Starvation mode / metabolic slowdown

jdayl

I found a great way to think about metabolic slowdown, it makes perfect sense to me hopefully it can help another.

Think of it this way. What would you do if you were out in the cold and only had a limited supply of firewood to burn?
-You would burn as little wood as possible to get by and try to make your pile of wood last as long as you can.

Ok, now what if you had a steady supply of wood coming to you?
-You would make a huge fire and continue to add wood to keep it going. You aren't worried about wood running out.

smae1980

That's similar to the analogy my stress management prof. used to explain that, he called it the fire in your belly, though. I think it helps some people to have it explained that way, with a sort of visual

miqisha

Makes perfect sense......

kwardklinck

Exactly. To keep your metabolism working efficiently, you have to eat. My metabolism is better now than it's ever been. I'm a smaller size than I've been in years and eating more than I ever thought I could while maintaining my size.