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Eating less , appearing fatter?

nienie2014
nienie2014 Posts: 7
edited February 12 in Introduce Yourself
My body is used to eating 1,900 - 2,200..
I started eating 1,300-1,600 this last week and I'm getting more fat. Or at least that's how it appears.
I didn't weigh before and I haven't weighed yet .. But I just look WAY bigger.
Do you think my body went into starvation mode because it wasn't used to that calorie range?
Opinions ?

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  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Lots of things can cause water retention (assuming that's what it is), so who knows. I also wouldn't use how you "look" to yourself to be a valid measurement -- it's influenced too much by your self-image, how you feel today, lighting, even your clothes. Take real measurements (weight and/or tape measurements), and use those for tracking.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Do you think my body went into starvation mode because it wasn't used to that calorie range?

    No.

    It could be water retention (exercise, sodium, hormones, etc.). You could be eating more than you realize if you're not logging accurately. You could just be seeing things. Without any form of measurement before and after it's impossible to tell.
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