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The skinny on liquid diets

Posted on Feb 26th 2008 4:42PM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

Have you ever tried a liquid diet? I'll admit, I did a few years ago when I wanted to lose a couple pounds in a short amount of time. My conclusion? I like food too much to give it up. It's hard to give up both the sensation of chewing and the taste of real food. What's more, although I was getting an adequate amount of calories, it was hard to convince myself that the chalky substance I just drank was dinner. So while I'm all for having a protein shake for breakfast, I discovered that a full-on liquid diet isn't for me.

WebMD recently did an interesting article on liquid diets -- check it out if you're considering one. The long and short of it? Liquid diets can be effective, but you have to be careful to choose one that is not dangerously low in calories or nutrients.

What do you think about liquid diets?

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B Brockus 3-13-2008 @ 12:25PM

Web MD did a good job on providing information about liquid diets. I do a 7 or 13-day liquithon every other month as a way to allow my digestive system to take a rest and to restart my body's nutritional system and return it to "original manufacturer's specification. It is back to the basics approach using whole foods and water. The majority of your body's energy, on a daily basis, is directed towards processing and digesting foods.

During these 7-13 days, the easily digested wholefood nutrition allows much more of your body's energy to be directed towards healing, repairing, regenerating, growing, cleansing, and detoxifying. On the program you enjoy the Farinas (7-different bags of wholefood nutrition), every two hours throughout the day. You feel full. You can drink them either hot or cold. If doing the liquid is to hard for you we also have 13-day Tri Decathlon that includes wholefood meals. I eat and drink these products all the time. They make you feel alive and full of energy. So, don't fear the liquid - if your using and enjoying the right products a liquid diet can be just the rest that your digestive system is crying for. If your looking for some good stuff check out: www.bbrockus.wholefoodfarmacy.com

Be blessed,
Barb B

13 days of raw, liquid wholefood nourishment based upon meal offerings that were called "rational fastings" in ancient times. "Good for you"!!!

Kim 2-26-2008 @ 7:39PM

I found the Breuss juice diet to be really good. Don't feel hungry when doing it. I do it for 14 days. http://www.herbalcurepedia.com/breuss-cancer-cure.html