I am only eating 400-500 calories a day and doing exercise too, how much will i lose in a month??

Question

drinking lots of water too...Im 5'7 152lbs...thank you!!!

i don't want my body to go into starvation mode!!!!!!!!!!! what if i go to the gym eveyrday for 1 hour will that help to prevent gaining weight?

Answer 1

your body is going to shut down if you don't give it better nourishment. Be more concerned with being healthy instead of weight.

Answer 2

For starters, you are not consuming enough calories. Your body will probably go into starvation mode at some point, and you may actually find yourself gaining weight, or at the very least, not losing any weight. You can also screw up your menstrual periods, not to mention what you are doing to your metabolism and the rest of your body. It is good that you are drinking a lot of water and exercising, but you need to increase your caloric intake to around 1000-1200 calories per day, depending on how much and what type of exercising you are doing. You would be better off to increase your caloric intake and eat 4-6 small meals per day. This way you keep your metabolism regulated.

Answer 3

chances are you will lose a lot of weight at first but then you it will stop, your not getting enough calories or carbs into your body. You will make yourself ill, you will become weak, you will become moody, you wont have the energ to workout anymore, you will lose muscle mass, if your female the chances are that your periods will stop also.

drinking lots of water is great for the body, it gets rid of toxins and clears the system. not eating the right amout of food is dangerous. Over time your body will start storing fat from the food that you do eat even if it is healthy food, so chances are that you will gain weight. If the body isnt getting enough fuel it will store fat, just like people who dont eat regularly, the body will store the fat because it doesnt now when it will have the fuel it needs again.

also when you do start eating again, even if it is healthy foods, your matabalism will have changed so the body wont need as much as what your eating even if it is small amounts, and will again start storing fats, which means you will have more body fat than you had before.

best thing to do is eat healthy NOT a diet, a diet has to end where as healthy eating doesnt. Team that with regualr exercise and over time you will lose the weight, dont worry about only losing 1 - 2lbs a week, the slower the weight comes off the better chance it has of staying off.

Answer 4

First of all that amount of calories is ridiculous! Your body will eat it's own muscle to live and you are defeating your purpose of looking and feeling good! There is a book called Body for Life or Body for Life for Women or any Joyce L. Vedral book. Go to your library or visit a Barnes and Noble if you can afford to! Walking is free, so are pushups, pullups and crunches! Please don't limit your calories to 400-500 a day for more than 3 days. And all those calories better be protein. Chicken, any fish including tuna and very lean red meat. The best way to lose fat is to build muscle. Women (girls) cannot build disgusting big muscles so don't even think you can. If you're 5'7" you are not overweight. Your BMI is what you should be considering. Body Mass Index is what everyone in the fitness industry watches! Go to ww.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi and you'll see that you are in the healthy range. You're probably just not tone enough to be happy with what you see in the mirror. It sounds like you are determined to lose a little so walk or jog and lift some weights and make sure you eat protein at every meal along with vegetables and fruit. Drinking water is good but don't overdo it. Your body will thank u! You'll look and feel better by the end of your month. Michael Thurmond is also a good guy to pay attention to. He can reshape bodies in just a few weeks! I think they all have websites. Get healthy and be good to your body, you only get one! Be good to yourself always! Don't let anyone tell you that eating that little amount of calories is good for you. If you can, visit a gym, ask about body fat and nutrition. Ask a PE teacher for some advice. Ask your doctor or nurse for guidance because you need to be realistic. If you eat about 1500 calories and exercise you will lose about 8-10 lbs in the first month without losing muscle. But the calories you consume can't be processed junk! After that, since you only have a little to lose you'll probably only lose about a pound a week. But if you reshape your body with weights you'll be astounded at how good you can look and feel! Good luck!

Answer 5

You need to eat at least 1200 calories a day to maintain your body functioning. Eating only 400-500 calories a day you're seriously risking hurting your metabolism. By sending your body into starvation mode you're actually making your body retain more fat. You need to change your eating habits for healthy weight loss. With regular exercise and eating 1200-1500 calories a day you would lose 1lb a week. I'm 5'7 142lbs and i've lost a lot of weight with this system.

Answer 6

im 5'7 and 125 and i did the same thing u did it really screws up ur body i was also bumlic but i didnt eat over 500 calories . I think that you should at least eat 800 and keep exercising and drinking water u will start to lose weight but i think that you should do it more healther and dont worry about it to much it will go away it just takes some time i was 161 and now im 125 just work at it and in a few months u will be thinner

Answer 7

You will lose a lot and become ill. A healthy adult needs more calories, any where from 1200 -2000 a day. And if you are 5'7 and 152lbs you do not need to lose an excessive amount of weight. You should consult either your doctor or nutritionist before you continue on you diet.

Answer 8

That is not good for you at alll... your body will start to shut down and will go into starvation mode.

Thats a great way to end up in the hospital.

If you wanna lose weight go with a sensible diet and stick to it. There is no need to jeopardize your health for a couple of pounds. Why does everyone wanna lose weight just to "look good" When are people going to realize that its not about whats on the outside but its really about whats on the inside.

Our world is so superficial...

Answer 9

Please increase your caloric intake to 1200 calories a day. The caloric intake you are reporting is dangerously low, and although you may loose weight you will be miserable.

Your BMI is a healthy 23.8 - Meaning you are not fat. You should stop this dangerous diet.

If you MUST loose weight:

Eat 1200 calories a day. This way you should loose 1-2 pounds a week. Or 4 - 8 pounds in one month. These numbers will vary on how well you stick to a 1200 calorie diet, how much excersice you performed and you metabolism. This is the best way to loose weight.

You should not weigh less than 130 lbs.

Answer 10

I used to weigh 357lbs, now I weigh 193. How did I do it?


There is a dietary supplement which addresses your specific concern, it worked for me! It's called "RELACORE", besides being a great weight loss supplement it kicks belly fat butt, if you catch my drift! Also, besides a every other day weight training schedule, ride a recumbent bike for at least an hour. You will be pleased with your results I PROMISE! Now, losing weight is a simple equation: if you burn more calories than you eat, the weight will come off. Start off by estimating how many calories you burn each day using the calorie calculator http://straighthealth.com/pages/tools/ca... This will give you an idea of how many calories to eat. Healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. To lose 1 pound per week you need to create a calorie deficit (burn more than you eat) of 500 calories per day. To lose 2 pounds a week, you have to double the deficit to 1000 calories per day. You can achieve this by eating less, exercising more or a combination of both.
Guide to Dieting - http://straighthealth.com/pages/guides/d...
Health, Exercise and Diets - http://straighthealth.com

As for exercise, start off on a recumbent bike and go at a low Resistance for 15 minutes a day, increase by 5 minutes a week and by the time you're up to half an hour, if you also follow the above advice you'll have lost 35 plus pounds and you'll suddenly have the motivation you need to lose the rest!

Answer 11

You don't need to lose much if any depending on your bone structure. Don't go on a diet like that, it will put you in the hospital. That is real starvation. Go on a sensible diet if you really want to lose weight. Eat at least 1000-1200 calories a day.