Not eating enough calories
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rainbowbow wrote: »No one has that problem.
If you're not losing weight, you are eating too much. period.
^^^This. You're not in starvation mode.
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TamikaJames wrote: »macgurlnet wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »ummmm wow. Okay. I know for a fact I'm not eating too much. I barely eat as it is during the day(hence the not eating enough calories) I'm generally under by about 2-300 calories. Yes I'm logging my food correctly although I just started on myfitness. I'm not sure why it's being said that it's a myth. Even when I am under my calories on MFP they give me a red notice(I've gotten them twice in 5 days)
Are you using a food scale to measure you solids/semi-solids (like peanut butter)?
~Lyssa
I don't eat peanut butter lol. And no I'm not. I'm measuring my food by cup sizes
Then I guarantee you are eating more than you think. Get a food scale, weigh everything in grams (or ounces when grams aren't listed) and weigh ONLY liquids in cups.
I'm sure you'll see the calorie number climb up.
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I'm honestly not sure. I know for a fact that I'm eating more now than I was before I decided I needed to lose the weight. I was barely eating twice a day before. Now, even if it's just some fruit, I make sure I eat breakfast and at least dinner. I may skip lunch.TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
So your not eating enopugh calories so you can lose weight? Care to open your diary, this sounds awful.
This is what was happening before I started on MFP and trust me it wasn't intentional lol. Just the demands of my business and family life I would literally sometimes not eat until 3 or 4 pm and by the time I did eat I couldn't finish a whole meal because I would get full pretty fast. But I wasn't losing weight.
How did you gain weight in the first place, was that by eating too little or is there a certain level of calories at which your body understands its not in starvation mode, but it activates into weight loss? You think you are in starvation mode now and that you need to eat more to kickstart your metabolism into realising you need to lose weight? Sounds tricky, maybe you could experiment with what time you eat?
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Unless you look like you're starving, you're not in starvation mode.
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It's possible it's my metabolism. It seems to have picked up once I started eating moreJustygirl77 wrote: »
How do you know this?TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
Subjective things like how you feel are important.
But you also need to measure things....with a tape measure, measure your body in several places and keep track of changes weekly.
Measure your bodyfat%, weight, blood sugar fasting and 2hours post meal, your BMR, log your food intake, weigh your food, track your calorie expenditure over a 24hr period using a fitbit or similar.
Track other things you might think of and be concerned about, like how well you are sleeping....this definitely affects your metabolism and how your body responds to your program.
Track all the changes in these measurements regularly so that you can see how your body responds to what you are doing.
You are drawing a conclusion, but I don't know what data you are using.
What do you mean when you say starvation mode...what are you referring to?
Starvation is so extreme, and it would literally take weeks to months w/o food to get to that point, depending on how much bodyfat you have.
Do you mean that you are concerned about your metabolism? This is a legitimate concern, but you can only know if you are negatively affecting your metabolism by MEASURING things, including blood tests of all your sex hormones....which is a very good thing to measure BTW. Go to the doctor and have blood tests ordered so that you can know where you stand and have peace of mind.
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TamikaJames wrote: »
I'm honestly not sure. I know for a fact that I'm eating more now than I was before I decided I needed to lose the weight. I was barely eating twice a day before. Now, even if it's just some fruit, I make sure I eat breakfast and at least dinner. I may skip lunch.TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
So your not eating enopugh calories so you can lose weight? Care to open your diary, this sounds awful.
This is what was happening before I started on MFP and trust me it wasn't intentional lol. Just the demands of my business and family life I would literally sometimes not eat until 3 or 4 pm and by the time I did eat I couldn't finish a whole meal because I would get full pretty fast. But I wasn't losing weight.
How did you gain weight in the first place, was that by eating too little or is there a certain level of calories at which your body understands its not in starvation mode, but it activates into weight loss? You think you are in starvation mode now and that you need to eat more to kickstart your metabolism into realising you need to lose weight? Sounds tricky, maybe you could experiment with what time you eat?
If this was the case, you wouldn't have any weight to lose. You were/are eating more than you think.
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Here...scroll to number 10, but keep in mind 1 through 9 along the way...
