starvation mode?!?!.

samantharae121205
samantharae121205 Posts: 185
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
i knoo making sure yu eat all yur calories daily is very important bts its a little hard for me. is there a certain amount of time tht it takes for your body to go into starvation mode. i eat my calories most days bt some i just cannot!!. :(:( before i decided to lose weight i still never really ate alot bt i got most of my cals with fastfood. now tht i stopped eating it completley i barely make it to 1000!?.

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  • tim_fitbuilt4life
    tim_fitbuilt4life Posts: 301 Member
    From the many different credible sources it takes about three days for your body to go into starvation mode.
  • AngelicaDulas
    AngelicaDulas Posts: 196
    We can't see your diary so its hard to make an informed suggestion. What kinds of foods have you replaced your fast food with? It would help to know this so you can get a good answer!
  • BeckyKSmith
    BeckyKSmith Posts: 212 Member
    I lost 50 pounds 10 years ago. I remember weighing 120 and I wanted to break into the teens (119, 118, etc) so badly, so I started eating 700 calories a day and 600 calories a day along with running 4-5 miles and I couldn't lose a thing! I then joined weight watchers (which I no longer do b/c myfitnesspal is free) and they stressed the importance of eating ALL my points and sure enough - I lost the last five pounds. My advice! Peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches! They will pack a healthy 400+calories! And they are sweet and satisfying. Don't eat less than 1200/day!

    Good luck.....after having 3 kids, I am now 180....ugh :)
  • TurboChels
    TurboChels Posts: 69 Member
    Have you looked into meal replacement or protein shakes ? Some of those are high in vitamins and minerals that you may be lacking. One that I HIGHLY recommend is Shakeology. Its only 150 calories per scoop but you can add anything you want to it :) The catch phrase is that it's like going to the salad bar with 7 plates HAHA ! Also I know Ensure is calorie and nutrition heavy. Possible if you try these as snacks instead of meals they could be beneficial :)
  • RachVR6
    RachVR6 Posts: 3,688 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/193753-don-t-believe-in-starvation-mode

    Read. read. read.
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    Eat higher-calorie, healthy foods like raw nuts (almonds, walnuts are best), avacodo, olive oil and natural peanut butter.
  • crazy4eachother
    crazy4eachother Posts: 17
    this subject really confuses me as well ....
  • cerysrhi
    cerysrhi Posts: 262
    I think you know your body best they say to eat a minimum of 1200 cals a day not sure if thats a fact based number or not just think of this if you force yourself to eat when you are not hungry then you are probably going to make yourself sick and then most of the cals you have eaten that day are gone too so you are worse off. small changes to up your cals could be a simple as swapping one piece of fruit for a glass of fruit juice or using full milk instead of skim x
  • RachVR6
    RachVR6 Posts: 3,688 Member
    this subject really confuses me as well ....

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/193753-don-t-believe-in-starvation-mode

    LOTS of good information here.
  • crazy4eachother
    crazy4eachother Posts: 17
    this subject really confuses me as well ....

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/193753-don-t-believe-in-starvation-mode

    LOTS of good information here.


    I'm checking it out now... thanks!
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