"KittenLove99" wrote in message
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I am a person who has a tough time losing weight. Most people do anyway
but I
am resistant to it. Exercise has to be excessive, food intake has to be
perfect
and low calorie or I maintain. Yet medifast, a liquid diet, makes me lose
weight everytime I can stick to it.

I have eaten as little as 600 calories a day and never lost an ounce, yet
that
is about what a consume with medifast and off comes the weight. Why do I
go
into "starvation mode" on any other low calorie food diet but not on
medifast?
Does anyone understand why this works??

This would seem to violate the laws of thermodynamics. Your body burns a
certain number of calories every day. If you were consistently consuming
only 600 calories per day, and not losing any weight, that would mean that
your body was only burning 600 calories per day. This seems highly
unlikely...you would probably burn more than this even if you were sleeping
all day long.

Most people underestimate the number of calories they consume each day -
this phenomenon has been documented in a number of research studies, and it
is especially true of overweight and obese folks.

So, in answer to your question - perhaps the liquid diets work because it's
harder to cheat on a liquid diet.

GG


It is a sad fact of the world for everyone, but especially us ladies, that
we
are willing to torture our bodies to be thin. Here I am, suffering on
medifast, a diet that gives me heart palpitations and headaches, makes me
weak
and feel gross but willing to do it because it WORKS. Because other diets
cant
seem to get the last of the weight off me and the liquid diet always does.

I am so confused about dieting, I thought I was an expert. I have no idea
what
to eat to make me thin and healthy and stay that way. The only time I have
maintained my weight and not gained was on an 800 calorie a day ALL
PROTEIN low
fat and I mean ZERO carb diet. How the hell do I stay on that for life????
I am
really frustrated with my body. I dont even lose weight on that, only
maintain.
If I eat ONE thing off the plan I gain up to 5 pounds. In 2 weeks I put on
17
pounds just from eating "normally" and not starving. I hate my body.

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