Has anyone tried water only diet

[Claraandkip]

I have been trying to loose weight for way too long and no matter how much I work out I just end up eating again so the only way now I would be able to loose weight is completely removing food for a while so I wanted to ask if anyone has done any kind of extreme diet through nhs because even though I don't eat I want to have my nutrients becuse I know without them it feels horrible and vitamins are expensive so if I could go on a water diet through nhs I will have both medical supervision and vitamins.

Why not use a vlcd like newyou or Cambridge diet? You can then remove food and just have the shakes. They contain all your daily vitamins.

No. However you jazz it up, not eating is not healthy and anything you loose you will just pile back on again when you start eating.

Yes, I think it would be a good idea to run this past your GP for a referral.

What do you mean 'through the NHS', is this something that has been offered to you as a treatment plan or something?

What woiuld this involve, just having water and high levels of vitamins and minerals?

What sort of medical supervision, weekly tests or something, or just someone checking in with you? Who would that be, local nurse or outpatients?

During your weight loss journey , you need to form new habits, choosing healthy food and the correct portion sizes for you. If you don't do that, whatever way you lose the weight, if you go back to the old eating habits, the weight will come back. If you think you could manage on water alone, wouldn't it just be easier and safer to eat in moderation? Water only doesn't sound sensible or sustainable.

Exercise has very little impact on weight loss. Unless you have an underlying medical condition (thyroid etc), you need to be consistent with a calorie deficit.

Just water?

That's bonkers- sorry.

Swap all other drinks for water might help though. And intermittent fasting, but cutting out food altogether is a really daft idea.

Join Slimming World or Weightwatchers or something like that and in three months time you'll be slimmer and will have learned new healthy eating habits that will stay with you for a lifetime.

Stop eating, drink just water and in three months time you'll be dead.

You mean starving yourself. No.

This doesn't exist and isn't healthy, you'll be dead within weeks.

However if you have type 2 diabetes look into the NHS soups & shakes programme:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/05/nhs-expands-soup-and-shake-diets-to-thousands-more-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-across-england/

i haven’t done any water fasts longer than 24 hours but I’d recommend reading ‘fast like a girl’ if you haven’t already

I do know someone who went on a liquid only diet through an NHS obesity clinic. It was essentially milk, vitamins and Bovril drinks, under supervision for a 12 week period as a precursor to surgery.

For her it was successful for that period of time.

I do weekly long water only fasts. Works for me. Not though NHS though. I range from 48 hours up to 5 days. I feel amazing but I use electrolytes too.

Read some decent books on water fasting by DR Jason Fung.

It's an eating disorder by another name. I say that as someone with a history of disordered eating.
Long term you'll end up heavier than you are now. You can only keep it up for so long and then you'll put the weight back on again, it simply isn't sustainable.

My brother. He has an eating disorder and has been hospitalised for it. Do not recommend.

I think this sounds so dangerous.

This is ridiculous , speak to Dr .

To put it into context I had a broken jaw and couldn't eat anything for 7 weeks. I lost 4 stone (hurrah!) and soon put on 6 as soon as I could eat again. The body isn't meant to go without any food whatsoever. Find a proper weight reduction plan.

As per a previous poster I recommend reading some of Jason Fung's stuff or watching his videos.
Fasting is not unhealthy for us unless we have certain underlying conditions or a history of disordered eating.
Exercise has hardly any impact on weight loss so if you exercise and then find you eat more maybe switch to walking.
The best appetite suppressant for me has been cutting out processed food and sugars/carbs. Once weaned off of those the appetite becomes quite suppressed and it gets easier to lose weight.

I don't even know what you mean by "go on a water diet through the NHS" means. Do they supervise you while you stop eating and give you vitamin supplements for free?

This thread is bonkers. Wtf people out there starving themselves

Do you mean the Newcastle Diet? I have done it, for IVF I was closely monitored and lost 4 stone in three months. Gained six back later but yeah I did it.

Master cleanse?

i managed 13 days on that. Wasn’t easy but easier than just water. Lost 1.5 stone

This is very disordered thinking, OP. Have you a history of eating disorders? I really think that no matter which diet you choose you speak to your doctor about it beforehand because if you think a water diet is a good idea you really really need medical help.

Try spirulina