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aussieNickuss · 04-14-2008, 11:40 AM

You're 17, a pack-a-day (sometimes more) smoker, weigh 200lb and you're only giving your body water?!? Good god man....sounds to me like you're giving your body one hell of a kick in the ass.

I'm not really knowledgeable on this topic, but honestly.....how could not feeding your body have any health benefits at all? Food is the only way to give your body the energy, nutrients, vitamins and minerals it needs (apart from water of course). Man, you're better off doing what every other person who has lost significant weight does. Eat nothing but healthy foods, cut the smokes, and get up off your ass and do some exercise!

I just don't get why people go on such extreme "diets".

04-14-2008, 11:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
aussieNickuss Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 287	You're 17, a pack-a-day (sometimes more) smoker, weigh 200lb and you're only giving your body water?!? Good god man....sounds to me like you're giving your body one hell of a kick in the ass. I'm not really knowledgeable on this topic, but honestly.....how could not feeding your body have any health benefits at all? Food is the only way to give your body the energy, nutrients, vitamins and minerals it needs (apart from water of course). Man, you're better off doing what every other person who has lost significant weight does. Eat nothing but healthy foods, cut the smokes, and get up off your ass and do some exercise! I just don't get why people go on such extreme "diets".