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I stand by my point, but I DID word it badly and the way I worded it can be interpreted wrong. Hard to, but not impossible. 1000 calories is not reasonable to be healthy. 1000 calories IS reasonable for weight loss, if you choose to lose weight that fast and are being mindful of your nutrition.
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Oh yeah, sorry. Forgot to mention that BMR (and thus TDEE and maintaining calories) go down as weight goes down. Never said it was healthy to eat that little. Just said starvation mode doesn't exist.
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First off, cheat meals actually aren't good for your metabolism. Your metabolism will not change no matter how much or little you eat unless you get to really, really low body fat %. That said, 'cheat meals' ARE great for boosting morale every once in a while, although I wouldn't do one every week. To answer your main…
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According to my diary, I only ever eat out at the Winking Lizard. A home-made cheeseburger is like 400 calories, and at winking lizard the same thing is 780 so that's what I use as my metric for any restaurant food.
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How many confirmations were on each of the MFP entries? (choose the one with the most, but if they both have less than 4 or 5, use the packet's calories) When you searched MFP, did you include the name of the brand? (I'm assuming no, but of yes, choose the 204 calorie one) All other things being equal, I'd choose the 204…
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Here's the thing about starvation mode- It doesn't exist, at least as long as you have any body fat to speak of. Starvation mode is what happens when your body has nothing, not even fat to run off of, not just when you're not feeding it. With your goal weight, you will not EVER have to worry about starvation mode. You…
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First off, cheat meals actually aren't good for your metabolism. Your metabolism will not change no matter how much or little you eat unless you get to really, really low body fat %. That said, 'cheat meals' ARE great for boosting morale every once in a while, although I wouldn't do one every week. To answer your main…
