How much weight is it possible to lose in a day?

[iWantToCry]

Dont google it, just vote from what you believe

1 pound

75% of a pound

50% of a pound

25% of a pound

10% of a pound

[Anonymous]

A pound is about 3500 calories, but the average person with no exercise only burns about 1200 calories a day, if you didn't eat for a week you could lose 2.5 pounds, and if you continued on that path you could lose 10 pounds every month. However realistically you would probably pass out by that point due to temptation and a lack of essential electrolytes that you would need for your nerves - otherwise you would feel fatigued and get massive headaches.

But if you did have them, your body is quite resilient it could last for a while without food. The only thing you would have to worry about is referring

Still I'm not recommending this though

[Opinion Owner]

*refeeding

[iWantToCry]

Ok, my BMR (basal metabolic rate) is 2000 calories a day. If I eat one cup of starch, one egg, and a tbsp of butter, which I have been doing, I would only get 300-400 cals a day. How much weight will I burn in a day without working out?

[Opinion Owner]

About 1600-1700 cals a day, and if you kept on the path I'd say about 3.2 pounds a week, but if you do engage in minor actives there's still a good possibility of putting a strain out your body or refeeding as a result. If your not used to a fasted state, low glucose levels could spike your hunger and possibly make you binge again (not enough to gain weight) but enough to put you back were you started.

It's easier to manage a smaller calorie deficit (like 1200 calories a day) with foods you enjoy, rather than a huge one (300 calories per day) with foods you hate. The stress for restricting may cause you refeed/binge.

[Opinion Owner]

Also if your going to do it would ecommend that you do not weigh yourself frequently especially after drinking water (maybe every other weekat best), water weight can make you feel as if your not making progress even though you are. Just remember that as long a you keep the deficit you don't really have to worry about how many calories you lose, or what those calories are made of - you would still lose weight.

[siseñor]

@iWantToCry please fuel ur body properly, without an adequate amount of nutrients u will end up being further away from whatever fitness level u're trying to achieve

[Assi2k]

Losing weight means to also lose muscle and end up skinny fat, unless ur really overweight. And no one wants to be skinny😭
So lose fat only. When the process is done, the muscle will be defined and create a more attractive look.
So stick to the healthy 1 lb a week FAT loss goal to be happier with your results. :)

[iWantToCry]

If i eat tons of protein will my muscles still go away?

[iWantToCry]

It's been really hard trying to walk around let alone workout on 400 calories

[Twalli]

This depends on so many factors. What you do. What the temperature is where you do it. What you're wearing when you do it. How much water weight do you have. Have you already started cutting weight. As a former wrestler I know a lot about cutting weight. The most I have seen is 3 pounds in a 24 hour period. I heard someone lost 0. Neither was good, safe, nor healthy, but it happened. The 3 pounds was me and I was throwing up every 2 hours. The 10 pounds was someone who wore a plastic suit and worked out in a sauna for 2 hours. I think he was hospitalized for dehydration and heat exhaustion.

[Charliefretz329]

Wrestling is definitely an eye opener. I did it in high school and what you say is true

[Charliefretz329]

www.leanhigh.com/how-to-lose-the-most-weight-in-one-day

[Twalli]

@Charliefretz329 so you understand why so many factors affect it.

[Charliefretz329]

Absolutely, I’ve seen people crash hard trying to make weight

[Charliefretz329]

And it’s absolutely dreadful on your body

[Twalli]

@Charliefretz329 I lost 11 lbs from 114 my senior year. People said I looked like a corpse. Our team picture after winning the state tournament could have been swapped for a promo poster for The Walking Dead and the only difference would be that there were more zombies in that movie than members of our team.

[Charliefretz329]

I believe it

[Twalli]

@Charliefretz329 were plastic suits banned when you wrestled?

[Charliefretz329]

No, garbage bags were worn under sweatpants

[Twalli]

@Charliefretz329 It was illegal when I wrestled but we had a workout room with halogen lights and mirrored walls. At about 4 pm you'd start sweating as soon as you walked in.

[Charliefretz329]

Same difference then

[Twalli]

@Charliefretz329 Essentially especially when we went in dressed like most people dress to climb Mount Everest

[Charliefretz329]

Right! Lol

[KingofCups]

This is a pretty stupid question. Most of the weight you'd lose in a single day would come from loss of water. Actually losing weight is more about making changes in your metabolism, body composition, and biochemistry. People who are overweight need to focus more on exposing the body to an appropriate amount of stress, eating right, and learning to recover and being consistent with their training programs. We are just living in a culture of instant gratification where people want all the results right now and aren't willing to devote themselves to a difficult process.

[Massageman]

It's POSSIBLE to lose two pounds a DAY, but it's as safe as a slow and steady loss, and it's less likely to "stick". Successful eating modification generally aims for one to two pound loss per WEEK, when combined with increased exercise.

[DryGermanGuy]

Americans are always about the big numbers, the instant effect, the greatest show. Reality does not work that way, there is no "magic bullet". If you realized you are obese, you have to change your whole lifestyle, at least the nutritional part. Forget diets and the deadly illusion of returning to your old food habits afterwards, it'll only get worse and worse ("Yo-yo effect").
A healthy, long-term weight loss happens over 18-24 months, losing 1-2 kg per week.
- Stop drinking sugar water (Americans call it "soda", which is a lie in itself)
- Stop eating junk food (McDonald's and co.)
- Keep up a minimum amount of fitness (walks, swims, training bike, real bike)

[andreasderjuengere]

Ok: not looked up, and answered as per my feeling:
From water loss (not replaced) I can imagine 1 pound and perhaps a little more.
Not good for ''dieting'' of course, because it's just the initial effect.
To -next- attack fat accumulation it will go down to a lot less.

