Don’t pay for what your body can do for free

The weight loss supplements just keep on coming so buckle up!

The new year is here and it’s as subtle as a bomb. There are so many ads for weight loss we could start a catalog of useless products of 2025.  We are inundated with buzzwords that just  add confusion to our lives. This industry is drowning us with jargon. They bank on us not knowing what these words mean so we feel like we need them. We can’t give them this power over us and our rational thinking. 

This is the wild west when it comes to these products. There is no governing board to check the efficacy of any product or the statements made about them. It is about making money. 

Biodome is definitely my new favorite. Supplement companies are trying to ride that Ozempic wave. They are desperately trying to  piggyback off Ozempic’s success, because Ozempic does actually work for many people. Mr. biodome man is saying, our bodies can do what ozempic does if we take his product, what a load of crap. This ad made me want to scream a little. He is using that effing word biodome to confuse us and make us feel dumb.  If you eat complex carbohydrates (whole wheat bread) and some yogurt you’re all set to mimic this product. It’s actually that simple. 

Please don’t fall for this stuff. I also think it’s completely misleading that a slim tall man is saying he uses this pill and leaves this statement open ended to insinuate said pill is why he looks this way. I imagine he was mostly born this way and probably eats really well. He should be selling his parent’s genetics as that’s the major contributor.  

I cannot handle one more ad talking about how their product will help me on a cellular level, no more now, shut up please. Keep my cellular levels out your mouth!  

I have written about this targeting marketing so I won’t go off here for long, I just think we have to use our brains. Essentially the majority of these products are hoping we pay for something our bodies do for free. All they will do is get you right back where you started, but with less money. How many products will you buy just to avoid eating well?

I really can’t stand this colostrum buzz. It is quite funny, and also is not even something people need, nor is it proven to help anyone. Not to brag but I have personally provided colostrum to both of my kids the day they were born. I was lucky enough that my body felt like doing that after I gave birth to each of them. Colostrum is mother’s first milk, and this goes for animals and humans. It’s funny to hear folks saying they have a dry scoop twice a day. I will say it worries me how they get this product. No one really needs this, and the research isn’t conclusive. Maybe if you don’t have access to whole wheat bread, green leafy vegetables, fish, or nuts you could steal a cow’s first milk from its newborn. 

It seems anyone can be bought, I’m sure for the right price I can as well, so I’m no better than anyone else.  Recently a person who makes content about healthy purchases at places like Costco is now promoting the use of a specific brand colostrum. I just can’t believe he would endorse such nonsense!  Now I don’t know if I can trust him at all! Obviously I am being a bit dramatic and a bit judgemental. It does, however, throw me off. 

Another ad that is pissing me right off is the creatine gummy. The main reason I am annoyed with these specific ads is they are beyond misleading as it pertains to creatine. The ad has a fit man tossing what looks like candy in his mouth as he walks on a treadmill. No. No sir, this isn’t it. Now I’m angry and I want candy. These ads make it seem like they’ve discovered this new weight loss gummy that will make you look lean and muscular if you eat it. What a load of crap. 

Creatine works over time and it is more noticeable in how you feel, like when you’re going up some stairs and you notice your thighs aren’t burning as much as usual. They are really testing our brains and my patience because creatine is one of most researched supplements. Using creatine is not a hot take as it’s been around since the 90’s. 

Most people can benefit from taking it whether you exercise or not. However despite what this ad alludes to, creatine will not make you gain muscle or make you lose weight. It can help your body have a little more gas in the tank for aspects of energy output. I am being vague regarding creatine because this is about the ad not creatine. 

I will leave it at this, any product you see being sold is being marketed as the reason you aren’t able to lose weight. Let me tell you it isn’t and it will not help you. Nothing competes with healthy habits. We can’t really blame the industry because they are following the trend and it has no soul.  The trend is no one wants to eat well and no one wants to take responsibility for why they are overweight. This sounds harsh and maybe it is. This harsh statement isn’t directed at anyone with actual medical reasons or disabilities and isn’t meant to sound angry.