I only ate 1 meal a day for 4 days. Gained 1 lb.

How many fluid ounces in 1 lb of water? How much of your body weight is fluids?

Starving yourself and training messes with your body's poorly understood weight regulation is a terrible idea, but you will likely ignore this on your way to an eating disorder.

Eat regularly and track your calories including sports drinks. Substitute high calories with fruits and veggies. Booze doesn't help. Check your weight once a week and expect variation. Over a four week period, it should decline if you are substituting high calorie stuff .

16oz of water = 1lb, just like anything else.

As above said, don't fast and workout together. Terrible idea.

If you still feel the religious need to fast, give up something that you spend a lot of time on, that is unproductive or takes away from praying. Or, practice self control in other ways. I've given up talking one day a week. It's helped me be thankful for things in my life that I have, and strongly ponder what is actually worth communicating and how many things do we say that we have no business saying or are just unhelpful and discouraging.

Look into intermittent fasting. You can do it while exercising, as long as you time it right.

HonestThief wrote:

16oz of water = 1lb, just like anything else.

As above said, don't fast and workout together. Terrible idea.

If you still feel the religious need to fast, give up something that you spend a lot of time on, that is unproductive or takes away from praying. Or, practice self control in other ways. I've given up talking one day a week. It's helped me be thankful for things in my life that I have, and strongly ponder what is actually worth communicating and how many things do we say that we have no business saying or are just unhelpful and discouraging.

The person asked how many FLUID ounces of water were in 1 pound. There IS a difference.

To OP: You cannot measure a 1 pound gain or loss in any meaningful way.

HonestThief wrote:

16oz of water = 1lb, just like anything else.

Mercury?

Have you taken on other austerities in this season of penance and contemplation, such as the donning of sackcloth and the extended in-holding of intestinal products and delay of their passing? Has your heart grown heavy(er)? Are you weighed down? Cast your cares upon The Lord, He shall refresh your metabolism.

Thank you all.

My fast lasted 9 days. now, remember, I was eating one meal, and my wife cooks a protein and starch, and I always have a salad. So, I wasn't doing a real fast, per say.

Cutting the alcohol, sweets, and as much bread as possible for the remainder of Lent. So far, I have remained the same weight, but feel different. As in, I feel better around the waist, spring in legs,etc. I do drink bottled water quite often. I typically have three or four a day. 16 oz. each.

Most importantly, are you closer to God thanks to your sacrifices in Lent?

This is an excellent thread. Yes, are you closer to God? Am I closer to God? I have been so consumed with my injury that giving up something for Lent has slipped my mind. Any ideas? I am already very thin, and so food penances may not be a good idea. The silence for a day sounds good, but I do not think that would work out at work.

Honester Thief wrote:The person asked how many FLUID ounces of water were in 1 pound. There IS a difference.

To OP: You cannot measure a 1 pound gain or loss in any meaningful way.

Correct on both points here.

Regarding the volume (fluid oz) vs weight (pounds and ounces), they are close, but not exactly the same.

I think a gallon of water is a little over 8.3lbs so 1.04 or so pounds in 16 oz of water is close enough, but not exactly the same.

but, 1 liter of water = 1 kilogram

also, 1 ml = 1 cubic centimeter

popepius wrote:

Most importantly, are you closer to God thanks to your sacrifices in Lent?

Maybe. I know I'm not a Cynic. Mock me, if it makes you feel better.

How are people this uninformed when it comes to weight loss?

Normal weight is going to fluctuate 5+ lbs to begin with. Even if you were eating at a 1000 kcal deficit, you would have lost about 1 lb of fat after 4 days. That's completely unnoticeable in the context that weight will fluctuate 5 lbs anyway.

Your whole entire week of "rigorous lifting" had nothing to do with it either. It's no wonder you can't stick to any of these habits, always expecting immediate results.

Bring Back the 880 wrote:

Honester Thief wrote:The person asked how many FLUID ounces of water were in 1 pound. There IS a difference.

To OP: You cannot measure a 1 pound gain or loss in any meaningful way.

Correct on both points here.

Regarding the volume (fluid oz) vs weight (pounds and ounces), they are close, but not exactly the same.

I think a gallon of water is a little over 8.3lbs so 1.04 or so pounds in 16 oz of water is close enough, but not exactly the same.

but, 1 liter of water = 1 kilogram

also, 1 ml = 1 cubic centimeter

I appreciate the correction on units of measurement. Apologies for my inaccuracy. I assumed since water was "close enough" so to speak, that other fluids were as well. Not sure why I assumed this, as that is clearly false if you think about it for more than 5 seconds. Anyways, I understand attempting to lose weight, and I understand fasting to do so, but I disagree with fasting to lose weight under the guise of religious reasons. The two birds one stone concept seems to take away from the point of fasting. But that is only personal opinion and I suppose it works for some