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

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

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

Assi2k · Accepted Answer

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. :)

Twalli · Accepted Answer

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.

KingofCups · Accepted Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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

Screenwriter · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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.

bolverk · Answer

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.

19magic · Answer

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 · Answer

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.

Archerer · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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 · Answer

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

beefy40 · Answer

there are 3500 calories in pound of body fat you burn 1800 - 2400 calories a day. If you run for 7 miles you might burn around 1000 calories. So you would need to do all that to burn a pound a day

Healthy wise you can use about 500 - 1000 calories a day from. so between 1-2 pounds a week.

Flower7 · Answer

Without googling, I'd say that half a pound is the max for one day. And that's quite a lot.

BigKevHanma · Answer

Do my routine high intensity cardio everyday you need to run a minimum of 5 miles start with 10 minutes and cut it down every two weeks until your doing each mile in a minute also you will consume no food except one tomato for lunch and half a grapefruit for breakfast push yourself this routine is intense and mind numbing

Vikkrram · Answer

In a single day... buddy... nothin counts... it's all about months and years of diet and hard work. Yeah on an average you can calculate that but as in general... it's hard to tell.

hahahmm · Answer

So frosty the snowman and the Thing from Fantastic Four (made of rock) walk into a fat camp... Frosty loses 150 pounds in 1 day. The Thing loses zero.

Citizenkirk · Answer

It's not healthy to lose too much weight too quickly 🌹♻️🥀⚖️

Cherry234 · Answer

I'm guessing 25% of a pound. I'm not sure if I'm even close

Jessica405 · Answer

It is not a question of how much. You should not aim to lose more than 3.5 lbs a week, or 1/2 lb a day.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

2 kilos a week, i did that long time ago. 2 kg is about 4½ pounds, 7 days a week! So about a sixth of a pound a day.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

They say 3 lbs ( pounds) a week is good and 12 lbs ( pounds) a month is good although these people who are 600 lbs, they are told to lose 50 lbs a month but they don't do it

Kabluie · Answer

I feel like my weight can fluctuate between that 1 pound each day, depending on how active I am. "Private" workouts, treadmill, going out, not going out, etc.

Nightroads · Answer

In terms of healthy weight loss should be under a pound, I've been sick with giardia and lost a pound and a half a day for a week. Was so weak i couldn't lift my arms.

Finchie40 · Answer

I’d say 5 to 7 pounds usually are bodies hold that much in water weight so in one day you can lose that 5 to 7 pounds

goaded · Answer

15 pounds of ugly fat. Just not twice.

Xylem1992 · Answer

It doesn't work like that. Longer time is needed for calorie deficits to translate into losing fat and weight loss. You might see a lower number on the scale, but its just because of dehydration etc.

NewgodX · Answer

In a day? Half a gram max that too with some mind numbing Physical activities

Anonymous · Answer

Dont cut your calorie intake less than 1400 a day without a doctor, its not to be messed around with and you can cause serious and permenant damage to yourself.

DJB72 · Answer

I once lost about 8lbs in a day. Granted it was an amputation, but I still lost it 😂😂

serious · Answer

If you eat only once a day and very less than you might lose upto 50% of a pound a day.

Devinbyers · Answer

More then a pound because I have done so it's was roughly 1.4 pounds

Hypnos0929 · Answer

From experience,  You can lose up to 2 or 3 pounds in a day. Maybe more if you're really busting your arse. Water weight is easiest to lose but body fat is a lot tougher so you've gotta work at it

EternallyCorrect · Answer

Probably about half a pound. I can lose 3lbs in a week no problem.

This_Is_My_Opinion8 · Answer

Depends from person to person. On their current weight, on their metabolism and how much if that weight is fat. A person with high metabolism and a lot of fat weight can lose a very fast.

Charliefretz329 · Answer

More than a pound. Lose a pound by peeing alone. I’ve lost 2-3 pounds of sweat on runs pretty regular… some extreme endurance athletes lose like 20 lbs…

libsaretards · Answer

Considering it is not safe to lose more than 10lbs a week, my guess is slightly OVER a pound.

Andres77 · Answer

I've lost 20 lbs in a month before but that included intestinal cleaning of old fecal material.

karaspara · Answer

No idea but it must be very low so i've voted 10% of a pound

Huldusonur · Answer

Almost all of it. If one catches fire and turns to ash, pretty much all of their weight woukd be gone.

Deserter · Answer

Fighters can lose like 17 in a day but that's dangerous. I can lose like 5 in a day, past that it's harder to lose as much

Surely · Answer

I have averaged a pound and a half a day for about two weeks on a very strict diet.  I have lost ten pounds in a day, but it was all water weight

Mangospacho · Answer

You can lose a pound or two in a single day just from losing water weight but it’s much more difficult to maintain after 1-2 days.

iboobs · Answer

Just one pound. Anything more than that will cause your skin to sag and wrinkle.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Counting water weight? I know I've lost 2lbs over a weekend. I'd imagine some was water though.

Exterminatore · Answer

It depends on the person and circumstances. Probably no more than 2 lbs.

Mark987 · Answer

Depending what you do? and how much you weigh? I have seen people lose 2-3 pounds

jasco · Answer

Depends on the workout and what part of your body your trying to lose the most weight

SenseiSeptred · Answer

I have lost around 5 pounds or more in a day due to certain habits of mine.

Shiningtempest · Answer

@iwanttocry I'd say 10% of a pound at best if a person can lose weight in a day.

YHL6965 · Answer

You can potentially lose more than 1 pound a day I think.

BigManSAB · Answer

I’ve you’re overweight from poor dieting then it’ll shed really fast

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