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Having Sex up to 7 times a Day
Pauline Potter, 47, became the Guinness World Record holder for heaviest woman when she weighed in at 700 pounds, but she's managed to lose nearly 100 pounds by rekindling her romance with her ex-husband Alex.
Getting Urine Injections
Just when you thought there were no more diets to try, here comes one of the strangest, a daily injection of urine. This is said to cut 43pounds and more than 30 inches in 5 months.
Spending a Week at 8,700 feet Altitude
Overweight, sedentary people who spent a week at an elevation of 8,700 feet lost weight while eating as much as they wanted and doing no exercise.
Having an Imaginary Gastric Band
A gastric band (the LAP-Band) is a restrictive band placed around the patient's stomach that gives the sensation of a full stomach after eating smaller portions of food, thus letting the patient eat less and lose weight without going hungry. But fitting the band requires surgery, with potential side effects – so here's a novel idea; making obese patients believe that they have an "imaginary" gastric band through hypnosis!
With a Painful Tongue Patch
This extreme weight loss method is a medical procedure that involves stitching a small piece of polyethylene mesh onto a patient's tongue, making it painful to ingest solid foods and forcing a low-calorie, liquid diet.
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