Starvation metabolism?

Question

I am pretty sure my body is in starvation metabolism. I eat 700-800 cal a day and have been doing so for the past 3 months. I eat 5 small meals a day and exercise 5 times a week, both through cardio-running and also weight training. I have gone from 130-110 lbs since I started dieting. I am 5'1. Can someone tell me how to get out of starvation metabolism (if I am in it) and how to do so without gaining my weight back? I am still losing at a slow rate but I dont feel tired or all since I am eating often, just can never seem to go above 1000 cal! (or 800 even!)

I am not starving myself because I never FEEL hunger...I am always eating, just small healthy things throughout the day which adds to total only 700-800cal. I eat fruits, veggies, whole grains, and protein through tuna. My diet is very low in fat. I have not had fast food in years. I have no problem with my lifestyle as is. I am very healthy I am just wondering if there are long term effects to being under the recommended 1200 cal a day and if theres a way I can get back up to that without gaining a lot of weight back. Like I said I have no problem eating healthy and have no intentions of reverting back to fast food or preocessed foods-ever! And I like working out, so I am going to keep that up. Running makes me feel good. Just want to be having a healthy amount of calories.

Answer 1

Eat atleast 1500 calories a day to keep your body from shutting down in survival mode and that will slow your metabolism down and it will help you stay at your weight. Exercise, that's the number one key.

Answer 2

that few of calories is not enough hungry or not you body will have ill side effects if you don't eat more and you might consider that you have an eating disorder. Have you read the news today?

Brazil Model Who Battled Anorexia Dies
By Associated Press
THU NOV 16, 2006
SAO PAULO, Brazil - A 21-year-old anorexic model who weighed only 88 pounds has died of generalized infection, a hospital said. Ana Carolina Reston, who had worked in China, Turkey, Mexico and Japan for several modeling agencies, died Tuesday, according to Sao Paulo's Servidor Publico Hospital.
The hospital said the infection that killed the 5-foot-8-inch model was caused by anorexia nervosa, a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, an aversion to food and severe weight loss.

Answer 3

Hi,
I've tried all different diets, and the weight loss is only temporary. I finally tried diet pills on the market are made from Hoodia. I saw this stuff on ABC News. It's all natural and safe, and it works! My wife took it for a month and dropped 20 pounds. I took it for a month and lost about 13 (but I didn't exercise).

I bought the natural hoodia from this website: http://www.alllsite.info/free-diet-pills.php . I checked the web site address so I can post it here and I saw they're running a promotion now to get a free 2 week sample for only $4.97! I'm going to order this supply for my wife and give it to her for Christmas =)

Answer 4

What I am going to challenge you to do is simply follow the tips in the chapter along with the following:

Get moving, please move. Even if it’s only for 10 or 20 minutes, try to do some type of exercise.
Read and Record your meals. Research has shown that if you plan your next day’s meals, and record what you actually ate your chances of eaten healthy increase greatly.
Speak those things that are not as if they were. Have faith in your results. Everyday when you wake up say to yourself. “I have a good body, I look good, feel good and I am very healthy” I am happy with my results. I will look the way I desire to look.”


Ok here is the chapter from my new book



Chapter 2

Metabolism

me·tab·o·lism
n.

The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
The processing of a specific substance within the living body: water metabolism; iodine metabolism.



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Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.



me·tab·o·lism
n.

The complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that is necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
The functioning of a specific substance, such as water, within the living body.


Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Let’s talk about metabolism. What is all this media hype about the metabolism? Why is it worthy of grabbing front page headlines in every fitness magazine?

The term metabolism, derived from the Greek language, simply means change or transformation. Our metabolism is what turns foods into energy. The higher the metabolic rate, the higher the caloric output. It is a necessary function that allows our bodies to use food and other resources to maintain the working parts, repair damage, heal injury and rid the body of toxins. In other words, metabolism is a necessary process, without which living organisms would die.

Metabolism aids in digestive function as well as absorption of nutrients. It is most affected by nutrition, hydration and physical activity. Each of these items is an imperative aspect of optimum metabolic health. When any one of these is lacking, the metabolic rate decreases. Consequently, weight loss and weight maintenance are directly related to healthy metabolism.

When does our metabolism work? Well the truth is it’s always working, even when you are sleeping. A well designed fitness program will elevate the metabolic rate. Below are nine closely guarded steps to increasing your metabolic rate.

1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.

2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta.

3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and a few fruits.

4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices of starches are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal.

5. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt.

6. Lose the booze. Despite what the "studies" say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in alcohol that you can't get in fruits and vegetables without all the bad side effects that go along with it.

7. Stop using vegetable oils such as sunflower, safflower and corn. The supermarket kind is highly refined, and it oxidizes easily when heated, contributing to arterial plaque. Use olive oil instead, and apply it to food after the food is cooked when possible.

8. Watch which types of fat you're eating. The amount of fat you eat is probably less important than the kind of fat you eat. The worst are fried foods, margarine and foods that contain hydrogenised or partially hydrogenised oils. The best is omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil.

9. Obsessively drink water: At least 8 ounces for every 20 pounds of bodyweight you're now carrying around, each day. Everyday. No excuses.



By speeding up your metabolism, you will enhance your health. Increase the amount of calories your body burns. YEAH BABY, BURN< BURN


Follow the above and you should lose a few pounds of fat in a few weeks.



If you liked this excerpt then pick up the whole book. Here is the link http://www.free-fitness-info.com



Matt Shuebrook

Answer 5

Eat 1 Big Mac a day to raise calorie intake.

Answer 6

I dont know but if you only weigh 110 lbs. you dont need to keep losing more weight. To me people who look like skeletons look as bad, if not worse than overweight people.

Answer 7

Just eat healthy and exercise, don't starve urself.

Answer 8

Eat more than you usually do, and dont exercise as much. to much exercise is bad for you