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/0 -
purplebuttersunflower wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
I had this problem. From January to February I ate 1500 calories and lost nothing. I joined MFP & started eating the suggested 1800 calories & still didn't lose anything. I posted on here asking for advice & was basically told that there was no way I was eating too few calories & that I was probably eating too many or not counting accurately. I went ahead & increased my calories anyway to try it out & ended up losing 2.7kgs in a week! Happy about the loss but even happier that I proved a few people wrong.
Hahahaha I love these threads. Is it Friday yet??
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No I wasn't. I'm well aware of what I wasn't eating.TamikaJames wrote: »
I'm honestly not sure. I know for a fact that I'm eating more now than I was before I decided I needed to lose the weight. I was barely eating twice a day before. Now, even if it's just some fruit, I make sure I eat breakfast and at least dinner. I may skip lunch.TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
So your not eating enopugh calories so you can lose weight? Care to open your diary, this sounds awful.
This is what was happening before I started on MFP and trust me it wasn't intentional lol. Just the demands of my business and family life I would literally sometimes not eat until 3 or 4 pm and by the time I did eat I couldn't finish a whole meal because I would get full pretty fast. But I wasn't losing weight.
How did you gain weight in the first place, was that by eating too little or is there a certain level of calories at which your body understands its not in starvation mode, but it activates into weight loss? You think you are in starvation mode now and that you need to eat more to kickstart your metabolism into realising you need to lose weight? Sounds tricky, maybe you could experiment with what time you eat?
If this was the case, you wouldn't have any weight to lose. You were/are eating more than you think.
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Ok. I don't really agree with what the OP is saying but what I have noticed with mine is this. There are some days where I get really run down and feel like crap. I will eat about 400-500 hundred calories above my TDEE (at least) to recharge. The next day the scales will have a large drop. I just call that a bonus. I don't believe in starvation mode either.0
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Yeaaaaa this thread is incredibly frustrating and condescending. I KNOW I wasn't eating enough calories. That's not debatable for me. I'm not sure why it's so hard to comprehend. I wasn't overeating, I wasn't eating a bunch of crap. I was NOT EATING ENOUGHHere...scroll to number 10, but keep in mind 1 through 9 along the way...
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/
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TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
Maybe you can help educate starving people all over the world because according to you the LESS you eat, the fatter you are. You'll be famous!0 -
TamikaJames wrote: »
No I wasn't. I'm well aware of what I wasn't eating.TamikaJames wrote: »
I'm honestly not sure. I know for a fact that I'm eating more now than I was before I decided I needed to lose the weight. I was barely eating twice a day before. Now, even if it's just some fruit, I make sure I eat breakfast and at least dinner. I may skip lunch.TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
So your not eating enopugh calories so you can lose weight? Care to open your diary, this sounds awful.
This is what was happening before I started on MFP and trust me it wasn't intentional lol. Just the demands of my business and family life I would literally sometimes not eat until 3 or 4 pm and by the time I did eat I couldn't finish a whole meal because I would get full pretty fast. But I wasn't losing weight.
How did you gain weight in the first place, was that by eating too little or is there a certain level of calories at which your body understands its not in starvation mode, but it activates into weight loss? You think you are in starvation mode now and that you need to eat more to kickstart your metabolism into realising you need to lose weight? Sounds tricky, maybe you could experiment with what time you eat?
If this was the case, you wouldn't have any weight to lose. You were/are eating more than you think.
Yes, you were.
Sorry, but them's the facts.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to eat too little and not lose weight.0 -
TamikaJames wrote: »
Yeaaaaa this thread is incredibly frustrating and condescending. I KNOW I wasn't eating enough calories. That's not debatable for me. I'm not sure why it's so hard to comprehend. I wasn't overeating, I wasn't eating a bunch of crap. I was NOT EATING ENOUGHHere...scroll to number 10, but keep in mind 1 through 9 along the way...
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/
So you're defying science?0 -
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TamikaJames wrote: »
Yeaaaaa this thread is incredibly frustrating and condescending. I KNOW I wasn't eating enough calories. That's not debatable for me. I'm not sure why it's so hard to comprehend. I wasn't overeating, I wasn't eating a bunch of crap. I was NOT EATING ENOUGHHere...scroll to number 10, but keep in mind 1 through 9 along the way...
