Enemas for weight loss

When my mom took me to get colonics, I'd lose between 3 to 6 lbs a session

That isn't really losing weight, though, similar to how drinking a bunch of water isn't gaining weight. When I'm backed up a couple of enemas can knock off a bunch of scale weight (4 lbs last Saturday, with no adjustment for retained water so I know it was more), it's not doing anything to make you healthier. Possibly more comfortable, but that's it.

When I played racketball - I'd drop 5 lbs in an hour. Gained in back in another three hours of rehydrating. You lose weight by burning off fat - not sweating or cleaning your bowels.

When I played racketball - I'd drop 5 lbs in an hour. Gained in back in another three hours of rehydrating. You lose weight by burning off fat - not sweating or cleaning your bowels.

Absolutely!

Isn't that clear enough by now?

Talking about dumb! I once told my doctor that I burned more calories on the stair machine if I set my weight at 300 Lbs.... She looked at me a little odd like she might have believed it!!!

Diet and exercise if you want to lose weight. There are no miracles out there.

I was curious about the impact on my weight that taking a good round of enemas would have, and finally got around to checking myself on the scale - before and after. I was about 3 pounds lighter, which was more than I would have expected. Of course that's not real weight loss in any significant sense, as has been pointed out multiple times here, but it was interesting to measure.

I once told my doctor that I burned more calories on the stair machine if I set my weight at 300 Lbs....

Just curious about how the machines work, does the resistance or anything in the machine's algorithms to calculate calories burned change if you give it faulty information?

The machine might THINK you burned more calories if you weighed 300 pounds than if you told it you weighed 175 because at 300, you would have more weight to bounce around.

Susie,

There are two parts to the work done on a treadmill... walking on the flat and climbing.

The former doesn't depend on your weight; the latter does. Here's a calculator:

https://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/

The gradient multiplied by (speed * time) or distance calculates the vertical lift.

The weight you enter multiplied by the vertical distance calculates the work done.

The calories used are a constant (the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat) * the work done.

So, if you enter a larger weight, the indicated calorie count will increase, BUT you will not actually burn the increased number of calories. Entering a higher weight is pointless.

Susie,

One more thing. If you added a weight belt, at at gradient >0, you can increase the calorie burn.

Suppose a person weighed 150 pounds and added a 50 pound weight belt. The appropriate number to enter would be 200 pounds. This is because you'd be lifting yourself and the weight.

Susie,. . . .

The calories used are a constant (the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat) * the work done.

So, if you enter a larger weight, the indicated calorie count will increase, BUT you will not actually burn the increased number of calories. Entering a higher weight is pointless.

of course that is true

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Susie,

One more thing. If you added a weight belt, at at gradient >0, you can increase the calorie burn.

Suppose a person weighed 150 pounds and added a 50 pound weight belt. The appropriate number to enter would be 200 pounds. This is because you'd be lifting yourself and the weight.

definitely also true. I see occasional walkers and runners in my neighborhood with ankle weights and holding small weights in their hands to increase mass for extra calorie burning.

This "added weight" thing started out as a joke I told my doctor. The funny part is, she didn't get it right away and it took a few seconds for her to process. Maybe she thought "Did he mean gradient or resistance?" - or maybe she just got caught off guard. Worse case, maybe she wasn't listening very well and other "medical" comments I provided skidded of the same mirror!!

@LisaK said

Those of us with two X chromosomes need to remember also that anything less than 10 pounds of weight fluctuation through our menstrual cycle CAN BE TOTALLY NORMAL. Some people fluctuate as little as 2 or 3 pounds and some can fluctuate as much as 10 , ad it is for them totally normal.

I had to laugh for a couple of reasons.

SECOND of all (I'm not stating the first reason) TEN POUNDS variation during a menstrual cycle is normal in what animal that isn't morbidly obese ? ? ? ?

