Starvation mode

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floridachristmas
floridachristmas Posts: 41
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Hi everyone.
Quick question, today I'm about 124 cals UNDER the 1200 MFP tells me to eat. I'm going to go to bed soon. Would I be better eating something to get those cals or do I not bother please? MFP keeps telling me it's too few and my body will go into starvation mode but very often I'm around this number under the 1200.
Many thanks.

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
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    MFP lies. You will not slip into starvation mode overnight although most likely you should be eating more than 1200 calories a day to start with.
  • Siansonea
    Siansonea Posts: 917 Member
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    Starvation mode isn't what people think it is, and it's absurd that MFP is so histrionic about it. Go ahead and eat a small snack if you're hungry. No reason not to. But if you're really not hungry and don't feel like eating, listen to your body.
  • FizikallyFit
    FizikallyFit Posts: 180 Member
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    I often come in at 1200 or under because of the calorie burns from exercise. I have yet to go into starvation mode.
  • floridachristmas
    floridachristmas Posts: 41
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    Thanks everyone. I try to plan my meals for the day and then as soon as i try to save it I get the stern message telling me I'm not eating enough but if anyone cares to look at my diary, I think there's plenty of food on there! Then, I panick and start planning in things that I don't really want but feel I'd better eat just to get the calories up.
    :sad:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    keep in mind that chronically under nourishing your body can lead to very real problems down the road. Being 100 calories or whatever isn't that big of a deal...but if you're under that 1200 calorie goal (already a huge deficit from maintenance) and exercising on top of that, you're doing yourself a huge disservice. It is very difficult to actually get adequate and proper nutrition with a VLCD...I'm sure you have your vitamins and minerals covered, but getting your requisite fats and protein can be very difficult when you're severely restricting calorie intake.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,065 Member
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    One day is not the end of the world.
  • sunsetzen
    sunsetzen Posts: 268 Member
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    You need to make your diary public if you want anyone to look at it
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    You need to make your diary public if you want anyone to look at it

    Not sure this is required to answer the question...
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
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    I often come in at 1200 or under because of the calorie burns from exercise. I have yet to go into starvation mode.

    Or have you???????

    I've heard the first symptom of starvation mode is denial about being in starvation mode.

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