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Depends on how long and what you mean by fasting. Fasting is usually a bad idea, since you typically lose water and msucle, plsu you gain it all backThere are 3500 calories in a pound of fat. Safe weight loss is 1-2lbs per week. So, if you normally eat 1500 calories a day and ate nothing for a week, the most you could lose would be 3lbs of fat per week. Any extra weight loss would be from water and muscle. Of course, after one week of not eating you%26#039;d have bigger problems than being overweight (like dying), plus you%26#039;d gain it all back and then some once you started eating again. I am losing about 1 lb/wk by simply cutting my portion sizes and doing a little more exercise. So far I%26#039;m at about 8 lbs for 2 months. Not a lot of weight loss, but it%26#039;s not a %26quot;diet%26quot; and over time 4lbs/month adds up.John 100% 1 Vote
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Fasting is to clean your body from toxins,impurities . cleansing..... To lose weight you go on a low calorie diet. If you fast, it depends on how long, which very dangerous,if not under a Dr. care,,, You will hqave bone loss and the necessary vit. min. for your heart and other organs...
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It depends on how long you fast.
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Everone is different..My husband fasted for 28 days and he gained weight..Don%26#039;t ask! I don%26#039;t know how that happened..When you fast it%26#039;s to cleans your body from impurities and toxins. I know he was cleansed because I got pregnant 2 days after he stopped fasting!
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There is no average. Different people%26#039;s metabolisms react differently to the stress of fasting.
You have to burn about 3,600 calories more than you consume in order to lose 1 pound. So if you normally eat 2,000 calories per day to maintain your weight, on paper it might take a day or two to lose a pound with a complete fast.
However, when you fast or even drastically reduce your calories your body reacts by doing everything it can to maintain its fat stores. Your metabolism slows and it will take longer for weight to come off.
Initial weight loss on any calorie-restriction program is often water. You won%26#039;t be burning fat in a short fast.
It took a while for you to gain weight, it will take a while to lose. Reduce your calories moderately and exercise a bit more. Exercise increases your overall metabolic rate and will help you lose weight faster. 0% 0 Votes -
im not sure of the average but i lost 15 lbs when i did!
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