Fluid gain may contribute to a few pounds but more than that is attributable to over-eating during parts of the cycle.

In a normal human, 2-5 pounds (and five pounds is a lot) is considered a normal fluctuation in wieght.

of course that is true

.definitely also true. I see occasional walkers and runners in my neighborhood with ankle weights and holding small weights in their hands to increase mass for extra calorie burning.

I am inspired. I think a 16oz can of beer in each hand can burn enough calories to drink them at the half way point without calorie gain. Brilliant.

Enemas do not aid in weight loss. If you burn more calories than you consume, then you will lose weight. Everything else is a fad.

Enemas do not aid in weight loss. If you burn more calories than you consume, then you will lose weight. Everything else is a fad.

I think you mean FRAUD! 😁 😁

Susie,

The machines work a couple of ways.

In some machines the energy is burnt as heat in the brake mechanism.

In the higher end machines, your effort basically turns a dynamo, making electricity.

The voltage * current generated equals the instantaneous power. Power * time equals energy burnt (Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, again).

The electrical load on the dynamo is adjustable, today probably by a microprocessor, making the ride easy or hard, even remotely over the web. The technology is much hyped, but is pretty straight forward.

You will not lose weight from enemas. What can happen is going through the ritual, you will feel refreshed and perhaps have more energy. Sometimes this is the start of a new routine, sort of like giving you a jumpstart to losing weight. But, there is not enough “stuff inside your colon” that gets flushed out and isn’t just going to come back after you eat and hydrate. Look at taking an enema and having a clean colon as a starting point. Embrace feeling lighter, eating more conscientiously and exercising. A positive outlook and good vibes go a long way to starting a successful weight loss journey.

Susie,

On your exercise machine question, I wasn't clear enough on one point.

There are essentially two types of machines- the inclined treadmill and the stationary bicycle.

With the inclined treadmill, the body weight you enter is used in the computation of calories burnt, as described previously.

With the stationary bicycle, the power generated * time * Mechanical Equivalent of Heat = calories.

Thank you for your explanations of the machines.

I do understand the physics. I took two semesters of physics with calculus in college a la Halliday and Resnick Vol 1 & 2, so I am very familiar with the principles. One semester of Mechanics and one of Electricity and Magnetism.

Regarding calories, the stupid United States should get on the ball and use joules like the rest of the world. 😁

Here is how enemas help me keep weight off. Some times I get up on the weekend, and the weather is bad. I have one of two options: Cook a great big breakfast and eat until I can't eat anymore, or have an enema session with several clean outs until my colon turns off, and I can fill to capacity. I'm going to go with the enema session for weight lose...and health.

Here is how enemas help me keep weight off. Some times I get up on the weekend, and the weather is bad. I have one of two options: Cook a great big breakfast and eat until I can't eat anymore, or have an enema session with several clean outs until my colon turns off, and I can fill to capacity. I'm going to go with the enema session for weight lose...and health.

See this post I wrote 11 years ago in 2008 about that:

https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;msg=6471

The only way enemas help you lose weight is by giving you something to do besides eating.

The only way enemas help you lose weight is by giving you something to do besides eating.

Have an enema instead of breakfast or any other meal. True - might cut down on the calories for the short term. But skipping meals is not an effective way to lose weight. It can actually slow your metabolism and in some cases people gain weight. It can also result in over eating at lunch, dinner or snacking. Google "Skipping Meals to Lose Weight"

Have an enema instead of breakfast or any other meal. True - might cut down on the calories for the short term. But skipping meals is not an effective way to lose weight. It can actually slow your metabolism and in some cases people gain weight. It can also result in over eating at lunch, dinner or snacking. Google "Skipping Meals to Lose Weight"

Anyone who is fat enough to go on a diet will absolutely lose weight if they start skipping a meal during the day as long as they don't eat more at other meals to make up for it.

Your metabolism will only slow down if you get close to feeding yourself just above starvation levels.

