Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

With so many diets and nutritional plans out there, you can get lost. Find out what works best for others and share your experiences!

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Starvation Mode, Help!

Windmill
Windmill
Posts: 3
Joined: 2006/05/01
Canada
2006/05/07, 07:08 PM
im fairy new at this eating healthy lifestyle. I run 3 days a week for 30 minutes, and try to do weights the days i don't run. We don't have any sweets in the house, and eat mainly organic. My trackers says to eat 1900 calories, but i usually never get over 1300. Is that a problem? will that stop me from losing weight? (I definitly haven't been losing any!) As well if you could give me some ideas of what to snack on during the day! Fruit or Veggies don't always cut it! thanks!
bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2006/05/07, 09:31 PM
Yes, too low a calorie intake will more than likely cause metabolic slowdown, lowered thyroid output...the bodies reaction to what it percieves as starvation.

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mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/05/07, 09:33 PM
There a lot a lot of alternatives. I'd suggest you browse the thumb tack posts in the nutrition forum to get some ideas. You'll find that most of us eat multiple small meals rather than just fruit or veggies. From your caloric intake as you've already seen, you won't lose weight but will increase your body fat with. If your over deprive your body, your metabolism slows down so that it can store as much as possible.
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
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Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/05/07, 09:35 PM
:) I guess I didn't type fast enough.