If You Didnt Eat For 5 days

[T0M]

If you didnt eat at all for 5 days how much do you reckon you would lose?

Not saying im gonna do, just interested that if you only drank water for 5 days how much you could lose

Cheers

Edit = + rep for funky answers =)

[luke-p]

I guess it would depend on your metabolism, and how much physical stuff you would do while you was not eating...

[T0M]

I guess it would depend on your metabolism, and how much physical stuff you would do while you was not eating...

Yea fair point, coz it would totally depend on exercise... Hmm lets say just around house / area and 1 hour on an exercise bike

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[velocity]

you wouldnt lose anything, your body would panic and start to store fat produce. not to mention throwing up a lot.

[T0M]

you wouldnt lose anything, your body would panic and start to store fat produce. not to mention throwing up a lot.

But even with storing fat, you would still burn off alot wouldnt you?

[poll]

Yea fair point, coz it would totally depend on exercise... Hmm lets say just around house / area and 1 hour on an exercise bike

+ rep for helpful answers, thanks

you wouldnt be able to do alot of excercise as food is your energy and you would soon have no energy to do anything and as charlie said would be sick alot

[velocity]

But even with storing fat, you would still burn off alot wouldnt you?
you can only burn off fat if you exercise, whilst eating healthily, as you need a daily income of a selection of food (e.g protien, carbs.. etc) & if your only drinking water you wouldnt have the energy to do anything.

[T0M]

you wouldnt be able to do alot of excercise as food is your energy and you would soon have no energy to do anything and as charlie said would be sick alot


you can only burn off fat if you exercise, whilst eating healthily, as you need a daily income of a selection of food (e.g protien, carbs.. etc) & if your only drinking water you wouldnt have the energy to do anything.

Ty for info

Also to velocity, what would you consider minimum/best thing to eat in a day for 5 days then, that would keep healthy

[CDLewis]

You wouldnt naturally lose weight.

If you were to lose weight it would be through vomit.

But when you run out of vomit you would be left with painful cramps and 'bourking' which isnt very nice.

Plus you wouldnt have the energy to do anything and you would break out.

I guess there is alot more that will happen but i guess thats the main stuff..

Maybe you would die if you are a big eater. ? who knows :D

Happy debating

[T0M]

oO funky post Lewis, wth is bourking?

[CDLewis]

Bourking is a slang word for when you being sick and you stop your stomach cramps but nothing comes up thats bourking.

Best i can explain it. Next time your being sick. And you get stomach cramps youll think ah.. Now i know what CDLewis was on about, Silly me tee hee then carry on being sick

Good luck

[dannyisnotamazing]

You would probably lose more if you cut down instead of not eating.. not too sure tho. :D

[,Jess,]

I don't think you'd lose much if you just didn't eat because like has been said you're body starts to store fat.

You'd probably get kinda sick as well because your body wouldn't be getting what it needed e.g. vitamins

Different people need to eat different amounts to keep them going but really you should always eat 3 meals a day and if you were cutting back on what you had maybe go for smaller portions or cut out the more unhealthy stuff and snacks.

[velocity]

also, you need to eat to kick start your metabolism.

[Lozzoling]

you'd lose muscle, not fat

thats what happens when u crash diet

[Atlanta]

I think you would die if you didn't eat or drink for 5 days

[today]

I think you would die if you didn't eat or drink for 5 days

You can go like 20 days or something.. Longer without food then water.

[T0M]

I think you would die if you didn't eat or drink for 5 days

I didnt say dont drink, drink water is what i said ;)

And yea you go can go like 20 days odd without food, but you'd become pretty ill

[the wombats]

You can actually last over 100 days without food. ;)

[Recursion]

You woudln't loose much at all. Your body goes into a sort of 'famine' mode and starts to store more fat than if you ate normally. That is why its a bad idea to not eat :]

[sarey]

you can't last 3 days without water though. ;) most your body is made up from fluids. so you need water to basically survive.

food, you can last without.
but, in Africa, you see them children with bloated stomachs because they don't eat enough and I've no clue what happens but you get bloated and lose alot of muscle , that's why they've practically nothing on themselves in Africa.
Feel very sorry for them...

you'd lose weight better eating than not eating. IF you eat the right stuff. and not too much of the bad stuff.


oohh, edit;
and if you don't eat, your stomach shrinks, and you might not be able to eat properley for a while, like, you'll feel full even after a small portion. and you might get used to not eating... so, yeah, bad idea to 'crash diet' and stuff.

