“Don’t eat it, it will purge you”.
I’m not sure if this is even a correct English expression
but it definitely communicates in Nigeria. It communicates that eating whatever
it is will cause you to have diarrhea. But that’s not the story. The real story
is in the myth that most obese people believe. We like to think that a runny
tummy means that we are “losing some weight”. Seriously. Why do you think green
tea, slimming tea and all the other poo-poo teas are popular? Because they build strongly on that myth. So
when someone says to a fat person, “Don’t eat it, it will purge you” all she is
hearing is, “Eat this, then weigh yourself after you have gone to the loo about
4 times. You will most likely notice a shift in the scale that will put a smile
on your face”.
Is it even a myth?
Talking about myths. I have a friend that swears that her
weight on the scale differs after she has done Number 2. “Uloma, sometimes it
is up to .5kg!” I would always answer with, “Do you know how many days of
dieting and hours on the treadmill I would need to do to lose .5 kilos, and you
are telling me that you poo-poo it away? Come on!”
We always want the quick and easy way to diet and lose
weight. <>
7 comments:
Lol, reminds me of my death n resurrection. I nearly died drinking one of those poo poo teas, I no do again!!! My logo hence forth " its the inward appearance that matters not the outward"
This is a prayer I think all women should include " lord cause the eyes of my spouse to see me as I see myself ( size 10). The truth is its a prayer that works lmao!
The inward appearance is definitely the "koko"!
For my brother, Okey, number 2 is poopoo where number one is peepee. 😉
Slave to the scale. I've been there too. Na wa.
I wrote a comment previously and seem to have lost it....here we go again!
Many of these 'drinks' and 'foods' have laxative and diuretic effects, so yes it is very possible for 'weight-loss' to occur....but one will have to eat and drink again, abi??!!😜 and even most likely deal with the aftermath of the electrolyte derangement that could possibly occur with chronic use and such practices!!!
I have poo n weigh oooo once I can help it. I've pooed 200gms before. Biko the difference di klia!!!
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