Susie,

It's good that you have an understanding of basic physics. Most today are clueless. Understanding physics seems very basic to understanding the world around us.

The English v. Metric system is not really a big deal. Conversion is easy if you just remember a few numbers- 2.201 and 2.54 will get you a long way. With modern machinery switching between them is trivial.

People have a better "feel" for the English system, since it was originally based on the human body. It's more intuitive, IMO.

Anyone who is fat enough to go on a diet will absolutely lose weight if they start skipping a meal during the day as long as they don't eat more at other meals to make up for it.

I'm sure almost anyone can lose weight by skipping meals over the short term. That is just another FAD (FRAUD) diet. Will they keep it off? Better to spread the calories out throughout the day. I'm sure Susie you know more about insulin fluctuations and how it affects appetite, fat storage etc. But doesn't skipping meals affect your blood sugar and insulin??

I see a nutritionist every other year and they have never advocated skipping meals to lose weight - just the opposite. I'm always within 5 plus or minus lbs of my target - so I am not grossly overweight - just trying to keep up with father time - maybe they would give different advice if I were fat!

Im not sure if enemas help you lose weight but I do believe they make you feel good afterward and help you to eat better

I'm sure almost anyone can lose weight by skipping meals over the short term. That is just another FAD (FRAUD) diet. Will they keep it off? Better to spread the calories out throughout the day.

Many small meals during the day is TERRIBLE for your blood sugar and is a cause of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Eat one or two meals. The "three square meals a day" started around the industrial revolution and is NOT good for your health because your body is constantly pumping out insulin because you keep eating instead of eating and then letting your body use the food.

Spreading out your calories throughout the day is not good.

Have you seen fat people who eat one or two meals a day? I haven't. Fat people eat all day long. Lean and trim people eat one big, or more often two moderately sized meals a day. You are better off with one or two meals which is the hallmark of "intermittent fasting" which helps prevent insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes and even reverse type 2 diabetes.

People have a better "feel" for the English system, since it was originally based on the human body. It's more intuitive, IMO.

People who use the English system have a better feel for it because it is what they have used.

For almost anybody a foot is not a foot, a meter isn't much further off their outstretched arm length than a yard is, and don't get me started on miles and Fahrenheit degrees.

OMG the English system of units sucks the big wazoo. 😁

GO METRIC / SI

I do agree with Susie. Eating small meals throughout the day isn't a good idea if you are trying to loose weight. For me, giving myself permission to eat 6 times a day is an excuse to overeat. If you are trying to loose weight, you need to limit what you eat overall.

I have found eating carbs for breakfast is OK but then taking less carbs in as the day goes is best. And definitely try not to eat a big dinner and then go to bed. I think it is better to eat more in the morning as fuel for the day then less as you go as you get later into the day and evening.

And I posted earlier that enemas have never have helped me loose weight.

Spreading out your calories throughout the day is not good.

Have you seen fat people who eat one or two meals a day? I haven't. Fat people eat all day long.

Seems like we've got off-track from the "enema for weight loss". Susie - you are much more an expert than I am so I won't argue with you. I've been very active all my life - sports in college - working out and staying in shape is a way of life for me so maybe I (and a lot of others) are different. When I work out I need to refuel afterwards. So a good breakfast, protein after a work out, and a light dinner has worked for me to maintain weight. I've read about intermittent fasting and even tried it - didn't work for me. After traveling a lot for business, business lunches and dinner - I gained 50 lbs. I lost it all in 18 months with three "reasonable" meals. Never went for the "six meals a day fad" - but never let myself get hungry. Fat people have different issues and maybe reducing to two meals a day works better for them. They typically aren't very active anyway - so it's a different problem. I know a lot of the nutritional literature is bullshit... A hundred years ago people did eat 3 squares a day and were lean. But they did a lot more physical activity/labor than we do today.

I'm done here. Thanks for your inputs - I respect them.