07-10-2013, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!
It's possible. I've visited a dietitian in the past year, and she recommended it for me. On a personal experience level, when I was struggling (still am) and bought into the "eat less" mantra, for more than a month I ate between 500 and 800 calories a day, generally in one or two meals. And I was strictly weighing, measuring, and documenting every gram of food that I "stuffed" in my face. And over the course of that time, I lost 1 pound. The dietitian said my body was in starvation mode, so it was holding onto everything it could.
It's been very difficult. And when I talked with my doctor about it, frankly, he didn't believe me. He said "eat less."
So... I disagree that it isn't just as easy as calories in vs. calories out. Maybe it's just me, but that's my personal experience.
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I'm with your doctor. I have a really hard time believing this. It's not that I don't believe you... I just don't see how this is even possible. Your dietitian's explanation also makes no sense, as you'd lose weight in "starvation mode" as s/he terms it.
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