im not doing this to lose weight and i know i could get fatter once i start eating again but how many days will it take before i start to look slimmer? im only eating one meal at the end of the day and i only drink water through out. i assume most of what weight i lose will be water weight.
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If you don't want to lose weight but you want to look slimmer (toner, stronger…), you should not fast but eat more to get the energy to be physically active to replace your extra body fat with muscle mass that is denser and takes 3 times less space than body fat, for the same weight.You do aerobics to lose body fat and you weight train to gain muscle mass.You would need a high carbs meal 2 hours prior a workout, to get an easy and efficient workout, and a high protein post workout meal to build up muscle mass (and don't forget your 25% of dietary fats, getting enough rest day and plenty of sleep).Your extra body fat is particularly noticeable near the belly (near the digestive system…first in, last one out system) and replacing it with a strong core (doing abs exercises like crunches, with good form so you don't get a protruding belly) will take care of you body image issue.Now…if you want to fast for purification purpose as you get super smart when you don't have to digest food and all your energy goes to your brain (or religious purpose or making some political stand and going on some “hunger strike”) you cannot eat “one meal at the end of the day”.Be aware that your metabolism will go down the drain if you have less food or no food to digest (that's the big chunk of your BMR).That would be like slow torture, being hungry and waiting for the end of the day to eat something, as your digestive system cannot go dormant if you're still eating. You'd need about 3 days for your body to stop sending you hunger signals, either that or you already have some problems connecting with your body signals (like having some ED). And, yes, you would lose mostly water weight if you drink water without food.The human body is 75% water for newborn, 60% for adult males (they have more heavy dense water muscle mass), 55% for female, 50% for overweight people, 45% for obese people.The more water you drink, the more you dehydrate as you flush out the sodium that would enable you to retain water and stay properly hydrated.Marathoners are trained to spot other marathoners who fall down, not from exhaustion after running for several hours, but because they drank too much water (instead of sports water with carbs and sodium) and got an electrolytes brain imbalance, so they need immediate medical care.Runners and other athletes can get some water in their mouth, to relieve the dryness caused by heavy breathing, but should spit it out and not swallow it.In France, during the Tour de France, you actually get pride when a magnificent world known bicyclist spits out his water on you!!Seriously, some stupid teens die doing water drinking contests and getting electrolytes imbalance and brain damage.Besides losing water weight, you would also lose food/waste weight, obviously.I lost about 3 pounds of waste, once, when having to empty my intestines for a medical exam but I did not lose water weight as I only drank Gatorade (which contains carbs and sodium).After my exam, it took me 5 days to refill my intestines and regain those 3 pounds.
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- What are you trying to do? Ruin your health? You know what is sexy? Sparkling good health and a big smile.Eat three sensible meals with tons of veggies, a little whole grain, and a little lean meat, and two fruit snacks a day. Exercise.
- I'm doing a fasting for a month. Alright ill wake up really early in the morning eat a nice balanced breakfast and that's it I don't eat anything till like 8:00-9:00 .no water no nothing . (I sleep through out the day) when it comes time for me to eat ill eat what ever I want.. But nothing crazy that's really greasy or fattening.. When I'm waiting for morning to arrive ill usually eat a protein bar some chips drink lots of water and sometime junk food.. And repeat for a whole month :) Iv lost over 5lbs and I don't have a belly flab/muffin handles any more :) and I dnt wen exercise. But that's how my body handles it . Yours may act completely different! Like completely . Just depend on your body type .
- If you don't eat for a number of days then your body WILL go into a Hibernation mode and just keep your body ticking over as it thinks that the food sauce has come to an end. It a primal thing, so eat less and do more 'Exercise'
