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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starvation mode is real. 
Weight loss is much more than calories in calories out, it's more about what you eat and when.
I'm loosing weight on 1800 kcal daily without excersising (just walking 10k steps).
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how much do you weight? 
 I would also bet that you would lose even more weight faster if you ate 1200 calories a day. Not suggesting you do that as I think a more moderate deficit is better, but if you ate less you would not stop losing weight. People who claim to not lose weight on low calorie diets are not in "starvation mode" they are simply not really eating as low calorie as they want to believe. [/quote]
Im 5'7, 190 now, down from 225, and I keep going, for quite some time, with couple of plateaus and setback
No, thank you, I won't do 1200 ever again, it's not sustainable in the long run. I'm done with yo-yo diets, they are not healthy. I'll keep eating my 1600-2000 kcal, slowly and steady loosing 1-2 lb a month until I reach my goal of 165 lb, hopefully by the end of this year.[/quote]

I wasn't suggesting you eat 1200 calories. I was making the point though that eating fewer calories would not stop your metabolism or put you into starvation mode. It would, however, cause you to lose weight faster.  i also inquired about your weight because starting at 225 with a goal weight of 165 it's no wonder you can eat 1800 cal and lose weight. That is expected. 1800 is a decent deficit for someone with that goal weight. Nothing you said in your post shows that starvation mode exists. It just shows what I always say. Eat in a calorie deficit and you will lose weight. [/quote]
Eat with too much of calorie deficit - and you're in starvation mode, your bmr slows down, slow bmr means you need to eat even less or exercise more to keep loosing weight and so on. So my point - don't go too low in your calorie intake, it is a recipe for disaster[/quote]

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