Please stop saying everything is starvation mode...
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I agree to the extent that I believe "starvation mode" is one of the most abused/misused and most misunderstood terms on MFP. With that said, long-term VLCDs definitely can lead to metabolic adaptations which have an adverse effect upon the metabolism....but if you eat like 1000 calories a day, which I do not, it is impossible to be in "starvation mode" as truly defined...
I agree that long term under eating can cause a problem...
but if I miss meal 99 and done eat till meal 102 I wont be in starvation mode LOL0 -
I think I read somewhere that starvation mode only happens when you hit <5% BF...
basically if you do not eat for 72 hours you will start to see slight affect of starvation mode..i.e. body turning to muscle for energy but this is slight and you would have to continue fast for like another two days to really start suffering damage ...(I think that is the time frame)..
not sure on the sub 5% body fat thing...0 -
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HATES the term "starvation mode":explode:0 -
Meal 100 and 101 are the most important meals of the day!but if I miss meal 99 and done eat till meal 102 I wont be in starvation mode LOL
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Thank you for posting this!!!0
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I go into starvation mode anytime I miss my evening bowl of ice cream.
And bacon.0 -
I go into starvation mode anytime I miss my evening bowl of ice cream.
And bacon.
mmmm if I dont have my daily intake of bacon I definitely go into starvation mode...0 -
I go into starvation mode anytime I miss my evening bowl of ice cream.
And bacon.
mmmm if I dont have my daily intake of bacon I definitely go into starvation mode...
Wait!!! Does someone have a gif of bacon AND ice cream? Anyone? Anyone?0 -
I agree if you are trying to tell others to do a three day fast to lose weight (saw this in a thread) or something insane like that then you WILL go into starvation mode...
Agreed. And I saw it, too: OP was an idiot.
Three days without food = hungry Howl
I think we both posted in that thread...0 -
I've been to Africa and met lots of people who survive on far less than 1200 calories a day for long periods of time. Actually, 1200 calories a day would have been a feast. Maybe they were in starvation mode but I guarantee you none of them were anything but lean! One meal a day was common and it was often a cup of rice and a few beans. North Americans have no idea what starvation is.0
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Given the number of bacon pics I've seen on MFP, I'd bet someone has an entire hard drive full of bacon pics.Wait!!! Does someone have a gif of bacon AND ice cream? Anyone? Anyone?0 -
I've been to Africa and met lots of people who survive on far less than 1200 calories a day for long periods of time. Actually, 1200 calories a day would have been a feast. Maybe they were in starvation mode but I guarantee you none of them were anything but lean! One meal a day was common and it was often a cup of rice and a few beans. North Americans have no idea what starvation is.
I hope no one tries to use that as an excuse in the next defending ~1200kcal a day thread.
"But the starving, bony, nearly dead African children do it! And they're anything but lean!" :P0 -
Did you also happen to notice a near-total absence of muscle mass? Google "marasmus" for examples of what chronic underfeeding looks like. Not exactly the look most people are striving for.I've been to Africa and met lots of people who survive on far less than 1200 calories a day for long periods of time. Actually, 1200 calories a day would have been a feast. Maybe they were in starvation mode but I guarantee you none of them were anything but lean! One meal a day was common and it was often a cup of rice and a few beans. North Americans have no idea what starvation is.0 -
Given the number of bacon pics I've seen on MFP, I'd bet someone has an entire hard drive full of bacon pics.Wait!!! Does someone have a gif of bacon AND ice cream? Anyone? Anyone?
more like a freaking off site server full of em!0 -
I had to take a break from eating my snack to type this so I'm probs in starvation mode now. Plz halp.0
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Given the number of bacon pics I've seen on MFP, I'd bet someone has an entire hard drive full of bacon pics.Wait!!! Does someone have a gif of bacon AND ice cream? Anyone? Anyone?
more like a freaking off site server full of em!
You asked for a bacon sundae sir???
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There is such a ridiculous amount of misinformation on these forums that I kind of have to turn a cheek to most of it or my head will explode. But yeah, one of my favorites is when someone says something like "I missed lunch, what do I do now? I don't want to go into starvation mode!" like it will immediately happen upon skipping a meal. You are not a cat, skipping meals won't give you fatty liver disease.0
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Given the number of bacon pics I've seen on MFP, I'd bet someone has an entire hard drive full of bacon pics.Wait!!! Does someone have a gif of bacon AND ice cream? Anyone? Anyone?
more like a freaking off site server full of em!
You asked for a bacon sundae sir???
Or maybe a Bacon ice cream sammich???
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Given the number of bacon pics I've seen on MFP, I'd bet someone has an entire hard drive full of bacon pics.Wait!!! Does someone have a gif of bacon AND ice cream? Anyone? Anyone?
more like a freaking off site server full of em!
You asked for a bacon sundae sir???
Why yes. Yes, I did. Thank you ma'am!0 -
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