[T0M]

you can't last 3 days without water though. ;) most your body is made up from fluids. so you need water to basically survive.

food, you can last without.
but, in Africa, you see them children with bloated stomachs because they don't eat enough and I've no clue what happens but you get bloated and lose alot of muscle , that's why they've practically nothing on themselves in Africa.
Feel very sorry for them...

you'd lose weight better eating than not eating. IF you eat the right stuff. and not too much of the bad stuff.



name some of the right stuff ;) ty for ya post anyways

Edit = i know generally the good stuff, but like specifics =)

[Jinc]

You could potentially lose a fair bit of weight, especially if excerising too. The problem is, you have a massive lack of nutrition, so vital organs could deteriorate, even though fat reserves are being used. It's extremely risky to do such a thing..

[sarey]

lol, tis okay.

and... right stuff?
salad is right, tis nice too.
strawberries, apples, bananas, grapes, fruit, stuff like that if you wanna snack.
meal stuff, pasta, vegetables, cereal, toast, poridge, rice, lots of stuff.

you can still have junk, but minimize it. like, maybe a packet of crisps a day...

[T0M]

You could potentially lose a fair bit of weight, especially if excerising too. The problem is, you have a massive lack of nutrition, so vital organs could deteriorate, even though fat reserves are being used. It's extremely risky to do such a thing..

So would 'crash diet' lose weight or potentially gain it/bloated?
Coz small stomach thing sounds good imo

lol, tis okay.

and... right stuff?
salad is right, tis nice too.
strawberries, apples, bananas, grapes, fruit, stuff like that if you wanna snack.
meal stuff, pasta, vegetables, cereal, toast, poridge, rice, lots of stuff.

you can still have junk, but minimize it. like, maybe a packet of crisps a day...

Hmm ty, me thinks gonna cut out junk 100% and try more healthy stuff, although w/e me mum cooks i gotta eat really:rolleyes:

[sarey]

Hmm ty, me thinks gonna cut out junk 100% and try more healthy stuff, although w/e me mum cooks i gotta eat really:rolleyes:

ask your mum to make your meals healthy or healthier?
if she doesn't, that is, already.

[T0M]

ask your mum to make your meals healthy or healthier?
if she doesn't, that is, already.

its not that they're unhealthy they are just normal stuff roasts/mash n stuff/w.e :P but its never something overally healthy ;) anyways ty for posts everyone

[sarey]

its not that they're unhealthy they are just normal stuff roasts/mash n stuff/w.e :P but its never something overally healthy ;) anyways ty for posts everyone

that's okay that stuff, roasts are good for you. ;)

if you want healthier stuff though, you can suggest ideas to her when she next goes shopping and stuff.

<3

[Virgin Mary]

It means the next time you eat you'd put on loads cos you'd have slowed your metabolism right down. A diet is for life, not for a few days.

[Hopeless]

I no wat i happens i foolishly tried it for 4 days.. i dont advise it i had to go to hospital and they explained it to me..

Basically:

The first day u would lose a bit of weight, then the next day your body would go into shock and store as much as possible including by-products of food which can be harmful to you

Also you would lose quite a bit of weight.. but it would be muscle.. cuz your body literally wastes away it uses tissue energy from your muscle and you would become weaker..


so you wouldnt lose anything more after that first day and then your stomach would cramp off and the next time u ate something you would either put it al into fat or puke it up..

it happened to me and i had to be fed through a tube.. its not nice i dont advice it

nothing positive comes out of it

[T0M]

I no wat i happens i foolishly tried it for 4 days.. i dont advise it i had to go to hospital and they explained it to me..

