Help! Ive stopped losing fat, whats wrong?
Eliminating these sticking points is often a topic of discussion on the list. The answer usually lies in examining your calorie level and making the necessary adjustments. In most cases, the reason is that the dieter has dropped calories too low and forced their body into “starvation mode”. While annoying to dieters, this is a survival mechanism designed for periods of food scarcity. If you overdo the calorie restrictions, your body will react this way and seek to conserve what it has left. Your metabolism will essentially slow down to accommodate the reduced intake. It is estimated that this occurs at approximately 1000 calories below maintenance. That calorie number is a combined number, meaning the amount of calories burned (e.g. from aerobics) and the amount of calories that you eat below maintenance. This is a very common problem. Occasionally, it’s because calorie restriction is not enough. Atkins and others only speak to restricting carbohydrates, not calories and seem to depend
