For some of those who responded to "super serious question"

trackmyday1973

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://blogs.webmd.com/pamela-peeke-md/2009/07/stop-starving-yourselves.html

and here's some legit advice, because my fitness pal is not a medical site.

I am not trying to be rude..... and you are right MFP is not a medical site...so if you are looking for "legit MEDICAL" advice why ask it on MFP

royalty819

You're not in starvation mode. Starvation mode is largely a myth.

As well as the thyroid issue that she brought up... but doesn't actually have.

I am beyond confused at this point.

um, the point in me bringing up thyroid issues was to point out that people dont get big just from over eating. some people under eat, some people have thyroid issues, or other health issues. some people are big because of the medicine they take. the person i said that to automatically assumed i was big from over eating. i was trying to point out that isnt the only way to get big.

whierd

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://blogs.webmd.com/pamela-peeke-md/2009/07/stop-starving-yourselves.html

and here's some legit advice, because my fitness pal is not a medical site.

I also posted several other links.

"Starvation mode" is nothing more than your body's metabolism slowing down a bit after an extended period of a VLCD, becoming more efficient at utilizing the calories that you DO consume. Your body doesn't enter it overnight.

shutupandlift13

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501

http://www.nowloss.com/starvation-mode-myth.htm

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html

royalty819

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://blogs.webmd.com/pamela-peeke-md/2009/07/stop-starving-yourselves.html

and here's some legit advice, because my fitness pal is not a medical site.

I am not trying to be rude..... and you are right MFP is not a medical site...so if you are looking for "legit MEDICAL" advice why ask it on MFP

i wasn't asking for medical advice, i was asking for advice based off peoples personal experience. but this guy tells me that starvation mode is a myth, and then gives me a link to mfp to prove his point. . .ummmmm

redheaddee

It's like watching a train wreck.

CyberEd312

whierd

It's like watching a train wreck.

I was pretty bored before this thread. It has provided endless entertainment tonight. :bigsmile:

NaomiLyn15

My starting weight was 210. I lost 60 lbs and I have NO sagging skin anywhere on my body. None. Just do it slow, work out and lift weights. As long as you take your time and get fit int he process, you should be ok.

shutupandlift13

My starting weight was 210. I lost 60 lbs and I have NO sagging skin anywhere on my body. None. Just do it slow, work out and lift weights. As long as you take your time and get fit int he process, you should be ok.

Bada bing. Bada boom.

This, a thousand times this.

royalty819

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501

http://www.nowloss.com/starvation-mode-myth.htm

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html

still not medical sites. my ONE article was written by a doctor. . .those articles? written by people like you and me, maybe even bloggers

randomtai

Capt_Apollo

My starting weight was 210. I lost 60 lbs and I have NO sagging skin anywhere on my body. None. Just do it slow, work out and lift weights. As long as you take your time and get fit int he process, you should be ok.

Fitmommy1020

honestly...if you don't lose the weight too fast (like 5-10 lbs a week meaning) you shouldn't have to worry too much about the loose skin. the loose skin generally happens when it can't keep up with the rapid weight loss. you may notice a little stretchyness (my sister recently lost 70 lbs and has slightly sagging boobs and pouchy skin at her arm pits) but it will go away...especially if you weight train.

MoreBean13

Whenever you finish with the childish antics, you might consider sending some apologies and FRs to some of the many people you've insulted in your barrage of threads, since you claim to actually be looking for sound advice from successful people. But you might want to consider the possibility that you don't know everything about weight loss yet and that other people might know more than you. Quite frankly, if you already knew everything about weight loss, you wouldn't be overweight.

shutupandlift13

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501

http://www.nowloss.com/starvation-mode-myth.htm

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html

still not medical sites. my ONE article was written by a doctor. . .those articles? written by people like you and me, maybe even bloggers

You are confusing doctors with registered dietitians or people with a degree in nutritional science or biology or even a basic understanding of thermodynamics.

Dr. Oz is a doctor and spews out quite possibly the most horrible dieting advice ever. Raspberry ketones?! That man is a quack.

scottaworley

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501

http://www.nowloss.com/starvation-mode-myth.htm

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html

still not medical sites. my ONE article was written by a doctor. . .those articles? written by people like you and me, maybe even bloggers

Definitely not written by people like you....

whierd

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=35501

http://www.nowloss.com/starvation-mode-myth.htm

http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html

still not medical sites. my ONE article was written by a doctor. . .those articles? written by people like you and me, maybe even bloggers

http://www.healthscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=512:are-you-in-the-starvation-mode-or-starving-for-truth&catid=102:jeff-novicks-blog&Itemid=267 Written by an R.D.

http://www.possibility.com/wiki/index.php?title=EffectsOfSemiStarvation Written by a gentleman with a Ph.D

http://archive.unu.edu/unupress/food2/UID07E/UID07E11.HTM A study done by Cambridge University in England

royalty819

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://blogs.webmd.com/pamela-peeke-md/2009/07/stop-starving-yourselves.html

and here's some legit advice, because my fitness pal is not a medical site.

I also posted several other links.

