15 Ridiculous Methods You Should NOT Use To Lose Weight
Planning on a resolution to get yourself healthy? Be sure not to waste your time on any of the following weight-loss gimmicks.
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Planning on a resolution to get yourself healthy? Well, a casual look around the internet for help will likely leave you confused, angry, and in a sweaty, sobbing pile on the ground. Be sure not to waste your time on any of the following weight-loss gimmicks.
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Source: The Guardian
![PREGNANT WOMEN'S PEE People inject it thinking that the hormones kick-start weight loss. A quack who sold the treatment (Kevin Trudeau) became a billi](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/3/761493.jpg)
Source: LA Times
![FREQUENT MINI-MEALS CRACKEDCON This'll keep you from ever getting really hungry, right? Actually, it's a diet designed for keeping athletes energized.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/1/761491.jpg)
Source: Cleveland Clinic
![INSERT A FEEDING TUBE CRACKEDCO People stick a tube up their nose and feed exclusively that way, taking in just one-third of the calories they need. T](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/7/761487.jpg)
Source: Time
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Source: Baltimore Sun
![A STAPLE IN YOUR EAR CRACKED COM This'll control your appetite through acupuncture. Or not! It also hurts like hell and has been known to cause disfig](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/8/761488.jpg)
Source: Mayo Clinic
![ICE WATER People chug ice water, thinking this'll absorb the energy from your food. Water's great, but don't count on the cold doing much. A glass mig](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/9/761489.jpg)
![GET A BRAIN IMPLANT CRACKEDCO Supposedly, this silences hunger pangs. Doctors drill into your skull and insert electrodes (while you're awake), and th](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/1/761501.jpg)
Source: ABC News
![DIET SODA NO SUGAR NO CALORIES Die iet CRACKED co Calorie-free sweetness sounds like a great idea. But the sweetness still gets your insulin pumping,](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/8/761498.jpg)
Source: Cleveland Clinic
![NEVER SKIP BREAKFAST! So say advocates, claiming you need breakfast to kick-start your metabolism. In reality, plenty of people who skip breakfast m](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/3/761503.jpg)
Source: LA Times
![BALL CHAIRS CRACKEDCO A ball chair is supposed to keep you active as you sit. Except, it really doesn't. Plus, it increases compression on your lower](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/2/761502.jpg)
Source: NY Times
![DRINK SPOONS OF OLIVE OIL! CRACKEDOON Olive oil does appear to be good for you. Replace other fats with olive oil. But sipping it between meals to sup](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/4/761494.jpg)
Source: Mayo Clinic
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Source: Good Housekeeping
![PUMP YOUR STOMACH! CRACKEDco COM It's called aspiration therapy. Yeah, it sucks the food out. But it also causes dehydration, malnutrition, stomach](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/0/761490.jpg)
Source: The Week
![ANYTHING IN INFOMERCIALS CRACKEDCON Nothing in infomercials is real. The featured women are actresses on a strict (and unhealthy) regimen, not the pro](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/2/761492.jpg)
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