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Originally Posted by nik-
This is a question I have about calorie limiting.
Lets say my BMR is 2100. To lose a pound a week, my calorie deficit needs to be 3500 a week which puts me at 1600 a day.
If I eat 1600 calories a day, and burn 500 via walking and exercise (bringing my total net to 1100, way lower than the number), does my body consider that starving? Or is it kosher because I still ate a reasonable amount of calories? What if I have a really active day and burn 1000 calories and still eat that 1600, does my body punish me for this?
TLDR: Does the body do this shutdown based on total calories minus exercise or calories eaten.
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Far from an expert on this, but from what I heard is you should eat often in small doses to not go in starvation mode. And eat healthy foods rich in protein and not just empty calories.