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/
All those starving children in africa are fat from not eating enough.0 -
TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
Maybe you can help educate starving people all over the world because according to you the LESS you eat, the fatter you are. You'll be famous!
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I have (sort have) had that problem a couple of times. If I am significantly short of my calorie goal and I have done exercise that day to burn equally significant calories, when I hit 'complete entry' at end of day, I have had on occasion gotten the message that I have consumed to few calories and warns me of the risks and the so called starvation mode and suggests eating more at a point when I am basically done eating for the day and risk going over my calorie goal and the key nutritional numbers I am also looking after. It is confusing and more than a little annoying.0
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TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
Maybe you can help educate starving people all over the world because according to you the LESS you eat, the fatter you are. You'll be famous!
Starving people are eating NOTHING. What I said was I'm not eating ENOUGH calories. Meaning I am eating and what I am eating is being held on to and not being burned off.
I'm curious how many of the "experts" on this thread are actual doctors, especially since my DOCTOR told me I was not eating enough calories. I was not eating too many calories, I was not overeating, I'm not an idiot and I'm not in the early stages of dementia. I know what I put in my mouth. I was simply not eating enough. If this is not a problem for you or you don't believe in it, why comment? Better yet why comment and be condescending and snide. I could see if there were ACTUAL productive comments. These comments are pretty bitchy. Smh. But continue, I know what I've seen I've increased my calories and I've lost weight. If that's not the case or not what you believe, excellent. Have a great night all
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geraldaltman wrote: »I have (sort have) had that problem a couple of times. If I am significantly short of my calorie goal and I have done exercise that day to burn equally significant calories, when I hit 'complete entry' at end of day, I have had on occasion gotten the message that I have consumed to few calories and warns me of the risks and the so called starvation mode and suggests eating more at a point when I am basically done eating for the day and risk going over my calorie goal and the key nutritional numbers I am also looking after. It is confusing and more than a little annoying.
See I knew I wasn't the only one
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Sorry that science upsets you.0
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So good for you Tamika. You are able to defy medical science.0
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rainbowbow wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »
Yeaaaaa this thread is incredibly frustrating and condescending. I KNOW I wasn't eating enough calories. That's not debatable for me. I'm not sure why it's so hard to comprehend. I wasn't overeating, I wasn't eating a bunch of crap. I was NOT EATING ENOUGHHere...scroll to number 10, but keep in mind 1 through 9 along the way...
http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/
All those starving children in africa are fat from not eating enough.
And either of the mocking comments was necessary why?
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geraldaltman wrote: »I have (sort have) had that problem a couple of times. If I am significantly short of my calorie goal and I have done exercise that day to burn equally significant calories, when I hit 'complete entry' at end of day, I have had on occasion gotten the message that I have consumed to few calories and warns me of the risks and the so called starvation mode and suggests eating more at a point when I am basically done eating for the day and risk going over my calorie goal and the key nutritional numbers I am also looking after. It is confusing and more than a little annoying.
Except it doesn't say anything about starvation mode (because I just logged a few things and hit complete):
Based on your total calories consumed today, you are likely not eating enough
For safe weight loss, the National Institutes of Health recommends no less than 1000-1200 calories for women and 1200-1500 calories for men.
Even during weight loss, it's important to meet your body's basic nutrient and energy needs. Over time, not eating enough can lead to nutrient deficiencies, unpleasant side effects & other serious health problems.
To safely meet your goals:
Focus on consuming nutrient-rich foods and beverages
Check your progress in MyFitnessPal throughout the day
Add nutritious snacks between meals as needed0 -
TamikaJames wrote: »
I'm honestly not sure. I know for a fact that I'm eating more now than I was before I decided I needed to lose the weight. I was barely eating twice a day before. Now, even if it's just some fruit, I make sure I eat breakfast and at least dinner. I may skip lunch.TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
So your not eating enopugh calories so you can lose weight? Care to open your diary, this sounds awful.
This is what was happening before I started on MFP and trust me it wasn't intentional lol. Just the demands of my business and family life I would literally sometimes not eat until 3 or 4 pm and by the time I did eat I couldn't finish a whole meal because I would get full pretty fast. But I wasn't losing weight.
