BMR vs Starvation mode

VOWL · 11-15-2004, 11:26 PM

Was wondering if anyone could help me.

My Basal Metabolic Rate is 1625
My lifestyle calories burned daily is 325

so ...I understand that I need 1950 calories just to maintain my weight....my question is this....do I want to keep my caloric intake from 1625 to 1925 if I want to lose weight?

I am very worried about puting my body into the starvation mode... can someone please help me or point me in the right direction?

Thank you,
Valerie

francine · 11-16-2004, 02:16 PM

Sounds about right to me based on what I've read also. My BMR is around 1380 so I'm aiming for 1500 calories to try to lose. They also say to substract amount of calories burned with any kind of exercise you might do too.

showgirl · 11-18-2004, 05:01 PM

vowl-i've always wondered about the proverbial "starvation mode". after doing some research on fasting, which is almost zero calories depending on what type of fast you go on, your body won't go into "starvation mode" until about 30 days of just fasting on water. starvation mode being that of your body using up live cells/tissue in order to function/survive.

other research i've done, you can safely reduce your calories to 200 above your BMR without causing ill effects to your metabolism. so if your BMR is 1625, you should be good at 1825

btw-i went on a 21 day juice fast, (using a juicer and making my own fresh juices) i lost 8 pounds (a lot for me as i'm small boned and never lost weight any other way) and maintaining. no starvation mode going on here.

VOWL · 11-25-2004, 08:58 AM

Thank you, showgirl and francine.....for the information...I do appreciate it a great deal

Happy Thanksgiving.....

Valerie***

11-15-2004, 11:26 PM	#1
VOWL Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UPSTATE NY Posts: 3 Gallery: VOWL	BMR vs Starvation mode Was wondering if anyone could help me. My Basal Metabolic Rate is 1625 My lifestyle calories burned daily is 325 so ...I understand that I need 1950 calories just to maintain my weight....my question is this....do I want to keep my caloric intake from 1625 to 1925 if I want to lose weight? I am very worried about puting my body into the starvation mode... can someone please help me or point me in the right direction? Thank you, Valerie

11-18-2004, 05:01 PM	#3
showgirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Orange Co, CA Posts: 599 Gallery: showgirl Stats: 127/116/115 5'3" WOE: diet free! Start Date: 3/1/05	vowl-i've always wondered about the proverbial "starvation mode". after doing some research on fasting, which is almost zero calories depending on what type of fast you go on, your body won't go into "starvation mode" until about 30 days of just fasting on water. starvation mode being that of your body using up live cells/tissue in order to function/survive. other research i've done, you can safely reduce your calories to 200 above your BMR without causing ill effects to your metabolism. so if your BMR is 1625, you should be good at 1825 btw-i went on a 21 day juice fast, (using a juicer and making my own fresh juices) i lost 8 pounds (a lot for me as i'm small boned and never lost weight any other way) and maintaining. no starvation mode going on here. Last edited by showgirl : 11-18-2004 at 05:03 PM.

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11-16-2004, 02:16 PM	#2
francine Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buffalo, New York, USA Posts: 918 Gallery: francine Stats: 155/130/135 WOE: little of everything	Sounds about right to me based on what I've read also. My BMR is around 1380 so I'm aiming for 1500 calories to try to lose. They also say to substract amount of calories burned with any kind of exercise you might do too.

11-25-2004, 08:58 AM	#4
VOWL Junior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UPSTATE NY Posts: 3 Gallery: VOWL	Thank you, showgirl and francine.....for the information...I do appreciate it a great deal Happy Thanksgiving..... Valerie***