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That "fit into pair of jeans" pic on Special K TV ads is terrible!

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  • 05-01-2010 5:16pm
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    veryangryman
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    Sorry it has to be said. Im no woman (i dont care what anyone says!) but i wouldnt be buying that cereal with the "ideal image" being thus :eek:


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    WindSock
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    All hail before Special K


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    whadabouchasir
    Registered Users Posts: 942 ✭✭✭whadabouchasir


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Sorry it has to be said. Im no woman (i dont care what anyone says!)
    Well if everyone says you're a woman then I'd say that you probably are.It's easy enough to check anyway,when was the last time you washed the dishes?


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    Sulmac
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    I think it's funny that they manage to turn her arse into a heart.


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    MizzLolly
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    Unfortunately there are enough image obsessed females out there who will buy the product with the intention of losing a jean size. The same women justify the sales of Cosmo magazine and other such image obsessed rubbish.


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    mathie
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    'Heart Shaped Box'. Nirvana were so close.


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    Milky Moo
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    I wouldn't mind but Kellogs brand it the diet cereal when Branflakes have less calories!
    What the fudge!?!


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    seahorse
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    Milky Moo wrote: »
    I wouldn't mind but Kellogs brand it the diet cereal when Branflakes have less calories!
    What the fudge!?!

    Special K tastes better!


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    Milky Moo
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    seahorse wrote: »
    Special K tastes better!

    I love me some Branflakes


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    aDeener
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    seahorse wrote: »
    Special K tastes better!

    lies :p


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    half pint
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    For it to work properly and actually drop a jeans size you are ment to eat a 30g bowl for breakfast and lunch and then a low calorie dinner..

    McDonalds anyone??


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    Sulmac
    Registered Users Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭Sulmac


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_K
    Although marketed primarily as a dieting aid Special K does, in fact, contain more calories and 60% more fat than Kelloggs Corn Flakes.

    ...and, more worryingly...
    The country of Denmark has outlawed Kellogg's products since 2004. Danish health officials banned the cereal because, as they claimed, Kellogg's wanted to add extremely high levels of vitamin B6, calcium, folic acid and iron, which would reach toxic levels when eaten on a daily basis. Young children risk liver and kidney damage, while the foeteses of pregnant women can suffer complications from the toxins.

    The Dutch television show Keuringsdienst van Waarde, in an episode aired on 15 October 2009 in the Netherlands, followed up one of Kellogg's Special K nutrional claims, namely the addition of iron. The show provided evidence that the iron was not nutritional ionic iron - as it occurs in natural foods like spinach - but was in fact metallic iron.

    :eek:


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    Hank_Jones
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    Special K and Bran Flakes are full of sugar.
    In 1978 Kellogg’s Special K had 9.6g of sugar per 100g, but this has now nearly doubled to 17g — a similar level to vanilla ice-cream.
    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1752342.ece


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    Bugnug
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    MizzLolly wrote: »
    Unfortunately there are enough image obsessed females out there who will buy the product with the intention of losing a jean size. The same women justify the sales of Cosmo magazine and other such image obsessed rubbish.

    Thats very sinical. A lot of people out there do care about being healthy. I am not saying they should be eating special K but its wrong to say that all people who are interested in being healthy and slim are just image obsessed. I know a lot of men and women that work very hard at staying fit and healthy, its not something you are born with. A small minority of lazy people out there are far to quick to label healthy people with being self obsessed. Its more in my opinion to do with long and healthy lives for themselves and their families.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Not sure now, but the last time I checked the small cereal boxes you get in the variety pack the Special K box had more Calories than the Corn Flakes one.



    Oh and speaking of sugar , one thing that really sickens me is sugar in peanut butter :mad::mad:


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    CianRyan
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    Post pics.


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    Captain Havoc
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    I don't go with the image obsessed thing, lifestyle related illness are the leading killers in Ireland with 40% of all deaths being from cardiovascular deseases, 80% of these deaths could have been avoided if risk factors were eliminated. 2,000 deaths a year are related to obesity. €4 billion per year is spent by the government on lifestyle related illnesses. This is why some people are health conscious.

    To me image conscience is when people wear sunglasses into a nightclub and that kind of crap not trying to look after your physical well being.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



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    MizzLolly
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    Bugnug wrote: »
    Thats very sinical. A lot of people out there do care about being healthy. I am not saying they should be eating special K but its wrong to say that all people who are interested in being healthy and slim are just image obsessed. I know a lot of men and women that work very hard at staying fit and healthy, its not something you are born with. A small minority of lazy people out there are far to quick to label healthy people with being self obsessed. Its more in my opinion to do with long and healthy lives for themselves and their families.

    You mean cynical I presume?

    No it's not. If these women were interested in their health they would not rely on a cereal packed full of additives to compensate for a healthy meal in order to drop a jean size quickly. If they were interested in fitness and health they'd be eating home cooked, balanced meals and exercising regularly in order to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Not relying on a breakfast cereal to replace a meal in order to look slim in a matter of weeks.

    Also, your reference to lazy people being to quick to label these women as image obsessed.. you better not have been implying I'm lazy, if so I'd recommend you reread my post because you do not seem to have grasped anything I was saying.

    Nowhere in the post did I say that it was wrong to want to be healthy and slim. It is wrong to rely on an additive filled meal substitution to drop a jean size.


