I did a 7-day liquid diet years ago to purge my system before starting a new lifestyle ( which only lasted 1 year:D) but I managed to lose 125lbs and 16 inches off my waist in that time. I was eating 8 or 9 times a day, but not "meals" - basically nothing but small portions of whole grains, moderate fruits, fish/chicken, and all the green vegetables I could tolerate, every couple hours just to keep the stomach grinding and metabolism kicking. Mountain biking on & offroad about 2-3 hrs 4 days a wk, or a little PT when it rained. Took Hydroxycut and GNC's Ripped Fuel in cycles of 8wks each with a 3 day break every other week. The whole routine worked well, even long after I quit taking the supplements, but once my routine stopped due to snack cake inhalation habits:D its taken me less than 10 years to find 75% of that weight back - fuckin fail!