Will fasting slwo down my metabolism???

not sure. I have a decent size belly and no way fasting all week will give me a flat tummy... maybe it depends if you have a faily flat stomach already and want to avoid the "bloating" affect....:huh:


Edit to say "If I fasted all week and not just a day I wont have a flat belly"

if u eat too less calories for too long, your body will go into starvation mode. Meaning - your body will hold on to all its fat and your metabolism will work extremely slow. When you eat again, you may gain back MORE weight because your metabolism is running low. idk about a day or 2...but i know if you eat too few calories for some time you body will basically shut down

I've made the mistake of doing that before. It will cause more harm than good. And then as soon as you eat again your body will hold on to it. If you do fast, you will get headaches and of course stomach pangs and you will become sleepy and grouchy. PLus, you definitely wont see any substantial difference in the flatness of your tummy from fasting for even 3 days (ive done that before too). Dont do it. If you want to have a flatter tummy just stay away from salts and bad fats. Drink water and eat veggies

If you're fasting for the purpose of weight loss, it won't work. Eat 5 small meals throughout your day, rather than 3 larger ones, it'll keep your metabolism running and burn off more calories I fast once a month for my church, and it mostly just kind of resets my system, but starving yourself to try to lose weight never works... your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto everything you give it after that. Having a little belly pooch isn't always because of "fat". Sometimes you're overarching your lower back which makes you appear to have a pooch. Check out this site, it may be able to give you some tips

http://pinterest.com/source/woldfitness.com/