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    ashyle
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    Obviously if all you eat is feckin cereal you'll lose weight. Those ads are so dumb


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    CianRyan
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    MizzLolly wrote: »
    You mean cynical I presume?

    No it's not. If these women were interested in their health they would not rely on a cereal packed full of additives to compensate for a healthy meal in order to drop a jean size quickly. If they were interested in fitness and health they'd be eating home cooked, balanced meals and exercising regularly in order to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Not relying on a breakfast cereal to replace a meal in order to look slim in a matter of weeks.

    Also, your reference to lazy people being to quick to label these women as image obsessed.. you better not have been implying I'm lazy, if so I'd recommend you reread my post because you do not seem to have grasped anything I was saying.

    Nowhere in the post did I say that it was wrong to want to be healthy and slim. It is wrong to rely on an additive filled meal substitution to drop a jean size.

    To make it a tl;dr,

    Healthy eating and redular exercise, FTW?


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    Resi12
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    half pint wrote: »
    For it to work properly and actually drop a jeans size you are ment to eat a 30g bowl for breakfast and lunch and then a low calorie dinner..

    And I'm sure it has to be semi-skimmed lo fat milk with the cereal and the dinner is grilled chicken with steamed veg. It's such a fad diet, once you start eating normally after the two weeks your going to gain the jean size again.


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    Piste
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    MizzLolly wrote: »
    You mean cynical I presume?

    No it's not. If these women were interested in their health they would not rely on a cereal packed full of additives to compensate for a healthy meal in order to drop a jean size quickly. If they were interested in fitness and health they'd be eating home cooked, balanced meals and exercising regularly in order to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Not relying on a breakfast cereal to replace a meal in order to look slim in a matter of weeks.

    Also, your reference to lazy people being to quick to label these women as image obsessed.. you better not have been implying I'm lazy, if so I'd recommend you reread my post because you do not seem to have grasped anything I was saying.

    Nowhere in the post did I say that it was wrong to want to be healthy and slim. It is wrong to rely on an additive filled meal substitution to drop a jean size.

    Maybe it's both- the women are conscious that being over weight is very unhealthy and want to change that but they're ignorant of how unhealthy and lacking in nutrition Special K is.


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    amacachi
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    Piste wrote: »
    Maybe it's both- the women are conscious that being over weight is very unhealthy and want to change that but they're ignorant of how unhealthy and lacking in nutrition Special K is.

    Fairly sure that's exactly what MizzLolly is saying, that the extent of their wanting to be slim and healthy is believing an advert on television rather than doing a tiny bit of research.
    If there was a similar campaign aimed at men consisting of eating red meat I'm sure it would be just as successful.


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    stovelid
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    I think the girl is cute in that ad.

    Promoting Ketamine use in order to conform to patriarchal notions of body shape is wrong though.


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    RobbieTheRobber
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    stovelid wrote: »
    I think the girl is cute in that ad.

    Promoting Ketamine use in order to conform to patriarchal notions of body shape is wrong though.

    Your right its probably better to stick to speed than ketamine for weight loss anyway


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    Lux23
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    I find it hard to believe that anyone who has ever been on a diet believes that there is a quick way to lose weight. If eating Special K twice a day really worked none of us would be fat. And the weird thing is it would actually be easier to lose weight and maintain that loss by sticking to a fairly healthy eating and exercise regime that starving on the Special K diet.


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    Dr_Teeth
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    I can't believe people eat Special K as some sort of health food.. it's pure carbohydrate like, it has the same amount of calories as Coco Pops!


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    gerry28
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    Dr_Teeth wrote: »
    I can't believe people eat Special K as some sort of health food.. it's pure carbohydrate like, it has the same amount of calories as Coco Pops!

    Is a bowl of porridge any fatter than a bowl of special k?

    I don't take anything in the morning and never feel hungry so i force a bowl of porridge into myself every morning.
    Afer its cooked pour in some cold milk to cool it down... it can be eaten in about 2 mins. No food till lunch then.


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    Ciaran500
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    gerry28 wrote: »
    Is a bowl of porridge any fatter than a bowl of special k?

    I don't take anything in the morning and never feel hungry so i force a bowl of porridge into myself every morning.
    Afer its cooked pour in some cold milk to cool it down... it can be eaten in about 2 mins. No food till lunch then.
    Porridge would be far, far better. Lots of complex carbs and a little protein. Its not the fat content you should be worrying about, its all the simple carbs from the sugar.

    Read the stickies and post on here if you want more nutrition info: http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=982


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    NothingMan
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    I tried a low cal diet thing before. Cereals for breakfast and lunch and try not to have too much for dinner. Was goin to the gym 2 -3 times a week. Works well enough but never felt I had a lot of energy in the gym.

    As soon as I inevetably fell off that routine ie. eating proper lunch and not goin to the gym as much, I put on my gut and moobs in less than 2 weeks.

    Now I eat what I want, go to the gym when I can and I keep a much more consistent physique. I still have me pudge but I can stay away from the gym for a week and stuff my face with dominos without too much worry.

    Diets are crap and generally unhealthy. A good food : Gym ratio is all you need and that's different for everyone.


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    Cheerilee
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    lost three stone in 6 months eating special K twice a day, granted cut out all additional high calorie foods but it did work.. but it was a combination..and weight stayed off


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