Liquid diets have long been effective - at least in the short-term - at reducing the pounds. But they've had a bad rap in recent years over malnutrition. In some cases dieters have died following a stint on a liquid-only regime.
But is there anything we can learn from them?
For one dieter, sticking to a liquid diet for 12 weeks gave her weight loss the jump start it needed. In six months she has lost 80 lbs! Of course this has been backed by teaching herself about healthy eating and making real lifelong changes.
Motivation is hard to come by at times for dieters with more than 3 stone to lose. Like the girl who just needs to lose a stone, we want results quickly... even if we know that it will take at least 18 months to reach our weight loss goal at a rate of 1 to 2 lbs per week. Perhaps a quick loss over a fixed period backed by a sustainable eating plan is the way to go forward.
Last week my GP offered to put me on Weight Watchers - it isn't Lighter Life but it's a fixed regime that can get my weight going in the right direction with support. Strongly considering it!!
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