Liquid diet?

Latona38
Latona38 Posts: 111 Member
edited December 17 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I'm thinking about going on a liquid diet for 7-14 days for detox and weight loss. Has anybody tried this? Any advice on how to start or what to avoid. I'm still looking online for ideas. Any help??


Let me add: I work out 3-5 days per week doing cardio and strength training. I saw a movie called "Food Matters" and it spoke of the pros of juicing your foods and being much healthier than cooking our fruits/veggies. I'm not just being lazy and trying a diet fad ;)

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  • NWCountryGal
    NWCountryGal Posts: 1,992 Member
    No and I won't. Just because I feel my body needs food, good, normal food:) Besides, when a person tries to lose weight that way the body will go into emergency mode and eat up lean, muscle mass before it even touches the fat. Just heard that but after reading all the material on it made a believer out of me:) I have also lost weight and inches and by exercising I actually had to eat more food to lose the weight, go figure!
  • wildboar1
    wildboar1 Posts: 88
    Unless your doctor recommends it for medical reasons, there's no reason to go on a liquid diet. And the whole detoxing thing is hocus. Your body detoxes itself naturally.
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    If i was considering a liquid diet I would probably look up some green smoothie recipes.....
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Might want to invest in a wheelchair and someone to push you around.

    What exactly are you trying to detox from?
  • navy1984
    navy1984 Posts: 57
    If you want to 'detox' I would try drinking a TON of water and eating clean. Nothing out of a package. I promise you will feel like a million bucks. Liquid detox diets are crap in my opinion. They just set people up to fail. Good luck!
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    Liquid diet sounds unhealthy...starving yourself for more than a week? No thanks.
  • catattack13
    catattack13 Posts: 117
    my advice is to eat food along with the liquid.
  • Jolenebib
    Jolenebib Posts: 142 Member
    Please read this:

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/detox-diet-side-effects

    A liquid diet is okay for a day or two, just to restart (but its still not scientifically proven to be effective), but any more than that and you are doing more harm than good.
  • Latona38
    Latona38 Posts: 111 Member
    chachadiva150, Thank you!
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    Hi, I'm thinking about going on a liquid diet for 7-14 days for detox and weight loss. Has anybody tried this? Any advice on how to start or what to avoid. I'm still looking online for ideas. Any help??

    No, I did do nothing but fruit once many years ago, I did it for a full week as an experiment to see what would happen. The result was a 14lbs loss in one week, however, it went straight back on once I went back to solid food.
  • korsicash
    korsicash Posts: 770 Member
    They just had a big news report about how these liquid diets and juice diets do nothing but throw your blood sugar way out of wack. Personally I like chewing and the feeling of food in the tummy.
  • Katie1951
    Katie1951 Posts: 312 Member
    Might have been just a coincident, but I thought detoxing was a good idea. Within a week of completing the program I developed appendicitis and it ruptured. It was my fault it ruptured, I thought I had the stomach flu, but I will always wonder about the timing of the detox and the appendicitis attach.

    Just my experience.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    chachadiva150, Thank you!
    Cha ching! Another sale!
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    yep, I agree with everyone!! :happy:
  • Latona38
    Latona38 Posts: 111 Member
    Thanks for everyone's input.. I will do more research before I go forward with anything.
  • Latona38
    Latona38 Posts: 111 Member
    Please read this:

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/detox-diet-side-effects

    A liquid diet is okay for a day or two, just to restart (but its still not scientifically proven to be effective), but any more than that and you are doing more harm than good.


    Very interesting =) Thank you!
  • erinkeely4
    erinkeely4 Posts: 408 Member
    I wouldn't bother -- there's no reason you'd want to take all of the healthy fiber out of your fruits and vegetables!!

    I've done fasts before and they have never done me any good.

    If you want to "detox", take toxins out of your diet (eat healthy, organic food). Your body is always detoxing itself naturally. If you want something to give you an extra boost, eat organic dandelion greens (or juice them and drink them), which are healthy for your liver! :)
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