Lose Weight in Just 5 Days

Question

While weight loss is something that can happen, it is not sustainable and a majority of the times, it is in a unhealthy way that is bad for the body. Instead, weight loss is through time and consistency. Something magical due to tea or a quick workout will not make that happen especially that quick. Videos and articles tend to use this term for clickbait.

Answer 1

Overall, this claim is misleading. If you want to lose weight, it will take you time and consistency. Weight loss isn't healthy when losing weight in under 5 days. I read an article written by the Cleveland Clinic, that stated,  "Yes, it’s entirely possible to lose 10 pounds in a week. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea or that it’s going to last." It then goes on to talk about the negative side effects of losing weight fast. Technically, you can lose 5 pounds in a week by following a restrictive diet. This will lead to muscle loss and overall negative effects on your body. 

Answer 2

Well, I believe the answer to if you can lose weight in just 5 days depends on the severity of how much weight you would like to lose. There have been many studies done about dieting and what causes people to lose weight. The most important thing to understand is that to lose weight a calorie deficit is needed. Both meta analysis's done that I will cite, provide much longer term scales than 5 days. For example, one analysis found "Overall, completers lost 7.0 ± 11.0 kg (6.2% ± 9.5%) in the intermittent group and 9.1 ± 9.7 kg (7.7% ± 8.1%)"(Headland), in the span of 6 months. Now later in this paper, they also say "The American Dietetic Association’s Adult Weight Maintenance Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines recommend an optimal weight loss target of 0.5 to 1 kg per week" (Headland). So with this context, it certainly is possible lose weight in the time span of 5 days, however the results will be far less significant as well as much more unhealthy if a drastic amount of lost in the 5 days. The two other studies cited provide more evidence or tests done on caloric deficits and how effective they were. In all 3 sources, significant feedback was found in weight lost over the extended amount of time. If it is your goal to lose weight a large amount of weight in 5 days, I would not recommend it. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4924195/#sec4-nutrients-08-00354

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8017325/

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/16/1035

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