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Soylent was fine. I maintained weight, and was eating better, and the food was easy. But I'm in a medical weight loss program now, and I'm loving it. It's do
by VikingCoder 9y ago
Soylent was fine. I maintained weight, and was eating better, and the food was easy.
But I'm in a medical weight loss program now, and I'm loving it. It's doctor supervised, I started out at 400 pounds, and I'm down to 360 after five weeks. It's medically supervised because I'm in ketosis, which can be very dangerous. So best to have blood drawn regularly, etc.
But the food is great. You can also get them as your own supplements / replacements.
http://www.robard.com/products/ http://www.robard.com/products/
Right now I'm eating 1,000 calories a day. I'll be going down to 800 calories per day. And I'm burning about 2,000 calories of my own fat every day (that's a pound). Again, this is a dangerous diet, but it's medically supervised.
I feel great, I don't feel "hungry" all the time. It's awesome.
- ceejayoz 9y ago> Again, this is a dangerous diet, but it's medically supervised. I'm glad it's working well for you, but I'd just caution that plenty of quackery is "medically supervised", as were fen-phen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenfluramine/phentermine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenfluramine/phentermine) and the Tuskegee trials.
- VikingCoder 9y agoThere's a ton of research on reduced calorie diets, and my physician referred me to this program, and it's run by my hospital system. I meet with dietitians, physical trainers, social workers, and physicians monthly. /shrug I don't really know how to evaluate it much better than that.
- Greenisus 9y agoThere is a massive amount of info supporting ketogenic diets and fasting. I'd recommend you look into the Keto Talk and Fasting Talk podcasts and read Jimmy Moore's books: Keto Clarity and the Complete Guide to Fasting. Also, congrats on your progress and keep it up! I dropped over 60 pounds (started at 215 lbs, now at 152 and very lean) doing what you're doing. But ceejayoz's advice is good advice... always do your own research!
- atomical 9y ago3,500 calories is a pound
- VikingCoder 9y agoOop, yeah, sorry.
- WindyCityBrew 9y agoKeto might not be for everyone, but unless you're a type 1 diabetic it's not nearly as dangerous as you're describing. It's just a low carb high fat.