Posts by shaikha

That's very interesting I never thought about that, you are right about Gastric bypass patients not getting more than 1200 calories. You raise a good point.  

I'm not sure I could be wrong (my profile is set on sedentary), but I believe that you should be adding in your exercise. My reason is that the moderate activity that the burn meter calculates is an estimate on how much your body is burning, as an active person, without the additional exercises.

Hmmm, I see what your saying this is confusing..Ok lets say usually on a typical day you move a lot, use stairs and walk your dog and your daily routine is pretty much active than that's what the burn meter is calculating but I don't think it will calculate the additional 30 min on the treadmill, or the weight training that you did today. P.S this is just an example and I could be completely wrong.

Original Post by sweetblea:

mine does this too but i am able to suck it in and hide it. i wonder why? i literally spend my entire day holding my stomach muscles tense so that i don't have a pregnant belly and i wonder if doing that has strengthened them

I not sure, but I think that sucking your tummy in does strengthen your stomach muscles.

Original Post by spirochete:

Original Post by shaikha:

I'm sick of hearing about starvation mode. If everyone was starving we would all be skinny!

To use your wording, let me put this in simple terms so you can understand. Starving is not starvation mode.

After writing a huge essay I didn't think that anyone would still be confused. Ok One more time....Thanks for your concern but I already know this, my knowledge on starvation mode and starving or whatever was never what I was trying to debate. 

I am not going to get frustrated over comments made by random people on the Internet that do not know who I am. But in my defense cause I am allowed to have the right to defend myself when I am being attacked. The majority of you have either misread my original post or are desperately lacking mental abilities.

1. I am well aware of what starvation mode is. This is not a post about whether it exists or not or what it is, I know what starvation mode is and I know that is exists. OK I get it, I am AWARE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT EAT LESS THAN 1200 CAL. Thanks for your concern but I already know this but it was never what I was trying to debate.
   
2. I never said that I support starving, or support eating disorders, or fad diets, I am not a recovering anorexic or a bulimic and also I am not starving I have a daily caloric intake of 1700. So I am not in starvation mode and I am unaffected by it again, my eating habits was not what I was trying to debate and I am not trying to justify anything.

What I did say, and I will state again (simplified version so everyone can understand) is that when ever some has a question on this website, people tend to respond immediately by saying that the person is in starvation mode.

OK let me rephrase that once again, here on "CC" people use "starvation mode" as an answer to almost every problem/question they encounter. And OK it maybe a good explanation but it does not apply to every problem people encounter when dieting. Instead of looking for other reasonable answers like vitamin deficiencies and such...people use starvation mode. For example (this is a made up situation so please I don't need answers to this question, I made this question up and these user are made up and this is just an example trying to emphasize my point):

Bubblebunny: Hi, guys I have been sleeping a lot lately I don't know why, can anyone help me understand why this is happening to me?

Zebahr: Oh well maybe you are in starvation mode and you need to increase your caloric intake.

Gehjkl: YOU HAVE AN EATING DISORDER! You shouldn't starve yourself!

There are many other reason apart from starvation mode that can explain why a person is sleeping to much, lack or iron? Depression? Whatever it is, all I am saying is that people exaggerate starvation mode a little to much and jump to the conclusion that the poster has an eating disorder (I can now use myself as a perfect example, because all of you seem to think that I am starving)

Now if you didn't understand that, than I am really sorry because I don't know how to explain this any clearer. Thank you for you insight, and I appreciate it no matter how unrelated it is. Honestly this posting just justified my point. And I am well aware that the majority of you are not dietitians or nutritionist, so I forgive you. I hope this has helped clear up understanding. Have a nice day

Original Post by alevin:

And people who argue against the existence of starvation mode may have a desire to advocate for their own personal practices of fasts and other extremely calorie-restricted diets.

I am not arguing over the existence of starvation mode, I am merely stating that it is exaggerated. And again for the millionth time, I do not restrict myself of calories and how is it that you know what my daily caloric intake (you don't) for you to be able to come up with these assumptions?

Original Post by alevin:

Ok. Failing to resist temptation here... I'm not eating dessert today, but I am responding to this post...

The Original Poster says that she is back on a Fruit Diet, after failing to stick to the same crash diet earlier.

I wish the OP the best of luck in her attempt to lose weight quickly with severe calorie restriction and an eating pattern that is not sustainable over the long haul.

On this site, many people are attempting to lose weight slowly by changing our eating patterns, and being more active, in ways we can sustain for the rest of our lives.

 

I am not on the Fruit Diet, and I did it just to try it and I am still alive so 4 days of eating fruit did not kill me...I am in no way restricting myself of calories. I don't write in my journal everyday so you can't read something that's a few weeks old and come up with assumptions.  I am not encouraging eating disorders, I have never had one and probably never will.

Lol ya we are going to get heck for these posts, I am just waiting for someone to go on a rampage and yell at us. But seriously all I am saying is we are freaking ourselves out over "starvation mode".

Thanks for the replies guys! I think it might be something with what types of food cause just like alicandra said use to happen to her...mine gets hard like a hard protruding soccer ball and I can't suck it in. I didn't mind it before but it's pretty bad now and it's quite embarrassing so I think I might go get it checked out.  It is definitely not normal bloating.

pgeorgian, thanks for your input, but I am not skinny I have a BMI of 27 and I am on a diet so I don't let myself eat to much. I thought that it was just me who noticed (and so I didn't really mind cause you can always hide it and its been happening all my life) but my roommate commented on it just recently and we aren't really friends so it was strange to hear it from someone else and now I am convinced that other people notice to but don't say anything

Thanks!

That's very true they are up there in calories, I always wanted to ask if they add syrup because fruits aren't that high in calories. Every place adds syrup to drinks these days.