Things That Make You Go Hmmm?

I was reading through the latest copy of Oxygen magazine when I came across an ad for Bob Harper's new weight loss supplement line.  I must admit that I was a little taken aback with Bob's latest venture based on the fact that his endorsement of weight loss supplements contradicts everything and anything Bob has ever promoted about weight loss.  Mind you, Bob's not the only one to venture into the weight loss supplement industry.  Hist partner, Jillian Michael s, from the "Biggest Loser" is another one who made this transition a few years back after collaborating with QuickStart and coming out with her line of EXTREME Maximum fat burners.  Not too sure how far  her line went after facing a series of law-suits shortly after the line came out.


So what gives?   Why is it that celebrity trainers who once endorsed nutrition and exercise as the only means to healthy and sustained weight loss now endorsing quick fix diet scheme as an alternative to weight loss?  I had a good chuckle reading a quote by latest ad where he states that he's, "tired of good people getting ripped off by diet products that don't work!".  Is Bob for real?  Has he lost his mind?  From the early days of Biggest Loser, Bob and even Jillian were adamantly against any quick fix scheme that endorsed weight loss, and that included weight loss supplements.  So why the shift?  Why are they endorsing something that they've lead the public to believe goes against the grain of their soul?  

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