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Tanking
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Usually in people with eating disorders, Tanking is
drinking
a
large
amount of
water
in a short time to gain weight before a weigh in.
'I'
ve
lost 2lbs, I'
m
going to have to do some serious tanking before my weigh in on
friday
.'
'She is just tanking to get out.'
Tanking
by
TeganR
May 10, 2009