Weight a minute

Would you spend a week in jail to lose enough pounds to hit your ideal weight? Nearly a quarter of respondents in a FItness magazine poll of 1,000 women said they would. Twenty-three percent would shave their head, 22 percent would wear a bikini on TV and 21 percent would trade 10 years of their life, according to a USA Today story. Most would rather have an extra toe than an extra 50 pounds.

The thing is, none of this is surprising. It's hard, hard work to lose weight. Who wouldn't take a shortcut if they could? (Although that part about sacrificing ten years of your life is a bit much.) And you can hide a sixth toe a lot easier than you can hide 50 pounds. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution.