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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
The more I think about your situation, the more I think you may be missing 'hidden calories' somewhere.
Sticking to 1,600 calories a day should be a huge weekly loss in weight unless you are like 5 feet tall and don't exercise, and you exercise regularly. That whole 'starvation mode' thing is bollocks.
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Yeah, thinking about it, maintenance is probably 2000 calories at least for a 175lbs male. If he's working out on top of that and not losing weight. There's likely excess calories coming in somewhere.
I do think there is some truth to starvation mode. For example, if I go too long without eating enough, I start to get lethargic and light headed. I can feel my metabolism shutting down a bit. That being said, your body has to obey the laws of thermodynamics.
You're probably correct, if you're out being active and only eating 1600 calories a day, you're probably not gaining weight.
Although like other posters have said, there could be water retention. If you start regularly using a muscle you weren't using much before, particularly for high rep exercise, your body will begin to put glycogen stores in those muscles, and more water will flood in. A lot of people who start a running routine notice this a lot. They gain weight despite looking visibly leaner.