Will me metabolism be damaged because of this?
yasmingingerbread
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On Wednesday I accidentally went below 1200 calories and had about 1100. I know that the body considers this starving. Yesterday I went out to eat and ate around 2,500 calories. Today I ate around 2,000 calories. Im hoping that my high calorie consumption today and yesterday will combat any effects that my low calorie consumption on Wednesday might have caused. I have been dieting on and off for a few years and have not gone under 1200 calories since two years ago, Will my going under 1200 calories on Wednesday affect my metabolism?
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Metabolism changes just don't happen that quickly. 1200 calories isn't a magic number. Being 100 calories below it is still within the margin of error for most people. Didn't you ask this same question yesterday?0
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No, going under on an occasional day, will not hurt your metabolism. Additionally, your body doesn't consider it starving.0
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Nah, that's fine.
The body can slow down metabolism (basically, reduce thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue) but one day of partial fasting is fine.
The bigger worry with sub-1200 calorie diets is the propensity towards malnutrition, but you won't be malnourished for a single day's actions.0 -
I did ask the same question. I have had metabolism slow down problems in the past when I spent a week on a 1000 calorie a day diet and I'm worried it might happen again. Thanks for your answers!0
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The body does not consider 1100 calories as "starving" eating nothing for 3 weeks maybe...0
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yasmingingerbread wrote: »I did ask the same question. I have had metabolism slow down problems in the past when I spent a week on a 1000 calorie a day diet and I'm worried it might happen again. Thanks for your answers!
What an interesting notion.
How are you determining your metabolic rate? Are you being monitored in a lab? What are the signs you're seeing of metabolic slow down?0
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