should i starve my self to lose weight?

Answer 1

No-it won't work anyway

Answer 2

No, here is the way to lose weight...

You want to lose weight and get a healthy eating life style?

Step 1: Find out what your basal metabolic rate is. Goto http://health.discovery.com/tools/calculators/basal/basal.html
This is the amount of calories you need to eat to maintain your current weight.

Step 2: Do you exercise? Do you exercise right? Exercising right means that you monitor your heart rate and make sure that you reach your target heart rate and maintain it for the longest period of time while exercising. You have two targets a fat burn zone and an cardiovascular zone. The fat burn is usually 60% of your maximum an d is easier to achieve and maintain and if your goal is weight loss this is where you want to be. Just walking/excising is a good start but if you want to get the most out of your work out find out what your target range is. If you don't belong to a gym then I recommend the
Polar Fitness F11 Heart Monitor Watch.

Step 3: You need to decrease your caloric intake or increase the amount of calories your body uses in a day by 500 calories a day for a week to lose 1 pound. So you can decrease that basal number you got in step 1 by 500 calories and exercise very little(yes you still need to exercise). Or you can decrease it by 250 and exercise off 250 calories or any other combination. Remember that your basal number is the amount of calories you body needs to live. If your number were 2400 then your body burn 100 calories per hour. So if you walk for half an hour and burn 300, 50 of that is your basal.

Step 4: Count your calories, it's not hard and you'll find out that you eat a lot of the same things on a daily basis so you won't have to research everything over and over again. Balance what you eat(equal parts carbs and protien whenever possible) . One of the best websites out there is one from the FDA. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
This database has almost every food on the planet counted and weighed. (Hint: they do a lot of their weights based on 100grams. If you put 0.28 in the serving size this equals 1 ounce). Get a reliable food scale, preferably digital. Weigh everything that you put in your mouth that is not prepackaged. You need to know what you’re eating and how much you’re eating. The number one mistake is "eating healthy". Everyone thinks because it's "healthy" the portion isn't that important. A handful of peanuts is "healthy" and has nearly 250 calories! Eat enough calories and it won’t matter how "healthy" it is your going to gain weight.

Step 5: Adjustments and Variety. If you are doing your best and losing weight but your starving, increase the amount of calories your giving yourself by 100-200 calories a day. Losing weight and starving are not good bedfellows. If you starve eventually you will crack and lose the battle. The more types of exercises you do the more weight you will lose. You will work more muscles and keep your body guessing.

Step 6(optional): If you belong to a gym or have some free weights at home. Use them! Muscle takes up less space in your body than fat (pound for pound). A pound of fat sits
around and does nothing all day, while a pound of muscle, even at rest burns calories(increasing your basal metabolic rate).

Step 7: Sleep, Never underestimate the power of a goodnight sleep. Will power can crumble in a second if your going through your day tired. You end up with a diminished sense of self control and tend to “give in” to temptation.

Step 8: Find a distraction. Read a book, Ride a bike, Play a game. Whatever takes your mind off of food, do it. You will need something that you can turn to in a moment of weakness. Something that will distract you for a half an hour so that your will can reassert itself and help you to make a rational decision.


Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Starving yourself can do you more harm than good. Why do you need to lose weight in the first place? Are you fat or thin right now?

If you are fat, then consider going for a short term fruit and vegetable fast. If you are thin, then you are at risk of developing an eating disorder.

Answer 4

NO. that is the worst way to lose weight. Your body will realize that you are starving and prevent you from losing it because it feels that it is breaking down. just limit portion size and drink lots of water.

Answer 5

do not starve your self to lose weight this may only increase your weight.you must avoid the the unwanted foods and exercise to lose weight

Answer 6

no way. eat a well balanced diet with proper portions, drink lots of water, and exercise at least 30 minutes each day. eating too few calories can make you maintain your weight. your body will go into starvation mode and hang on to every calorie. you will lose weight, but you will lose muscle tissue. your heart can be damaged this way. that's why anorexics die of heart failure. their bodies are living off the muscle tissue and a heart is totally muscle.

