How To Use Laxatives To Lose Weight
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The Right Info On Using Laxatives
Ok, so you've heard that you can use laxatives to lose weight. Let me guess, you know someone who has tried it, or you've heard a rumor that this celebrity or that celebrity got skinny by taking laxatives. The word is out on the street about laxatives... it was even mentioned recently in the movie "Jennifer's Body", which is what gave me the idea to write this article about it.
Do laxatives make you lose weight? If you want to know whether they work, and whether there is a "right" way to do it, this article will give you the "skinny" on how to use laxatives to lose weight, and what you should do with them.
Do laxatives make you lose weight? If you want to know whether they work, and whether there is a "right" way to do it, this article will give you the "skinny" on how to use laxatives to lose weight, and what you should do with them.
How to Use Laxatives to Lose Weight
The Steps
Step #1: PUT THEM BACK IN THE CABINET, or THROW THEM AWAY, YA DUMMY!
Step #2: Get a better plan.
Yeah, ok, I tricked ya. But if you were looking for info on how to use laxatives to lose weight then you need to read a little bit more.
Try this... ask yourself the following question: "Am I thinking about using laxatives because I am having trouble losing weight, or am I desperate to use them because I simply cannot stick to the things that I already know will make me lose weight?"
What's the answer...be honest! Would you rather be a successful dieter, or a desperately sick drug addict? Hmmm...
Don't fall for the laxative hype. It doesn't work and can actually be very dangerous. At minimum, it's just an amazingly ineffective tactic for achieving weight loss.
Why It Doesn't Work
Here's the scientific explanation of why you cannot use laxatives to lose weight. Laxatives are drugs that stimulate the bowels to empty themselves, but this only happens after the calories from the food have already been absorbed by the small intestine. Since this is the case, logic will tell you that you are wasting your time with laxatives.
Oh yeah, and there's side effects... nasty ones...
Step #2: Get a better plan.
Yeah, ok, I tricked ya. But if you were looking for info on how to use laxatives to lose weight then you need to read a little bit more.
Try this... ask yourself the following question: "Am I thinking about using laxatives because I am having trouble losing weight, or am I desperate to use them because I simply cannot stick to the things that I already know will make me lose weight?"
What's the answer...be honest! Would you rather be a successful dieter, or a desperately sick drug addict? Hmmm...
Don't fall for the laxative hype. It doesn't work and can actually be very dangerous. At minimum, it's just an amazingly ineffective tactic for achieving weight loss.
Why It Doesn't Work
Here's the scientific explanation of why you cannot use laxatives to lose weight. Laxatives are drugs that stimulate the bowels to empty themselves, but this only happens after the calories from the food have already been absorbed by the small intestine. Since this is the case, logic will tell you that you are wasting your time with laxatives.
Oh yeah, and there's side effects... nasty ones...
Side Effects of Using Laxatives to Lose Weight
How to seriously screw with your system
Side effect #1: Cramps and runny diarrhea...GROSS!! Laxatives can also cause pain in your bowels, and will make you feel terrible afterwards as the drug goes through your system. Remember, laxatives are for constipation, so if you don't have constipation and put a laxative into your system anyway, it can have an extreme effect beyond what it was designed for.
Side effect #2: Dehydration.
Using laxatives will dehydrate your body and cause headaches, cramping, electrolyte imbalance, and mess with your body in many other ways.
Side effect #3: Loss of Potassium.
Sodium phosphate is the active ingredient in most laxatives, and it makes you lose potassium. This is bad for your kidneys as well as your heart.
Side effect #4: Prevents absorption of of medications.
Using laxatives to lose weight could get you pregnant! If you are on the pill, and the hormones from the pill are not absorbed correctly, then it might not do what it's supposed to do. These are things to think about when you think about using laxatives for weight loss.
Important Facts: Using Laxatives for Weight Loss
Truth Check!
Truth #1: It's purging. Don't fool yourself into thinking that using laxatives to lose weight is some "natural" method for slimming down. Rushing food out of your body by the back door is still purging, and therefore it is a form of bulimia. If you are familiar with bulimia and its dangers, you might want to consider this thought before taking laxatives.Truth #2: You can get addicted. If you think you can "learn" how to use laxatives to lose weight, think again, because the effect changes over time. The first thing that happens is you will lose fluid, and that can be followed by periods of water retention and bloating. This, in turn, causes the user to want to lose more weight, and then take more laxatives. Essentially, you are setting yourself up to have an over-the-counter drug problem, and you will build tolerance to the drug, finding yourself needing a box a day or more to have any effect.
Truth #3: You will eventually have to have your colon removed. Okay, so maybe that is an exaggeration... not everyone will end up with their colon removed, but it is a fact that laxative abuse can lead to problematic constipation, which can lead to "colonic inertia", requiring surgery to reduce the length of your intestines. Sound like a good weight loss plan now?
A Better Idea That Works
How to Lose Fat and Slim Down Without Using Laxatives
If you are serious about your weight loss, you need a diet system that allows you to generate your own meal plan, with flexible parameters to help you lose fat and achieve your goals. You need a sticky system.
There's this program called Strip That Fat, which is getting popular right now, and it's designed for fat loss without restricting your diet. The program also gives you specific exercises to do to increase your metabolism, so you can get both the diet and the physical action plan working together.
To read about it, go to their site here, or to read a review of the system, click here.
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