Your thing about building up muscle is a good point. That requires
exercise. You have to exercise to be healthy. I'm glad you kept after it
and found some way to do that even when you couldn't walk.


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"KittenLove99" wrote in message
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Well I am venting. Thanks for being here. Would love to hear any
thoughts
from
people out there who did liquid diets, and from other women with bodies
like
mine...are you out there or am I alone?
Thanks
Vanessa

I did a liquid diet and was quite successful in losing the weight like
you.
Keeping it off has been a serious challenge to say the least. Each person
is different and has different levels of success. The people I know
personally who have kept their weight off have done so for two reasons:
either they built up a lot of muscle or they continue to eat extremely low
calorie.

I'm not sure on the research, bicker would know better than me, but I
personally think that how long you did the liquid before transitioning to
a
low calorie plan with regular food has a lot to do with your long term
effects. I stayed on the liquid until my goal weight and then lost more
during the transition, so much so that they rushed me through the
transition. If I had it to do over, I would have transitioned sooner and
slower. I think that I ended up losing too much lean mass which has made
it
difficult to maintain my weight, but I'm doing weight training and it's
helping.

Your hormones also play a big part. I ended up losing too much estrogen
too
quickly and my periods completely stopped during my liquid diet. My body
still hasn't recovered and now I'm in perimenopause at 37 which has
wreaked
havoc with my entire system. I also had an existing adrenal problem that
didn't become apparent until after the weight loss. I get this fun thing
where every so often my body swells up like a water filled balloon and I
can
be as much as 15 lbs heavier in one day and can barely walk because my
feet
get really bad.

Each of these problems are affecting my ability to maintain or even lose
weight, but I'm seeing positive results from doing the weight training,
eating 5-6 small meals a day, and taking hormones.

Don't give up, but don't expect quick results either. You aren't alone.

Jenn