Anyone else not believe in "starvation mode?"

inside_lap

My fault for trying to reason w the unreasonable... Lol

Lol its also called common sense and alot of ppl lack it so there for think that they can try to talk about anything with out any common sense behind it

At least I think I do. If I am deciphering your post correctly. Not sure.

Love that image! I totally want to put it in my office! I was just saying the other day that some people just LOVE to pet and love on their neurosis/diagnosis.

Yes, well...um...my little neurosis may be clearer once you see the source of the image :laugh:

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html?m=1

Totally just ran across her book on amazon and bought it... too freaking funny...

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eldamiano

I have a hard time swallowing this concept, especially for those of us who are obese. From what I've read, starvation mode only kicks in after you have lost more than 90% of your total fat storage in an effort to preserve what you have left, thus slowing down your metabolism. It would not make sense for the body to do this when fat storage is overly abundant. The purpose of having fat is for the body to use it in times of famine ( in our case, dieting), so why would our bodies suddenly hold onto the stored energy it needs to survive for the sake of survival itself?

There are many more aspects of this theory I find flawed, but I'd like to hear from others.

Why do you care? Why would you want to starve yourself anyway?

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Okay. Maybe you're right. :blushing: