Diet and weight loss sites like these will never stop
~ unless YOU stop falling for them!
PLEASE please PLEASE be aware and be sensible when you come across ads like the Acai Berry Transformation!
Not sure how many times we must visit the fact that there is NO magic short cut to fat L oss – no wonder fat Loss pill or Cool Colon Cleanse!
Hoping this example reaches enough women to make a difference. Feel free to pass to all your friends who have or are considering taking the pill/cleanse route. These companies are LYING to you!!!!
Fit Yummy Mummy before and after photos have been the victim of several phony “Diet Blog” sites. This is the email I received this morning from Fit Yummy Mummy Mandy:
FYI: “Laura’s Diet Blog”
And no, this is not the 1st time Fit Yummy Mummy before and after photos have been stolen. In the post “Fat Loss and Diet Blogs: Just another Scam?” Maria’s flat belly photos were stolen AGAIN, this time the diet blog tried to photo shop her outfit – changing the color!!!
Here is the TRUTH about the amazing woman in the before and after photos – Mandy, who was featured 2 times as a Fit Yummy Mummy Success story after shedding her post baby weight. NO she is NOT “Laura”, No she is NOT from Austin TX, and she did NOT take acai berry pills, nor a cleanse and the after photo results did NOT take place in one month!!!
Mandy’s 17 pound weight loss results took place over 12 weeks as she took part in a Fit Yummy Mummy Transformation Challenge!!!!
Notice how “they” cropped the REAL photo then added text to claim ownership!
Here are two genuine features with Mandy’s success story:
~New Post Pregnancy Fat Loss Results: Lose Your Mommy Belly!
~ 9 Month Post Baby and a Brand New Body
No matter how glorified the “program” or “product” appears to be, you can feel confident in turning away if it has one or more of the following traits…
* Promises or Guarantees rapid weight loss.
Any weight loss of more than 2 pounds per week is too rapid, unsafe, and is highly unlikely to be permanent weight loss. And if the Acai berry transformations you see online say you can lose more, stay away!
* All you need to do is get the Free Trial
Claiming that weight loss is achieved during the Free Trial and all you spend a few dollars for shipping. Read the terms and conditions: Trial period is 15 days….after which you will be billed anywhere from $30 to $90 for a recurring monthly supply of the product.
*Presented as a REAL Blog with a Real Success Story
With thousands of personal blogs on the internet today, sharing success stories Diet Blog Scams like these sneak their way in.
What stands out to me:
- use of pills/cleanses
– use of celebrity endorsement
– “My two step secret formula”
– Phony set up of comments
It is SO funny to read these too – notice how they had to CLOSE comments due to spam…really?
I have had my Fit Yummy Mummy Blog up for about 2 years – spam has never prevented ME from staying in touch with my readers.
If you have NO way of personally contacting the author of a blog – stay away!!!!
- Where did you find this Diet Blog Again???
Typically “blogs” like these are seen on banners and side bars of many OTHER sites you visit using “get thin quick” headlines to lure you in.
* Promises easy weight loss
without exercise or that weight loss can be maintained without lifestyle changes – this means, you do not have to change how you eat, how you move or how you think….and you will still lose??
* Uses miracle super foods or drinks.
No food or drink can melt away fat or undo years of overeating and a lack of effective exercise.
* It’s basis lies in restricting what you eat.
From asking you to consume less than 1,000 calories to asking that you consume only one (or a limited number) of foods – BIG red flag if the foods you are asked not to eat are whole, natural foods – or encourages consuming certain types foods in mass quantities. A sound nutrition plan is one that is balanced and includes a variety of healthful foods.
* Your results hinge on the use of unproven weight loss aids
Such as acai berry pills, herbs, appetite suppressants, fat burning supplements, body wraps, cellulite creams, etc.
* Sounds too good to be true.
We are women.
We were born with a gift, an innate skill called Intuition. This is that initial gut feeling you have about something….and if it is in any way a negative-not-so-sure feeling…Listen to your gut.