[siseñor]

u can lose quite a bit of water weight, but if we're thinking logically about this, even if u go a day without eating at all, u'll only really lose about 0.6 pounds, & u'll be losing muscle too.


if u wana lose weight i recommend keeping it to at most 3lbs a week so u're not losing muscle

[Twalli]

Eating primarily vegetables and drinking only water helps. Water can be easily sweat out and fiber passes through your body within a few days so you get the nutrition, but not the weight.

[Screenwriter]

Unless you fast, probably nothing. And even IF you fast, you'd have to have a deficit of 3600 calories to lose a pound. A normal, active human consumes between 1800 and 2500 calories per day. So, if you'd eat nothing: half a pound. But it's unlikely you could keep that up or keep that weight off. You'd get too hungry the next day.

[TheorionMage]

Depends upon what TYPE of weight is lost.
Males are 60-70% water Females can be as much as 85%.

In my late 30's, I once had a severe bout of intestinal flu dysentery and in one week
lost 19 lbs when I only weighed 235 at 6'4".
Fluids were just gushing through my system.
NOT 'fun'! :(

[MCheetah]

I once lost five pounds in a single day. I drank a ton of water, worked out for four hours in the morning until noon, the worked out another two in the evening from 6 to 8, and took a big dump by 8pm. So it's not that hard, but it's definitely not easy, either. And you likely couldn't do it for very long.

[Kaneki05]

I know, That we burn 1800Cals just if we sat down and didn't do anything all day. So if you didn't do anything for a day you would burn 1800cals.

Not sure what this in pounds tho. Then if you added moving to that and etc you could probably lose 2500cals easy.

[Lynx122]

I have no clue I don't gain that much or lose much weight the only thing that changes is my stamina and my strength muscles, maybe posture if I work on that and things like that. I'll get more toned but it's not a huge difference visually. I feel better when I'm in shape though.

[exitseven]

You could lose more than a pound. When I ran a marathon I would lose about 5 pounds. However a lot of it was water. I would put most of it back on in a day or two. Or should I say, a beer or two or three.
You should lose weight at the rate of 1-2 pounds per week. You will be more likely to keep it off.

[Fireguy17]

when you first start out with a good diet, 2 or 3 at the beginning, as it is mostly water weight.
After that it slows down, and 2 to 3 pounds is a healthy weight loss.
3,500 unused calories is a pound.
You have to walk the length of a football field to wear off just 1, not 1 bag, just 1 M&M.

[Anonymous]

I believe that you could lose two pounds in one day through dieting.

If you had an amputation, you might lose significantly more weight but I don't think that is the subject of your question.

Years ago, I told people that I lost 150 pounds of ugly fat in one day - March 5, 2015. That is the day on which my divorce became final. I no longer have that anger towards my ex.

[iWantToCry]

Hahaha

[iWantToCry]

My god

[19magic]

Well I know it's healthy for a regular person to lose 2 pounds a week 50% of a pound would make 4 days and 25% of a pound makes 8 days so probably about 28% a day if you wanna be accurate

[Medlife]

An actual weight-loss in 24 can be up to 3 lbs but that is in severely obese cases and is mostly water weight. In a normal condition you can loose about a 50% of a pound if fasting, hydrated and exercising in fast.

[bolverk]

Depends where you are and what you are doing, If you are a man and fully hydrated, working hard in a hot dry environment, you can loose 20lb a day just from water loss, if you are on a calorie controlled diet you could loose 1 - 2lb per week safely, that figure would vary between people.

[Archerer]

Depends how far you are willing to go... but if you are looking for a healthy way to do it, its the long game, and it's what you've always known, drink plenty of water, eat mostly vegetarian, and that means fruits and veggies not pasta everyday. Then on top of that maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nothing else is sustainable long term. And most importantly, spend more calories than you consume.

[MrJMM]

I thought a pound but with googling it says that a human body can lose than more than 3 pounds in a day but depending on if you don't drink water, do physical activity, have a diet, have muscle issues, or if you don't eat, etc. But it isn’t healthy to lose more than a 2 pounds per week.

[boxxie2002]

You could loose 1/2 a pound; however, it's not sustainable and the law of diminishing returns occurs also - each day it gets harder to loose as much.

Once you start increasing fluid and eat certain foods you may have a gain or reduced loss. Same if you are increasing exercise- if you increase muscle mass your weight may stay constant or go yoyo within 1 pound or 2

[Datboi65]

I've known some people who lost 60+ pounds in 2 months. 60 ÷ 2 = 30 pounds for 30 days. I know it might sound extreme, but it is possible. However, you will probably not only need to work hard, but make an extreme diet adjustment.

[Diodoro]

I've shed far more than 1 pound in a day. Upwards of 6-10 lb not even attempting to cut weight. If I was I could have cut more weight

But how much fat can you lose in a day? I don't know if you can lose 1 pound of fat in a day. But maybe