Starvation Mode: How It Works

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  • patricia909
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  • Mikelan
    Mikelan Posts: 27 Member
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    This is the exact information I needed thank you for clearing it up. Makes so much sense
  • SHBoss1673
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  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,565 Member
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    Its funny you posted this.
    Fitnessblackandwhite.com just did a great article about this yesterday.
    I love it! Thanx for supporting your peers!
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  • barefoot75
    barefoot75 Posts: 9 Member
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    awesome info! thanks!
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  • NatalieWinning
    NatalieWinning Posts: 999 Member
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    required reading!
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    funkycamper Posts: 998 Member
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    Bump because new people need to read this!
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  • Tigergrr
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    After 8yrs of maintaining my 3st loss, I started to gain... very slowly... and over 2yrs I gained 10lbs. I 'thought' that when I split up with the ex a year ago, got my own place, and started to feed myself 'healthy, nutritious' meals, I'd start to lose it again. But no, I gained another 5lbs. It's got to stop!

    Coming here and starting to count my calories, I find I'm having about 700 a day... on a normal working day... but 'occasionally' I'd get cravings and binge on bread, cake, chocolate. I'm not a pudding eater, never have been, so the cake really does only happen if it's somebody's birthday at work and they brought cakes in.

    I'm struggling a little bit to reach my 1200 a day, but I'm doing it (even if it does mean 'some' chocolate!), and I've lost 2lb in less than 2wks. Crazy...

    "But Some People Claim You GAIN Weight in Starvation Mode?
    Starvation Mode itself will not cause weight gain. However, a combination of starvation mode, binges, and carb loading, can cause weight gain. Once the metabolism decreases, your energy requirements are lower. So you have to eat less just to maintain your current weight. The body has become more efficient at using and storing energy. But most people have a hard time maintaining a very low intake consistently for long periods. So if your typical intake is 1000 (just an example), but you have occasional binges of 3000 and the binge is mostly carbs, the body can’t use all of that at one time anymore. So the body shuttles it to fat storage. This won’t be a huge gain, but a lb or two a month maybe. It’s not dramatic, but if someone lives this way for years, they can gain a decent amount of weight. "
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  • happycauseIride
    happycauseIride Posts: 536 Member
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    Bumping to keep. Thanks for bringing this info back to the top.
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  • slroggemann
    slroggemann Posts: 168 Member
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    this is a wonderful post. thanks, OP - people need to read this.
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  • costahobo
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    It's highly unlikely that anybody is in starvation mode, as it's not going to happen as long as your body has excess body fat (meaning that if you're over 4-5% body fat, you will not enter starvation mode).

    This was proven back in the 1940's by Dr. Ancel Keys with the Minnesota Starvation Experiment at the University of Minnesota. Science wins (yet again). Please stop spreading the misinformation. If you've reached a plateau and you're not losing weight, eat less and exercise more.
  • crisanderson27
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    It's highly unlikely that anybody is in starvation mode, as it's not going to happen as long as your body has excess body fat (meaning that if you're over 4-5% body fat, you will not enter starvation mode).

    This was proven back in the 1940's by Dr. Ancel Keys with the Minnesota Starvation Experiment at the University of Minnesota. Science wins (yet again). Please stop spreading the misinformation. If you've reached a plateau and you're not losing weight, eat less and exercise more.

    Wow, you seem to be incredibly intelligent!!

    Did you actually even read her post? Or is this just a knee jerk reaction to the very general and incredibly vague term 'starvation mode'?

    So...how about taking a moment to look again. She clearly defined the difference between the term 'starvation mode' and actual 'starvation', which is obviously what you're referring to. Guess you were too caught up in your self righteousness to notice.

    Also, I find it incredibly humorous that you felt the need to raise this thread that was over two months dead in order to correct someone who hasn't posted since 2011 lol.
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