"starvation mode" when will it end?

mollylaremeter

Hello, thank you for reading this. I was 121 lbs with clothes on for yrs. I took a med (abilify) and gained @10 lbs. I was upset by this, so I started exercising more and restricting my calories. I averaged @ 1000 calories a day for about a year. I felt weak, and barely lost any weight. Because of people's suggestions on here, I started reducing my sugar, watching my sodium, and increasing my protein and calorie intake. I am now averaging @ 1100 calories a day (I eat @ 1500 calories, but I exercise a lot with dog walking and Bikram yoga) about 3 weeks ago. Anything else I should do? Eat more, exercise less, lift weights, supplements? Am I still in starvation mode? when will my metabolism be normal again? thank you for your suggestions and support!

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

You only go into starvation mode if you're at 10% BF or less. If you don't eat enough you'll lose lean tissue as well as fat, but that's not the same thing as starvation mode. When going from a somewhat low calorie diet to an average amount of calories, you should increase it slowly. Just be patient and you'll see progress again.

mollylaremeter

You only go into starvation mode if you're at 10% BF or less. If you don't eat enough you'll lose lean tissue as well as fat, but that's not the same thing as starvation mode. When going from a somewhat low calorie diet to an average amount of calories, you should increase it slowly. Just be patient and you'll see progress again.

ok, thanks....someone said i was in "starvation mode" including my Dr, and my BF% is @24%....and i did lose muscle...:(