So there you are. At the checkout counter. It's that time of year when magazines start touting weight loss. And not just any magazines. Women's magazines! Look again. Right there. Yup, right there under the word "diet," is a photo of a cake so many-layered it could star in a Dr. Seuss cartoon movie. Oooh. And over there, right under the words "get fit in 2014" is a basket of fried chicken doing battle for the cover with a plate of chocolate chip cookies! You are no longer in your grocery store. You have entered "The Mixed Message Zone." This is how magazine covers make us gain weight! Check it out the next time you enter a grocery store checkout line!
