How much weight do you guys think I can lose on a 7 day fast?

[Deleted member 11126]

my target is about 10 pounds...

 

[K9Hunter]

4-5 pound water maybe 3-4lbs of fat

 

[Deleted member 11126]

4-5 pound water maybe 1-2 lbs of fat

bare minimum 5 pounds of actual fat. One pound of fat = 3000 calories

 

[Looksmax Refugee]

bare minimum 5 pounds of actual fat. One pound of fat = 3000 calories

*3500

 

[Deleted member 16380]

my target is about 10 pounds...

Idk about you, but i literally lose 400 gram of pure fat in 1 day of water fasting - 36 hours.

So in 7 days I would expect ~2kg of pure fat loss. But your weight will drop WAY more, due to lost water, and some muscle too.

 

[Deleted member 11126]

Idk about you, but i literally lose 400 gram of pure fat in 1 day of water fasting - 36 hours.

So in 7 days I would expect ~2kg of pure fat loss. But your weight will drop WAY more, due to lost water, and some muscle too.

How long can I do this without becoming ill? 10 days...?

 

[Deleted member 18494]

2 kg

 

[Deleted member 19551]

If you can manage 1 week and you make it through the first 3 days of extreme hunger and fatigue, it's stupid not to keep going to 14 day mark. 14 days should get you 10 pounds of pure fat depending on your TDEE

 

[Deleted member 16380]

How long can I do this without becoming ill? 10 days...?

Idk, I get totally sick after 24 hours already, cannot think straight, only watch netflix

 

[Deleted member 19551]

Eat a ton of salt water, some potassium, magnesium, iodine, etc, non stored minerals like zinc and selenium, water soluble vitamins like B and C daily

 

[Deleted member 8988]

like 1.5KG if your BMR is 1600 calories

 

[Deleted member 11126]

Eat a ton of salt water, some potassium, magnesium, iodine, etc, non stored minerals like zinc and selenium, water soluble vitamins like B and C daily

I tried taking vitamins on my last fast but they made me sick I think your supposed to take them with food.

 

[Deleted member 19551]

I tried taking vitamins on my last fast but they made me sick I think your supposed to take them with food.

Don't take any non electrolytes on an empty stomach and only take low doses. No zinc high dose zinc on an empty stomach

 

[Deleted member 11126]

Don't take any non electrolytes on an empty stomach and only take low doses. No zinc high dose zinc on an empty stomach

When you say electrolytes do you just mean salt?

 

[Deleted member 19551]

When you say electrolytes do you just mean salt?

And magnesium mostly. You need sodium daily to be alive and vitamin C so you don't get scurvy. Those two are minimum


You're really just better off doing a 1000 calorie deficit

 

[Deleted member 11126]

If you can manage 1 week and you make it through the first 3 days of extreme hunger and fatigue, it's stupid not to keep going to 14 day mark. 14 days should get you 10 pounds of pure fat depending on your TDEE

Yeah I regret on my last fast not going longer. Rn I'm going between bulk and cut cycles.

 

[SubhumanCurrycel]

bare minimum 5 pounds of actual fat. One pound of fat = 3000 calories

It’s 3500 cal. Assume you eat nothing for a week at a BMR of 2100
2100x7 = 14700
14700/3500= 4.2 lb fat not counting water

 

[Deleted member 11126]

And magnesium mostly. You need sodium daily to be alive and vitamin C so you don't get scurvy. Those two are minimum


You're really just better off doing a 1000 calorie deficit

I think I should be fine for one week with just salt and water right?

 

[Deleted member 19551]

It’s 3500 cal. Assume you eat nothing for a week at a BMR of 2100
2100x7 = 14700
14700/3500= 4.2 lb fat not counting water

There's some evidence it may not even be that simple. Apparently there's a fixed rate for adipose tissue oxidation. Apparently it's somewhere between 20-35 calories multiplied by how many pounds of fat on your body. So if you're obese, you can do a 1500+ deficit before losing any muscle mass. Deficits over 1k are retarded if you're not very overweight

 

[Deleted member 19551]

I think I should be fine for one week with just salt and water right?

No, get vitamin C. You don't wanna fuck with vitamin C deficiency

 

[Deleted member 11126]

No, get vitamin C. You don't wanna fuck with vitamin C deficiency

I hope it won't make me sick taking vitamins on an empty stomach is gross

 

[Deleted member 11126]

No, get vitamin C. You don't wanna fuck with vitamin C deficiency

so just salt + vitamin C

 

[SubhumanCurrycel]

There's some evidence it may not even be that simple. Apparently there's a fixed rate for adipose tissue oxidation. Apparently it's somewhere between 20-35 calories multiplied by how many pounds of fat on your body. So if you're obese, you can do a 1500+ deficit before losing any muscle mass. Deficits over 1k are retarded if you're not very overweight

That does make sense your body would want to preserve a certain amount of fat regardless damn

 

[Deleted member 19551]

That does make sense your body would want to preserve a certain amount of fat regardless damn

A limit on the energy transfer rate from the human fat store in hypophagia


This is the name of the paper. It's a very niche area of study by some dude named Lyle something


22-30 calories is a rough estimate but good ballpark. Water fasting is retarded, risky for no reason since your body can't really burn that much fat at once if you're not obese

 

[Deleted member 11126]

A limit on the energy transfer rate from the human fat store in hypophagia


This is the name of the paper. It's a very niche area of study by some dude named Lyle something


22-30 calories is a rough estimate but good ballpark. Water fasting is retarded, risky for no reason since your body can't really burn that much fat at once if you're not obese

What about dry fasting?

 

[Arminius]

If you lose the fat standing and very fat u will regain the fat easier and more than u have right now
Showing down ur tdee