Someone mention to me if you do not eat enough you can make your body think it is in starvation mode

If you do not eat enough, yes, you can starve. If you starve long enough it will lead to your death. In order to starve you need to eat nothing or next to nothing for a very long time. Nothing short of actually starving will make your body think it's starving. Your body is far too smart for that. Also, if you do starve, you won't be fat when it eventually claims your life.

The starvation mode myth refers to a mythical mode the body enters into when it's deprived of calories in the short term. For some reason in this mode the body stops functioning under the laws of physics and doesn't burn fat despite being in a caloric deficit. This mode does not exist. There is no scientific reason for it to.

It is not that starvation mode is not real..it is actually your body protecting itself. By eating too little..your body will slow down your metabolism..and while still burning fat for fuel..it will also burn muscle mass, if you continue to not provide enough fuel. I have started on a diet of 1200-1400 calories a day..but know, that will not be sustainable, nor healthy. Check out sites that will help you design a healthy program of weight loss for you..based on your age, weight, height, lifestyle, etc..then design one that works for you.

Starvation mode isn't what people popularly believe. It is real, if you want to read about it, and understand that it is a long term effect, here you go: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1077746/starvation-mode-adaptive-thermogenesis-and-weight-loss

Keep it simple, don't worry about it. Assure you get enough fats and protein. And eventually if you need to take a diet break of a few weeks, do so.

alyssawentland wrote: »

vismal wrote: »

If you do not eat enough, yes, you can starve. If you starve long enough it will lead to your death. In order to starve you need to eat nothing or next to nothing for a very long time. Nothing short of actually starving will make your body think it's starving. Your body is far too smart for that. Also, if you do starve, you won't be fat when it eventually claims your life.

The starvation mode myth refers to a mythical mode the body enters into when it's deprived of calories in the short term. For some reason in this mode the body stops functioning under the laws of physics and doesn't burn fat despite being in a caloric deficit. This mode does not exist. There is no scientific reason for it to.

This is why I feel everyone trying to lose weight should remove the word "starve" in any of its variations from their vocabulary completely.

You are not starving. You have never been starved. You will never be starving. There are people in this world who starve. You are not one of them.

Adaptive thermogenesis is the correct term - starvation mode sounds better and does tend to explain some of the effects. Language is fluid - one word may mean many things.

20% deficit is fine. Any more than that may cause problems.