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Anonymous
I've lost 20 pounds in the last 2 months /fit/, and I want to loose at least 5 more in the next month. I've been weighing myself daily and for the past couple of weeks I haven't lost any weight. I may have even gained a pound or two. (maybe muscle)

I eat 1000 calories a day, and do nothing but sit on my ass. I may walk around the house and go to the grocery store but thats it. Very minimal weight lifting too, 10 pound weights for about 5 minutes every day or two.

Why have I stopped losing weight, and put some on even, have I gone into starvation mode? Is there a way to tell or a way to continue my diet with the same amount of exercise. If I am in starvation mode or whatever the fuck it is, how do I get out of it with the least amount of poundage put back on.
>> sage
Weight is less important than results.

Have you gained muscle? Muscle weighs more than fat. Look @ results before the scale.
>> Anonymous
>and do nothing but sit on my ass

there's your problem. Your metabolism has slowed to match your lowered caloric intake, so you're not going to see any more benefit from starving yourself. When you start eating normally again you will put the weight back on.
>> Anonymous
>>109428
Is there a way to get my metabolism back up to normal when I finally do get the body I want?

>>109427
I've gained very little muscle I suppose.
>> Anonymous
>>109425
;_;
>> Anonymous
>>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).
>> Anonymous
>>109447

cont.

You aren't in any sort of danger until your body runs out of these non-vital energy sources and begins cannibalizing its vital organs. When this happens, you are truly starving. Death from starvation results when your body literally consumes its own vital resources and you die because of it.

Naturally, though, the less one weighs, the slower weight loss occurs. Someone who weighs 300 pounds has a very easy time dropping down to 200 or so, but it will begin to slow down after that. It will never stop completely, though, because your body will always be consuming stored energy to run itself during a calorie deficit.

Hope that clears some shit up. I'm preaching pure science here.
>> Anonymous
>>109447

>Yes, just gradually increase your food intake by about 50 calories per day. This is how millions of people get off fasts.

Oh, I should also mention that you get the best results by making these initial calorie increases consist of liquids like 100% fruit juice with no added sugars or simple food sources like vegetables.

Do keep in mind that weight loss and weight gain are very, very fickle. All it takes to gain 10 pounds per year is a simple 100 extra calories per day that are not burned off. Like they say, nobody got fat over night...and nobody get skinny over night.

MOST obesity cases are caused as such. It's people who ate carelessly in their teens and 20s and then suddenly realized they were 50-100 pounds overweight because of the casual snacking and slightly larger portions they kept adding on. If you ate your averagely required 2000 calories and then snacked on an apple on top of that without actively exercising, you're on your way to the 10 pound per year weight gain.

I mean, it's simple. If you aren't an athlete and if you don't have much time to exercise, then DON'T be so lenient with your diet. Don't assume minor snacks won't add up over time if you have a fairly sedentary lifestyle (most of America and Europe with office jobs). Sure, a track runner might be able to pack down three cheeseburgers and gain no weight, but if you want to weigh the same as him and you aren't a track runner, you need to not eat increased calories unless you burn them off with a source of exercise, because anything more than what your body needs for organ functions will be converted to stored fat.

Also, drinking water does keep up your metabolism, just not so much as solid foods.