does starving your body really cause it to store everything as fat.?
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it will burn the fat making you thinner
398027
Your body will go into starvation mode and start to shut down.  Your body will retain all it's energy for making your brain and heart work, but at some point those would shut down, too.
1143634
fat is turned into energy and consumed by your body.
451633
I know people who have used it.  It does work.  The length of time it would take to use it depends on how much you have to lose. But it does work because all the fat that you will be consuming will not be absorbed by the body anymore, hence you will not be storing it. I don't know if you are aware of this, but since your body will not be storing the fats you have consumed it will automatically expel it and you would need to have some padding on your underwear to help absorb all of it, because sometimes it just seeps out since it is the oil and grease stuff from all the food.  And there will be LOTS (oil/grease) of it.  There is just so much fat in food nowadays you'll be surpised. It works, I have seen the results.  Good luck! =)
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yes...after not eating for a long while your body goes into a survival mode eating what fat you have on your body. but as soon as you eat something again yuor body will hold on to that food b/c it thinks that you will not eat again. so by holding all that food you will gain weight quicker. just eat every day like a normal perspn.
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Yes, because when you stop eating, or eat less, your metabolism slows down, because the body does not want to starve.  When your metabolism slows down,  calories and fat are burned way slower resulting in weight gain we you start eating normal again.
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No, that is not true. Fat people dont want to be fat. It could be hormonal, it could be metabolism or whatever. Its like telling an autistic kid that he is not reading or concentrating enough, and thats what makes him autistic. Obesity really is a medical issue. Its not as easy as starving yourself or running everyday. \nIt is harderer for some to lose wt than the others. You can critize the policy to hand out money to these guys, but calling them lazy isnt fair... ITS SHALLOW!!
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No, but keep in mind...weight gain is cumulative. Depending on the time and composition of the food, some will leave the system and some will stay. Foods break down into proteins, fats and carbohydrates. You might not retain the foods you eat at one sitting, but overtime your body will store more fats and fluids than you need.
400139
yeah, it's your body using it's energy to digest the food instead of keeping you at a steady temperature.  espeically happens after i eat a lot.
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none. where fat is stored on your body is genetically determined. if pple in your family store fat around their middle, too bad for you. in the same way, you cant "spot reduce" eg by doing crunches, you have to lose weight in your whole body.
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if you work out and build muscle you will burn fat. building muscle helps with your metabolism which will help with burning fat :) and this theory has been proven time and time again. good luck\n\nThe human body is a funny thing. It's VERY ADAPTABLE for survival. So when you give it less food, the result is a slow metabolism for survival purpose. That's why it is important to take a break (but stay in control of your food intake) from your diet and focus on eating healthy, balance meals with exercise. This will prevent your metabolism from getting too slow.\n\nHundreds and thousands of years ago, when eating was a matter of survival, the body would protect itself by slowing down the rate it burned calories (lower metabolism) to maintain weight. In modern society, we have the opposite problem of too much food, temptation and consequent weight gain.\n\nOur body is designed for survival and less food is a threat to it's survival. You must control a slow increase or decrease of food to successfully lose weight and keep it off. If you stop eating or skip meals, your metabolism will come to a SCREECHING HALT. \n\nIf you maintain a control and balance diet, you will lose weight but your body's metabolism will finally adapt and slow down. That's why we need to take a break from dieting. If you give up and SUDDENLY start eating \nback to your pre diet intake, you may quickly gain weight because of a low metabolism.\n\nthis is why i recommend smaller more frequent meals.\nIncrease Your Metabolism Through Movement/ exercise/ walking at least 30 minutes helps boost it also.\nto answer you question truthfully, noone can give you an accurate # because all bodies are different. \nBUT if you eat more frequently so your body doesnt go ito survival mode and excercise then you are on the right track and if you can excercise in the morning that increases your metabolism for a while. the more you raise you heartrate the more of a boost your metabolism gets
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you won't see very impressive results without some exercise. if you cut down on your calories too much your body will store the fat. try cutting out sodas, sugars, and other processed snacks for one. add more protein to your diet too.
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No it doesn't because your body thinks that you are starving it and it will hold on to EVERY calorie that you put into it. Believe me, been there, done that. The fastest way to lose weight is by eating six **small** meals a day. It takes some getting used to but once you see the results it gets a lot easier. Very small portions six times a day combined with exercising 3-4 times a week has helped me take off almost 100 lbs this year. Also: water is key. Make sure that you drink plenty of it!
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if you hardly eat that is the problem, Your body stores fat and when you don't eat like 6 to 8 small meals a day your body thinks its starving itself and will keep storing more fat. now say you eat a banana at 8 in the morning then at 1030-11 you eat a bagel then at 200 you eat an apple at 5 you eat a cup of spaghetti at 8 you eat some cake and walk it off or even sit there watching TV move you legs, they say fidgeting is good for you.
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Lean muscle would first be consumed if you starve. Fat is stored because your body goes into starvation mode and stores all fat for later use. By starving or even skipping meals your body not only losing lean muscle mass, but you can also completely whack out your metabolism in a day.
497628
Sugar causes the body to produce insulin and this leads to the storage of excess calories as fat.  Sodium doesn't have much to do with fat at all.
499143
dieting interferes with your metabolism and fools your body into thinking that it's going through a starvation cycle. if you keep doing it, and going back and forth, your body will learn to compensate for these starvation/plenty waves by trying to even your metabolism out, and you will gain more in the non-diet phase and lose less during the diet phase. that's your body trying to save itself. \n\nin other words, dieting makes people fat. the only thing that works is a sensible combination of regular exercise and a permanently healthy diet of little to no meat, no junk food, lots of whole foods, fruit and vegetables.