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>>109430
Yes, just gradually increase your food intake by about 50 calories per day. This is how millions of people get off fasts.
>>109428
That isn't how weight loss works. He will continue to lose weight, provided he is in a calorie deficit. Your metabolism determines how efficiently your body processes food, not how much weight you lose from a calorie deficit. If he/she is taking in 1000 calories a day, he/she will keep losing weight in the form of muscle and fat.
>>109427
Maybe he/she is not going for muscle gain. Not everyone wants that, because not everyone is a pretentious 15-25 year old male striving to be LOL HUEG.
Also, OP, you aren't in "starvation mode". This term needs to cease being chucked around these forums. Starvation mode means your body is consuming your vital organs for sustenance. This won't happen until your body is exhausted or nearly exhausted of stored fat.
The basic human body requires 1500-2000 calories per day to maintain itself. When I say "basic human body", I mean your most vital, basic functions (organs, blood flow, excretory system, etc.). Larger people need more calories to maintain body size, regardless if it is a muscular or fatty build. The less calories you consume, the less fat and/or muscle your body is able to maintain. A calorie deficit means you are taking in less calories than your body needs to run its basic functions. Thus, your body makes up for the lack of calories by consuming stored energy from the least vital sources first, which are fat (fat's only purpose is to provide emergency energy) and muscle (muscles are not organs and thus not required for your body to keep functioning, so they are consumed along with fat during a calorie deficit).
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