Liquid diet

MstngSammy · March 2014

IMHO......the best you could hope for with this is to clean your bowels and run your blood sugar up. Any more than a few days of this and your body is not going to be happy....at all. I very seriously doubt you will have the strength to do "maintenance and toning" if you do last as long as you plan to.

Just my thoughts.
Good luck "Neha"

laserturkey · March 2014

Everyone knows pizza is better with BEER!

sullus · March 2014

Rob Reinhart's Soylent product might be a good route to go. US orders shipping soon.

Plenty of calories, protein, etc .. all liquid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_(food_substitute)

neanderthin · March 2014

Not to mention a goal weight of 97lbs.

Hornsby · March 2014

It's okay. Her mom is a nutritionist.

SilverRose89 · March 2014

And what do you expect will happen when you go back to 'real' food?

trogalicious · March 2014

So, you're asking about this.. with all of these folks telling you the truth about how it's a bad idea.. hoping for the one person to give you the go ahead?

Gogetter1314 · March 2014

No Mr Trogolicious. Im already on the diet. day 2. I just wanted info not opinions.

cuinboston2014 · March 2014

But this makes no sense for lots of reasons. There is a lot of ignorance in this one post alone which just makes your case even worse. The ONE person who tried this long term gained everything back, plus more.

If your doctor told you to stick to liquids for a while I'd think the following:
1. He/she gave you a strict diet
2. You should be discussing your medical issues with him/her and would NOT be looking for experiences on a public internet forum geared to health when you have made absolutely no statement as to why THIS diet would benefit you. If your Dr told you to do it, you would say "my dr told me to stick to these calories on these liquids. Does anyone have this experience? I'm doing it for xyz medical reason"
3. Any Dr who puts someone on a liquid diet when they have 30 pounds to lose (according to yoru ticker) should probably not be giving medical/nutrition advice unless something is legit wrong

Again, if something is actually wrong than I Believe your initial post would have clarified this.

Lighten the load on your digestive system? How? By blending all the fiber out of whole foods?

I hate to do this but my assumption at this point is you want to lose 30 pounds by summer to look good in a bikini at whatever cost. come fall/winter you will add those 30 pounds when you eat real food....plus an additional 15

but go ahead. follow the advice of your "dr"

i don't know why i've already wasted so much time with this

cuinboston2014 · March 2014

IF YOUR DR put you on the diet - talk to him or her for info!

Gogetter1314 · March 2014

Hey Mr "Hornsby". How long will you sustain if you stop working out? If you start Binge eating? What you are doing is a lifetime change right. So am I. I will give this a go for sometime then switch and start toning exercise well..whatever works and i am healthy. Dont quote the negative. if you stop you will have negative affects too.

mccindy72 · March 2014

Are you seeing a GI? Honestly it doesn't make sense to say that you were overeating and the doc told you to try a liquid diet. If you were overeating and had some digestive issues, you should be either on a strict elimination diet, or a liquid diet consisting only of nutritionally balanced drinks made for that purpose. If it were IBD or IBS, that's the route you'd be taking. And if that is the case, you have no business asking on a diet and fitness site what the weight loss outcome would be for you. Your doc's recommendation for you is based solely on your health, not any type of weight loss goal. You'll need protein and nutrition replacement while on the liquids to protect your organs, brain and lean muscle mass, not to mention your immune system and your GI tract.

Hornsby · March 2014

Thanks Confucius.

trogalicious · March 2014

kinda like how you asked about your hair falling out a few months ago because you weren't eating 1200 calories as a young woman?

...or how you freaked out when you ate... A WHOLE MANGO... and thought that it wrecked your progress.

Maybe it's just me, but you might need to take a step back from extremes and have a talk with someone else about your relationship with foods. We're already telling you that this approach isn't going to work, but hey, what do ANY of us know. You're wanting someone to show up and tell you that you're doing it right.

