Are there any serious health risks for doing this?

[Anonymous]

I read a post here about someone that lost a lot of weight and got inspired, they mentioned that to challange themselves they didn't eat for 10 days and lived only on water. I want to take this challange too and see how I fair, but I don't know if my health will be seriously damaged or not?

[Azara]

physiologically yes we are built to withstand long periods without food-feast or famine metabolism. - though this should only be done in very relaxed environments and you have to make sure you have on deficiencies starting off. as well you should not have any underlying illnesses that affect your glucose or electrolyte levels. endocrine problems diabetes hypoglycemia etc. however yo9u should have 100 grams of sugar a day bc your brain needs a steady supply of glucose and you can not break down protein or fat tissue for an immediate supply. y9our e;electrolytes should be kept up as well bc you continue to lose potassium daily though sodium can be stored.

for weight loss fasting assent the best route. you'll lose weight but it will tire you out and you can't exercise efficiently while fasting plus roll lose fat and protein whereas with slower weight loss yo9u can concentrate on fat loss.

better to eat five hundred calories less per day. get 1 gram protein for each pound of body weight. lots of vegetables and at least two hours physical activity a day.

[Asker]

Thing is I've lost 20 pounds so far via a regular diet and gym. it's been a month and a half. I need to lose around 10 or 15 pound more to get in shape and match my weight with my height. But for the past 1.5 weeks I haven't been losing more weight despite the on going diet and gym, so I thought maybe by fasting I might be able to accelerate the proccess of weight loss.

[Azara]

you need to lessen your food intake a bit more. the amount you ate 20 pounds ago was little enough to lose 20 pounds. l now that you're lighter the same amount maintains your weight.

you dont need to fast just shave off another 250--500 calories a day:)

month and a half losing 20 pounds is more than two pounds a week. you really shouldn't lose more than two pounds a week. a deficit of 1000 calories will give you a two pound week weight loss. you will lose about a pound a week if you take off another 500 from what you eat now. that will take you two months. but it will stay off as apposed to crash dieting:)

[Asker]

Alright thank you a lot. Your opinion have been very informative and helpfull.

[Asker]

Oh one more question! After I lose the last 10 pounds and reach the ideal weight do I need to live on a 500 calories diet for the rest of my life to maintain my weight :(? @Azara

[Azara]

nooooo lol

you're not eating 500 calories. your decreasing by 500.

figure out how much you eat now and take away 500. for example say you're eating 2500 eat 2000.

it may take you a few days to figure out exactly how much you eat bc you props dont eat the same every day. for one week eat exactly as you've been eating ad write everything down. take 500 away from the average:) message me if you want.

dont eat only 500! lol thats a fasting amount,. yo0u can't exercise on fasting... you're not fasting you're reducing.

and no once you reach an ideal weight you should maintain the weight without decreasing anything. plateau is a plateau... you won't gain on that. :)

[ttfhatter]

... I hope you are trolling right now. YES that is a serious health issue. Don't do that! Go to a health nutritionist if you want to go on a diet, as opposed to following people who are not professionals. There's a difference between shifting to a healthy eating habit and starving yourself, a big part of that difference? Ignorance.

Value yourself: eat healthy.

[Asker]

No I wasn't trolling I was actually thinking about doing it but not anymore, not after seeing these comments lol

[HereForTheDay]

Yep. It is a good way to have a heart attack. Read this link. You can lose just as fast following these guidelines.
www.maxworkouts.com/.../8-diet-and-exercise-tips-to-stay-young-healthy

[BertMacklinFBI]

its not smart lol. there are better ways to get into shape and lose weight.

[RunningNerd99]

yes it will be seriously damaged. you're body needs nutrients from foods. Your body needs carbs, fats, proteins, etc.

and once you start eating again you will have major weight gain because you starved yourself and your body doesn't want that to happen again so once you start eating normally the food will go straight to fat

[jakeofalltrades]

that is extremely dangerous, after awhile your body will actually begin eating itself to stay alive. plus imagine how much food you will eat after those 10 days are over

[Azara]

lol do you know how much of your body you have to eat before you're starving.. and yo0ur body does eat itself METABOLISM. the food you eat is replenishing the body you already are using as fuel. thats what glycogen stores and fat reserves are for. that's why people get fat instead of just getting rid of whatever isn't needed. bc we haven't evolved from feast or famine metabolism. your body is deranged to go months without food provided you didn't start off underweight.

you can't go more than a few days without water but if you're not starting off mal nourished you can go months without food though its best to have 100 grams of sugar a day for your brain glucose supply and to keep up with electrolytes.

fasting ismnt ideal for weight loss bc you need to relax and not do much which means you can't exercise and toine up. its good for cleaning out toxins allergens fatty tissue build up inside body and ridding your skin of unwanted warts tags growths etc

[Klaatu51]

risky bro.. don't do it...