Don't eat once a day!

AmelMarquez
AmelMarquez Posts: 3 Member
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Hey guys ive been overweight since my teen years max was 245 lbs I'm 5'9 and my biggest mistake was to eat one big meal a day! My body was in starvation mode, and for my height and body weight i needed way more calories. Anyone out there never eat one meal a day you will get fat due to being in starvation mode

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  • tpalit2001
    tpalit2001 Posts: 24 Member
    I find it easier to not go over my calorie limit when I eat 3 meals a day, instead of one large meal a day. If I'm super hungry by the time I sit down for my meal, then I can't seem to be able to stop when I'm full.

    Starvation-mode, on the other hand, is a myth. It's physically impossible to create matter out of nothing. If there's no excess food going into one's body, it can't create fat.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    uberbusiness001 wrote: »
    Hey guys ive been overweight since my teen years max was 245 lbs I'm 5'9 and my biggest mistake was to eat one big meal a day! My body was in starvation mode, and for my height and body weight i needed way more calories. Anyone out there never eat one meal a day you will get fat due to being in starvation mode

    Yeah, no. :noway:
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    Lots of people eat just one meal a day and stay at a healthy weight.


  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Calories in/ calories out, its all in the math. No "mode" required.
  • WatchJoshLift
    WatchJoshLift Posts: 520 Member
    That's how I gained 100 lbs .... starving myself! And this whole time I though I was overeating! Amazing! Time to go buy a gallon of ice cream!
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    No. You ate too many calories and gained weight.

    A lot of people successfully eat one meal a day within their calorie limits and either successfully lose or maintain weight.

    I eat twice a day and have lost 90 pounds and am still losing.

    Starvation mode as you believe it to be is not a "thing".
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    OP, you should spend some time just reading the forums first. Start with the threads that are stickied at the top of different sections. Loads of *real* information there.

    :)
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited August 2017
    Just noticed that the OP has left the building. So either a 'returner' sock puppet or a rage quit. :(
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    TicoCortez wrote: »
    Strongest first post ever.

    You are still relatively new here. I have seen some doozy's. This one is up there.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    Just noticed that the OP has left the building. So either a 'returner' sock puppet or a rage quit. :(
    :laugh:

    Yeah, everyone gets overweight by not eating.

    I used to think I hardly ate. Turns out, I was somewhat correct; I would eat very high calorie but little volume.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,409 Member
    edited August 2017
    "Starvation Mode" / Adaptive Thermogenesis and Weight Loss
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    no starvation mod isn't real! adaptive thermogenesis is however
  • AmelMarquez
    AmelMarquez Posts: 3 Member
    Everything is online do your research people and the individuals in forums going through this
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    AmelMarquez wrote: »
    Everything is online do your research people and the individuals in forums going through this

    So you're telling people that have lost their weight successfully that you know better than them......

    How many poor souls came out of concentration camps fat because they didn't eat enough?

    It's not how often you ate that made you obese, it was how much you ate in total.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    edited August 2017
    ummm....we have done our research....starvation mode has been debunked MANY MANY MANY times...read the posted links in the forum
  • GlassAngyl
    GlassAngyl Posts: 478 Member
    You know, before the turn of the century, most people ate only one or two meals a day. Poverty, hunting and gathering, basic survival.. these things tended to get in the way of a steady diet and routine.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    AmelMarquez wrote: »
    .....your body goes into starvation mode to conserve energy....

    "Conserve" is the operative word. Use less quickly or more efficiently, but still use. According to this, you would lose, just not as quickly. In no way does "conserving" mean "creating".

    The people on these forums will quickly jump on wrong information because they want to make sure that all the other newbies are being taken care of, are being properly educated, and aren't getting mixed messages. This is a very helpful, wholesome, happy, supportive place when you ask for help, accountability, and support. Don't be turned off from being a part of the community. We want you to succeed!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Let's get some more resources in here:

    This one is great: https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/

    These are the two stickies included in the "must reads" posts on the forums:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1077746/starvation-mode-adaptive-thermogenesis-and-weight-loss/p1

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/761810/the-starvation-mode-myth-again/p1
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    https://examine.com/nutrition/how-do-i-stay-out-of-starvation-mode/
    Starvation mode, according to the above definition, is for all practical intents and purposes a myth. It seems to have originated from the Minnesota Starvation Experiment[1], where participants were given 50% of their maintenance calories for months. They lost weight until their body simply had no source for ample calories (fat storage or food intake).

    The notion that weight loss can be outright halted secondary to caloric restriction is currently unsupported, although a reduction of metabolic rate may occur. The process of losing weight itself can reduce caloric expenditure as all tissue requires some energy to exist, and most of the reduction in energy expenditure from weight loss can be accounted for from this.[2]

    In regards to case studies, there is one recorded report of an obese man fasting for 382 days (medically supervised) which was associated with a lowered metabolic rate but not a cessation of weight loss due to it.[3]
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited August 2017
    VioletRojo wrote: »
    AmelMarquez wrote: »
    Starvation mode is real Anytime you eat fewer calories than you take in you'll lose weight, barring any medical condition that inhibits weight loss. Eating too few calories in an effort to shed pounds isn't healthy, however, and it isn't the most effective way to weight loss. When you do that, your body goes into starvation mode to conserve energy, and you may find yourself experiencing a weight-loss plateau, not to mention health problems from not getting the nutrients your body needs

    No, it doesn't work that way. But you should always credit your sources so that you don't plagiarize. This paragraph was taken from livestrong.com/article/264810-weight-loss-starvation-mode/

    Yup, stealing other people's stuff and trying to pass it off as your own is incredibly dishonest.
    AmelMarquez wrote: »
    Everything is online do your research people and the individuals in forums going through this

    If your definition of 'research' is copy/paste other people's words as if they're your own, or repeat things you've read off of fearmongering derp and woo sites, then no thanks. I've already done my research in this matter from accredited scientific research and starvation mode aka you-gotta-eat-more-to-lose-weight is hokum. :)
  • okohjacinda
    okohjacinda Posts: 329 Member
    edited August 2017
    I have a best friend who really only eats once a day and has yet to be in the overweight category. In fact the only reason why she's gained weight since I met her 5 years ago is because of the medicine she is on but she is still nowhere near overweight and infact has gotten into her ideal weight (she used to complain about being too thin for her height) for her height...shes 5'10 (150lbs was at 132)...ugh how I wish to be tall.

    If she does snack its usually a pickle or sunflower seeds or a piece of fruit or welches fruit candy packs

    Watching how she eats has really made it clear to me that its all about CICO

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