I've just been looking around and have seen things about the "v-diet". I didn't really get what it was so I googled it. If I'm understaing this correctly, you don't eat actual food? You make shakes that have all supplements or something?

Has anyone here ever done it? What were your results? Did you like it..?

How long do you not eat actual food? That seems pretty bad by itself--not eating actual food.

What does that do to your diegestive system? (Sorry, but had to ask). Do you just not.. poop anymore?

Any comments appreciated! :D

I've just been looking around and have seen things about the "v-diet". I didn't really get what it was so I googled it. If I'm understaing this correctly, you don't eat actual food? You make shakes that have all supplements or something?

Has anyone here ever done it? What were your results? Did you like it..?

How long do you not eat actual food? That seems pretty bad by itself--not eating actual food.

What does that do to your diegestive system? (Sorry, but had to ask). Do you just not.. poop anymore?

Any comments appreciated! :D

I think you get one solid meal a week, but other wise it is all shakes and you are supposed to buy a bunch of supplements. I think it is a terrible idea, I would definetly die if I tried it. I know some people think it is a good program, and I'm sure you could lose a ton of weight. Do a search, there are tons of threads about the V-diet.

I have done the Velocity Diet twice. Great successes both times. BUT, it is an extreme diet.
Chris Stutgart and T-nation have really tried to add supplements and commercialize the diet. Not a bad thing, but I just did a multi-vitamin, protein shakes, flax oil/EFA oils, and flax meal. I did take Chris's advice on using a protein that was high in casein protein to slow digestion so you are not always hungry.
The two biggest hurdles to this diet are the psychological lack of satisfaction when you do eat and the lack of cardio. You cannot do aerobic exercise with this diet. I always limited my aerobic exercise to a heart rate below 135. That pretty much limited me to the stationary bike.

For a female, I would not do the diet. It is too extreme.

This diet is a modification of the diet that extremely obese people have to go on for surgery. They need to lose and extreme amount of weight in the shortest amount of time.

I may be wrong, but I don't think there are any known fatalities from following the v-diet. I think Biotest stuff is a bunch of over-priced snake oil, but the diet itself is pretty good. For most people it works out to around 1600-1800 cals a day, which is low but not rediculously low.

I lost a good bit of fat, and managed to keep essentially all the LBM I had so I think it was a win for me. I'd do it again, although there are a few other programs I intend to try first.

For a female, I would not do the diet. It is too extreme.

This diet is a modification of the diet that extremely obese people have to go on for surgery. They need to lose and extreme amount of weight in the shortest amount of time.

Well, women do that. :confused:

Never done the V-diet so I have no real experience, I also have not done any research on it other then the print-out t-nation does and the $500 supplement calculator it has.

This could very well be a great diet, but from a realistic perspective...hell no. One solid meal a week? Count me out...People think I am already insane when I weigh out steak, peanut butter, etc. Not to mention me being a huge supporter of supplement free(or close to) diets.

This diet is just a little to much IMO.

I did a day by day in the journal section a few years ago. The answers you're looking for may be in that thread:

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=31236