Why do people that take laxatives become super skinny?

Hey guys! This question is not for me.Anyways, I'm in psychology that has to do with why people do things that are hurting them more than helping them. I've heard that the abuse of laxatives only causes the individual to lose water weight and eliminates waste. But the abuse of laxatives causes severe dehydration. I want to know if people that abuse laxatives are also bulimic or anorexic or have some other kind of problem. So lets say if I was bulimic and had the idea that taking laxatives will help me lose FAT not just weight, would I trick myself into thinking that its working? Because I know that some individuals have that delusion that they aren't harming themselves by abusing laxatives, and are losing weight and FAT in the process. Another question is there any small fat loss at all? Depending on their condition because I know some individuals that are bulimic or anorexic that take laxatives but also exercise till they collapse. Also, how much damage can abusing laxatives do to your body? Hope everything makes sense you guys! I'm not asking you to do my project for me but I just need a little insight before I pass it in to make sure I make sense. Thanks! :)

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Someone who abuses laxatives in the hopes of weight loss to achieve this desired body has an eating disorder.There's a term called EDNOS, which means Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. I'm pretty sure it's every other eating disorder that doesn't qualify into anorexia or bulimia.I'm not sure if there's fat loss...the damage it can do to your body. This will sound gross & I am sorry, but think of diarrhea. Hell, when people have it they're already constantly weak for the first day. Think of that on a long-term scale. I imagine most of the damage will be from the dehydration AND the lack of absorbed nutrients. Forcing your body to remove the contents of what you ate prevents it from fully absorbing the nutrients. I believe that applies to bulimia as well.

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how can i lose 3-4 inches off my waist?

I don't really eat unhealthy, but I know I can eat better and I'm getting back into working out.I'm 17 and 5'8 my waist measurement is 28 inches... my goal is 24-25 inches for my waist.any tips?

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For weight loss, dieting is more effective than exercise.Reducing your intake of junk sugar will help as in items 22 and 106 in http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htmThe natural sugars in fruits are OK as they are metabolised to glucose slowly due to their high fiber content. Fruits are low in calories and are not fattening.Most fruits are metabolism boosting foods and most vegetables as well and that helps for weight loss.

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• Do a Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, or ripped in 30. You will hate the workout but LOVE the results. I personally did it and had great results. Go on Amazon.com The dvds are like 8 dollars plus shipping. Great deal to be fit!
• You can not lose weight in specific areas, sorry.

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I'm trying to gain weight, but not sure how?

I've been skinny all my life, i'm 19, girl, 5'10 and 115LB's. I like to be active, i work out (Lift) 1-4 times week, and I take my dog for walks, and i also ride my bike on a tougher gear maybe 1-3 times a weekI don't really watch what i eat, i eat whatever i want, and i eat a lot... Mostly carbs, pasta, bread, peanut butter, fruit etc. Not too much of a meat eaterI have a fast metabolism... WIll all this exercise make me lose weight? or tone me? I want to get toned muscular legs.

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Cardiovascular workouts (running, riding your bike, etc) will give your strong legs but it will also make it hard to gain weight because you burn a lot more calories doing cardio then lifting, but to counter this you need to figure out how many calories of the right food you need, there's thousands of plans you can look at online, cause you need to take in more calories then your workout is burning or you won't gain anything. Usually a 4000-5000 calorie diet does the trick but it's take months to gain like 10 pounds, be smart and healthy about it though, to many calories or to much working out is very unhealthy

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• If you want to gain weight but still be toned, eat a ton of protein. This comes easily with meat, not your Burger King or McDonald's patty, but 100% real meat. Once you consume enought protein and carbs, plus a harder workout, you may see results in a few weeks. Unless your metabolism Is too fast

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Will this help me lose belly & thigh fat in 3 weeks ?

I do 150 sit ups , 150 crunches , 150 leg lifts , 150 squats & 50 push ups . & ways you lost a ton of weight .. thank you .

