Why I didn't lose weight while fasting?

[Anonymous]

Im a bit overweight for my height. And I did water fasting for 48 hours and I still look fat. by the way Im 5'3" and 64.5 kg. And people would say I still look fat after 2 days of fasting by the way its my first time of fasting for 2 days

[shades777]

did you drink alcohol before the fast, or consume a lot of salt, you might need to move more to flush out the glycogen stores in your liver, also 48hr isn't enough for some people.


exercise speeds up the depletion of glycogen in your liver and muscles, so try again but go so some medium to heavy resistance training and that will vastly speed it up, also avoid alcohol because that will prevent you from losing fat for up to 36 hours

[shades777]

anything that converts to sugar is going to be your enemy for a water fast, if you go on a fruit fast you will get a cleansing affect, its slower but also effective and good for the brain,

im working on a water fast as well, longest I've done is 5 1/2 days, my dad has done 2 weeks, and dr alan gold hammer has people do 40 days under his care, so you can definitely do it.

its safe to exercise on a water fast just got to stay hydrated with spring water or mineral water

[John_Cobretti]

2 days is too soon to see any noticeable changes

Be consistent and you will notice changes in a few weeks!

Good luck!

[_Maya_]

Well because in some cases fasting for that long actually can cause your body to store fat in response to lack of calories. It is a natural thing that your body does as protection from going hungry. There are a lot of studies out there on fasting and the best and worst ways to do it. Most people suggest changing diet and exercise routines to get the best results. There is no way you are going to see some magical transformation in two days. Getting in better shape takes hard work and discipline. There is no simple cure or trick to it like not eating for 48 hours.

[madhatters4]

so you just drank water?

well weight loss can take time. also if you're just consuming water you have to account for water weight which is significant (ex. this summer i was working out in the blistering heat all day. sweat my ass off and when i got home i'd lost 15lbs [in a DAY!]. but the next day the weight was all back when i re-hydrated)

[HelpfulWoman]

weight isn't going to shift in 48 hours. and fasting is great but it won't work if you're still consuming more calories than you use up via exercising.

[virtualwasp]

you shocked your body and its holding onto to the fat you have, its why doctors say balanced diet

[jahaims]

That isn't how the human body works. Just like if you eat a piece of cake you don't instantly get fatter.

[Anonymous]

You are not overweight

I like your height and weight

Dont go hard on yourself :)

[Asker]

Lol but I did search my bmi and it says Im overweight and people are calling me fat 😭

[Opinion Owner]

No, u are not overweigjt, trust me

[Opinion Owner]

Also its advantage if u have big boobs or big ass or both
:)