Will fasting for a period of time with intensive exercise lower your body fat?

Question

I eat very healthy and am in great shape. I want to lower my body fat percentage. No, I'm not going to starve myself- thats stupid. I just want to know if a small period of fasting with exercise might help to burn some that fat off. Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes it will, but be prepared for the " binge" that will try like hell to follow it! That could cause you to gain more fat than you had to begin with.( but fasting for too long w/ extra strenuous workout may cause muscle spasms, cramping and side cramps)....why not try a " fruit only" diet while your fasting...and 2 spoons of peanut butter before you excercise for protein.....

Answer 2

You will not starve. You will not instantly become thin. Fasting is consuming only liquids. When the body does not have to deal with digesting solid food and getting rid of the waste that solid food creates, it can concentrate on getting rid of toxins. The most common reason to fast is to eliminate disease or from the body.



How much weight will I lose?

The main benefit offered by a fast, to those who wish to lose weight, is the speed of the weight loss. To see a person drop 30-to-40 pounds in a 30-day juice fast is to see a person totally transform his life. Self-esteem is given a boost and for the first time in their life, discipline becomes a lifestyle. The fast becomes a catalyst for a total life overhaul. People start dressing better, showing more confidence, becoming more organized, more dedicated in relationships and more at peace.

Initially, weight loss can be as high as three-to-four pounds per day, but as the fast continues, the average loss will be one pound-per-day. If you are juice fasting and not losing weight, the juice is supplying all the calories you need. You may have to cut down on the juices or alternate between water fasting and juice fasting if losing weight is part of your goal. The slower your metabolism is the slower the weight loss.

Try to stay focused on the healthy things you are doing to improve your life rather than being consumed with the number of pounds lost each day. Water retention can vary your weight five pounds so watching the scale can be frustrating. The best motivation to fast is for physical and spiritual health. Be patient; the fasting process is slow. Be thankful the toxins are leaving your body. Do not have unrealistic expectations. Give your body the time it needs to do the work of cleansing.

Fasting And Metabolism

The fear is that while fasting, the metabolism will slow down and afterward there will be more weight gained than before the fast. Initially, any calorie reduction will cause a lowering in the BMR or base metabolic rate. Cleansing will bring health that will increase metabolic performance and energy output. In other words, you will eat less and feel more energetic.

After fasting, the body is more efficient. Digestion is better due to a cleaner colon. The colon walls have been cleansed of impacted feces, allowing improved absorption of nutrients. The good news is that greater efficiency equals enhanced energy. Healthy people burn more calories. They also eat less because they are more active and feel better about themselves. They don't need food as a security blanket.

The greatest impact you can have on increasing your resting metabolism is exercise. After a workout, you can be sitting on the couch reading while burning calories, as the muscles are grabbing glucose from the blood to replace glycogen supplies. The key to weight loss is fewer calories and more exercise. A diet high in raw food provides fewer, low-density calories, and higher-fiber, more-filling foods.

Oh, by the way, a slower metabolism diminishes aging. A tortoise can live to 400 hundred years of age.

Answer 3

yes that is good enough to start. however, once your body gest used to it, you may want to increase your intensity, not so much your distance. it also depends on your intensity during those 3 miles. you can run 15 miles a week, or you can spend 25-30 minutes 5 times a week and do a higher intensity cardio work out. like, a warmup jog for 5-10 mins, then followed by 4 minutes of increased intensity and then followed by one minute of high intesnity, and then lower your intensity again, and then do that as many times as you want, but your very last minute of cardio would be a full out "run for your life" minute of extreme intensity. higher intensity burns fat faster and longer than a steady intensity level. dont forget to do lifting and weights if you can, the more muscle you have the more fat you burn while your not working out.

Answer 4

You will lower your body fat faster if you continue to eat healthy, but just cut down the number of calories you take in each day, and continue the exercise. Cut back by 100 to 200 calories per day, and you should start losing the fat.

With fasting, your body will go into "starvation mode", where it will try to keep it's reserve of energy (body fat) for as long as it can, and burn other sources, such as muscle.

Answer 5

I think that if you fast before exercise you will get more lactic acid build-up. Eating a small amount of complex carbohydrates prior to exercise will help to burn more fat and be better for your body.

Answer 6

you could faint and lose consciousness. you need to eat some to lose some....

Answer 7

It will make you lose protein.

Answer 8

yes and kill you too.