Basically:

The first day u would lose a bit of weight, then the next day your body would go into shock and store as much as possible including by-products of food which can be harmful to you

Also you would lose quite a bit of weight.. but it would be muscle.. cuz your body literally wastes away it uses tissue energy from your muscle and you would become weaker..


so you wouldnt lose anything more after that first day and then your stomach would cramp off and the next time u ate something you would either put it al into fat or puke it up..

it happened to me and i had to be fed through a tube.. its not nice i dont advice it

nothing positive comes out of it

Worried me slightly tbh, but tyvm for the post much appreciated

[sarey]

oh, and also, if you wanna lose weight, taking smaller bites and chewing helps. ;)

don't just gobble the food up, savour it and taste it. :P

[T0M]

oh, and also, if you wanna lose weight, taking smaller bites and chewing helps. ;)

don't just gobble the food up, savour it and taste it. :P

=) i also just found the great site, really detailed

http://www.wegmans.com/eatWellLiveWell/weightManagement/weightControlArticle.asp

Other pages on there are v useful too

[sarey]

told you!

Pasta is a low-fat food, with only about 90 calories per half-cup serving (1/2 tennis ball). But a typical serving of pasta is about three cups, or a total of 540 calories. And that’s before we add sauce, cheese, bread, and other extras that make pasta so popular.
Salad is an excellent low-calorie option—raw vegetables are crunchy, nutritious, and filling. Salad dressing adds about 120 calories per two-tablespoon serving (size-wise, think two thumbs). A standard restaurant serving of salad dressing is about one-quarter cup, which adds a quick 240 calories to our “low-cal” salad.
Nourishing and nurturing a healthy family

:P

[seattlegrace]

Well, if you don't eat for 5 days your stomach acids will build up, as they're generally "designed" to work on the solids you consume, and rely on you to feed your stomach so that it keeps your metabolism at it's normal balance, and so forth. If acid builds up in your stomach it can cause acid stomach, persistant nausea, headaches, light headedness, fatigue, and so on.

Also since it will be a "shock" to your normal diet, your stomach will more than likely shrink and you won't be able to consume a great deal without feeling bloated, sick or just fed-up. You're best eating little and often, whilst exercising - but don't do too much at once, build yourself up until your body's used to it.

[T0M]

told you!

Pasta is a low-fat food, with only about 90 calories per half-cup serving (1/2 tennis ball). But a typical serving of pasta is about three cups, or a total of 540 calories. And that’s before we add sauce, cheese, bread, and other extras that make pasta so popular.
Salad is an excellent low-calorie option—raw vegetables are crunchy, nutritious, and filling. Salad dressing adds about 120 calories per two-tablespoon serving (size-wise, think two thumbs). A standard restaurant serving of salad dressing is about one-quarter cup, which adds a quick 240 calories to our “low-cal” salad.
Nourishing and nurturing a healthy family

:P


Hmm i might try cycling/walking to sainsburys and buying a healthy sandiwch or baguette - are sandiwchs/baguettes healthy :S say it was a tuna and cucumber/sweetcorn one

This is the problem i know basics of healthy/unhealthy foods but i dont know details on how much calories are in what etc

Edit - Ty to above post, much appreciated

[sarey]

Sandwiches and baguettes are healthy, aslong as they are the right type. Tuna and cucumber/sweetcorn is definiently healthy because tuna is fish, that's healthy for you, and cucumber is a salad. Sweetcorn is okay, I hate it though, lol. :P

[T0M]

Sandwiches and baguettes are healthy, aslong as they are the right type. Tuna and cucumber/sweetcorn is definiently healthy because tuna is fish, that's healthy for you, and cucumber is a salad. Sweetcorn is okay, I hate it though, lol. :P

When its cooked i hate it, tis good when in sandwich/baguette tho :D adds bit o crunchies ness with a funky taste to boot, tyvm for usefull advice yet again =) ill start doing that more often i think, as the walk/cycle there and back will help aswell

[sarey]

Yea, but take it slow, don't push yourself. Just take it easy.

And your welcome, lol.

[T0M]

Yea, but take it slow, don't push yourself. Just take it easy.

And your welcome, lol.

Dunno why i never seen you post before oO you seem a really funky kinda person - A new Ostinato in the making possibly

[sarey]

Ahh, no, Ostinato is an ace adviser. :P Can't top that.

And thankyou. You are so nice. :P

[liquid]

It means the next time you eat you'd put on loads cos you'd have slowed your metabolism right down. A diet is for life, not for a few days.
exactly ^

not eating at all isn't the answer to weight loss.

