Are liquid diets a safe way to lose weight?
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I'm going to say NO on this one. Think about it. The day you lose the Liquid diet, is the day you'll gain back all that wait. Trust me. Unless your looking to lose that 10 pounds for some special event, stick to a regular diet, such as Weight Watchers. Or talk to a Nutritionist. And as alaways, stick away from lots of carbs, drink ALOT of water and excersise on a somewhat regualr basis. Hopes this helps! And good luck!!
1040203
Just water weight.  If you want to lose weight and keep it off just eat right and exercise, its the only way.
522174
Drinking is good for you as it helps digestion and recovers the loss of fluid in your body that you lose each day. Just make sure you are drinking plenty of water as opposed to flavoured drinks. Flavoured drinks are high in calories and sugar and hence increase weight. \n\nTry to avoid drinking anything that is not natural. Soft drinks have a bad impact on your body whether it is diet or not. Juices are really high in carbs and calories so unless you have one freshly made vegie juice try to avoid fruit juices. Milk drinks should be limited to one per day and skim is the preferred option. \n\nI tend to drink green tea after main meals as it is good for your metabolism and reduces feeling bloated.  \n\nOverall, if you exercise you need to replace fluid in your body so try to drink 3 litres of water.
982845
1. A safe level and effective level of weight loss that is about 1-2 pounds per week.. More than that could be unhealthy is is usually not lasting. Look to make lasting changes in your diet and lifestyle, then you will keep the weight off.  \n2. The only way to lose weight is to take in fewer calories that you burn. There is no secret to it. You can do this by dieting to lower your calorie intake, exercise to increase it, or a combination of both. Depending on your current activity level, even adding some walking into the schedule can help.\n3.  Muscle weighs more than fat but is more compact.  Adding muscle may make you look slimmer, and the muscle burns more calories at rest than fat so it can keep you slimmer.\n4. There are many effective diet programs that you can follow on your own or join. These programs do a few things: they can help educate you on proper nutrition; they help you control portions and calorie intake; and, they usually require you to keep a record of your eating behavior. Find one that is comfortable for you if you think it will help, or do it on your own.\n5. Writing down everything you eat over a few days can be very helpful in terms of identifying your problem areas.\n6 There are some helpul resources available from the US Government, including suggested diet and a calorie tracker that allows you to evaluate your food intake for calories and nutrients, and compare it to the calories that you burn through daily activities. I have some articles on my website as well. Links are shown below. \nGood luck!
988315
Diet pills in general are unsafe to take, whether you have Diabetes or not. Please do not be fooled into thinking that you will lose weight with diet pills - Do they advise you drink plenty of water whilst taking them?? As that is the soul key to losing weight, drink plenty of water and exercise!
809268
never because you're depriving yourself of food.\nalthough they do work in the short-term, in the long-term they're very dangerous as you'll regain all the weight that you lost.\n\nthe best way to lose weight is to regulate what you eat, cut down on your emotional eating, and to work out more.
113370
It can dehydrate you causing you to be somewhat thinner the next day however spending alot of time dehydrated can cause serious health problems. Also any liquid diet will shrink your stomach alittle (meaning that you will feel full faster when you eat solid foods) however I would not suggest an alchohol diet. Could cause alchohol poisoning and job loss.
903716
No. It really won't make you lose weight, it will just make you not hungry for a short period of time, but it will also make you very sick.
393297
In the first instance yes-you would lose water weight through sweating-BUT you will put that weight back on as soon as you drink again, which is often recommended after spending time in a steam room to prevent dehydration.  It wont help you lose body fat, only physical exercise and a balanced diet can do that.
1165629
Everything is bad for you if not used in moderation. Also anything you use to change the way your body naturally functions cannot be great for you. It is OK to use, but not for long periods of time, and not in excess. Best results are seen from hard work and healthy eating. Pills, drinks, and magic are not good solutions to weight loss. If your not sweating to shed pounds, your not doing it the right way.
