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A diet of just protein smoothies?

ChantalGG
ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Have you, would you?
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  • Mycophilia
    Mycophilia Posts: 1,225 Member
    No and no.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    No. No.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    If the protein shakes were peanut/hazelnut butter, milk, banana and cocoa, yes, totally :D
  • acheben
    acheben Posts: 476 Member
    No and probably not. I could see the potential benefit of consuming all of my required calories/macros/micros in a liquid form similar to Soylent, but I doubt I would ever want to. I like food and cooking too much to give that up.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Why?? Food is delicious and awesome.
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    The skin around your jawline will droop when you get older if you don't chew on real food. :noway:
  • Pinnacle_IAO
    Pinnacle_IAO Posts: 608 Member
    edited August 2015
    ChantalGG wrote: »
    Have you, would you?
    Every person I knew who went on some absurd liquid diet always - ALWAYS gained the weight back.

    Just ask Oprah Winfrey...
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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    No, nope, absolutely not.
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    UltimateRBF wrote: »
    No, no, and good lord why?!

    This. Sounds horrible.
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,324 Member
    No and not even if you paid me.
  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    2 words come to mind. Hershey Squirts.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
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  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    No, no, definitely not.
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  • mantium999
    mantium999 Posts: 1,490 Member
    UltimateRBF wrote: »
    mantium999 wrote: »
    2 words come to mind. Hershey Squirts.

    Also: Protein Farts. Yeah.

    Hershey sharts?
  • lucstone
    lucstone Posts: 41 Member
    No, yes.
  • MsJoisey
    MsJoisey Posts: 29 Member
    Been there. Did that and would NEVER do it again or advise anyone to do do. Lost a lot of weight which came back as soon as I went back to real food.

  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Nope.
    I like food.
  • noclady1995
    noclady1995 Posts: 452 Member
    Not at all. I only have protein drinks/shakes/smoothies when I'm too far from hitting my protein macros with my meals.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    No. And for so many reasons No.

    Try to focus on eating things that give you what you need. That includes a large variety of fruits and veggies.

    There is more to a diet than protein.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    OP, you just here to stir the pot?
  • hoppykins83
    hoppykins83 Posts: 131 Member
    My wife tried to do Herbalife and the shakes were pretty good but it never teaches you how to properly eat. You might lose a ton of weight on it but in the end its just because you were buying these crazy expensive, chemistry lab concoctions instead of balancing your diet properly.
  • Bowsergirl
    Bowsergirl Posts: 89 Member
    In the 60s (I think) NASA tried to put potential astronauts on all liquid diets and it made them really sad. They mostly craved crunchy stuff.
    I read about it in a book called Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.
  • MelissaH0910
    MelissaH0910 Posts: 67 Member
    I had my jaw joints replaced in 2003, and prior to that I had 16 surgeries on my jaw from 1997-2003. I couldn't chew anything more than overcooked pasta--even that triggered excruciating pain--so most of my diet was liquid. No matter how much I consumed, I always felt hungry and I constantly craved hard or crunchy things. Plus, I was cranky and exhausted all the time. That was by far the most miserable part of my life, and losing the ability to chew was a big part of that. Until then, I never realized how strong the connection between chewing and feeling satisfied was. As soon as my new joints were healed enough that I could chew, I went crazy, ate anything & everything I could get my hands on & packed on the weight. I've come a long way, but I still deal with food issues today.

    I know mine's an extreme example, but I'll never, ever understand why someone would voluntarily do a liquid diet, even for a short time. I know I'll have to go through it again for a little while when it's time for new replacements, but to do it for weight loss? Hell, no!
  • Yoshirio
    Yoshirio Posts: 242 Member
    This thread makes me sad.I just had surgery on my jaw,I have no choice but to eat a liquid diet.I would kill for something crunchy right now.Especially cookies.Must have cookies.
  • andrikosDE
    andrikosDE Posts: 383 Member
    Bowsergirl wrote: »
    In the 60s (I think) NASA tried to put potential astronauts on all liquid diets and it made them really sad. They mostly craved crunchy stuff.
    I read about it in a book called Packing for Mars by Mary Roach.

    Mary Roach is awesome!

    To answer the OP:
    Hellz no and F*** NO! ;)
  • mygnsac
    mygnsac Posts: 13,413 Member
    barbecuesauce wrote: »
    OP, you just here to stir the pot?

    Sounds about right.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Why would anyone deliberately do this to themselves? That was my exact question when I was 300+ pounds and was approached by a herbalife salesperson. "So you're telling me I get to stop eating the things I love in order to drink some kind of concoction that is supposed to resemble food, and you believe it's a pitch that would attract customers?". Their answer was "if you want to lose weight you would do anything". Wrong answer, only confirming what a horrible idea it is to replace food with all its textures, tastes and moods with a monotonous liquid that doesn't even grant you the luxury of chewing.
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