Is this safe?

I've heard that wearing a garbage bag makes you sweat and lose weight faster. If I do that but not on my head obviously and only once, is that safe or unhealthy?
Answer:
That is obviously a loaded question. If you are overweight and not in very good health, then I would strongly urge you to NOT do that. You will sweat too much, causing severe dehydration. Your body is probably not used to that type of treatment and you put yourself at risk. I really get frustrated from all the hype about people who tell us to get healthy, FAST! This is a "Hollywood" type thinking that needs to stop. If you wish to lose weight, start by eating a healthy diet! Low carb foods! Go for walks in the early evening when it's not so hot out. By dumbbells and start doing curls. Buy ankle weights for the walks. If you are not too severely overweight, then buy an ab-lounge chair, they help.

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No effective, nor healthy. That was a myth popular in the 70's.

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garbage... that is exactly what that is . It will not hurt you, but you certainly will look ridiculous and be uncomfortable.

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You do lose weight but after you drink water you gain that weight right back.
You don't want to go for quick fixes anyway. The best way to go about losing weight is doing a lifestyle change. Eat less. Eat more healthy foods than junk food. Drink more water. Exercise more.
Take it from someone who has lost over 100lbs in a year with out surgery...;)

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actually, yes it does, but you can go to a sports and outdoor shop (Academy is what we have in Texas) and they will have windbreaker type outfit in a bag. It has a sona effect when you are working out. It is perfectly fine if you drink plenty of water. I use it and a guy co worker of mine used only the top and not the bottoms, he lost about 25lbs and inches off his stomach/hips. I love it.

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the garbage bag will work as a suana. it will keep in body heat causing you to sweat more. no its not dangerous. and yes it will help u lose weight... but only water weight, because u will sweat so much. look at www.ringside.com they have things that work the same but they are meant for boxing but im sure you can use it with whatever u do. its called a sweat suit.

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It's actually very dangerous for you to use plastic over your body while you sweat. The skin is an organ, and sweat is the body's way of cooling your inner temperature down to safe temperatures. If you do not allow your body to act as it should, you could suffer heatstroke, which could cause serious health consequences. If you are actually trying to lose weight, exercise and drink lots and lots of water. It flushes the body, gets rid of toxins and help combat the dehydration.

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they make a belt type thing that you wear around your waist and what it does is hold your muscles in so when you are exercising you dont have to think about holding them in and you dont lose weight faster but you do tone muscle faster
i do own one and it worked for me

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