About the plateau/starvation mode theory.... | |
I'm trying to buy the theory that you go into starvation mode when you aren't getting enough calories cuz that would explain why I'm not losing at the rate my dr wants. BUT.....for arguments sake, what about people who are ill; cancer etc and don't eat much for EXTENDED periods and they continually lose weight, or people in concentration camps who got extremely thin.....why didn't their bodies go into starvation mode since they were literally being "starved"? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I would just really like a good explanation of why weight loss plateaus at certain points. I've asked my doctor and he seems perturbed at that question and then talks in circles that get us nowhere. I hope someone smarter than myself can figure this one out....I'm truly stumped. Please help if you can. | 