Your body can meet the majority of your calorie requirements from stored fat, but total starvation is fatal in 8-12 weeks, regardless of initial body weight.
So, I was kind of wondering about this concept a few weeks ago. On the 19th of November I had a small stroke and was in the hospital for 3 days. While there, for the first 40 hours I was not allowed to eat or drink due to them not knowing if my ability to swallow had been effected. I need to get and eval form Physical Therapy first. In that 40 hours I lost nearly 12 lbs. I’ve always been a pretty big guy, was up to 468 lbs in 2019, but have since lost quite a bit and upon admission was down to 291. Since getting out and coming home, I’ve started intermittent fasting, which will help with what caused the stroke as well (diabetes). Now if I can just figure out how to pay this $200,000 hospital bill. lol.
So, I was kind of wondering about this concept a few weeks ago. On the 19th of November I had a small stroke and was in the hospital for 3 days. While there, for the first 40 hours I was not allowed to eat or drink due to them not knowing if my ability to swallow had been effected. I need to get and eval form Physical Therapy first. In that 40 hours I lost nearly 12 lbs. I’ve always been a pretty big guy, was up to 468 lbs in 2019, but have since lost quite a bit and upon admission was down to 291. Since getting out and coming home, I’ve started intermittent fasting, which will help with what caused the stroke as well (diabetes). Now if I can just figure out how to pay this $200,000 hospital bill. lol.
I was never a big guy, 205 at my heaviest, but a recent illness has knocked 25lbs off me in a month.
NOW I get what people mean when they say “I’m cold,” and it’s only 40°F out.
That hospital bill sucks, but I’m glad you’re home and doing (relatively) well.