Controversial - VLCDs and Lighter life

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  • Healthy133
    Healthy133 Posts: 3
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    Congratulations on the weight loss

    I would feel wary of going to your LL supplier as she might try and sell you more of this stuff or convince you to stay? But she/he might tell you to replace one shake with a light meal like a chunky soup or salad, do that for a week then replace 2 shakes with light meals then all your shakes for whole foods.
    Going to the doctor is a great idea and have a check up while you're there as well. Good luck and take it slowly.
  • FrauHaas2013
    FrauHaas2013 Posts: 615 Member
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    Yes, as one previous poster said, VLCDs are for the morbidly obese. When morbidly obese folks follow a VLCD diet, they tend NOT to lose a lot of muscle mass BECAUSE they have so much fat to lose. Definitely, if you're not considered in this category you should not be following a VLCD!!!
  • tfisher0915
    tfisher0915 Posts: 32 Member
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    I've been on a VLCD through my local hospital for almost 16 weeks now and have lost 55 lbs. I started with a BMI of 44 and now have a BMI of 34. I plan to stay on this program through the end of the year and then begin transitioning to "real" food again. My program tapers you off. For 2 weeks I'll have 2 meal replacements plus a real meal and then for another 2 weeks I'll have 1 meal replacement and 2 real meals.

    Even if I lose all the weight I think I will by the end of the year (based on my 3 to 3.5 lb. weekly average), I'll have a BMI of 29.3 -- right on the border between overweight and obese -- still. However, I'll be at a size I'm comfortable with maybe an 8 or 10. I'm currently in a 12, down from a 20. My blood work - done every 2 weeks - is perfect. My BP is perfect. And I had another EKG done (required at the start of the program as well as for every 40 lbs. lost) and it's perfect, too.

    This time away from food has enabled me to do a lot of reading and researching and working on my feelings about food and how I cope with my feelings in general. I've been seeing a therapist for almost 2 years now so he helps me, too.

    I wish you the best of luck as you taper off the program and begin eating real food again. Feel free to message me - I'd love to talk with another person doing a VLCD.
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