You might lose faster, but I think you might have more problems maintaining. You'd have to be very careful when you start to eat again because I think your metabolism will be slowed down quite abit with the drastic calorie reduction. I also think liquid diets should be supervised by a doctor or at least let your doctor know exactly what you are doing. All of this is just my opinion. I understand the desire to lose weight faster... trust me. It's been a very slow, slow month for me in my weight loss and it's so frustrating. But I think the goal is to change lifestyle habits. And most of us can't live the rest of our lives drinking 3 liquid meals a day. Just be careful.

Another thing you might consider is your digestive track. Liquids will pass easily and if your body gets used to that, what do you think will happen when you start solid foods? You might want to eat a salad or something solid for one meal, just to keep your bowels working well.

It wouldnt be healthy to cut so many calories - If you know what foods are low fat and healthy try to make a meal for the family that you can eat too...Its also important to have that family time together

My mother (also on the heavier side) tried that for a fair few months and it does definitely have quite obvious results the problem was maintaining it - you start to skip a few drinks and then get back into the pattern of eating what you typically ate and regaining all the weight you've lost.

Thanks for the advice on the salad maybe a chicken salad or just a pice of fish with a small salad I think thats a great idea that would give me the solid food,nutrition,and vitamins that I need you people are so great (((hugs)))

Trish,
i am only speaking for myself.
i have tried slimfast & soooo
many starvation diets,they just don't work.
changing the way i ate was the first step.i had to eat less but most important healthy.
i agree with the others,you have to learn a whole new way of eating.drinking a shake won't help you in the long run.
fruits,veggies & very important protein everyday.

I don't suggest doing that at all. If you do research about nutrition simple caloric reduction isn't enough, especially if you cut the calories that much. your body will go into starvation mode where everything you take in turns into fat immediatly. it is better to increase your protien and decrease sugar, especially refined sugar. and to work out to increase metabolism, this will help you to keep yourself stable too instead of yo yo dieting