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If you haven’t seen this commercial for Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee on Planet Green, check it out. Trust us, it’s worth 30 seconds of your time. (And anyone who thinks Tommy Lee is joking about not showering for seven days hasn’t read The Dirt.)

The show, in which rapper/actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges goes head-to-head with Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee to see which musician can lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle, doesn’t premiere until August 3. But we interviewed Ludacris this week, and this is a sampling of what he had to say about the show:

Some people might be surprised to see you and Tommy Lee involved with Planet Green. How did you two hook up for Battleground Earth?

Ludacris: I was approached by my management team and the producers of the show to do this project. Once I read what it was about and the exciting way to learn about becoming more eco-friendly, I knew it was something that I had to do. I hadn’t really had a chance to meet Tommy until we started filming, but once we did meet we hit it right off and I knew we were going to be having a great time.

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In the first few minutes of the first episode of the series, I learned why Paul McKenna is one of Britain’s top self-help experts: the guy I watched the show with did not leave the room when he heard it was a diet show, and he even stayed awake as McKenna enthusiastically presented his first four rules to reprogram his audience to eat like thin people. Yes, finally there’s a diet show geared to MEN. That’s because neuro-linguistic programming is science, not hype – or, at least, it sounds a lot like science - and men relate much better to science than to the anguish of not being able to fit into the shirt they outgrew 20 pounds ago.

In the opening episode of I Can Make You Thin, McKenna revealed his four simple rules to reprogram the way you eat. These include:

1. When you’re hungry, eat.
2. Eat what you want, not what you think you should.
3. Eat consciously and enjoy every mouthful.
4. When you think you’re full, stop eating.

Of course, there was more to the hour than just that. There were testimonials that his method works. There was a couple the series intends to follow over the next few weeks. They’re preparing for their wedding — her wanting to get into the wedding dress, him needing to lose about 200 pounds so he can live long enough for the raging fires of love to fade to a slow burn. But the rules are what really matter.

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By Elaine Bergstrom

Imagine shedding weight without having to follow an annoying diet or give up the foods you love. Sure, you’ve heard that line plenty of times before and, in spite of all the effort, if you’re like most dieters, the love handles keep growing.

British self-help guru Dr. Paul McKenna offers a better idea in his series I Can Make You Thin, airing Sundays on TLC. Watch it, and he promises that you will get thinner as he helps you to reprogram your mind and transform your relationship with food. After watching the first episode, I’m hooked. And with weighty issues of my own to deal with, I’ll be blogging my thoughts and experiments with the guru’s methods. Be sure to check back here if you’re interested in reading them — and sharing your own observations.

I also got a chance to interview McKenna before his show premiered. Here are his comments on it:

Channel Guide: Explain a bit about neuro-linguistic programming and how you use it in the series.

McKenna: The ethos of this program is simple; watch this show and you lose weight! [Read more →]

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