Just so everyone is clear – there is no magic bullet, instant cure, or easy way out. True Fat Loss Results are not quick, mindless nor “easy”.
And if you are looking for someone you CAN trust, who has results you CAN achieve, why not turn to the real women of Fit Yummy Mummy, with real results for advice, guidance and support?
You are more than welcome to come and meet them at ClubFYM! Nothing to hide here about who they are and what it takes to get True and Lasting Results!
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Holy cow!! Is that lady STILL stealing our pics? I don’t know how someone can sleep at night knowing that what they are doing is a scam! Thank you, Holly, for always having our best interests at heart! My results have come from hard work and dedication and NOT quick, dangerous pills and scams! FYM is the real deal!
Thanks, HOlly! Perfect timing – the inlaws are visiting and have been convinced this is the way to go yet they have personally seen my transformation through FYM. People want a pill or a drink – no sweat, no choosing healthy options, not having to say no to temptations. Thanks for putting this out here and educating us to make the best choices for our bodies and families.
Thanks Holly for this post!
My mom came yesterday telling me about some great pills that helped her friend loose 30 pounds and wanted me to try them. Her words where “If you already lost so much weight why not give these a try? They will help you loose more than what you already have”. Yes I have lost weight thanks to FYM, tried to explain but she wont listen, I will show her this and see what she thinks.
I got a call the other day offering me a free trial of this revolutionary system and if I was interested in quick fat loss and that didn’t require eating right or exercise…..CLICK!…I hung up at that point. In the end, once you are off the “pill” you are back to what you had before if not worse if you didn’t add in the change of diet and consistent exercise.
And if I am not mistaken, Laura is at again (same name from the first time). It takes a lot for a person to continue to scam others…
Holly, again these are the email letters that catch my attention as I am learning the market. Funny thing is I followed that link for the “lauras diet blog” so I could write as a 3rd party commenter that she is a big scammer and the comments are miraculously CLOSED for spam. Wow another way to spot a scammer.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline
I would have never thought to look at the time stamps. I mean, really how many people are up posting to blogs at 3:00 in the morning all on the same day.
Holly, I wanted to let you know that I am in my 3rd week of the program and I have SO MUCH ENERGY! I didn’t think I would feel this different, this soon. I used to be sluggish by the time my kids went down for their naps. Now, I’m busy during naps getting things done rather than lounging on the couch. YEAH!
Thanks,
Christine
Unreal….how do these people sleep at night?
Holly, What is the best food program to follow with your system inorder to lose the fat. I have the work out part but not sure on the nutritional side. Thanks Kimber
I agree completely with Mary’s comment: “How someone can sleep at night knowing that what they are doing is a scam!” I’ve worked in advertising for a while and I have seen many texts and commercials promising fast weight loss and have always wondered just who are the people who don’t mind writing those texts. That is just pure deceit, scam, fraud and lies! It is so sad that these dishonest texts appeal to the desperate ones that have been disappointed countless times and STILL hope that perhaps this time it will work, perhaps this one will be a way around the cause/effect principle that says you can’t lose weight unless you burn more than you consume.
I saw one of the Acai berry blogs a couple of days ago and thought – wow, do they really want me to believe that you can lose 47 pounds in a month and not end up having saggy skin and unhealthy complexion? Do they think I’m that stupid? In which world is it even healthy to lose 47 pounds a month without any exercise whatsoever! Thanks for clearing it up for me and other women – I personally think this case screams for a lawsuit.
Maybe you need to ‘watermark’ the photos so that they can’t be easily stolen without recognition?
People will stop at nothing to make a quick buck.. disgraceful.
I love your site Holly, great work.
Holly Rigsby, I am really thankful for people like you. Who value honesty, integrity and family, and who are always willing to give the right and helpful information. I have really learned a lot from you. And I am glad to know my intuition is in place
Nice Post about acai berry. Its really very informative. Thanks for sharing this wonderful information.
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