starvation mode?

Uh, no. Sorry, but that's a load of crap. Starvation mode, does, unfortunately, exist. However, it is not to the extent that people believe it is. I have a BodyMedia that shows me EXACTLY how many calories I burn in a day. When I don't eat enough, I only burn about 2200 calories. When I hit my 1300 calorie goal, I burn more like 2500-2600 calories in a day. The difference is a few hundred calories. So, in as such, if you decide you only want to have a 1000 calorie day, you're more likely to burn about 300 fewer calories than you normally do. So, it evens out. That being said, those last 300 calories of your 1300 calorie goal are, more or less, freebies. For most people, they will affect you neither negatively nor positively. If, however, you go down to a 500 calorie a day diet, such as recommended by the HcG diet, you will lose weight faster because the number of calories you burn in correlation to what you consume can only go so far. If this weren't true, nobody would be overweight to begin with.

The reason for this is simple. The body has to work to process food. When you fill your stomach, more blood is pumped from the heart into the stomach to process this food, thus burning more calories because you are working harder than if you don't eat at all.

If you have no appetite at all, the best thing you can do is make sure you stay hydrated. Drink lots and lots of water and try summer healthy foods, especially fruits and veggies, to maintain some level of intake. I never force myself to eat if my body doesn't want it, other than a cold piece of fruit. It's mostly water anyway.

Uh, no. Sorry, but that's a load of crap. Starvation mode, does, unfortunately, exist. However, it is not to the extent that people believe it is. I have a BodyMedia that shows me EXACTLY how many calories I burn in a day. When I don't eat enough, I only burn about 2200 calories. When I hit my 1300 calorie goal, I burn more like 2500-2600 calories in a day. The difference is a few hundred calories. So, in as such, if you decide you only want to have a 1000 calorie day, you're more likely to burn about 300 fewer calories than you normally do. So, it evens out. That being said, those last 300 calories of your 1300 calorie goal are, more or less, freebies. For most people, they will affect you neither negatively nor positively. If, however, you go down to a 500 calorie a day diet, such as recommended by the HcG diet, you will lose weight faster because the number of calories you burn in correlation to what you consume can only go so far. If this weren't true, nobody would be overweight to begin with.

The reason for this is simple. The body has to work to process food. When you fill your stomach, more blood is pumped from the heart into the stomach to process this food, thus burning more calories because you are working harder than if you don't eat at all.

If you have no appetite at all, the best thing you can do is make sure you stay hydrated. Drink lots and lots of water and try summer healthy foods, especially fruits and veggies, to maintain some level of intake. I never force myself to eat if my body doesn't want it, other than a cold piece of fruit. It's mostly water anyway.

Sounds legit.

I like this thread. I feel the same way. If i'm not starving why should I eat. I feel fine at 800-1000 calories a day with high protein non fat foods. If I keep this my norm and go over in fat like on the 4th then what's the big deal. I don't get the point of going to the gym to burn calories only to pack on what you lost everyday. I'd rather lose 20lbs in a month then eat like a pig for a week and gain a few and go back to my routine. I think the less you eat over a period of time reduces your appetite in the first place.

OK, I don't like this thread AT ALL. It smacks of someone with an eating disorder. There's no reason to eat under 1,200 calories a day. And you certainly shouldn't be eating under 1800-2100 a day if you're just maintaining, rather than losing weight. You are not eating enough nutrients and your skin, hair and energy level should be telling you that -- if not now, it will in a few more weeks.

This kind of behavior isn't healthy.

I'm not talking about ripped like you buddy. I'm talking lifting 200lbs but can't do a pull-up. Or the ones who you see consistently over months who haven't lost a shred of belly fat but continually bench press and hog all the damn equipment. Then complain about people who do cardio.

So your saying Justin Beibers hair,skin, and energy are telling him to eat more. I guess it depends on the physic you're aiming for. I see skinnier dudes all the time who look alot more in shape then some of the ripped guys at the gym.

...Does Justin Beiber only eat 1000 calories a day? I doubt it.

Justin Beiber doesn't even lift

This I believe. I unlucky enough to stumble across a shot of him shirtless; not only is he blindingly pale but his chest in practically concave. If ever there was a man (kid? Boy? IDK) who could benefit from some heavy lifting it'd be that one.

I don't want to eat for the sake of eating (IE "are your hungry" ; "I don't know , what time is it") As I process what everyone is saying, it occurs to me, that maybe what I thought was my appetite for years was just a craving for sugar, or chocolate or such and now I am having to adjust my brain when I don't get those cravings. It's an idea. I got some good feedback here, thanks everyone,

you are right, don't eat for the sake of eating! eat for the sake of providing your body with adequate calories AND nutrition. you may not feel "hungry" but your body still needs a minimum to be efficient. I don't usually have a problem being not-hungry, but some days I don't feel the need to eat as much. Those days I try to eat more calorie/nutrition dense foods so that I still get what i need, without that feeling of eating for the sake of stuffing my face.

This. If you're concerned about eating too few calories, you can add calorie-dense foods to your diet such as nuts or avocados, or add some healthy fats/oils to the foods you're already eating.

So your saying Justin Beibers hair,skin, and energy are telling him to eat more. I guess it depends on the physic you're aiming for. I see skinnier dudes all the time who look alot more in shape then some of the ripped guys at the gym.

...Does Justin Beiber only eat 1000 calories a day? I doubt it.

Justin Beiber doesn't even lift

He can't bloody sing either.