[unit]

Don't do it! it makkes you feel awful and your digestive system goes all dodgy which makes you sick. :(

[Earthquake]

I think you would have a day in bed + a bucket with sick, You wouldn't be intrested in food as you would feel sick but you will get better and eat LOADS.

Tbh mate, if I was you, I would just get yourself doing triple the excercise your doing atm.

[Cwmbran]

Don't eat nothing for 5 days.

Have 2 meals of rice a day (Not fried, boiled) and only drink water and make sure you exercise because theres not point cutting down on your eating if you don't exercise.

[T0M]

Don't eat nothing for 5 days.

Have 2 meals of rice a day (Not fried, boiled) and only drink water and make sure you exercise because theres not point cutting down on your eating if you don't exercise.

Is rice really healthy then?

i owe you rep btw, as cant give anymore out atm

[Cwmbran]

Is rice really healthy then?

i owe you rep btw, as cant give anymore out atm

I was just thinking about how much the celebrities lost on "Im a celebrity get me out of here" all they ate was rice twice a day I believe and they lost quiet abit of weight. :)

[Axel]

Skipping meals makes you fatter not thinner, and for 5 days, that's crazy.

[T0M]

I was just thinking about how much the celebrities lost on "Im a celebrity get me out of here" all they ate was rice twice a day I believe and they lost quiet abit of weight. :)

Oh yea, fair point actually, that guy with funky stories lost loads, totally forgot name atm oO

[Cwmbran]

Oh yea, fair point actually, that guy with funky stories lost loads, totally forgot name atm oO

You thinking of David Gest? Or Guest, how ever he spells it.
Because thats who i was thinking of. :P

[--ss--]

I know nothing about the technical stuff but you'd loose your life?:rolleyes:

[T0M]

You thinking of David Gest? Or Guest, how ever he spells it.
Because thats who i was thinking of. :P

Thats it ! :D just couldnt remember the name, and dunno what to reply to post above really :)

[Mikkaoz]

I hardly eat anything anyway, I'd probably die.

[Soy]

Ty for info

Also to velocity, what would you consider minimum/best thing to eat in a day for 5 days then, that would keep healthy

2 bananas will give you enough energy for a 90 minute workout :D

[Hopeless]

lol i didnt mean to scare you but its nasty

[T0M]

You thinking of David Gest? Or Guest, how ever he spells it.
Because thats who i was thinking of. :P


2 bananas will give you enough energy for a 90 minute workout :D

i tried banana for first time earlier, couldnt finish it, tasted horrible, gonna try grapes instead i think


lol i didnt mean to scare you but its nasty

=) just seems an extreme thing to happen for not eating for 5 days was all seemed bit OTT

[sarey]

grapes are nice
try strawberries too ;)
or if not them, watermelon is good, apples, pears, etc.
:D

[Nightrose]

Basically I lost weight throught watching what i eat and excersise ( mind you i dont watch what i eat all the time, i let myself have a junk day here and there)

If you didnt eat for 5 days you would probs be out of energy and not be able to do much, this is because your body doenst have any cals or carbs to burn which you would normally burn by moving around, excercise etc.

your body would also begin to store the fat. Meaning if you eat it will store it and make you put on weight.

I would say if you want to lose weight - Eat something like this a day.

Breakfast - Something like cornflakes/barnflakes/toast.
Brunch (if you get hungrey) - A piece of fruit or a low fat snack or packet of low fat crisps.
Lunch- a sandwhich with salad egg or somehting, if not try a slim a soup with some bread.
Snack - Fruit.
Dinner - something filling and what you fancie. like pasta, curry, chicken etc as long as its less than about 600-900 cals
Dessert - a small cake/yougurt/fruit salad



and tell yourself your not going to eat over a certain time. which i am going to start doing.

[T0M]

Basically I lost weight throught watching what i eat and excersise ( mind you i dont watch what i eat all the time, i let myself have a junk day here and there)

If you didnt eat for 5 days you would probs be out of energy and not be able to do much, this is because your body doenst have any cals or carbs to burn which you would normally burn by moving around, excercise etc.

your body would also begin to store the fat. Meaning if you eat it will store it and make you put on weight.

