Magazine Madness

It never fails. As I stand in the check-out line at the grocery store, I am drawn in by the covers of my two favorite magazines. They always sport headlines about the newest and best way to lose weight and of course, I buy them every time. They are always "researched" plans and usually have Dr.'s names attached to them promoting their wondrous diet book that holds all the answers to the question, "How do I lose this weight?" And every single time, I put the two magazines in my basket just in case this is the week that they publish the "real secret." The thing about it that drives me crazy is that I read the articles and plans and usually think they sound pretty good, but I never try any of them. I think the reason that I don't every try them isn't that deep down I know what I have known my whole life and that is that unless I am going to get some real exercise then I am wasting my time no matter what I choose to do. I wish I could sue those magazine publishers who lure those of us like me out there who spend our hard earned money week after week on the hopes and dreams that they snag us with. If I had every penny that I ever spent on a way to lose weight, a diet book, a diet product, or a magazine touting the newest " weight loss secret" I would surely have about $50,000.00 in the bank! I would probably be slim and fit as well. What should I do? I really like those two magazines, but if I buy them then I am just letting them lure me back to the "what if, zone" and that is not where I want to be. I am sticking with advice from Jillian Michaels who said, "If it doesn't grow out of the ground or have a mother, then don't eat it!" Do you suppose there is an M&M tree somewhere? I'm just asking???????????????????