lots of people really swear by it though and some of them are doctors
i don't think it can be dismissed that easily. i just don't think it suits the lifestyle of people who have to work for a living.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:18, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Of course it can dismissed easily
You are reading things on the internet, there is absolutely no proof that anyone condoning it even exists, or if they do, that they don't have a vested interest in gullible people like you going along with it.

Human bodies are perfectly capable of removing things that it doesn't need and expelling them, it's why you shit and piss. If your body needs to get rid of more stuff quickly, you shit, piss and vomit uncontrollably. But forcing your body to do that when it doesn't need to, you can only be causing it harm.

And the fact that you can't understand that, yet you claim to be intelligent and responsible, is terrifying.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:23, Reply)

i cannot see how me doing something to my own body
is remotely "terrifying". it would only affect me. not humanity as a whole. slight DRAMAQUEEN overreaction from the king of the cucumbers here.

i am intelligent. academics and professional life prove that. but where, in my 7 years on here and my 33 years on this planet, have i ever once, even accidentally, claimed to be "responsible"? fuck that nasty shit.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:27, Reply)

You're misreading it
it's terrifying that someone who "proven by academics and professional life" as apparently intelligent, is too stupid to realise that making yourself shit uncontrollably is a bad idea.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:39, Reply)

the question that you are missing
(albeit that it is unclear whether this obtuseness is deliberate or not) is: DO THE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS.

if you shit uncontrollably (and that's also a massive exaggeration, the king of cucumbers is also the lord of hyperbole) for 10 days but lose 20lbs, at least 10lbs of which stays gone, and have great skin afterwards, is it worth it.

some people think so. others do not. that is their prerogative. and it is not for you to denounce what other people choose to do with their own bodies as "terrifying". that's just judgmental and short-sighted. two things that i would never, ever, ever be.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:45, Reply)

Probably not
and I say this from the perspective of a person who for most of the last month would gladly kill for just one packet of crisps. The master-cleanse is actually pretty poor, since detox diets generally make people feel better for pyschological reasons as opposed to physical, and the nastier elements of it remove some of that it I reckon
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:48, Reply)

You're taking laxatives
Now, I would expect someone who has been proven to be as intelligent as you to know what a laxative does, but since you apparently don't let me explain it, it makes everything in your bowels go straight through and out of your anus. You can try and stop it, but you won't be able to for very long. Normal people can let out a fart when they need a shit, you just explained that this is impossible when you are taking these laxatives, consequently, you are losing control of your normal bowel function. Your bowel functions are, if you will, uncontrolled. Ergo, your shitting is uncontrollable.

You might have enough notice to get to a toilet, but you can't stop it for very long.

And if you knew anything about dieting using laxatives etc. you would also know that you do not lose 20lbs and then keep 10 of those pounds off, people who use extreme dieting techniques put the weight back on and usually more to boot.

Only people who lose weight the sensible way by changing their lifestyle to one with lower fat foods, less alcohol and more exercise actually keep the weight off.

And don't kid yourself it leaves you with better skin, that's what is commonly known as a lie.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 11:57, Reply)

i'm looking at beyonce, who swears by it
and i'm looking at your picture on fb.

guess which makes the more compelling argument.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:09, Reply)

I suspect that if she were being truthful
she would swear by her personal trainer, her dietician, her professional makeup artists etc.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:13, Reply)

Also, genetics.

( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:15, Reply)

Also, she's a singer
she's not a biologist or a healthcare professional so why on earth would her opinion make any difference?
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:19, Reply)

There are famous people that endorse homeopathic suger pills.
They're attractive, therefore it must work.
( Kroney, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:20, Reply)

You think I look like a baby Llama?

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Sep 2011, 12:18, Reply)