Under Calories/Starvation Mode Question

You go to bed like you usually do.

If it's a rare thing, I don't stress it. Like one of the days I was really sick and only ended up eating like 600 calories that day. If it's a common thing, I'd suggest looking for some higher calorie low volume snacks such as nuts to help fill in the gap. They have excellent natural oils that are so important for your body. Just watch out for the roasted salted stuff as it gets bad for you quick. Opt for dry roasted over oil roasted and less salty to unsalted over salted.

One day won't hurt you. If you aren't hungry, don't eat.

Don't worry about it. I personally have 800 left today.

Are those 900 calories from exercise, or is there 900 calories left just from your food allowance?? If most of those are from exercise, I wouldn't worry about it. But if you've only eaten like 300 calories all day long - I would try to eat something. Either way, it's not going to hurt you for one day.

I wouldn't worry about it. If you are hungry, there's nothing wrong with having a healthy snack. Maybe some baby carrots, some nuts, something good for you. But if not, just try to plan better the next day. If this happens a lot though, and you are falling short, I would re-focus on planning my meals, logging faithfully until it becomes a habit. Oh, and focus on the positive. Worry can spiral into fear which can spiral into stress and become self-defeating. Good luck and good health to ya!

Eat if you are hungry... I wouldn't go under 800 cal a day though.

http://www.healthscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=512:are-you-in-the-starvation-mode-or-starving-for-truth&catid=102:jeff-novicks-blog&Itemid=267

Someone had told me awhile ago to eat some almonds, or other kinds of nuts, they tend to have more calories, per smaller servings, plus theyre good for you

Why would she do that? She just said she's full.
One flippin' day of not eating enough calories (whatever that means) doesn't put you in "starvation mode" for crying out loud.

I should have eaten the almonds. I didnt end up eating and I did gain 0.5lb overnight when I usually lose overnight. MFP tells you everyday on the bottom of your chart that if you dont eat your calories your body will go into starvation mode and conserve calories making it hard to lose weight.

You know to actually gain half a pound you would have to consume 1750 extra calories? It's just water weight. One low day is not going to put you into starvation mode, and it is not why you went up over night.

occasionally being way under has no ill effect.

I wanted to know if this is really true. I'm a 33-yr-old male and my daily caloric intake (according to the site) is 1590/day. I try to load up on protein and carbs during the day, and have something really tiny at night. I normally am a little hungry, but not to the point where I feel famished or extremely starved. I am anywhere between 100 to (at times) 400 under my daily goal. I've lost 15 lbs since I joined so I'm guessing that my daily routine is working. Sometimes though, I tend to record my food on the higher side just to be safe. Will this cause my body to go into "starvation mode"? And evern more importantly, will this delay my over-all weight goal? Thanks so much!

Someone had told me awhile ago to eat some almonds, or other kinds of nuts, they tend to have more calories, per smaller servings, plus theyre good for you

Why would she do that? She just said she's full.
One flippin' day of not eating enough calories (whatever that means) doesn't put you in "starvation mode" for crying out loud.

Amen.