info. plz.

Susan57

:drinker: can someone look @ my eating and tell me what i need to do to improve. i am having knee replacement and have fairly good leg muscles b/c i walked 12 hours a day. i have been off work almost a year and was biking, but not now. dr. said i must be doing sometime to keep my muscles up. what i want to know is what is starvation mode and how long do you need to be in it to damage or lose muscle. i also want to lose another 18lbs. and i will have 35 less lbs to put on in after surgery. any ideas?

gnrshelton

Starvation mode is when you eat to few calories for a while and your body holds on to the fat because it thinks your body needs it for fuel. I have read that if you keep your body in starvation mode to long it will be that much harder to lose the next time. It slows your metabolism. I looked at your diet and it only shows one and a part of a day. The one day you ate way to little. 1200 calories is the minimum you should eat. You meals don't look to bad. I would say you probably need to eat a real breakfast to give your body fuel for the day. I also know in my case bread hurts my weight loss. Spagetti also isn't a good fuel food. Maybe try eating oatmeal with fruit in the morning. Make sure you eat enough. I would also say don't add bad calories to make up those calories. Like don't eat cookies to bring up your calories. Not that you eat cookies. Eat plenty of protein, veggies and exercise. Don't worry about getting everything perfect. Just make sure you keep the sodium and fat in check. You can do it. good Luck!

Susan57

Thanks! 4 the info.:flowerforyou: