i'm confused!!?

Question

so..lets get this straight...if you stop eating you don't lose weight and u slow down ur matabolism?? or do u actually lose some weight???

Answer 1

Initially you will lose weight, but once you body recognizes that you are not eating, it will go into starvation mode, where it stores every sugar in your body as fat. This fat accumulates, so that the body has energy to burn, just in case you still don't eat and the body needs energy to help your body function. When in starvation mode, if you do eat even a little bit, you body will store most of the sugars and fats in whatever you ate, and this storing of sugars and fats keeps a steady weight maybe even a weight gain.

Answer 2

I know a girl in her early twenties, a good friend for several years...she is slim with an athletic build. She eats a huge amount of food and when she stops eating she starts to gain weight. She says that if she stops eating her metabolism slows down. So for some people, I guess that this is true. An active person can easily burn more than twice the calories of a more sedantary person...

Answer 3

That is a very dangerous road to go down. Once you stop eating and you see the weight you are losing it becomes addictive and you can't stop. YOU COULD DIE!! Eat right and exercise, that is the best way. Also, six small meals a day will help speed up your metabolism.

Answer 4

If you stop eating, your body thinks you are in a famine situation and are starving, so it tries to conserve the fat. You would lose some weight, but your health would suffer. The best way to lose weight is to burn off more calories than you eat.

Answer 5

The following healthy living recommendations will help you if your trying to lose weight, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:

*1) Burn more calories then your consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a fitness calculator that you can put on your cell phone and computer. This will allow you to easily calculate this formula, log your daily calorie consumption, and log your physical activities.

*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.

Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as white potatoes) and drink lots of water.

Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d

*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.

Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training For Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with excellent resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter.

A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness For Dummies”.

*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.

*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues. A good free publication is “Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”.

*6) Make a life long commitment to good health. A great test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com Look at other areas where you can improve your health. For example, make improvements on the quality of the air you breath. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Email me if you want a good air purifier recommendation and if you have other questions.

*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Answer 6

If you totally stop eating you will lose weight, but it will not make you look better.

Poor nutrition will put circles under your eyes, your skin will hang off of you, because your muscles are being used to feed your body. You will be very weak and prone to diseases, due to the chemical changes in your body.

Answer 7

If you stop eating you do NOT loose weight. You screw yourself, you get fatter or weigh more than before, you have no energy, and you get a little ugly. So dont stop eating no matter what.

Answer 8

If you stop eating, of corse you will loose weight, but you wont have much energy and it will be hard for you to concentrate. Its not healthy to stop eating.

Answer 9

Not eating isn't good for your body. It's best to eat five small meals a day and it constantly keeps your body working.

Answer 10

many small meals a day plus walking or stair climbing or swimming and the weight will just melt off.