How long can you live without food
75How long can you live without food?
Living without food is different for many people because some people eat more than others and all the people in the world have different weights. And if you are talking about going without food and fasting, it is the same way for everybody, different. There were some stories that some prisoners could go without food for as long as two full months. And some stories about people dieing without food after two weeks. It is very hard to tell just by looking at someone. It is obvious that a person with more weight will go longer than a thin person.
Fasting begins farming your body after as little as three days. The fat in your body will begin to decrease in order for you to survive. So, if you are not very fat, you will have less chances of surviving. After all of the fat from the body is gone, then that is when it becomes more serious. There is nothing in your body that will produce energy for you anymore and that is why you will feel very ill and tired. You will start having headaches and will feel very dizzy, which is not a good feeling. If you amino system is not strong enough, you might die right away, but that happens very rarely. So, there is no more energy in your body. All the organs begin to shut down, one by one.
If you are drinking any liquid at all during the fasting time, that will give you some minerals which could give you some more energy to survive. If you don't drink water at all, you will most likely die after a few days or in less than a week. Again, it depends on you shape and body structure.
If you are thinking about fasting, don't do it. Even if you are going on a special diet. The fasting can hurt you very bad inside and you will not notice it until later. You will have very poor organs and might even get cancer. You need food to grow and keep moving.
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Thank's for that info, it's very helpfull. i have been very depressed lately and stoped eating, and i am on day two with no food.
good to know i will last a few days yet, drinking lots of tea
thanks
I’m not sure you know what you’re talking about. No offence you seem to have some knowledge of some basic facts but for the most part it seems you are just giving your opinion. I have read some rather convincing material that says that fasting can be extremely healthy if done wisely. A long fast such as a month or more should not be done lightly (no pun intended) but even then it can greatly help physically, mentally, and spiritually. If you are considering a Fast, learn a bit about it, read good informed sources, and DO IT. Just take care of yourself in the process.
i decided to stop eating for a few days, to lose some weight. will it work? i am going to see how much i lose, and then maybe try to go longer. i am recording measurments of my waist etc. it's hard. i'm drinking so much tea to stop myself from wanting food.
fasting is extremely unhealthy for you now matter how its done. your body needs food and water to survive. for those of you who are fasting to lose weight, try exercise and healthy food. fasting will actually make you more fat because your body goes into starvation mode and starts storing fat to prepare for a leangth of time without food.
It depends which kind of tea you're drinking, green tea contains very little caffeine and lots of antioxidants. Tea with milk and sugar contains calories and fat. Your metabolism slows down when you fast though, so you should eat something every day or you WON'T lose weight. You should also exercise regularly. :}
My mother in Law is an alcoholic & hasnt eaten for 13 days. How long can she survive like this.
well if you don't lose weight without eating, its like failing at failing, if you exercise without eating, u are using energy, that energy must come from somewhere, its the law of nature!!! you cant create energy and "work" from nowhere. sorry but its true.
best wishes :)
how long can you live without food?
how long can a person live when they are told they have cancer in the stomach if it has already eaten most of the stomach up please respond back to me
What a horrible page, do some research before posting such ignorant BS.
well i have been on a diet for 2 days now. i drink a glass of milk in the morning and go to school. at second lunch a i eat a fruit salad. when im home i smoke on the roof and that seems to stop me to nibbling on snacks from the kitchen and then i make myself some hot water with lemon and no calorie sweetner.
i go to sleep when people have dinner at about 8:30. This realy seems to be working for me so far and when my driver gave me strawberry milk and a choclate bar i just took it home and put it in the fridge. I wont eat it. Today i even had PE and felt fine... for now.
This is actualy an improvement for me as i used to eat the snacks my driver would buy me and they are very unheatlthy by the way. I used to throw up when i got home and my sister knew and wasnt very pleased.
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im 14 5ft ish =] and 9 stone i wanna loose weight but i dont no how !!! x
This is good to know. I have a very busy schedule with college and work, sometimes I only eat once a day. Knowing that I don't have to worry about starvation makes me feel a lot better.
How long will u live just drinking water
c says:
How long will u live just drinking water
Not long
Fasting cleans toxins from your body. As I write this I have been fasting 5 days, am not hungry and am exercising. I have fasted numerous times in the past. The sense of self control is amazing! After my first fast I committed to eat only non-processed healthy food. I am 46 and in best shape of my life. I do no drugs, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine. No white flour, white rice, potatoes.
People that fast only to loose weight will fail. Before embarking on such an endeavor one must research first then make a life changing commitment to alter their eating habits forever.
If you are not prepared to eat healthy for the rest of your life just sit back and pig out.
Healthy Eating is only part of the solution. Exercise is essential. Be careful when beginning an exercise program if you have not exercised in a while. Read up on it or visit with a trainer. Take it slow but keep it up. I do not recommend Running and Jogging.
Best of luck!
Bill
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How much weight can you loose fasting for a week just drinking water and eating fruits?
Water Fasting - that is, taking in NOTHING BUT WATER for a period of time - is VERY HEALTHY. The research backs it. People have reversed cancer and type 2 diabetes by water fasting.
The first 3 days are when digestion stops, and the body shifts over to ketosis aka: burning fat. At this point the body scours itself for dead and diseased tissue and fat to live on. The average person easily live 40 days on water alone. Some have even lived as long as 100 days on water alone. Weight loss is usually between 1-5 pounds per day depending on how fat you are. And no, you DON'T start losing a lot of muscle tissue until the fat stores are used up.
I did it for 5 days and felt GREAT, and kept off the 16 pounds I lost.
Do your research EXTENSIVELY before trying this as it CAN be dangerous under certain circumstances, the idiot that made this post is obviously stupid.
i am fasting since 10 00 ladt night and it is now 3 10 the next day in the afternoon. at school it was hard to not eat but now its not hard when u dont see other people eat. When u fast ur stomach shrinks. ur body eats off the fat stored and when its done eating the stored fast(which is its back up source) it starts to eat muscles and stuff. If you really are fat then i would do it becasue ull be amazed how it works... my dad was in the army and he said they tought him how to survive the best he could without food or water... so iknow and now im trying it out for at least 5 days
Im anorexic and its not so nice.Im getting sick all the time.Sure im very thin but its not nice looking!I look like a twig and trust me you dont get popular by being this thin.If you are thinking of giving up food well listen to my experiance...DONT DO IT! because not only is it bad for you its expensive for all the operations and hospital treaments i need aswell.Just eat healthier and exercise but DONT give up on food!
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glassvisage says:
2 years ago
This stuff is so interesting, about metabolism and everything, especially in this day and age. And yes, the food is nice-looking :)