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Since you're talking about belly and thighs, surely you're talking about reducing your body fat percentage. This could be done by adjusting these Three factors ( Nutrition, Cardio and Exercises ).Cleaning your food will help you so much, as you stick to a healthy diet.Your diet should be distributed in these categories ( 40% Protein, 50% Carbs and 10% Good Fats ), you should eliminate all the bad fats, reduce the sugar to minimum levels and focus on the complex carbs.Try to find how much calories that you need maintain your body and reduce them by 300, this way will enforce your body to go and melt those fat stores for energy, the calculator bellow will help you:http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htmAlso you need to raise your activity level ( if you need faster results ), exercises will increase your needed calories, do cardio, so your body will burn more ( of those fat stores ), even walking, swimming or rope jumping will have great effect in your case, and you could add some specific exercises to tone your thighs:http://www.fatreductionpro.com/ultimate-guide-to-lose-thigh-fat-fastFor the abs exercises, you should do the three groups of abs ( upper, middle and lower ), do them only three days a week, ( one day per week for each group ) to give them time to recover. You could do Sit Ups, Dumbbell Side Bends and Lying Floor Leg Raise. 3 sets with 15-25 rep for each exercise.These facts will help you to get your goal:http://www.fatreductionpro.com/5-six-pack-abs-facts-that-will-shock-youFat loss is your challenge which you can win with the determination.

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• No.To lose FAT, you need to do cardio.. burn calories. The exercises you are proposing will build up the muscle UNDER the fat.. but will not actually burn the fat off.run, bike, swim, do aerobics, step classes, etc... THAT will help you lose the fat.
• That sounds really good! Well done :) You did forget a few things, though:NO FATTY SNACKS-no crisps, chocolate or sausage rolls. Have plain popcorn, very dark chocolate and fresh fruit instead.CYLING AND SWIMMING-these are key, key, key! Trampolining and tumbling are brilliant too-when have you seen a fat gymnast or cheerleader? Try to have fun doing these-maybe chew gum as you cycle?DON'T BE PUT OFF-You'll lose tons the first week and it'll slow down.Good luck!
• Add weights to your exercises if they become to easy. But, you should consider doing 30+ minutes of cardio at least 3-5 days a week. Start eating healthy as well. Cut down as much as you can on wheat and dairy and drink plenty of water.

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Will this help me lose weight?

I found this article that says that drinking lemon water will help me lose weight quicker. Could I just use lemon juice from the bottle, water, and artificial sugar free no calorie sweetener to make like a lemonade like thing instead of drinking water and lemon?Here's the article: http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/weight-loss/weight-loss-myths-will-drinking-lemon-water-help-you-lose-weight.html#bI am mostly doing this to get rid of water retention.

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Yes but it will also destroy the enamel on your teeth, so I don't recommend it. Just do the work, lose the weight. Once I began exercising, I didn't want to stop.

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• Are you thinking of the "Master cleanse" it's a diet where you have nothing but a lemon juice mixture with maple syrup cayenne pepper and some other things. You can look it up online
• Try "Country Time lemonade" No sugar there (: Hehe.

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Im alittle confused about this calorie deal?

I know how you lose weight.... more calories expended than in, and excersise and yada yada so please dont tell me what i need to do to lose weight i know how that works i just have one question. It has more to do with excersise and calories. I just need something cleared up, ive been told that you dont start "losing weight" until your heart rate is up high for at least 15 minutes. But then i also hear that its good to be more active to "burn calories", so we burn calories all day everyday without getting our heart rates up. So how does that work? If i take a 1 mile WALK, my heart rate is not going to go up but i will burn calories no matter what. If you burn extra calories during your day it can help reduce your calorie intake, but what if my heart rate isnt going up? Will those calories burned be useless or do they still count as weight loss calories? Its just confusing to me cuz i thought a calorie is a calorie so it ultimately leads to weight loss. I hope im making myself clear with this question i dont want to confuse anyone.Please i dont need ideas for weight loss i have it figured out. Im not asking on how to lose weight or what foods to eat i thought i made it clear, i just need to know whats the difference. People say you ONLY start to lose fat if your heart rate is high for at least 15 minutes. Then OTHERS say "oh walking such and such time burns such and such calories" but your heart rate doesnt go up what im asking is if it even counts! Cuz you are still burning calories but your heart rate isnt going up does it count?

