How fat will I get after starving myself?

[Anonymous]

our community rec-center is doing this 30 hour famine thing. We get people to sponsor us to starve for 30 hours and we stay at the rec-center for the 30 hours just to make sure we don't eat I guess. they are setting up activities to keep us busy and movies and stuff, however I've heard that when people starve themselves they get really fat once they eat again and i;m like really skinny and don't want to get fat. and I eat like sh*t. I am one of those people who can eat McDonald's a lot and not get fat so I am worried that after I do this ill start to get obese or something since I don't live off salads. I love junk food and I have the metabolism for it. my friends all volunteered and they think I am being ridiculous by not wanting to do this. anyone know if I'll gain weight or not? Because if so I am not doing it. its suppose to raise awareness for starving people I guess but I refuse to get fat. I'll donate the money first if I have to.

[Anonymous]

You won't get fat. The reason why not eating a lot will have a person gain weight once they do start actually eating has to do with our bodies natural survivor mode. The body realizes that you have not eaten in a while, or haven't eaten much and start saving the fat that you do have on your body rather than burning the fat. It will start to burn other sources of energy other than fat. The reason why a person gains weight is because when their body is in this survivor mode, and then all of a sudden they start eating again, their body doesn't start to burn off the fat. It keeps the fat there to keep them alive just in case this food intake is only going to happen right now, and that they will go back to not eating a lot.

Kind of like being in the woods as a hunter gatherer, and you go some time without eating a lot, your body stores the fat. Then once the hunter finds a nice feast, the body still wants to store that body fat because this feast might not come along again for some time. So, in order to keep the hunter going, the body won't burn the fat off so that way the hunter will have something that they can afford to burn off while they hunt.

[Opinion Owner]

Oh, and 30 hours of not eating isn't enough time for your body to think it's in this survivor mode.

[GymStatus]

yes you can get bigger after starving yourself it depends on your genetics/acitvity level... Your body goes into survival mode and eats muscle and fat and hold on to any food you put in your body. This is why people who are a bit leaner eat 4-6 meals a day...

after 30 hours you will not blow up but if you do this for weeks you will notice it in the mirror.

[Darkfairie17]

You won't have to worry. Not eating for 30 hours is not going to harm you much. It's okay to fast, normal even for some people who have to for medical or religious reasons. So it's not something that is going to cause you to have dramatic weight gain. However, if you starve yourself regularly for 3 months or so, then yes, you will gain weight because your body is starved of the nutrients it needs to function properly.

It's okay to do the 30 hour famine and you won't gain weight from it. You might be a little bloated if you eat junk after from the salt. But that is it. And bloating is a temporary thing. Just drink water to off set some of the salt and you will be fine :)

If you are worried about being affected from eating habits later on in life. Then I would try to incorporate some healthy foods into your diet. I have friends who were like you but now have to watch their eating a little. They can still enjoy their favorite foods, but must make healthier choices more often. But no, the 30 hour famine is not going to make you gain a ton of weight. It's not enough time to harm your metabolic rate.

[Catie101]

ive done the thirty hour famine and the worst thing that happens is if you eat too much right after you will feel sick and possibly bloated which will go away. you really don't have anything to worry about.

[Anonymous]

Re -read your question and then give yourself Best Answer.

If you can't figure out why I posted this as a response - I'll give you a hint:

YOUR SKINNY.

Still no?

Oy.

Here's another one:

FAST METABOLISM.

Still no?!

Ay ay ay

Simple equation:

SKINNY + FAST METABOLISM = UNABLE TO GET FAT FROM ONE ROUND OF BINGE EATING.

Still no?!

* shakes head*

[Asker]

you ruin your metabolism by starving yourself which is what I'm worried about

[Opinion Owner]

do you know it takes months of starving for that to happen? 30 hours isn't going to do anything but suck on some of your fat reserves, maybe a little bit of proteins since your so small. When you eat again, you'll eat a lot - but not so much you'll suddenly gain 100 ibs. When you start eating again do it gradually or you'll get a bad stomach ache because it will shrink a little.

As I said - give yourself BA.

[Anonymous]

after being starving for long periods of time people over eat that's why they get fat not because of something that happens internally that they can't control, their brain tricks them. You will be going without food for 30 hours that's one day and change, seriously keep it in perspective, this is a little ridiculous that you have to ask, I'm sorry that's mean but seriously it's a day nothing is going to happen to you

[kheserthorpe]

You're not going to destroy your metabolic rate in 30 hours.

[Cryostatic]

30 hours is nothing, your body's not going to spiral into starvation mode from you not eating for a day.

[DaniJ]

I fast for 24 hours every year for religious reasons, and it has never affected me... I think 30 hours isn't enough to do anything.

[BobBobinson]

Um, what's the purpose of this "30 hour famine"?

Sounds really stupid.

[Anonymous]

It depends on how much your gorge after starvation.

[Anonymous]

you sound ridiculously shallow and obviously have no knowledge on the human body

[Belgie]

30 hours won't have any effect on you.