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Are You In The Starvation Mode or Starving For Truth? |
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Written by j.novick
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 19:23 |
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Recently we discussed the myth that dieting can lead to an eating disorders and saw this common dieting myth was in accurate. Another common dieting myth held by people is that they may not be losing weight because they are in the "starvation mode" from eating to few calories. And, in response to the intake of this low calorie level, their body has gone into "starvation mode" and slowed down their metabolism and is holding on to the weight. The usual recommendation to get out of starvation mode and allow the body to lose more weight, is to consume more calories. Eat more calories, to lose more weight.
Really?
Well, for anyone struggling to lose weight, this may sound sensible, but as you will see, it, like most other dieting myths, it is inaccurate. A few things to consider before we get to the "starvation mode." First, the human body, as is our world, is governed by the laws of physics. Body weight is a product of energy balance. We can not violate the laws of physics and thermodynamics. The energy we consume must go somewhere and to maintain a certain level of weight, and equivalent amount of energy must be consumed and an equilibrium must be achieved. Second, in regard to metabolism, about >70% of our base metabolism is driven by our brain and other vital organs and is not really effected by food consumption as I discussed in the metabolism blog. We have little impact on this basal metabolic rate. |
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New Years Resolutions: The Keys To Success |
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Written by j.novick
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Thursday, 01 January 2009 00:00 |
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Happy 2009! With the New Year here and everyone reaffirming old resolutions or making fresh new ones, everyone is looking for the keys to help them achieve and maintain their goals. So, if you are looking to fine tune your program or wondering why you may be struggling and/or not seeing the results you would like to as quickly as you would like, you may want to review these 9 key points. 1) Poor adherence/compliance. Sometimes this results from a lack of application of the guidelines and principles of health and sometimes this results from a lack of understanding of the guidelines and principles of health. Either way, the best approach is to review the principles and guidelines as recommended here in this blog and at this website. 2) Misdirection of focus/priorities. There is a lot of misinformation out there and as a result many of us may be focusing on matters that don't really effect our health while not focusing on the ones that do. 3) Minimizing/Rationalizing the effect of certain behaviors and/or personal preferences, especially in regard to certain foods. This is usually accompanied by sayings such as, "oh, it's only a little bit, "it is just this one time, " "I only do it on occasion," or, "but I head it is good for you." |
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