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Using a pregnant photo as your ‘before’

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Shadowcats · 02/02/2020 20:01

I have a friend (someone from school who I don’t think I’ve ever exchanged more than 3 words with) on my FB friends list. I hadn’t noticed her until she recently spammed my messenger with Herbalife crap.

To ‘sell’ it, she has a picture of her ‘amazing 3 stone weight loss’. The ‘before’ photo she literally looks ready to drop. Easily 39+ weeks. And she looks slim there too, just with a really large bump. She was always slim, for that matter. I think after photo is 6-9 months later.

AIBU to think it’s really tacky (for want of a better word) to use a picture of being heavily pregnant to sell your weight loss? I feel like it’s saying there’s something wrong with your body at full term and it’s unrealistic for what the ‘product’ will actually achieve.

(I also accept this is a tad judgemental, but I also really hate being bombarded with posts about this rubbish)

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CoffeeCoinneseur · 02/02/2020 20:03

Why are you Facebook friends with her?

delilahbucket · 02/02/2020 20:04

Unfriend and move on. You're hardly real friends.

FuzzyAtmosphere · 02/02/2020 20:06

AIBU to think it’s really tacky (for want of a better word) to use a picture of being heavily pregnant to sell your weight loss? I feel like it’s saying there’s something wrong with your body at full term and it’s unrealistic for what the ‘product’ will actually achieve.

Surely all MLM are a scam so this sort of weight loss comparison is to be expected.

I agree. Delete her and have nothing more to do with her, or any other MLM bots.

Shadowcats · 02/02/2020 20:07

I have unfriended her. I have lots of people from 14 years ago still there as I’m not one to ‘declutter’ unless I notice their posts

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MrsTerryPratchett · 02/02/2020 20:12

If you follow the logic it's pretty sickening.

WineAndTiramisu · 02/02/2020 20:13

That's hilarious! Surely no one believes that weight loss is due to whatever MLM crap she's selling Grin

MsChatterbox · 02/02/2020 20:17

I agree it is silly. But MLM people to go a bit crazy.

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