#8 When your heaping plate of veggies starts to taste less delish (you know... as you get full), add salt or other condiments until you are left with a mushroom- and zucchini-flavored salt lick. See the next day that you've gained a pound, and wonder why.
What a dumb way to diet. Dr. Bruce testifies that there's no such thing as too much salt. Within reason, that's kind of true. Anything in excess could kill you (even vegetables), but salt consumed in reasonable quantities (like just adding a pinch of salt to everything you eat) isn't going to kill you in a day, or even a week. However, it might affect your blood pressure. And more importantly, too much sodium can cause your body to retain water... which means you weigh in higher the next day. To avoid this, either add a little less salt to your food, or drink enough water that your body can get rid of the extra salt (that's why your body retains water when you eat too much salt in the first place-- it holds back water you take in until the salt-to-water ratio is balanced enough to get rid of the extra salt).
(dumb way to die(t) courtesy of Camille)
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