Wasn't the concept of VLCD invented by hospitals/medical nutritionist types in the first place?
I have to say, the whole 'diet and exercise' thing is of course brilliant if you have a small amount of weight to lose, and I do of course subscribe to it as a healthy lifestyle choice when the weight is off. It won't work for me at present, for innumberable reasons that we all know and don't need repeating!
I have to say I think a lot of the negativity that surrounds VLCD is to do with the fact that it is 'hardcore' - and eating/food is such an integral necessity in our lives that to do without is completely incomprehensible to some. Its a bit like giving up breathing - just 'can't be done' and thus is wrong, etc.
Ah well as long as I know its my own educated, reasoned and well thought through choice, nobody else's opinion matters a damn.
I have to say, the whole 'diet and exercise' thing is of course brilliant if you have a small amount of weight to lose, and I do of course subscribe to it as a healthy lifestyle choice when the weight is off. It won't work for me at present, for innumberable reasons that we all know and don't need repeating!
I have to say I think a lot of the negativity that surrounds VLCD is to do with the fact that it is 'hardcore' - and eating/food is such an integral necessity in our lives that to do without is completely incomprehensible to some. Its a bit like giving up breathing - just 'can't be done' and thus is wrong, etc.
Ah well as long as I know its my own educated, reasoned and well thought through choice, nobody else's opinion matters a damn.