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That depends on your terminology.\n\nGenerally speaking, "safe" and healthy diets are ones that promote that you:\n\n1) Don't starve yourself\n\nThis is because you NEED to eat to lose weight, and especially to lose fat.\n\n2) Lose up to, but not more than, 2 pounds per week\n\nTrying to lose more than this is considered unsafe because you can get into that area where you're starving your body (See #1).\n\n3) Promote exercise\n\nBeing active is one of the only ways to build muscle and help keep the weight off.
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Firstly, a significant diet change aimed at weight loss will automatically cause you to lose excess water from your body tissues before you ever lose any fat cells.\n\nSecondly, what kind of a diet are you on? For instance, an "all meat" diet will make you urinate more frequently mainly because meat protein raises the acidic levels in the blood, and your body in its effort to maintain a balanced PH level, will be in a continual state of "flushing out".\n\nKnowing nothing about you or the type of diet you are on, all I can highly recommend is that you get enough good carbohydrates (primarily in the form of vegetables & fruits) into your system everyday. \n\nAside from that, though I can't tell you what to do regarding the taking of diuretics, I need to point out that this is not natural to the body and so will certainly have some side-effects.\n\nFinally, many years ago I too used to retain water and it turned out that, ironically, I wasn't drinking enough water and so my body, believing it was in some sort of drought period, struggled to hold on to every drop of it.\n\nHope this helps - good luck with your diet - be healthy.
487145
There is no such thing as a safe quick weight loss.  Diets and diet pills don't work they just act on the pituitary gland and make the body lose water (hence weight).  It's good that you exercise as anything which raises your pulse and makes you sweat is good. It may also be that you're not having enough calories as the body goes into "famine" mode if it doesn't get enough norishment and stores anything it does get as fat, rather than glucose.  Every cell in your body respires and this uses energy, ie, food.  Without enough energy, your metabolism slows and food is stored as fat.  Incidentally, who says you need to lose weight and do you really need to lose the weight? The only thing guaranteed to get a body healthy (note I don't say "lose weight") is to exercise and eat a healthy, balanced, wide variety of foods plus the occasional treat in moderation (this stops any food becoming "naughty" and therefore craved). Please note that body muscle mass weighs four times more than body fat because the fibres are so much closer together. Some fat is important on the body though as it helps regulate hormonal levels in the body and prevents osteoporosis and other bone wasting diseases in later life.  Some fat is important on women as too little can cause periods to stop and fertility problems. Women are designed differently to men and a totally flat stomach and no hips isn't healthy on a woman.  The question to ask yourself is - do your clothes fit better and how do you look in a mirror - not how much do you weigh. If you think you look untoned, then incorporate some light weights (low weight, high repetitions) into your regime. Hope this helps.
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No diet pills really work. Read the labels...they ALL say the same thing. Something along the lines of "if you take this pill with a calorie-reduced diet and regular exercise, you MAY lose weight." Even the so-called natural ones carry dangers with them that are not worth it.\n\nThere's only one safe way to lose weight effectively, and that is to eat a LITTLE less (by 200-400 calories) than the amount of calories you need to use in a day. If you eat too much less, you body goes into fat storage mode, and your attempts at starving yourself will backfire, as you will get fat quickly again when you start eating again. \n\nGo to the site below to get info on how many calories you need in a day. You can enter your personal information and get a free report.\n\nGo to weight watchers if you really want an effective way to lose weight and keep it off.
661413
No, and no one SHOULD do it. It's extremely unhealthy, even dangerous. You do NOT lose any real weight. You lose water and whatever your bowel contains. That's it.
340253
You shouldn't lose any real weight (fat or muscle) just water and waste.  You might temporarily lose pounds, but since it would be water you should look better over all.
1036334
You can try something like south beach diet. You will definitely lose weight. I once lost 8 pounds in a week. Most of it is water so you need to eat healthy and exercise to keep it off. Its not good to lose weight by crash diets.