I'd like to clarify:
If you don't take in enough calories, your body goes into the state commonly coined 'starvation mode.' In starvation mode, your metabolic rate is lowered by about 10% under its capacity. The idea behind this, is that with a lower metabolic rate, your body can better conserve its energy.
Your body will go into starvation mode if you cut your daily caloric intake to less 50% of what your body requires.
In my case, my BMR is 1,326. In order for me to put my body in starvation mode, I would have to eat less than 663 calories.
Weight: 114 113 112 111 110 109 108 107 106 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95
Height: 5'4
(this picture makes me chuckle, because I once went
without dusting my house long enough to see it pour through the windows
like this... all the while wondering why I was having severe allergies.)
thanks for this - I wasnt sure if it was under 1000, but for me it is the same as yours... so the idea is to stay just above to lose more weight, right?! xx
ReplyDeleteYep! :] You are quite welcome.
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