Answer 7

Set goals for yourself. You'll be better able to make a realistic weight loss plan if you know how much weight you want to lose.
Lose weight safely. When losing weight you have to pace yourself or risk damaging your health. Losing more than one pound per week is likely to adversely affect your body and you will probably just experience a yoyo effect.
Do cardio exercises. You can pick and choose which exercise you want to do, depending on your fitness level and drive. For example: walking, jogging, using the stair stepper, using cross training machines, swimming, tennis, and basketball.
Work on your stomach. Do sit-ups or crunches every morning and night, gradually increasing the number until you reach your goal.
Eat healthy snacks when you feel hungry between meal times. Healthy snacks would be things high in fiber, fruits and vegetables. Avoid high sugar and high calorie snacks. This will help you get nutrients as well as help lower your appetite so you won't overeat during meals.
Eat breakfast. Do not skip breakfast. If you don't have time to prepare breakfast, buy healthy breakfast bars or those smoothies on the go. It is important to eat breakfast to jump start your metabolism and give you energy for the day.
Drink at least 8 cups of water a day. Stay hydrated. While you don't need 8 cups of water a day to stay hydrated, it'll make sure you're hydrated as well as cut down on your hunger levels and force you to get a little bit more exercise (trips to the sink, water cooler, water fountain, and bathroom).
Increase your fiber intake. Fiber acts as negative calories. It's also filling and healthy for your digestive system.
Cut down on high calorie/sugar drinks. This includes sodas and fruit juices. If you're a heavy soda drinker, permit yourself to only one diet soda per day, maximum. Just one extra soda each day can add 15 pounds. Recently, fizzy drinks, even diet ones, have been said to slow down metabolism.
Eat slowly and chew more. Take time to enjoy your meals. This will help you to finish at the same time as others, and you'll not be tempted by a second helping. Also, chewing more will ensure you get the most out of all the food and it will be digested faster. The more you chew, the more your appetite will be satiated.
Look for foods that are low in saturated fats and refined sugar, and that provide calories based on whole grains and proteins. These will keep you feeling full for longer, and prevent blood sugar spikes and crashes. Simple carbs like white bread acts almost like sugar.
Eat less, but eat more often. If possible, eat 4-5 meals a day. This helps your metabolism and blood sugar to stay level as well. This does require a change in your schedule.
Eat smaller meals and eat less within 6 hours of your bed time. You're less likely to burn the calories closer to your bed time. It's fine to eat a large breakfast and lunch because your body will be working on burning those calories for the whole day. Large dinners are likely to go unburned and converted into fat.
Find active friends. Find people that will drag you out to do more active things. It doesn't have to be much, but any exercise even walking around the mall is better than none.
Do some weight resistance training. Weight training (and resistance training) can help reshape your body. If you just lose fat, your body will stay in the same general shape, just smaller. Incorporating weight training will help change your body shape as well as build muscle. The more muscle you have the higher your metabolism will be. unlike cardio, with weights you body contiues to burn calories even at rest. The reason for this is that when you lift weights you essentially break down the little fibres in the muscles and your body burns calories all night repairing the muscle.
Keep a photographic diary. Take a picture of yourself monthly or weekly if you are going to be very dedicated to weight loss. Be careful though, don't let the photographs discourage you.

Answer 8

Never, unless you want to make yourself fatter. If only you could see how much muscle you lose when you do this and how your body holds on to every pound of fat.

Please if you need to lose weight, then do it the healthy way.

Take care : )

Answer 9

If you eat nothing, your body goes into stavation mode and will not let the fat your body has be used for energy. Instead it will break down you muscle and use that for energy.

It is best to eat a low colorie (1200-1400) diet with a lot of vegtables, fruits, lean meats and whole grains.

Answer 10

no dont do this its not a health way to lose weight i did this this way and i did lose weight but the minute i reached my goal started eating too much like i missed eating all the choclates and waffle and gained double good diet and excersise should do it like mine did good luck

Answer 11

No. Not eating is the worst thing to do because when you don't eat your body stores fat and slows metabolism in order to preserve energy.
Better to exercise and eat smaller meals more often.