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Will I Lose Muscle Mass With This Crash Diet That Includes Fasting For Detox?
Hello,
I am Athena, an 18 year old girl, and I need to lose fat and retain most muscle in 9 days for a holiday. Although this seems like a crash diet, I am hoping to detox for 2 days by eating 430 calories of vegetables and 70 calories of skim milk, then 7 days eating 1200 calories, low carb, (mostly vegetables, 100 calories of fruit, 400-500 calories of protein, e.g. egg/canned tuna, and skim milk).
I plan on exercising as usual, which is at least either 1 hour of cardio or weight training/day, + the occasional cycling, kickboxing and will do pilates/yoga as well. I usually walk for 30 minutes a day.
My question is... will i lose muscle mass during the detox? I've heard that muscle loss only kicks in 72 hours after fasting, though I'm eating 500 calories so not exactly fasting.
Thank you very much!
I am Athena, an 18 year old girl, and I need to lose fat and retain most muscle in 9 days for a holiday. Although this seems like a crash diet, I am hoping to detox for 2 days by eating 430 calories of vegetables and 70 calories of skim milk, then 7 days eating 1200 calories, low carb, (mostly vegetables, 100 calories of fruit, 400-500 calories of protein, e.g. egg/canned tuna, and skim milk).
I plan on exercising as usual, which is at least either 1 hour of cardio or weight training/day, + the occasional cycling, kickboxing and will do pilates/yoga as well. I usually walk for 30 minutes a day.
My question is... will i lose muscle mass during the detox? I've heard that muscle loss only kicks in 72 hours after fasting, though I'm eating 500 calories so not exactly fasting.
Thank you very much!
Mon, 2 Dec 2013
User's Response
HI
Thank for asking to HCM
You are being wrongly informed that you can the reduce the weight within 72 hours with very unbalanced diet, sorry to inform you that this diet will not reduce the weight instead this will put you on weight gaining, there is no such method or medicine available which reduces the weight within a 72 hours, I would advise you to keep your self away from such practice, have nice day
Thank for asking to HCM
You are being wrongly informed that you can the reduce the weight within 72 hours with very unbalanced diet, sorry to inform you that this diet will not reduce the weight instead this will put you on weight gaining, there is no such method or medicine available which reduces the weight within a 72 hours, I would advise you to keep your self away from such practice, have nice day
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