....news flash: you aren't.

story at 6: it won't last.

cuinboston2014 · March 2014

You can sustain any weight loss without working out. I have been unable to work out for four weeks now after a vigorous workout schedule. By simply eating smaller portions of the same food I ate for the past 5 years while working out 5-6 days a week I have actually continued to lose weight.

When people eat real foods to fit their fitness/health goals - whether it's to gain, maintain, or lose, it's easy to adjust your calories accordingly and still live a normal life within their calorie goals.

He may lose fitness if he stops working out but it doesn't mean he will gain weight.

However, Hornsby, my assumption is that you are an advocate of eating..... just going out on al imb

TavistockToad · March 2014

this response makes no sense what so ever.... a liquid diet is not going to be a lifetime change so why bother?!

Hornsby · March 2014

Yes, but only lean chicken and broccoli. Everything else will make you gain.

ETA in case it wasn't obvious...:insertsarcasm:

tehboxingkitteh · March 2014

I know I know but beer gives me really bad farts and my boyfriend... well, I almost killed him last time with my beer farts.

Greytfish · March 2014

This. As well as making dietary intake more rapidly processed and adding a potential for increased overconsumption.

rowlandsw · March 2014

They had me on one for 2 weeks to prepare for the gastric bypass surgery before i chickened out, actually it's a big part of why i did on top of all the tests they make you do. Sure i lost weight but you have diarrhea every day and all the discomfort that goes with it. I'd do it for a day or two to clean out but i'd never ever do it again otherwise. It's just not worth it.

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craftywitch_63 · March 2014

First you want the MFP masses to rubber stamp your liquid diet. When they don't your mother becomes a nutritionist. When that doesn't work, you "dr" put you on a strict liquid diet for digestive issues.

As a nurse I can tell you liquid diets are only done in very extreme circumstances. A person cannot swallow and requires a PEG (Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) tube (they drill a hole into the side of your stomach, the tube goes directly into the stomach and liquids are poured into the tube), a patient has severe nausea and vomiting and can't tolerate anything else (this is only recommended for 1-3 days), diverticulitis (ditto to n/v).

I think you've been outed as a

Gogetter1314 · March 2014

Bully much?

tennisdude2004 · March 2014

Serious questions.

1) Will you be drinking juiced veg

2) will you be drinking juiced fruit

3) where will you be getting your fat and protein contribution of the diet from. Plus what will your daily calorie goal be?

mccindy72 · March 2014

I find it interesting that you take the time, OP, to respond to the other type of posts, but have completely ignored my serious questions, and comments regarding your main points and issues here. Please go back to my previous post regarding your GI possiblities and address, if you are serious.

TavistockToad · March 2014

really?!

allbarrett · March 2014

The only times I've ever been on a "liquid diet" were when I was so sick I couldn't get/keep actual food down. I lost weight (and conditioning and muscle mass and pretty much my will to live) after about 3 days. I doubt this is the kind of thing you were looking for, but a lot of people have already said this: this isn't a good idea, your body won't thank you for it, it isn't long-term sustainable and frankly it is pretty gross.

Who wants to eat a liquified grilled steak anyway?! Mmmmm, steak.....

cuinboston2014 · March 2014

You definitely inserted the sarcasm too late. I already went out to buy all my juices, chicken, and brocolli and threw away the rest of my food

hahahahahahahaha :laugh:

sue_langley · March 2014

I was a big eater too, Italian thing growing up, I juiced fruits and vegetables and creamed all my chicken soups. I feel that it shrunk my stomach and I ate smaller solid meals after that. Now if I eat too much in one sitting my stomach aches and it deters me from trying again anytime soon. So yeah for a short period it worked for me for that reason.

shabone · March 2014

I actually tried this before and I did lose the weight I wanted too. However, as soon as I started eating again, I gained it all back plus. I have found that the best way to lose weight is through eating a well balanced diet and exercise.

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