Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic If starving doesn't work... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Anonymous Posted at 12:55 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 If starving yourself doesn't work, and it eats your muscles, rather than your fat, why is there barely any fat on my body anymore, but the same (or at least from what I can tell) amount of muscle? Not to mention, I haven't gained any of it back and it's been two weeks of eating normally again. I used to be able to grab the fat, feel the muscle underneath, and now all I can feel is the muscle... I know I'm stupid or whatever, but I was already pretty thin and I could NOT LOSE my "love handles" no matter how healthy I ate or how much I exercised.

Replies Miss Prophetess Posted at 9:33 pm on Sep. 6, 2008 Quote: from marmalade at 12:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 I think starving yourself affects people differently. Though maybe you hadn't got to the stage where your muscles started to waste away. This. Scarlet Tears Posted at 12:29 am on Sep. 2, 2008 Quote: from MrJollyRancher at 12:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from plumc0la at 12:55 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Eat, honestly. I'm not joking around. Do you WANT to die? Eat. It really is that easy. She's been eating normally for two weeks! READ, motherfucker, READ I find this topic quite interesting, actually, but it can lead many down the wrong path. Congrats on eating btw Yesh interesting - extremely Wrong path Many mhmm I am to easily convinced god dammit no! breakapart Posted at 2:55 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 3:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise.  Do lots of cardio daily.  Do not cut out food because that won't work.    It obviously does. No it doesn't.  Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain. Yes, it does.  Cutting out food makes you lose weight.  End of story.   It may not be the right way to do things and may not be healthy, but that does not change the fact that not eating causes weight loss. shadowpool Posted at 1:22 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 If you're running and still not losing weight, the problem could be excess insulin in your blood.  If you eat a lot of sugary snacks, drinks and white flour, you will produce excess insulin.  Insulin will keep your body from burning fat and store fat in the process.  When you need carbs, high fiber whole grains will keep your insulin from spiking. If you drink a coke and run a half hour later, you won't burn any fat. shadowpool Posted at 1:18 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 4:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise.  Do lots of cardio daily.  Do not cut out food because that won't work. It obviously does. You could have lost the weight faster by eating ~2500 calories a day and running your heart out.  If you run 20 miles, you can burn off all 2500 calories.  Then the body continues to burn fat, about 15% of what you burned during exercise, for hours and hours after you exercise.  It's possible to lose pounds very fast this way if you're careful.  Most people can't just get out and run 20 miles, but you can work up to that over the course of a year and become very healthy.  Healthy is sexy, btw. When you eat, your body wants to burn through calories.  If you stop eating, your body will drag the calories out as long as possible even if you exercise.  If you push yourself too hard on a starvation diet, you'll just lose consciousness as the brain will protect itself from starving to death.  So you can lose weight by not eating, but it will take a long time and you'll lose brain cells, bone density, muscle, and lifespan in the process. LEONIDOS Posted at 1:15 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 BALANCED DIET WITH EXERCISE YeahBoii Posted at 1:12 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 4:11 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 1:09 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 4:06 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 1:04 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise.  Do lots of cardio daily.  Do not cut out food because that won't work.     It obviously does.           No it doesn't.  Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain.    Did your dumb ass not even read the topic? If not, please don't comment. I'm not lazy at all actually, lazy would pertain to someone who doesn't know how to read a few sentences       What does your exercise consist of then?   I run, miles and miles at a time. I play varsity soccer, so the anaerobic are taken care of there. I'm in good shape, just the love handles bothered me.    http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/lose-your-love-handles-workout.html  Try reading over that.  And sorry I totally misread your post. Thank you, and it's fine. Sorry for freaking on you lol. No I'm sorry. :( Anonymous Posted at 1:11 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 1:09 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 4:06 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 1:04 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise. Do lots of cardio daily. Do not cut out food because that won't work.           It obviously does.    No it doesn't. Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain.       Did your dumb ass not even read the topic? If not, please don't comment. I'm not lazy at all actually, lazy would pertain to someone who doesn't know how to read a few sentences     What does your exercise consist of then?    I run, miles and miles at a time. I play varsity soccer, so the anaerobic are taken care of there. I'm in good shape, just the love handles bothered me. http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/lose-your-love-handles-workout.html   Try reading over that. And sorry I totally misread your post. Thank you, and it's fine. Sorry for freaking on you lol. YeahBoii Posted at 1:09 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 4:06 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 1:04 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise.  Do lots of cardio daily.  Do not cut out food because that won't work.    It obviously does.       No it doesn't.  Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain.   Did your dumb ass not even read the topic? If not, please don't comment. I'm not lazy at all actually, lazy would pertain to someone who doesn't know how to read a few sentences    What does your exercise consist of then? I run, miles and miles at a time. I play varsity soccer, so the anaerobic are taken care of there. I'm in good shape, just the love handles bothered me. http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/lose-your-love-handles-workout.html Try reading over that.  And sorry I totally misread your post. Anonymous Posted at 1:06 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 1:04 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise. Do lots of cardio daily. Do not cut out food because that won't work.       It obviously does.   No it doesn't. Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain.    Did your dumb ass not even read the topic? If not, please don't comment. I'm not lazy at all actually, lazy would pertain to someone who doesn't know how to read a few sentences   What does your exercise consist of then? I run, miles and miles at a time. I play varsity soccer, so the anaerobic are taken care of there. I'm in good shape, just the love handles bothered me. YeahBoii Posted at 1:04 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise.  Do lots of cardio daily.  Do not cut out food because that won't work.   It obviously does.    No it doesn't.  Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain. Did your dumb ass not even read the topic? If not, please don't comment. I'm not lazy at all actually, lazy would pertain to someone who doesn't know how to read a few sentences What does your exercise consist of then? Anonymous Posted at 1:00 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from shadowpool at 12:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 The body goes for fat before muscle. How many calories are you eating now? like 1600...I wasn't fat, and I'm not anorexic, and it was only for about 2.5 days and the love handles went away so idk. MrJollyRancher Posted at 1:00 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise.  Do lots of cardio daily.  Do not cut out food because that won't work.    It obviously does. No it doesn't.  Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain. She's not complaining you dumb fuck.  She is saying what she has done worked, and she is stating she she has done. Anonymous Posted at 12:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:58 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from Anonymous at 3:57 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Quote: from YeahBoii at 12:56 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 You need to eat normal but exercise. Do lots of cardio daily. Do not cut out food because that won't work.    It obviously does. No it doesn't. Get off your lazy ass and exercise or don't complain. Did your dumb ass not even read the topic? If not, please don't comment. I'm not lazy at all actually, lazy would pertain to someone who doesn't know how to read a few sentences   luminaryuprise13 Posted at 12:59 pm on Aug. 27, 2008 Um, well, it really depends on what you mean by starving yourself. If you are eating less than 1200 calories a day, then you are literally in starvation mode and will certainly feel muscle loss when you get on a bike or work out. If you are eating nothing, you WILL feel it - eventually, and you will pay for it. But if you are consuming a normal amount of food for your body weight, in a sense, starving yourself off of what you normally ate, then you would lose just fat and not muscle. Certainly if you work out. Most recent 15 of 24 previous replies displayed.