I would say if you want to lose weight - Eat something like this a day.

Breakfast - Something like cornflakes/barnflakes/toast.
Brunch (if you get hungrey) - A piece of fruit or a low fat snack or packet of low fat crisps.
Lunch- a sandwhich with salad egg or somehting, if not try a slim a soup with some bread.
Snack - Fruit.
Dinner - something filling and what you fancie. like pasta, curry, chicken etc as long as its less than about 600-900 cals
Dessert - a small cake/yougurt/fruit salad



and tell yourself your not going to eat over a certain time. which i am going to start doing.

Ty very detailed + rep much appreciated

[liquid]

Don't eat nothing for 5 days.

Have 2 meals of rice a day (Not fried, boiled) and only drink water and make sure you exercise because theres not point cutting down on your eating if you don't exercise.
yeah great advice :rolleyes:

the reason gest lost so much weight was because the heavier you are, the quicker you lose it and he was a very big bloke who was used to eating lots of food every day.

oh & at nightrose, you won't be losing any weight eating a 900 calorie dinner :|!

[sarey]

some people lose weight quickly because some peoples bodies react differently to starvation/"crash dieting".

when I was in a hospital, i remember seeing anorexic people, they were so skinny, it was awful and devistating to see.
think of it as this;
if you don't eat for 5 days, you could end up being used to the fact of not eating, your body will get used to it, your stomach will shrink, you'll get weaker, you'll be sick if you do eat and then you will turn out anorexic, and could well end up killing yourself.

[T0M]

some people lose weight quickly because some peoples bodies react differently to starvation/"crash dieting".

when I was in a hospital, i remember seeing anorexic people, they were so skinny, it was awful and devistating to see.
think of it as this;
if you don't eat for 5 days, you could end up being used to the fact of not eating, your body will get used to it, your stomach will shrink, you'll get weaker, you'll be sick if you do eat and then you will turn out anorexic, and could well end up killing yourself.

Well what im going to try and stick to is basically NightRose's thing, but with the dinner being a bowl of boiled rice, and hopefully that should stop the problems caused by crash diet, but keep the calories down

Im also doing 1 hour a day on an exercise bike, that loses bout 500 cals =)

[sarey]

yeah, but try and add some vegetables with the rice. ;)

[T0M]

Ill see what my mums bought, im annoyed though, got my dad to buy Kellogs Sustain cereal other day coz i heard that was good, went to have some this morning and it was basically gone :l dang family gotta go find some more tommorrow now aswell as doing a hell of alot of coursework

[sarey]

well, keep chilled and don't stress yourself out.
have toast or something instead if the cereal is gone.

and, if you don't get vegetables, see about adding something with the rice, salad maybe, if you wanna be all healthy. ;)

[T0M]

well, keep chilled and don't stress yourself out.
have toast or something instead if the cereal is gone.

and, if you don't get vegetables, see about adding something with the rice, salad maybe, if you wanna be all healthy. ;)

Rice by itself is surely healthier than rice + veg/salad even though they are quite healthy still extra cal's ;)

And not stressing out just i didnt even get to try it :P

[sarey]

well, veg/salad is healthier in some ways more than rice is.
they're both healthy.
so.
yeah.

and, okay, well don't sulk! :P
you'll get to try it sometime.

[T0M]

Ill either cycle to Sainsbury's 2moz and pick up an application while im there or get me mum to go =)

Not sure if i want a job there :S i want a job but it would be major awkward with all the current staff for first few days :l :eusa_wall

[liquid]

Rice by itself is surely healthier than rice + veg/salad even though they are quite healthy still extra cal's ;)

And not stressing out just i didnt even get to try it :P
not really. a salad without any dressing is like 10 calories :| and your body pretty much burns that off when it's digesting it. + the nutrients and all that are worth it.

[sarey]

what jordan said. :)

& what happened to the whole food stuff, how'd that zoom to job stuff lol? :P

[T0M]

what jordan said. :)

& what happened to the whole food stuff, how'd that zoom to job stuff lol? :P

Sorry yea, was just the mention of Sainsburys made me bring it up =)

Well thanks to all people who have posted in this thread all the help + advice was much appreciated