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Kim Kardashian a fitness sham: Hawks diet pills but always trying to lose weight

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Reality tv star Kim Kardashian is a marketing mastermind. Otherwise how else could she make the cover of tabloids week after week proclaiming she had lost more weight using some magic diet pill without losing an ounce in reality?

VICIOUS CYCLE OF PROCLAIMING WEIGHT GAIN AND LOSS TO SELL DIET PILL

The voluptuous Kardashian, 29, is a spokesperson for Quick Trim diet pills, but she seems to be forever on a diet and trying to lose weight. If Kim's diet supplement or fitness DVD were actually effective, then why can't maintain her weight?

Obviously, if that happened (i.e., successful weight loss), then she couldn't continue to hawk the magic diet pills week after week, since they're supposed to help you lose weight, not maintain it.

Fortunately for Kim, and unfortunately for her fans, the big-bootyied sex-tape star makes money whether or not she products she shills are effective. For instance, last fall Kim did indeed lose over 15 pounds by dieting, working out, and allegedly using the diet pills she is paid to market.

But if the pills were so effective, then why did Kardashian regain 6 pounds a month later or admit she felt fat at New York Fashion Week? Obviously, the more exposure Kim gets, the greater is her marketing appeal from a corporate standpoint, and the more money she can command in endorsement fees.

PEOPLE TAKING NOTE

Sadly, fans of the reality star (usually impressionable young women) actually buy some of her products in the hopes it'll help transform them into a Kardashian clone.

But it seems Kim's scam isn't going unnoticed. For instance, the website Gawker pointed out the Kardashian Bikini Paradox: Kim_Kardashian_diet_exercise_fitness_weight_loss

This week, Khloe and Kim Kardashian repeat a cover and weight loss interview almost verbatim for Life & Style magazine. Last month, Kourtney Kardashian  did three weight loss-themed Life & Style bikini covers in a row. What gives?

The eagle-eyed editors at Huffington Post Entertainment noticed that today's scantily clad sister act is virtually the same as one from September of 2009.

    In this week's Life & Style, Kim is quoted as saying, "If I feel like a milk shake, I have one."

    Last year, she said, "Sometimes if I feel like a milk shake, I have one."

    This week, Khloe says, "Kim will always call me and be like, 'Let's go do boot camp!' and that motivates me."

    Last year, Khloe said, "Kim will always call me and be like, 'Okay, let's go do boot camp,' or 'Let's do this or that,' and that motivates me."

Since the sisters Kardashian shill for voodoo weight loss pill Quick Trim, you could say that Life & Style sells Quick Trim, too. Or that Quick Trim sells issues of Life & Style? The Kardashians sell everything? Everyone sells Kim Kardashian's butt? Welcome to the mad world of advertainmentbloidazines.

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Samantha Chang is the executive editor and co-owner of TheImproper.com, an arts and entertainment website in New York City. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Samantha is a former financial journalist who enjoys running, cycling and music. Contact her at schang@theImproper.com.

Comments

  • anonymous 1 year ago

    There is no way Kim Kardashian weighs 120 pounds. You can look at her and see she is atleast 140, if not more. I don't care what anyoen thinks, she is not that skinny. She needs to get on live t.v and step on a scale. Go see Dr. Oz and get on his scale. Kourtney MIGHT WEIGH 120, But not Kim.

  • anonymous 1 year ago

    sorry anyone.

  • catarina 1 year ago

    Hi, i have done 7 days with does pills and beside the fact that every morning i would live everything that i hate the day before i got REALLY DEPRESSED. So after that 7 days of pure depression i just had to stop thaking them.

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