What crazy Diets or Binges or Pills have you used to try to beat the BATTLE OF THE BULGE? Did any actually WORK?

i went through a period where i just limited myself to 500 calories a day, i'll be going back to it soon too because it really worked.
it teaches you discipline(i know i havent spelt that right) and it really made me feel better looking at people who were pigging out and being able to say "i have control over what i put in my body"

if you want a link to another forum about foods etc i can give it to you, just msg me.

SexLovely said:

*giggles*

damn, did it hurt you that much?

my sister has gone 4, god knows what she did to her insides.

i've gone 2 and a bit, but starving isnt a good way to do it: starvation mode and you put on more weight!!!


drink lots of water. it'll fill you up, you'll taste the food you're eating more and it cleans your system out.

Used a cleaver "Merchant of Venice" style and lost about 10 lbs and 2 pints of blood.

i've considered hacking off a leg, but decided that was not very practical...

I was not doing it on purpose I was going through alot at the time, but I straved myself for more days then anyone here.

Fasting...

Once I went about two weeks where all I ate were bananas and drank water. Not because I wanted to lose weight but because of some emotional crap that I was going through over the summer.

I also had trouble sleeping, and I felt like a nervous wreck all of the time. Stomach pains, etc...

I lost more than 10 lbs and felt like shit ALL of the time. First time I ever lost sleep/my appetite over a stupid boy. Talk about intense.

I didn't eat for 3 months ... nothing except for a vitamin/mineral supplement 3 times a day and tons of water. Lost loads of weight but it was probably the most stupid and dangerous thing I've ever done to my body. Wouldn't do it again.

SexLovely said:

LOL

...I get on my treadmill 20 minutes a day for 4 days a week and stopped eating red meat...Now this is strange because most people take a pill, stop eating or God know's what else...Its a matter of lifestyle, eating habits, that controls your weight.

I've never had to work on losing weight...Just the opposite, in fact.

My freshmen year at band camp, it was so hot,a nd we were outside so much, I was always too hot to eat, and half sick when I came home from the heat, so I just sort of went to bed. During the two week period, I dropped from 118 lbs to 112, and had to work on gaining it back by drinking these Weight Gain shakes from GNC.

OCEANA said:

Actually this is basically for cardio vascular activity/Colesterol control..I do not "gain" nor do I lose it...I am basically the same as I always have been..Of course a few pounds heavier...

SexLovely said:

LOL ...

I lost over 10 lbs in one week when I had pneumonia and didnt eat for a week.

For some godforsaken reason, I actually put on weight while I was hooked on coke. (The myth is you supposedly loose your appetite when on it, but noone mentions the next day when you feel like shit and eat more, lol)

The healthiest way I lost weight was just simply doing a half hour on ski machine and a half hour biking every day. I could even go out on weekends and pig out on wings and it wouldnt affect me.

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[This message was edited Sun Oct 20 16:56:00 PDT 2002 by OCEANA]

To my husband's dismay I went on a diet where I ate nothing but salad, with the same dressing (the ONLY dressing I like), and applesauce and things like that. I got berated because according 2 him I am not overweight but I'd love to lose 10 pounds.

Men never understand.

I used to be terribly skinny but about 5 years ago I made a huge effort in the gym, and started eating way more than I usually did etc in a bid to increase my weight. It worked a treat and I'm now a very healthy weight and feel much better for it!

I think when you have alot of sex you are too busy to eat and when you don't well you gotta satisfy that craving if you are an Oral kinda Person . I guess chewing Gum,Smoking,Water anything that can satisy your Mouth. Nothing works for me. I'm eating all the time lately. I gotta stop it already. Being Divorced is hard for lack of Sex.

Natasha said:

Sure if you are sexually active it does help...but if you feel like eating, if you are not hungry but just feel like chewing...I myself get a glass of ice (like at work) and chew it...hear it crunch...! Chewing gum helps by putting air in ur stomach and makes you feel full...DONT SMOKE! Love your body,,,Love yourself, dont hurt yourself...Drink lots of water...at least 48 ounces a day (if you chew ice)...Hope this helps you in some way...But never forget to reward yourself...Friday-Sunday...eat whatever you want...just lay off the red meat and frying ur food. ...Sorry to hear bout ur divorce

I'm too busy trying to gain weight.

Thanks Oceana. I already told people but I'll tell ya again about my weight problem. I would Starve ,I would Vomit,I would use Water Pills . I would Drink Slimfast which does work. I also used to get Body Wraps which makes you Lose basically Water Weight. I feel that Good Nutrition Along with Regular Exercise is the Key to losing Weight. But I'll Always Feel Fat! Sometimes I think the only way is Liposuction and a Tummy Tuck honestly.

Reactivated my anorexia nervosa.
It worked, who knows maybe I'll try it again.
I'm way to fat!

Moonbeam said:

You my dear sweet friend are a bottomless pit, I have seen you eat...and I feel so sorry for your wife, cause dinner everynight will be like Thanksgiving dinner...just to keep you full...

High metabolism can suck when you're a guy. My brother and I are way skinny.

Lucky Bastards!

Natasha said:

It's not so lucky in some senses. It's hard feeling embarrassed taking your shirt off in the summer to swim because you are so skinny.