My friend’s daughter used a feeding-tube diet to slim down for her wedding. She lost 20 pounds in 10 days and looked amazing. It’s pricey, but I’d love to get that kind of result. Is it worth trying?
I wouldn’t advise it. Patients on feeding-tube diets consume just 800 calories of liquefied protein and fat per day. While this can lead to fast weight loss initially, it shifts the body into a starvation state in which cells conserve energy by slowing metabolism and increasing fat storage.
A better approach: For two weeks, sip a shake made with 1 cup of berries, 1 scoop of whey protein powder, water and ice for breakfast and lunch. Then enjoy a sensible dinner. The shakes cost about $50 for two weeks—far less than the $1,200 a feeding-tube program costs. And since these sips provide enough calories and protein to fuel the body—plus fat-burning, energizing phytonutrients from the berries—you won’t experience the fatigue or hunger women on feeding-tube plans suffer from. But you will see results—my clients have lost up to 20 pounds in two weeks!