"Starvation mode" is nothing more than your body's metabolism slowing down a bit after an extended period of a VLCD, becoming more efficient at utilizing the calories that you DO consume. Your body doesn't enter it overnight.

obviously, because it took me 3 years to enter starvation mode, but i guess its just a myth right? how else would i be over weight if i barley eat???? other than the most recent pregnancy which is responsible for 20-something of the 70 pounds i have to loose. i didn't get fat eating air. . .

forgtmenot

whierd

My starting weight was 210. I lost 60 lbs and I have NO sagging skin anywhere on my body. None. Just do it slow, work out and lift weights. As long as you take your time and get fit int he process, you should be ok.

Bada bing. Bada boom.

This, a thousand times this.

How YOU two doin'?

scottaworley

whierd

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://blogs.webmd.com/pamela-peeke-md/2009/07/stop-starving-yourselves.html

and here's some legit advice, because my fitness pal is not a medical site.

I also posted several other links.

"Starvation mode" is nothing more than your body's metabolism slowing down a bit after an extended period of a VLCD, becoming more efficient at utilizing the calories that you DO consume. Your body doesn't enter it overnight.

obviously, because it took me 3 years to enter starvation mode, but i guess its just a myth right? how else would i be over weight if i barley eat???? other than the most recent pregnancy which is responsible for 20-something of the 70 pounds i have to loose. i didn't get fat eating air. . .

If you have been undereating for 3 years and have no medical issues, then you would NOT be overweight.

And exactly, you didn't get fat eating air, so you must be mistaken about your calorie consumption.

randomtai

Whenever you finish with the childish antics, you might consider sending some apologies and FRs to some of the many people you've insulted in your barrage of threads, since you claim to actually be looking for sound advice from successful people. But you might want to consider the possibility that you don't know everything about weight loss yet and that other people might know more than you. Quite frankly, if you already knew everything about weight loss, you wouldn't be overweight.

scottaworley

Here is some light reading for you on the subject.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/761810-the-starvation-mode-myth-again

http://blogs.webmd.com/pamela-peeke-md/2009/07/stop-starving-yourselves.html

and here's some legit advice, because my fitness pal is not a medical site.

I also posted several other links.

"Starvation mode" is nothing more than your body's metabolism slowing down a bit after an extended period of a VLCD, becoming more efficient at utilizing the calories that you DO consume. Your body doesn't enter it overnight.

obviously, because it took me 3 years to enter starvation mode, but i guess its just a myth right? how else would i be over weight if i barley eat???? other than the most recent pregnancy which is responsible for 20-something of the 70 pounds i have to loose. i didn't get fat eating air. . .

If you have been undereating for 3 years and have no medical issues, then you would NOT be overweight.

And exactly, you didn't get fat eating air, so you must be mistaken about your calorie consumption.

LOL Africans who are truly starving are all fat though.

Mokey41

You are not in the mythical starvation mode. You are not 70 lbs overweight and in any kind of starvation anything. You would need to be eating less than 500 calories a day for 6 months or more to even come close to something that could be described as starvation mode and by that point your body would have started consuming it's lean body mass for survival. You are not there or even close. Have you seen photos of people in concentration camps, starving people in Third World countries? When you look in the mirror is that what you see?

I realize you are craving attention for some reason and getting a lot of it here. I hope it is fulfilling whatever empty place it is that you need to fill.

Capt_Apollo

Whenever you finish with the childish antics, you might consider sending some apologies and FRs to some of the many people you've insulted in your barrage of threads, since you claim to actually be looking for sound advice from successful people. But you might want to consider the possibility that you don't know everything about weight loss yet and that other people might know more than you. Quite frankly, if you already knew everything about weight loss, you wouldn't be overweight.

whierd

Whenever you finish with the childish antics, you might consider sending some apologies and FRs to some of the many people you've insulted in your barrage of threads, since you claim to actually be looking for sound advice from successful people. But you might want to consider the possibility that you don't know everything about weight loss yet and that other people might know more than you. Quite frankly, if you already knew everything about weight loss, you wouldn't be overweight.

This.

shutupandlift13

I also posted several other links.

"Starvation mode" is nothing more than your body's metabolism slowing down a bit after an extended period of a VLCD, becoming more efficient at utilizing the calories that you DO consume. Your body doesn't enter it overnight.

obviously, because it took me 3 years to enter starvation mode, but i guess its just a myth right? how else would i be over weight if i barley eat???? other than the most recent pregnancy which is responsible for 20-something of the 70 pounds i have to loose. i didn't get fat eating air. . .

If I were you, I would suspect a thyroid issue or something like PCOS... or just general denial of how calorie dense the foods I was consuming actually are or an extreme underestimation of how much I was actually eating or not really understanding my caloric needs long before I would assume that at 70lbs overweight I was in starvation mode.

royalty819

Whenever you finish with the childish antics, you might consider sending some apologies and FRs to some of the many people you've insulted in your barrage of threads, since you claim to actually be looking for sound advice from successful people. But you might want to consider the possibility that you don't know everything about weight loss yet and that other people might know more than you. Quite frankly, if you already knew everything about weight loss, you wouldn't be overweight.

ACTUALLY, they were rude first. . .I am only defending myself. I'm 20, you're 30, and responding to me. But I am childish?

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