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Sure, there probably is an element of that. I'm sure that people who have survived sieges and famines would have loved it if their body could magically get bod
by tekla 4y ago
Sure, there probably is an element of that.
I'm sure that people who have survived sieges and famines would have loved it if their body could magically get body fat to use to survive, but they don't.
Starvation mode is not some magical state. Your metabolism drops. You will still lose weight if you eat less than maintenance.
- bitL 4y agoYes, though not eating at all seems to be much more pleasurable when trying to lose weight than just eating ~500kcal and feeling absolutely miserable due to one's body shutting down. Though I would skip water fasting and replace it with vitamin/electrolyte water fasting instead as one has only about a week of B1/B3 reserves and when those are gone, people might get into states resembling multiple sclerosis or schizophrenia, which doesn't sound like fun.