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From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Starved for affliction
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 10:12:17 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 24 10:12:17 1986
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>I'm trying out a new diet where I fast on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and
>eat anything I want the remainder of the week (though I tend not to eat
>excessively those days either).  I take vitamins and drink plenty of fluids
>because I'm supposed to with this diet.  These sort of "starvation" diets
>have a bad reputation so I've been on guard for ill effects, but
>haven't experienced any. 

You may not, until it's too late.

The woman who was a babysitter for my daughter used to do exactly this.
The good thing is that  you will lose a lot of weight.  She used to
lose 50 lb. at a time.

There are a couple of bad things:  
   1.  You will not keep the weight off.  It will come right back
       on as soon as you stop.  This means you will have to keep
       doing this--bouncing back and forth like a yoyo.  Each time
       you will lose more muscle tissue as well as fat.  You won't
       look pretty after a few bounces, believe me.  
   2.  This yoyo effect is *very* bad for your system.  Her doctor
       got very upset with her about it.  It finally led directly
       (he said--if you never believe doctors, you probably won't
       believe it) to very high blood pressure and heart irregularities.
       She also ended up with no gall bladder.  Which is weight loss
       of a sort...

I'm probably not a very good person to talk, being overweight myself,
but the slower you lose it, the longer it will stay lost, and the better
for your health.
-- 

                                     Sue Brezden
                                     ihnp4!drutx!slb

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