Comments on: Not Eating Enough and Gaining Weight http://www.fatandskinny.com/diet-nutrition/not-eating-enough-and-gaining-weight The Body Sculpting Journal of a Skinny Fat Girl Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Colin http://www.fatandskinny.com/diet-nutrition/not-eating-enough-and-gaining-weight#comment-111 Colin Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:30:32 +0000 http://www.fatandskinny.com/?p=123#comment-111 If you cut your calorific intake dramatically your body presumes that what is occuring is actually a famine of sorts (like early man would have experienced and modern man in less affluent society). As such, your body protects its fat stores and goes into 'famine-mode', stubbornly refusing to give up its remaining fat reserves. This is one of the reasons why weight-gain occurs at the end of a diet - your body remains in famine-mode for a time and so converts as much energy as possible into fat in preparation for further hardship. This may be the reason why your body was more amenable to giving up weight with a more moderate cut in calories? If you cut your calorific intake dramatically your body presumes that what is occuring is actually a famine of sorts (like early man would have experienced and modern man in less affluent society). As such, your body protects its fat stores and goes into ‘famine-mode’, stubbornly refusing to give up its remaining fat reserves. This is one of the reasons why weight-gain occurs at the end of a diet - your body remains in famine-mode for a time and so converts as much energy as possible into fat in preparation for further hardship.

This may be the reason why your body was more amenable to giving up weight with a more moderate cut in calories?

]]> By: Protein Shakes http://www.fatandskinny.com/diet-nutrition/not-eating-enough-and-gaining-weight#comment-110 Protein Shakes Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:35:30 +0000 http://www.fatandskinny.com/?p=123#comment-110 Found your blog while browsing Google. Bookmarked. Looking forward to more nutrition tips. Found your blog while browsing Google. Bookmarked. Looking forward to more nutrition tips.

]]> By: Protein Shakes http://www.fatandskinny.com/diet-nutrition/not-eating-enough-and-gaining-weight#comment-109 Protein Shakes Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:41:56 +0000 http://www.fatandskinny.com/?p=123#comment-109 Very nice post on nutrition. Hope to learn more from you. Very nice post on nutrition. Hope to learn more from you.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.fatandskinny.com/diet-nutrition/not-eating-enough-and-gaining-weight#comment-108 Matthew Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:53:35 +0000 http://www.fatandskinny.com/?p=123#comment-108 Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again - taking you feeds also, Thanks. Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again - taking you feeds also, Thanks.

]]> By: Susan http://www.fatandskinny.com/diet-nutrition/not-eating-enough-and-gaining-weight#comment-46 Susan Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:35:14 +0000 http://www.fatandskinny.com/?p=123#comment-46 This is a great point. I was stuck at the same weight for years and it wasn't until I started food journaling that I realized I was under-eating and as such, dramatically slowing down my metabolism. Women need to make certain that they never consume less than 1200 calories per day, and be aware of the calorie deficit created via exercise. Unless you have a substantial amount of weight to lose, you should not create more than a 1000 calorie/day deficit as the goal should be healthy, sustainable weight loss. Good luck!! Susan www.catapultfitnessblog.com This is a great point. I was stuck at the same weight for years and it wasn’t until I started food journaling that I realized I was under-eating and as such, dramatically slowing down my metabolism.

Women need to make certain that they never consume less than 1200 calories per day, and be aware of the calorie deficit created via exercise. Unless you have a substantial amount of weight to lose, you should not create more than a 1000 calorie/day deficit as the goal should be healthy, sustainable weight loss.

Good luck!!

Susan
http://www.catapultfitnessblog.com

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