What should I say to her?

Question

I have a friend (she’s over 18) who decided she’s not gonna eat anything for a week. Now I'm just wondering approximately how much weight she lose or will she lose any? And what can I say to her to help change her mind about her decision?

Answer 1

AS a friend you can try to talk to her, but usually when people get this in their head it is up to them to figure it out. If you decide to talk with her get some ahrd core facts. You wil actually gain double the weight back when you start eating agian because your body will think it has to start storing food in case starvation occurs again.

Answer 2

You don't have to say much because going without food for a week is very difficult. After, her body will demand food in large quantities to make up for the lost and to store food for the next time she decides to do this which means weight gain. If she goes longer than two weeks then you may need to contact her parents. Keep this in mind:

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

Explain to her that if she starves it off she is more likely to gain the weight back plus some...and it is also unhealthy go without food for that long. Even people like on the show "the biggest loser" who are trying to help really obese people lose weight...they tell them they have to have nurishment and a balanced diet plus exersize...I would research the internet...go to like webmd or prevention.com and see if you can find any info on damages that it can cause...or search eating disorder sites..people who do with food and show it to her maybe she will change her mind and decide to just do a healthy diet instead...Tell here you will start an exersize program with her or a "healthy diet" plan..to motivate her instead of not eating....

Answer 4

tell her that you won't let her do that, besides, by starving herself she will only want to eat more later, so the point of the whole thing will go down the drain with the added physical effects that one gets from not eating. Maybe she could try a good diet if she is that worried, but not any of the fad ones.

Answer 5

My dad did that one time ate nothing and only drank Tea and water... and lost 20 pounds...its good to clean out your system, shes gonna **** out some crap she ate a long time ago..

Answer 6

tell her she is nuts and will soon die...make sure she at least drinks water