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Calories are used as energy for the body. The more your heart beats the more energy it requires. If you WALK for 1 hour you will not have used as much energy as you would if you RAN constantly for 1 hour. If you eat (for example, these numbers are not relevent to you) 2000 calories a day and sit on the couch you get 2000 calories at the end of the day, if you eat 2000 calories a day and run for 1 hour every day your body uses the calories you consumed as energy for your body and after you have ran for 1 hour you may have used up 600 calories for energy, now you may have consumed 2000 calories but after your body has burned them for energy you now have 1400 calories at the end of the day. Any other calories burned at rest are due to metabolism burning calories your body needs to survive. So yes heart rate is a factor but that "15 minute" idea is non sense.

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• I think what it meant by getting your heart rate up to lose weight means like doing really hard exercises so you burn more calories and you lose weight a lot easier. Of course everything burns calories, I mean people on just diets losing weight are an example of that. You burn calories doing anything, texting, sitting, standing, breathing even and it does count towards weight loss + your exercise.
• You're right; the whole calorie thing is just too confusing. counting calories is way too time consuming.Exercise hels some, but losing weight is about the kinds and portions of food you eat.Here's a good low-carb food/exercise plan:Breakfast: Cook 9-grain cereal (from health food store) in water with rolled oats and wheat bran. Make a pot of it on weekends and nuke 1/2 cup each morning. Add low fat milk or yogurt, banana, walnuts and berries. Drink hot Ovaltine. Breakfast should be your largest meal of the day to raise blood sugar level which falls during the night.Lunch: Egg, tuna or turkey ½ sandwich on multi-grain (not just whole wheat) bread with bean or alfalfa sprouts, yogurt, fresh fruit. If you had meat loaf for dinner, bring a meat loaf sandwich on whole grain bread (NO mayo). On cold days, a squatty thermos of hot chili, split peas with ham, or beef stew.Snacks: Fresh (not canned) fruit. Nothing ever from a vending machine. Dinner: salad with white meat chicken and fresh (not canned) veggies: tomatoes, 2 kinds of lettuce, 2 kinds of shredded cabbage, shredded or sliced carrots, alfalfa or bean sprouts, zucchini, green or red peppers, hard boiled eggs, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, tofu, cottage cheese...Instead of dressing, squeeze 1/4 tomato over it. Or homemade bean/vegetable soups; great way to recycle leftovers.Or grilled fish with steamed veggies.Or omelet: In blender, whip together eggs, tofu, cottage cheese, onions, garlic powder. Cook with mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and green or red peppers. Avoid junk food, fast foods, pastries, desserts, anything with sugar (cancer cells feed on sugar), gluten, syrup (even canned fruit in syrup), peanut butter, fat/grease (pork, wieners, chops, bacon, salami, pizza, chips, fries), pasta, potatoes, ramen, popcorn, white bread, rice, canned veggies, ice cream, soda, chips, tobacco, alcohol and coffee. No oil except olive and mac nut. To keep your skin clear, drink water, tea, unsweetened veggie and fruit juice. Join a gym; they have all the equipment and staff to show you how to use it to get the look you want to achieve, but you have to ask them. Much cheaper than buying your own equipment. Go hiking, biking, jogging, bowling, swimming, rowing, jump rope, play tennis, badminton, volleyball, soccer, jumping jacks, lift weights, trampoline? To tone your tummy, do sit ups, push ups, pull ups, leg lifts, butt raises and crunches.For more energy, take Super B complex.
• Walking a mile will use the same calories as running a mile. Running just does it faster. It also makes your metabolism more efficient (so you will KEEP using calories faster for a while even after you stop running!) and increases your strength and endurance. Muscle uses more energy than fat, so you want to increase your muscle mass.While it is best to increase your heart rate, any walking is good even if you're just ambling around the park.

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