If you look behind you, you'll find it."
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    Old 09-21-2010, 05:06 PM
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    [/quote] And I must be getting older than I realize. Some of the things they are selling now were "new" 30 or 40 years ago. The slap chopper was out in the '60s! I had one when I got married...but it was called something else back then.[/quote]


    Was it the great Veg-o-Matic??
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    And I must be getting older than I realize. Some of the things they are selling now were "new" 30 or 40 years ago. The slap chopper was out in the '60s! I had one when I got married...but it was called something else back then.[/quote]


    Was it the great Veg-o-Matic??[/quote]

    No the veg-o-matic was something else, but I'd forgotten about it! I had one of them too. You'd lift the top, put a potato or onion inside on top of a selected type of blade, and then push the top down. It could make french fries etc. It actually worked pretty well.
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