How long will it take to lose 3 stone?

Answer 1

Depends how you're going to do it.

If you exercise, preferably aerobic exercise, like running (I do 1.5 miles 3 times a day... which absolutely kills my legs after the third one...), you should see an initial INCREASE in weight, followed by a gradual decrease. I'm not sure what causes the increase, but the decrease is what we're after, so we'll look at that.

I have been doing steady exercise for about 4 weeks now, and I have gone down from 16.st 10.lb to 15.st 4.lb.

People tell me that eventually, the body will feel rather lethargic (tired), and start to undergo a process known as meiosis in the fat cells. Meiosis is a type of division in cells where it lowers the chromosomal amounts by half. According to my Biology textbooks, this would create sex cells, so I suppose that it isn't MEIOSIS that happens, but MITOSIS. Mitosis is a type of division where cells divide, but still have the same number of chromosomes.

Um... I think I've just described you getting MORE fat cells through excercise... I'm pretty sure I've gotten something wrong... Ah well, someone will answer this correctly eventually... :D Good luck with the weight loss!

Just to edit what your saying, if your body starts to get tired, then as you eat food it takes the food and stores it as fat, so even by dieting if you eat too little you will see yourself eventually stop losing weight and even sometimes gain weight, so even when dieting its always good to make 1 day every fortnight and treat yourself so your body doesnt go into this mode.

Answer 2

You could lose 3 stone, eating 500 calories a day in less than 3 months. But it is not advisable, in fact it is very dangerous.

Very low calories diets can damage your heart and you will likely lose a lot of muscle rather than fat, which will decrease your metabolism, meaning you will have to eat less just to maintain your weight.

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Answer 3

It depends on the weight of the person. However, eating only 100 to 500 calories per day will slow down your metabolism and make it harder for you to lose weight in the long term. In addition, you will be nutritionally compromised and that can lead to health problems. There are much, much better (and long-lasting) ways to lose body fat.