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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 33 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Plus anything that was in your intestines / bowels. There's no fibre in there at all.

I used to have to "make weight" and water and empty intestines are the short version of how it's done.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 21 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Oh hey that's the main way men get eating disorders!

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Is that true? It wouldn't surprise me. When I was competing in that weight category sport I had a very skewed view of what I considered overweight (for me).

99% of the population would have considered me lean as fuck when I thought otherwise.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I was going to say, sounds like the shit the wrestlers used to do back in high school. Always seemed wildly unhealthy.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 28 minutes ago

Imo weight class should be determined by an average of a bunch of weigh-ins for weeks or months before an event. Then, on the day of the event, allow some tolerance over the max weight but only if the average stays under. If the average creeps up into the tolerance zone, then they go up a weight class. Make the weight classes based on healthy habits rather than basically cheating in an unhealthy way to make weight a day before, then bulking back up to whatever weight for the actual fight.

Not that I have any stake in any of that, so my say isn't really relevant.

[–] bookmeat@fedinsfw.app -5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

If you're only eating protein you don't need fiber.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 hour ago

Oh god your poor anal tract.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

And your brain won't work because it requires at least 110 grams of carbs to function normally. Then you might start saying things like "if you're only eating protein you don't need fibre"

[–] dondelelcaro@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Gluconeogenesis is a thing. So while correct, it doesn't have to be dietary carbs.

[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Fair enough, that being said, eating exclusively protein is still likely to result in death from nutrient deficiency, kidney overload, protein poisoning, the list goes on.

But thats not as funny.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 27 minutes ago

Though a fruit only diet, that's funny.