How did you gain weight in the first place, was that by eating too little or is there a certain level of calories at which your body understands its not in starvation mode, but it activates into weight loss? You think you are in starvation mode now and that you need to eat more to kickstart your metabolism into realising you need to lose weight? Sounds tricky, maybe you could experiment with what time you eat?
Not trying to argue here or anything, but I would just like to add that I eat once a day, every single day and have been for probably over a year. In that one meal, there were times I was way over my calories, especially if we ate out, but there are other times I eat now and don't meet my calories in that meal. Just because you are eating less meals does not mean you are consuming less calories, and vice versa.0 -
TamikaJames wrote: »geraldaltman wrote: »I have (sort have) had that problem a couple of times. If I am significantly short of my calorie goal and I have done exercise that day to burn equally significant calories, when I hit 'complete entry' at end of day, I have had on occasion gotten the message that I have consumed to few calories and warns me of the risks and the so called starvation mode and suggests eating more at a point when I am basically done eating for the day and risk going over my calorie goal and the key nutritional numbers I am also looking after. It is confusing and more than a little annoying.
See I knew I wasn't the only one
So you aren't eating enough calories and you hit the complete button ? What is your point ?0 -
Not weighing solids so not properly measuring your intake ... closed diary so no ability for anyone to assess your claims ... and those claims involve you violating universal laws of physics ... noting those discrepancies is not condescension, it is intellectual integrity.0
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TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
Maybe you can help educate starving people all over the world because according to you the LESS you eat, the fatter you are. You'll be famous!
Starving people are eating NOTHING. What I said was I'm not eating ENOUGH calories. Meaning I am eating and what I am eating is being held on to and not being burned off.
I'm curious how many of the "experts" on this thread are actual doctors, especially since my DOCTOR told me I was not eating enough calories. I was not eating too many calories, I was not overeating, I'm not an idiot and I'm not in the early stages of dementia. I know what I put in my mouth. I was simply not eating enough. If this is not a problem for you or you don't believe in it, why comment? Better yet why comment and be condescending and snide. I could see if there were ACTUAL productive comments. These comments are pretty bitchy. Smh. But continue, I know what I've seen I've increased my calories and I've lost weight. If that's not the case or not what you believe, excellent. Have a great night all
Are you using a food scale and weighing EVERYTHING you eat...even prepackaged foods? If you're not, then chances are you have no idea what you're putting in your mouth. Food scales should be used for solid foods, not measuring cups. And you are getting many productive comments.
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TamikaJames wrote: »TamikaJames wrote: »Does anyone else have that problem? I don't eat enough calories during the day so my body seems to think I'm in starvation mode(As if) and holds on to my fat. Is anyone else having this issue
Maybe you can help educate starving people all over the world because according to you the LESS you eat, the fatter you are. You'll be famous!
Starving people are eating NOTHING. What I said was I'm not eating ENOUGH calories. Meaning I am eating and what I am eating is being held on to and not being burned off.
I'm curious how many of the "experts" on this thread are actual doctors, especially since my DOCTOR told me I was not eating enough calories. I was not eating too many calories, I was not overeating, I'm not an idiot and I'm not in the early stages of dementia. I know what I put in my mouth. I was simply not eating enough. If this is not a problem for you or you don't believe in it, why comment? Better yet why comment and be condescending and snide. I could see if there were ACTUAL productive comments. These comments are pretty bitchy. Smh. But continue, I know what I've seen I've increased my calories and I've lost weight. If that's not the case or not what you believe, excellent. Have a great night all
So people eating nothing somehow eat enough yet you ate more than them but didn't? Your doctor shows how little nutritional education that field actually receives. Metabolic adaptation is a long term process that results in less burn largely in part to loss of lean body mass ... starvation mode as you attempted to describe it is a steaming pile of excrement that is disproved by a little thing called science.
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My logic is that EAT TOO LITTLE == LESS MOVEMENT == LESS CALORIES BURNED. EAT MORE == MORE ENERGY == MORE MOVEMENT == MORE CALORIES BURNED.0
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