pattybjork
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When trying to lose weight your first inclination might be to cut your food intake. After all, less food would naturally have to lead to weight loss, right? Well,not exactly.Even though the initial shock of having no food will cause the body to temporarily dip into fat reserves, the fat-burning action will be short-lived, at best.
When this occurs, the body will go into what is called "starvation mode". While this might sound appealing to someone wishing to lose weight, it
is not the ideal situation. Once in starvation mode, the body realizes that no new food is being brought in for fuel. So in order to hold onto precious fat reserves, the body greatly reduces it's metabolic rate while simultaneously pulling fuel from other places, such as muscle and tissue. Instead of losing excess weight from fat, you lose pounds fromareas where you don't want to. Instead of skipping meals, eat lighter, balanced meals which will maintain a proper metabolism and allow fat to be burned.
When this occurs, the body will go into what is called "starvation mode". While this might sound appealing to someone wishing to lose weight, it
is not the ideal situation. Once in starvation mode, the body realizes that no new food is being brought in for fuel. So in order to hold onto precious fat reserves, the body greatly reduces it's metabolic rate while simultaneously pulling fuel from other places, such as muscle and tissue. Instead of losing excess weight from fat, you lose pounds fromareas where you don't want to. Instead of skipping meals, eat lighter, balanced meals which will maintain a proper metabolism and allow fat to be burned.