Diet - German: What's behind diet spells
You want to lose weight? You think you are too fat? Then just do not listen to people who end up with bad tips, promises or with their own wonderful experiences in the end just a bad mood. This is what the authors Susanne Fröhlich ("Moppel-Ich") and Constanze Kleis in their new book "Diet - German.
(Langenscheidt, 9.99 euros). There is a lot of talk and writing on the topic, and one should not believe everything. Especially celebrities offer the wildest explanations to explain their supposed figure secret. Oddly enough, the very poorest ("Victoria Beckham", "Angelina Jolie") are said to never diet among the celebrities, and pregnancies seem to pass without a trace on these ladies, the authors wonder. After only four weeks, they look as if they have only given birth to one peanut.
But beware of people who supposedly only good with you mean ("Take it, that's just custard that does not bite!"). They certainly do not just want their best, Merry and Clever warn. Expose all the sayings of your fellow man, find out what it really means. And get to know your body better: What does your bacon just want to tell you? What exactly does your balance mean now? Some facts, what really counts in dieting, can be found in the guide. And who knows, the author duo, maybe you do not want to lose weight in the end ...
Here is a sample from the book:
Learn from celebrities - what is said and what is meant
"That must be breastfeeding, it just makes the pounds fall like that."
Celebrity fitness trainer David Kirsch and I chained together since I left the delivery room. And it will stay that way until my wrist is so thin that it slips through the handcuff.
"Oh, the baby keeps me so busy ..."
In the morning, I peel an apple, divide it into three meals, and set aside the kernel for the midnight snack.
"I do not get a minute to sit down, I always stand by my child's cot and am so happy that I totally forget about it."
I spend whole nights on the crosstrainer and have been getting nothing for weeks but a lemonade made of lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper.
"I can eat whatever I want ..."
After 4 pm there is no food at all. Before that only a chicken breast, skinless, stewed and a salad? without dressing.
"I drink a lot of water!"
The biggest meal of the day is the toothpaste on my brush (reduced fat).
"I have a great metabolism."
I live on 1,500 calories and my metabolism is fueled by three sports units daily.
"I jog regularly."
I do sports for two hours a day. The rest is done by Photoshop.
"Nature was nice to me, I just have good genes."
I take five different hormone supplements, three different diet pills and have emancipated from food very successfully.
"I changed my diet."
I cook a cup of water in the morning, take a bouillon cube, throw it away and drink the water. For the rest of the day, I think about what it was worth living again for.
"I just like to eat healthy."
I had my thighs, stomach, upper arms, buttocks and chin sucked off fat. Three times so far.
