That is not strictly true, Choc. Google Ads can be stopped. Of course, there are unscrupulous sites that prioritise monetising over morals by choosing to do nothing about scam ads, etc.,

However, a decent site like this one will have been provided with a dashboard. Em has already done the right thing by reporting it, but not having access and having no control are two different things. Even if using a third party like Ezoic, a site will still have dashboard access where blocking a domain is simple.

The only ads PMP make are for their own sites Win A Dinner, PMPCompetitions & Snip. They also make the ones for the Games & Puzzles page.

The rest are Google ads and you can close with the little x in the corner of the ad. They have no control over these.

This has already been discussed in length on multiple pages (!) and Em has already reported it so it will be removed asap.

Please browse the recent comments before duplicating threads.

No sunshine here today until around 4pm.

Really chilly at 9pm

It's been breezy but very warm here.

Yes, really hot and muggy today, despite a nice breeze early on. It was cool and very pleasant at 6am, but tea time was like being in a warm bath again.

ANN, you are completely right. If you eat more calories than you burn you put on weight and if you eat less calories than you burn you loose weight, it's as simple as that. The number of calories we each need to stay a steady weight will depend on our individual metabolic rate.

Thanks, Nick, I assumed they were a scam - not that I intended to buy them! I was brought up with the stern order, ‘Empty plate!’ when I was growing up, and even now I rarely leave anything. Being on my own does make it both easier and harder - if I don’t feel hungry there’s no need to make a meal, which I would if I were cooking for two, but then I do tend to eat more cake, biscuits etc than I would if husband was here. At least I am eating more salads in this heat.

@ ANN, Boots don't even stock the items mentioned so definitely don't endorse them. Likewise St Thomas's Hospital who are also featured.

Some internet ads show patches, often showing Boots, and make ridiculous claims. They are just scams.

I received an appointment for a Health and Wellbeing nurse, and when I went along, because I'd no idea what to expect, I happened to say "I wasn't sure if it would be any use coming here, as the one thing I already know is if you consume less calories than you burn you'll lose weight". She was not happy. She said there's more to it than that, then started talking about twin brothers one of whom may lose weight whilst the other doesn't, due to metabolism etc. I didn't argue it as she has to justify her job, but I'd still say the same thing, and the very reason I tend not to lose weight. I eat reasonably healthy meals, just seven times too much, and exercise less as my health worsens as it makes it more difficult. Recently I was dishing up my own meals and found I'd lost a couple of kilos in just over a week. If it's on my plate I eat it, that's how I was brought up, but making my own meals I made and served less without exercising more. Seems to prove my point.

CS, my husband tried Weightwatchers , lost half a stone the first week, another 3-4lb the second week… gradually got down to his goal weight, then over the next few years put it on again through bad habits creeping back in. Stepson found the same with Slimming World. I think the claims of 28lb in2 weeks could possibly be true, but since it comes from appetite suppression, it goes to show that, as Doc Martin (I think?) said to his overweight patient when asked how to lose weight, ‘Yes. Shut your mouth.’ Brutal but true.

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My Wife has been on them for some months and has done very well.

All previous attempts have failed, but the 'jab' as you suggest has reduced her 'want' for food.

Yes, it has to be taken alongside a change in diet and regular exercise. Neither of which she could sustain previously. She has reduced her dose to a minimum, but has kept up with a better diet and regular exercise.

I'm proud of her. 😊

I have uneasy recollections of the thalidomide pills, that seemed like the great cure-all for pregnancy sickness - look what that led to. If someone is grossly overweight, and I don’t know where 15kg sits on that scale, they need to find things to do to stop giving them time to think about food - exercise, a job, volunteering, a hobby, hypnosis, boot camp where there is no food to pick at, and monitored portion size, whatever works for them. I just think that these weight loss pills are too new to know what will happen down the line. But then I’m a cynic - maybe they’re wonderful!

There's currently a number of posts on Facebook, all are saying you can lose 28 pounds in 2 weeks. It's always a surprise people are taken in by this claim, and there's plenty of them too. It isn't always scammers trying to take your money, they're now taking over your reasoning too!! 🙄🙄🙄

From a medical point of view the good reason to take the pill or injection is when you have increased health risks due to obesity.

I do know people who have lost a lot of weight but they all report needing to have a plan in place to make permanent changes to diet otherwise it just goes back on.

There are risks to taking the drug so I would look at those and weigh them against losing weight by this method.

You get nothing in this world for nothing. Anything that offers you weight loss without increasing exercise or reducing your calorie intake seems too good to be true - and you know what they say about that sort of thing. I would rather not shove unknown chemicals into my body, with potentially unpleasant side effects twenty years down the line, but that’s just me - you must make your own decision.

I haven't, I hope the pill is healthier than the Victorian idea of adding tapeworms to the bowels.

I used to do the same, @ANN lol.

When I bought my first duvet, I hated it; it was warm, but so light I couldn't sleep for a fortnight, until I piled a couple of blankets on top. I gradually reduced them and, of course, wouldn't go back to all that bedding now.

I bought a weighted blanket and although I don't use it often, mostly as I wanted to make a cover for it and haven't had the time, I absolutely love it. It's probably the heaviest one you can buy. You can buy any but they tend to relate to your own weight, and as a child I always liked the blankets tucked in so tight that you had to get right up on the pillow and try and slide your way in, the weighted blankets give me the same sort of feeling.

I've seen that comp on several of the online magazine pages like Woman, Woman Own, etc. I didn't enter as I have my own adult versions. Usually, winners do receive emails and are listed on that competition page. WOVEN WOVEN is the company - You can enter the comp on the Marie Claire pages -maybe daily? for 15 days. xx

@mils, that is the one. The competition there is set out exactly the same as the one from PMP too.

Would it be this one from Woven Woven which is also available on the daily magazine Marie Claire at https://comps.marieclaire.co.uk/competition/best_kids_weighted_blanket_marieclaire/121768.php

Meet Woven Woven, the premium wellness brand revolutionising children's sleep. We have entirely reimagined the traditional weighted blanket. No shifting, noisy glass beads or plastic pellets—just 100% natural, breathable fibres like certified organic cotton and cooling bamboo

It was though!! I remember entering it

Odd - it's not one of the current competitions and it's not on the Winners list either 🤔