People with obese bodies always want to lose weight quickly, so they will choose some more extreme weight loss methods. For example, all day only drink water without eating to lose weight, so this way of weight loss in the end can lose weight, how effective is the weight loss?
Can you lose weight by only drinking water and not eating?
Yes, but it is not realistic.
Water does not have any calories, if you can adhere to only drink water every day without eating, equivalent to only consume calories without taking calories, of course, you can lose weight, but before you lose weight you may have lost your life. So that this diet is not realistic and can not be long lasting.
How much can you lose by drinking water and not eating
Here according to the past real experience to share with you, adhere to 1-3 days only drink water without eating in the end can lose how much pounds.
A day can lose 2-3 pounds
A full day of drinking only water, the gut will be emptied of food, plus no salt intake, the body will appear slightly dehydrated, these two effects combined can make weight loss 2-3 pounds.
Three days can lose 3-5 pounds
1 kilogram of fat can be broken down to supply 7700 calories, the average person's basic metabolic calories a day is 1500-2000 calories, three days without food is equivalent to a reduction of 4500-6000 calories. That is to say, three days without eating can reduce 1-2 pounds of fat, plus the intestines and stomach is empty, compared to the weight before starting to lose weight, naturally can lose 3-5 pounds.
Warm tips
Only drink water without eating is not a healthy and unrealistic way to lose weight, most people can adhere to 1 day, generally not more than 3 days, because starving too long will appear dizzy, weakness, stomach pain and drooling, do nothing to do, full of hunger signals.
Drinking water without eating to lose weight will rebound
The weight lost by drinking water without eating is partly water, partly food left in the intestines, and the remaining small part is fat. And because of the long period of time without eating, after resuming the diet, the body will reflexively absorb a lot of fat and nutrients "to prevent the next hunger", so the weight rebound quickly.
The dangers of drinking water without eating to lose weight
Drinking water without eating is extremely harmful to health, if you often drink only water throughout the day to lose weight, the body will be dragged down, resistance will also be reduced. The following two are the most common and most easily discovered hazards of drinking only water to lose weight.
Malnutrition and anemia
Drinking only water without eating for the first 3 days may be able to persist, but over time the body does not get the necessary nutrients, such as iron, vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc., metabolism will slow down, and when blood sugar and muscle glycogen are depleted, malnutrition and anemia are likely to occur.
Affects fertility
Weight loss by drinking water without eating can cause endocrine disorders, affecting estrogen secretion, and people who often do not eat all day are prone to menstrual disorders, low menstrual blood volume, delayed periods and even amenorrhea, which may eventually lead to infertility.
