I am 5’3 227lb. Jan of 1999 I was 228lb. Although my Dr tells me I’m doing well, it will be six years before I can go out in public without someone yelling Jenny Craig’s telephone number at me.
I’m seriously considering a laxative suppliment to my traditional weight loss program. The questions are:
Does it really work? I mean the food is eaten, digested and eliminated right?
Will it kill me? Can’t ask my Dr. I’m sure she would disapprove.
I wouldn’t advise it.
From this web page:
Which is in accordance with another article I remember reading in a health magazine (at my doctor’s office) last year sometime.
nonononononononononononononononononononono
nonononononononononononononononononononono
nonononononononononononononononononononono
nononononononononononononono!
Catch my drift?
Then we’ll turn our tommy guns
on the screaming ravaged nuns
and the peoples voice will be the only sound.
-P. Sky
PLEASE don’t make posts that extend the line length like that, makes it difficult to read.
your humble TubaDiva
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Anything unnatural like laxatives is harsh and dangerous to your body, please don’t do that.
I’m also moving this topic to MPSIMS, where you’ll get more appropriate attention.
your humble TubaDiva
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The Straight Dope
You’re under a doctor’s care for your weight loss program – that’s good thing. You’re right, she wouldn’t approve of laxatives, and neither do the teeming millions -not for weight loss. It wouldn’t help with weight loss anyway. Stick with your doctor’s advise. Losing weight gradually, on a balanced diet, is the way to do it. And get out of the house! To hell with what people say - come up with a snappy response - don’t let those creeps make you feel bad – you should feel good about yourself because yu’re doing something about it. Stay with it - I know it’s hard. I have to struggle to keep weight off. Feel free to e-mail me if you need a shoulder to cry on. Good luck.
Biggirl, it is silly to add on my ‘no’ about your question. But, I also want to add something else. I don’t know how old you are, but when those infantile creeps say anything to you, you tell yourself, that you’re losing weight, THEY will STILL be jerks, there is no program for that. Don’t live your life in fear of what the jerks say, if you do, they win, don’t let them do that to you.
Have patience with yourself, applaud your small successes and have ‘mile markers’ so that you can tell that you’re doing better week by week.
Good luck,
Judy
“Consider it a challenge…”
If you have a eating disorder or food addiction try Overeaters Anonymous. They are free and have a huge amount of collective wisdom. You are not alone. You can find them online, just type it into your search engine.
Good Luck,
John
If chickens could pee, they would be wet on the bottom.
Please don’t hurt yourself for something as trivial as appearance. Your doctor sounds like he/she has your best interests at heart so listen. Your goal is admiarable but be patient with it. Set realistic goals and remember that real women are *not supposed to look like Malibu Barbie™. During the journey you’ll find who your real friends are. Hint: they arent the ones who judge you by weight. Do it for your health and not to please others.
I hope you weren’t serious about it taking 6 years! You’re obviously discouraged because you’ve lost only a pound in a month – have you talked to your doctor about the rate of your progress? I’m guessing that the weight will start to drop faster as you lose more and more. Also, are you able to exercise? Even if you could do some walking each day, that would help. Again - talk to the doc. As you lose weight, you should be able to get more exercise and that speeds up the metabolism. But, again, check with the doc on exercise - you don’t want to overdo it and the type of exercise depends on your overall health.
Laxatives as diet aids? Abso-fucking-lutely not recommended! There is a word for that sort of thing: bulimia. Your doctor says you are doing well, and he or she is probably right. And if the assholes keep bothering you that regularly and predictably, then you should be able build up a sizable supply of snappy comebacks no problem. Fight fire with fire, I always say.
An infinite number of rednecks in an infinite number of pickup trucks shooting an infinite number of shotguns at an infinite number of road signs will eventually produce all the world’s great works of literature in Braille.
I think laxatives wouldn’t help someone lose weight anyway, because they don’t prevent calories from being absorbed.
Go to a dietician, or a weight loss specialist, and get a diet plan. Then join WW, or OA, or whatever works for you. Don’t use any pill as a crutch.
Good luck to you.
Remember, I’m pulling for you; we’re all in this together.
—Red Green
Sorry to revive a thread that’s three days old, but I just wanted to elaborate on the many reasons laxative diets are BAD ideas. Using laxatives:
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Flushes electrolytes out of your body. This can lead to muscle crampingand dangerous cardiac dysrhythmias.
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Flushes water out of your body. You will become dehydrated, leading to further electrolyte imbalances as well feeling yucky because you are dehydrated.
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Promotes dependence on laxatives. If you use them for a prolonged period, you will discover that you can’t poop unless you take them.
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Doesn’t work anyway!! You might lose a few pounds of fluid weight, but that’s it!!
You are doing the right thing by consulting a doctor about how to lose weight. Hang in there, eat right and exercise, drink plenty of H2O, and focus on how much better your body feels. You’ll notice that long before you see significant weight loss. Best of luck to you!!
Nightingale, RN
Screwing with your electrolytes can cause seizures, too.
That’s a real barrel of monkeys, let me tell ya.
Some people lose weight when they get a new relationship & some gain. Try for the one that makes you lose.