and what do you think of starvation mode. is this a myth,or is it true...
everyone talks about if you diet to much or to heavy, your caloric need will be less then before and then you should eat more to "start the engine", because without it no fat will be burn...
Your calorie requirement can simply change with body weight.
As your body weight drops (as in losing fat tissue, for example), one's calorie requirements can likewise change. And, at some point, one will have to (potentially) recalculate their caloric requirements.
It rather logical really. When one first begins, they approximate their calories requirements based on their personal particulars (sex, weight, hgt, etc), and during the process of tissue loss, these personal particulars---can change. How much simply depends on the nature of the differences.
I never really liked the term: Starvation mode, mainly because it gets out of context, and misunderstood (for the most part).
It's basically a complicated series of biological/physiological events within your body (or a defense mechanism, if-you-will). And, it's not turned ON and OFF like a light switch.
But, yes, the body will and can fight you, cause its agenda is sometimes different than what you constructed through your diet and fitness activities.
We have to understand something. Our body is a most complicated machine, and even though we have learned many things over time, there are many things yet to be learned (and in some cases un-learned). Our bodies both love us and hate us. It can be in line with our fitness goals and it can be totally out of context with it, having its own agenda.
IMO, the bodies primary purpose is to keep you alive, and it covets fat tissue storage. If the body has efficient access to abundant energy. It quite simply likes that...a lot. Think of it like having enough fuel to make it on a trip, versus having a near empty tank, no gas station around, and 500 more miles to go.
And, as long as your goals do not negatively effect these internal parameters (so-to-speak), than in most cases you will see favorable results with your goal. If it begins to toe the line (again so-to-speak), then you things are different.
Today, body fat (if its too high) is seen as a general health risk, but one's body does not necessarily see this way.
In
contrast to fat, muscle requires a lot of energy to build, and sustain, but doesn't provide as much energy when it is broken down-as compared to fat. And, as we progress (from deficit dieting as an example) we can run into an equal set of complicated adaptions taking place, and here we begin with the adaption complications. And, when considering your personal goal, this can be grossly out of line with your personal goals, or bring unfavorable results.
IMO, one's body is far more concerned with homeostasis (remaining the same) than with anything else: From a series of adaptions to another, the body-seems-to defend your body weight and body fat percentage at a certain level, and it can get aggressive in action dependent on what's happening.
In addition, our bodies (atypically) are not good (or efficient) performing two things at once--especially when some of the requirements are at odds with one another (such as wanting to put on muscle and lose fat tissue). Sure new ones to training, can perform astounding benefits of muscle gain and fat loss (in some cases), but this is NOT TYPICAL with the most advanced training person. In short, they have different (and, in fact, mutually exclusive) requirements. That is, gaining muscle and losing fat require different scenarios in terms of nutrition, hormones, etc.
In this rather winded post, what I am saying is that, yes, your body will adapt to what you are presenting it through your diet (in calories and whatnot) and exercise.
But..........
.you fight-----back with knowledge, and basically in the end of the game, you still use the same fundamentals that brought you success, but........you simply apply it in a different manner--understanding what your body is trying to do.
Best regards,
Chillen
