Is it true that your metabolism slows down and you go into 'starvation mode' if you eat below a certain threshold of calories?
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Is it true that your metabolism slows down and you go into 'starvation mode' if you eat below a certain threshold of calories?
Not really.
It does slow down but it’s not going to magically reverse your weight loss, you will always lose more weight if you eat less.
it slows down in a sense that once you start eating again your body will have to switch back from breaking down fat and muscle tissue for energy to using whatever you are ingesting which can cause some problems and in extreme cases death if you go for an extremely prolonged time (months) without eating and then start pigging down on your favorite goyslop
other than that everything you heard about the body putting on fat or gaining weight is adamantly false, your body prioritizes fueling itself, maintaining organs, maintaining bone and muscle tissue, putting on fat reserves in this exact order each and every time no exceptions
>breaking down fat and muscle tissue for energy
If you only ate protein at a deficit (and multivitamins or whatever) would that stop the muscle loss?
it won't 100% stop it but it will help, however the best way to avoid losing muscle mass on a cut is working out on a deficit
Kind of.
The best way to lose body fat and maintain muscle mass is to eat at a 300-400 calorie deficit while still strength training and eating lots of protein.
It is true though that if you eat at like a 600 calorie deficit and remain unactive, you will lose connective tissue and muscle mass along with body fat.
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It kinda does, but it doesn't entirely compensate the lack of calories. If you eat less you still losing weight.
>It's a true that you starve when you don't eat enough
Uhhhhhhh.
Yes the body is a fricking butthole and will treat 1200 calories like 3600 and pack on every gram of food as weight, or I am some freak of nature that doesn’t need to eat even close to the recommended daily allowance. I’m just gonna cycle 5 day fasts and only eat 2 days a week.
body-kun just wants you to stay alive anon you're scaring him
Nothing youve just said is true in any way
How do you consume circa 1000 calories for weeks and not lose any weight? I went from 168 lbs to 168 lbs. I am so frustrated right now at how much time I wasted.
1. Incorrect counting
2. Adaptive thermogenesis
costco chicken breasts are pretty big I guess but I bought thin sliced, even if I was counting wrong there is no way I ever went over tdee because of how extreme the diet was. Frick muscle mass I am just going to fast until near death.
Yeah, so like I said, number two.
How do people even train fasted? I'm just cutting normally right now and when I go to the gym I feel lightheaded if I exert myself.
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Fatcopers can't even explain what starvation mode is supposed to be. Obesity is an IQ issue.
Obesity is a health issue, my body is literally too healthy to cut. My calorie needs are apparently 1000s below the normal rate because my body is just too efficient an engine.
It’s fact. I probably only need 500 cals for maintenance and burn calories at less than a 10th the average rate, I am genetically cursed with good health.
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It's rooted in truth: your body compensates for major deficits by making you weaker, slower and lazier to conserve energy. More moderate deficits ironically lead to better results because you can reach the same "calories out" through your performance in the gym.
'starvation mode' happens at extremely low body fat percentages, where your body can't help but consume muscle tissue as a result of extended periods of calorie deprivation. if you're a fatty, any amount of 'calorie deprivation' will only result in fat loss because your body wants to preserve muscle/lean body mass at all costs. and yes, even as a fatty, you can lose some small amount of muscle during 'extended periods of calorie deprivation' but it's negligible in the long run, and a sufficient lifting routine + hitting your daily protein intake requirements should be enough to rebuild/preserve what you already have.
t. not a doctor but I read books sometimes.
Ignore the anons saying otherwise: yes, absolutely it does. It’s a major reason why people who were fat fail to stay lean. Your body tries everything to avoid fat loss and becomes more efficient to avoid it. This effect is permanent. Which is why you need less and less calories as you diet down. That’s also why you should try everything to soften that process as much as you can by dieting in moderation and make lots of breaks between longer dieting periods