Dieters do a lot of incredibly stupid things, don’t they? In the pursuit weight loss, people try everything from crash diets to pills that make you spontaneously crap your pants. Apparently, being overweight is more unacceptable than having a brown stain on your pants and a constant foul odor emanating from your general direction.

One of my favorite stupid diet tricks, which has actually been touted through several reputable sources, is the hollowed out bagel. Want a bagel, but need to watch your waistline? No problem. Just scoop out the inside of the crusty bagel exterior, and toss the inner bread. You’ll save X amount of calories!

Wasting food is a purely American privilege, isn’t it? If you want a bagel, but want to save calories, why not just eat half of it and put the other half away for tomorrow?

And why is it that all weight loss tips seem to result in situations that cause a consumer to spend more money? Here’s an idea. Want to weigh less? Eat less! Excercise more! You’ll spend less money on food, doctor visits, and medication. Weight maintenance and frugality all rolled into the simple package of “Duh. Obvious.”