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I did it. Let me tell you, it has nothing at all to do with the bull **** HCG hormone. Do not buy it. If you want all the same effects without the ********* just follow the 500 calorie a day diet. That is what makes you lose weight. 500 calories is about 100 more calories per day than prisoners in **** concentration camps were rationed. Those people starved to death. No amount of miracle hormone, whether injected or homeopathically (hippy term for ******** cash cow) absorbed through drops under the tongue will make that diet any healthier. Granted I did lose 10 lbs in about a week. But, *****...

Do you actually want an answer to this?

In Islam, fasting is considered a "good deed" (because if done right, it will lead to compassion and in turn to doing nice things for others). It's mandatory during the month of Ramadan, usually, but a lot of the time people only fast half the month anyway because there's a decent number of exceptions to this. It's also recommended at some specific other dates, and the days you miss out on during Ramadan you're supposed to make up for by fasting at another time, or if that isn't possible paying a set amount of grains/money (fidya) for each missed day.
As far as I understand it, the month is special because it's the month where the first stage of the revelation of the Qur'an is supposed to have happened and for that reason Allah will reward good deeds more. Or something.

The fasting itself is mostly so you realise how much it sucks not to eat/drink/have pleasure. And then give lots of money to charity and are nice to people and such.
That's the reason most people who aren't Muslims will give you, anyway, because "I get 70 times the reward for it in Heaven" isn't really all that great a motivation, right?

Edited, Aug 12th 2011 2:52pm by Kalivha

Which is a weird belief, because if I don't eat I get angry.

A responsible father would have made the kid do it himself. Kids these days are so coddled.

Part of the idea is that you also abstain from getting angry, though.
Or try your best to, anyway.

Yeah, no ******* ****. Thanks for that.

This. Such unnecessary calories. I'll drink Gator/Powerade sometimes too, but 100+ degrees with similar humidity has been the norm this summer so that can't be helped.

Fad diets are ridiculous. What's wrong with moderation and routine exercise? It's really obvious when someone loses weight really fast. All that jiggly skin..

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Detox diets are idiotic.

Idk why ugly is relating detox diets with enemas, they perform different functions.

Fasting was originally done to keep people moving quickly on religiously based military operations. You'd be on the move all day, then make camp and eat uncooked or precooked food during non daylight hours (Dawn/Dusk). It was a sound decision for tribal warbands, and was granted a positive religious connotation. These peoples were successful and traditions stuck, albeit morphing into what we have now.

Eating this way is not more healthy. It is most healthy to have a small interval small-mid sized portioned meals. Unless you are trying to run some form of longevity caloric restriction regimen(which sucks,btw) this is the most optimal method both for having a healthy weight and best nutrient absorption, and most consistent energy release.

The only "detox" stuff that I buy into is detox tea, which only makes the claim that it "supports healthy kidney function." I've noticed I retain less water after I drink a double cup.

Anything that claims it is detoxing your colon is stupid. You want a good colon detox? Eat a big ol' batch of roasted brussel sprouts, followed by mashed butternut squash for desert. All the natural fiber will unclog your pipes in no time, without any danger of dehydration.

I don't know, the thought of what she said made me want to rub one out.



By that I mean it made me want to ****.

Maybe while sitting on the toilet he rubs the outside of the gut hoping the increased pressure from the outside will assist in getting things moving?

I'm not saying it'd work, but it was only one of two possible responses I could come up with to your post. The other follows.


Well, of course. How else is he supposed to hold the book?

I did the Atkins diet a few years back to try to drop some poundage (I was a big fatty back then). I lost something like 16lbs in 3 weeks, and was happy. So I stopped doing it. A month later, I had put 20lbs back on...

Years later, I'm now ~40lbs lighter. Exercise - lots of it - and healthy eating. It's the only way.

Like Georges St Pierre says, there's no magic pill...

Yeah, maybe it's not so different in the land where people never read a book.