Colon cleansing? weight loss?
O.K., I know there are no easy fixes. This is triggered by an advertisement for colon cleansing pills for reduction of beer-belly.
A (plastic surgeon's staff?) said that belly fat for women and men is in different places, that lipo in women is more efficacious because women's fat is just under the skin, that it is major surgery for men whose fat is deep down in the intestines.
I think I've probably got two different issues here. What about colon cleansing/evacuation?
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For me it wasn't a matter of how much I ate but WHAT I ate. 900 cal a day and I couldn't lose an ounce. Yo Yo dieting, fad diets ... lo-cal intake. Nothing worked. Healthy eating works. Now I eat 6 meals a day and 3 or 4 snacks. LOTS of Protein, some fats and fresh fruit and veggies.
As I said to Peggy down thread. Eat less exercise more doesn't always work.
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going to keep it off, too!
Determination is a big chunk of the battle.
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You want to lose weight? Eat less, exercise more.
That's it in a nutshell.
Beer bellies are not lost if you aggressively clean your colon. You could very well lose valuable nutrients that the body needs to absorb if you do that.
I would think that as a former nurse, even she would know better than to be so careless in the "Eat less, exercise more." type of response, but I guess not. It's never that simplistic, and is different for each individual.
Before beginning an exercise program and diet regime, it really is a good idea to visit your doctor, especially if you know you have any health issues, or if there are underlying issues you may not be aware of, such as your heart, for example. Once you have the all clear from your doc, then maybe join WW, or a program that can you can tailor to your needs and weight loss goal.
Colon cleansing can strip the flora from your gut that you need for digestion, but that really should be between you and a health professional if you want to take that route once or twice. Again, your doctor can give you advice on that.
Interesting question you pose here, UTUSN, and if you want to use others' experiences as your guide re: colon cleanse, just be aware that what someone else has done or gone through is not what you may experience.
Take care of yourself, and get real med advice from a med professional you trust and can talk to in person
That's it? 
"works just fine?" That really is a mystery to me--are you up in there looking?
People on the SAD (Standard American Diet, for those who don't know) are typically very stopped up. It has been said that if we don't go #2 several times a day, we are constipated. The comparison is with a baby who goes that often. As we get older, we can become less fecal-licious.
Colonics are raved about in the alternative health community. I am not sure I could go there (or have someone else do the honors) because I am a bit modest. God only knows what would come floating into that tube. 
But it has definitely been talked about as a great way to purify the body, IF you get a series of them. You do have to also start eating a clean diet or else it will be a temporary benefit.
I say that if you eat high-raw vegan or vedge, you will be eating such a clean, whole diet that you, too, can become fecal-licious
