I was just curious if anyone goes back on a liquid diet for a few days.... I really have felt like ive been over eating lately... and wondering if i go back on my protein shakes for a few days if i will go back to normal... Any advice?

Going back to a liquid diet for a couple days may help get you back on track. It's probably worth a try. For me, if the scale goes up a few pounds I cut way back on the fat and carbs. I eat eggs for breakfast and chicken or fish for lunch and dinner. I snack on berries, low fat cheese sticks and nuts. My weight goes back down to where I want it in 2-3 days. I tried just doing protien shakes and just get too hungry. Good luck!

It could.. but I feel like that is cheating. Because you aren't losing weight properly. I know some people do the 5 day pouch test, basically 1 liquid, 1 mushies, 1 soft.. etc something like that, if you google it you can find instructions.

I'd just try cutting back, take a look at what you are eating, and track calories for a few days, and how much you are exercising and find out why you aren't going down.

I have done a day of liquids/mushies which makes me feel like I'm shrinking the pouch. I find doing it for more then a day is counter productive. In general my doctor does not want people drinking calories because liquids just slid down into the large stomach.

I never stop my liquid diet , it was so easy to keep at it for breakfast and lunch , while taking it work , I just kept doing it

I have done it for a day or two, but after that, I find it not very helpful. I am with another poster--if I gain a few, I instantly drop my carbs down between 20-40--I find that helps much better than the liquid!!

Thanks for the advice!! I think I am going to drop the carbs.... I did the liquid today for breakfast and lunch and I did not enjoy it LOL I am a carb lover (who isnt? lol) So bye bye carbs!!!!! Thanks for the advice guys!!

I went to my surgeons office couple of weeks ago, it was mentioned to me that I wasn't losing as quickly as they would like to see (losing 2pound per month, s/b losing 4per month) anyway, we went over my journal, I was eating way too many carbs. I have cut them down and lost 6 pounds in past 2 weeks. I know that won't be every week but cutting down the carbs really did help!!