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NormInv
NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
edited February 3 in Food and Nutrition
Whats wrong with drinking 16.4 cups of 1% milk everyday and eating/drinking nothing else.

You get 1800 calories, 213 carbs, 49 fats, and 147 protein grams. Very reasonable.

Tell me why this cannot work.
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  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    You would poop yourself.
  • JumpingDog
    JumpingDog Posts: 125 Member
    I would be miserable personally. 1% milk tastes terrible. Milk doesn't provide a varied enough spread of vitamins and minerals either. Sure, someone could probably live on this (they'd probably get scurvy and god knows what other vitamin deficiency driven diseases though) but unhappily.

    #1 reason this doesn't work is that it's not a healthy way to interact with food psychologically (and pretty much in every other way). Getting thinner should never occur at the cost of healthiness. You can't subsist on milk for your whole life so you have to start eating food again at some point. Without working on the portion control problems at the root of the weight issue, the weight will come back.

    But I don't believe you are looking for real answers.
  • SailorKnightWing
    SailorKnightWing Posts: 875 Member
    Ditto on the scurvy. The pirate look isn't sexy, despite Johnny Depp.

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  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    Macros, yes.

    Micros? Not so much. They're important, too. (I'm talking all the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and phytonutrients).

    There's a reason that eating a wide variety of foods is good for you.

    But then, maybe you're just resorting to hyperbole in order to make a point.
  • shining_light
    shining_light Posts: 384 Member
    Well, if you take your multivitamins... *rubs chin*

    Oh good god, I'm considering this! Food budget is now $40 a week plus vitamins! *runs to store*
  • MelissaBoydston82
    MelissaBoydston82 Posts: 47
    I would have such bad gas...
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    nothing. it seems to work well for these guys.

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  • Zaniejane
    Zaniejane Posts: 329 Member
    Some people do.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Whats wrong with drinking 16.4 cups of 1% milk everyday and eating/drinking nothing else.

    You get 1800 calories, 213 carbs, 49 fats, and 147 protein grams. Very reasonable.

    Tell me why this cannot work.
    it's great if you're a baby cow
  • BathtubBadger
    BathtubBadger Posts: 217 Member
    I'll try that. But with breast milk.

    I need volunteers.
  • WestCoastWild
    WestCoastWild Posts: 147 Member
    Hey why not! Its Baby approved.... :I
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  • ArtemisRuns
    ArtemisRuns Posts: 251 Member
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  • runnermama81
    runnermama81 Posts: 388 Member
    Actually know a guy who did this. He lost a lot of weight but gained it back very quickly. Nutritionally though, I can see how short term it wouldnt be terrible.
  • BIRD0
    BIRD0 Posts: 74 Member
    Gross.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    You'd be a lot better off on the milk and potato diet. Especially if you eat the skins, milk and potatoes provide a remarkably complete diet.
  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
    Zero:
    0 Fiber
    0 Starch
    0 Vitamin C
    0 Vitamin E
    0 Vitamin K
    0 Thiamin
    0 Manganese
    0 Iron

    Very very little:
    Thiamin
    Niacin
    Folate
    Copper

    A large portion of the calories come from sugars.

    Might have:
    Anibiotics
    Probably GMOs
    bovine growth hormones ( rBGH), a known carcinogen
    chemically-synthesized vitamin D

    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dairy-and-egg-products/74/2

    http://butterbeliever.com/fat-free-dairy-skim-milk-secrets/
  • Debbie_Ferr
    Debbie_Ferr Posts: 582 Member
    Well, if you take your multivitamins... *rubs chin*

    There's a reason they're called supplements. And not called substitutes.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,958 Member
    You would poop yourself.

    Pretty much this.
  • Asterie
    Asterie Posts: 159 Member
    Whats wrong with drinking 16.4 cups of 1% milk everyday and eating/drinking nothing else.

    You get 1800 calories, 213 carbs, 49 fats, and 147 protein grams. Very reasonable.

    Tell me why this cannot work.
    it's great if you're a baby cow

    Even baby cows eat grass on top of it!
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    I would rather 1800 calories of yummy food and get my vitamins and nutrients

    Ie: Breakfast - Porridge with peanut butter/fruit and greek yoghurt

    Lunch - Hearty veg soup/Ryvita's with cottage cheese & tom/Wholegrain sandwich/salad/wrap/sushi etc

    Dinner - Fish & Veg/ Meat/Veg/ Omelette etc

    Why just drink milk ??? How boring..........I couldn't do that!
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
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    Love this!!! HA HA!

    That would be me
  • igotabulletproofheart
    igotabulletproofheart Posts: 104 Member
    It's definitely possible, but that amount of lactose could really make you bloated. Also you'll be depriving yourself of certain micronutrients.

    A lot of body builders/power lifters/the like drink a lot of milk to hit their macros.
  • jetlag
    jetlag Posts: 800 Member
    Whats wrong with drinking 16.4 cups of 1% milk everyday and eating/drinking nothing else.

    You get 1800 calories, 213 carbs, 49 fats, and 147 protein grams. Very reasonable.

    Tell me why this cannot work.

    Because milk doesn't contain all the nutrients you need. There is more to food than macros, people.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    I think Rippetoe recommends a gallon of milk a day for those bulking or whatnot, but I think that is in addition to a normal diet.

    As far as micros...I wonder if a greens drink would cover that?
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    What about breast milk?
  • Sublimely_Self_Righteous
    Sublimely_Self_Righteous Posts: 429
    What if you're lactose intolerant?
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    Ok add a couple eggs and a multivitamin and it's rock solid. I love milk so I was just wondering how much I can drink a day and my answer was just get on a milk diet.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,227 Member
    Mainly, lack of micronutrition, but I suppose you could get away with it for a few days.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    What about breast milk?

    I could get on board with this. Willing to give it the ol' college try!
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