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To be uneasy/confused by what the weight loss coach said?

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QuestionableMouse · 06/06/2025 12:29

Just left an appointment with her after being referred by my GP for help losing weight.

She told me I must eat within and hour of getting up and something at lunch or my body will go into "starvation mode" and hang on to fat. I thought the whole starvation mode thing was proven to be rubbish? And that I have to exercise more.

It's left me a bit bemused and not sure how helpful the whole thing is going to be!

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QuestionableMouse · 06/06/2025 12:40

toomuchfaff · 06/06/2025 12:35

Earing in the morning - breakfast break fast of overnight, helps... skipping breakfast is detrimental.

I suppose suggesting lunch is in keeping with small meals regular and often, less likely to graze etc.

Maybe she cba explaining properly? Either way not good for a professional

She used the phrase "starvation mode" several times.

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Funkytuna · 06/06/2025 12:40

Yes starvation mode is absolutely a myth. If not eating stopped people from losing weight, how are anorexics thin? People in concentration camps? How do people starve to death? Ridiculous notion.

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QuestionableMouse · 06/06/2025 12:40

Fastingandhungry · 06/06/2025 12:35

Are you a snacker? I eat less if I follow that advice because I don’t get the starvation signals.

Not particularly. I used to be but not so much now.

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QuestionableMouse · 06/06/2025 12:39

HowManyDucks · 06/06/2025 12:33

Yeah nah. That's bullshit. Although eating in the morning can help to ensure you eat fewer calories throughout the day. It's got nothing to do with starvation mode though. It's because of we wait until we are starving before eating we are more likely to overeat.

I do eat on a morning but it's usually not within an hour of waking.

I usually get up, have a coffee, do whatever housework needs doing and then eat.

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QuestionableMouse · 06/06/2025 12:38

MounjaroMounjaro · 06/06/2025 12:33

She's talking absolute nonsense about diet, though she's right to suggest you exercise more.

I'm struggling a bit ATM due to anemia but I'm trying!

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FoodAppropriation · 06/06/2025 12:37

You need a different coach. She hasn't got a clue.

toomuchfaff · 06/06/2025 12:35

Earing in the morning - breakfast break fast of overnight, helps... skipping breakfast is detrimental.

I suppose suggesting lunch is in keeping with small meals regular and often, less likely to graze etc.

Maybe she cba explaining properly? Either way not good for a professional

Fastingandhungry · 06/06/2025 12:35

Are you a snacker? I eat less if I follow that advice because I don’t get the starvation signals.

AtomicBlondeRose · 06/06/2025 12:34

It’s bollocks. Lots of people don’t eat until later in the day and it’s better for you IMO!

HowManyDucks · 06/06/2025 12:33

Yeah nah. That's bullshit. Although eating in the morning can help to ensure you eat fewer calories throughout the day. It's got nothing to do with starvation mode though. It's because of we wait until we are starving before eating we are more likely to overeat.

MounjaroMounjaro · 06/06/2025 12:33

She's talking absolute nonsense about diet, though she's right to suggest you exercise more.