Starvation Mode?

beguemuneal

Can you give me informatşon about starvation mode and why it happens?

VintageFeline

It doesn't exist.

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Christine_72

http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/

Ready2Rock206

People are bad at logging. They think they're eating much less than they are but still gaining weight. Therefore it must be due to starvation mode. In reality it is just bad logging - once that problem is solved the true issues are realized.

Afura

Starvation Mode Myth again

metalmeow1

Myth

TimothyFish

True starvation mode happens because you aren't providing enough energy for your body to perform its regular functions. In that state, you will continue to lose weight, but you won't have much will to do anything but sit around and you burn calories accordingly. In extreme cases your organs start shutting down and you could die.

What many people think is starvation mode doesn't exist. You don't reach a point where your body tries to store anything that you eat. If you are starving yourself, the last thing your body is going to try to do is to store fat when the rest of your body needs energy. Instead, it will try to turn everything you eat into energy.

People who are staying at the same weight are not in starvation mode.

singingflutelady

TimothyFish wrote: »

True starvation mode happens because you aren't providing enough energy for your body to perform its regular functions. In that state, you will continue to lose weight, but you won't have much will to do anything but sit around and you burn calories accordingly. In extreme cases your organs start shutting down and you could die.

What many people think is starvation mode doesn't exist. You don't reach a point where your body tries to store anything that you eat. If you are starving yourself, the last thing your body is going to try to do is to store fat when the rest of your body needs energy. Instead, it will try to turn everything you eat into energy.

People who are staying at the same weight are not in starvation mode.

Exactly. I lost weight rapidly on a 500 Cal a day intake plus exercise when I was anorexic.

Mendoza7121

Starvation mode survival mode same *kitten*. And yea its true!!! Lol your body dont want lose weight so it will slow down your metabolism the leaner you get the harder it gets for a reason

CharlieBeansmomTracey

there is such a thing as starvation just not starvation mode.if there were a starvation mode people in 3rd world countries,concentration camps and so on would not be skin and bones,They are literally starving

Mendoza7121

It cut out my cuss word and put kitten hahha

CharlieBeansmomTracey

mendozarm9 wrote: »

Starvation mode survival mode same *kitten*. And yea its true!!! Lol your body dont want lose weight so it will slow down your metabolism the leaner you get the harder it gets for a reason

no its not true. adaptive thermogenesis IS and your metabolism can slow down if you eat too little for too long, but otherwise your body wont hold onto anything. if that were so, people with eating disorders would not keep losing weight.they would plateau. your body wouldnt start burning fat,and muscle as fuel either.the leaner you get the less calories your body needs too maintain that weight. your BMR does go down. but its not because of starvation mode.if you dont get enough calories your body will start using muscle and fat as fuel,you will lose weight

courtneyfabulous

Most people on Myfitnesspal will tell you it doesn't exist but actually if you eat below your BMR for an extended period of time your metabolism will slow down and your body will start slowing down or shutting off various functions to preserve energy (hair and nail growth, healing, keeping your extremities warm, menstrual cycle, etc), so you don't die. You will lose muscle and your BMR will be lower and you won't have energy to exercise. You might even suffer organ damage... I don't know what other people call that but I'd sure call that "starvation mode".

courtneyfabulous

Use a slow rate of loss or a mild caloric deficit (rather than a fast rate of loss or a large deficit) to avoid this.

MaddMaestro

"Starvation Mode" is a misnomer. Such a thing would either happen because you're eating more than you think or your metabolism is slowing down. It's not legitimate starving if you're not losing weight.

AnvilHead

courtneyfabulous wrote: »

Most people on Myfitnesspal will tell you it doesn't exist but actually if you eat below your BMR for an extended period of time your metabolism will slow down and your body will start slowing down or shutting off various functions to preserve energy (hair and nail growth, healing, keeping your extremities warm, menstrual cycle, etc), so you don't die. You will lose muscle and your BMR will be lower and you won't have energy to exercise. You might even suffer organ damage... I don't know what other people call that but I'd sure call that "starvation mode".

It's called "adaptive thermogenesis" or "metabolic adaptation". Or sometimes "metabolic damage". But it's not "starvation mode" as it's commonly trotted out here on MFP, where people claim that you'll quit losing, or even begin gaining, weight. That simply does not happen in a caloric deficit. Ever.

Lyle McDonald details it very well here, including incredibly accurate commentary about the psychological profiles of many dieters and how it relates to the phenomenon (sounds a lot like many people on MFP):

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/another-look-at-metabolic-damage.html/

dustedwithsugar

AnvilHead wrote: »

Lyle McDonald details it very well here, including incredibly accurate commentary about the psychological profiles of many dieters and how it relates to the phenomenon (sounds a lot like many people on MFP):

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/another-look-at-metabolic-damage.html/

Thanks for the article, I really liked it!! The description of stressed out females on the internet is spot on lol