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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1054542" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>When you have a massive caloric deficit our bodies can respond as if it's life-threatening (and on a primitive level it is). In severe cases, the result can be that your body slows it's metabolism to preserve stored energy and can even begin to break down muscle to reduce energy requirements. In the worst case, your body preserves energy (body fat) and breaks down lean mass (muscle).</p><p></p><p>Now, that doesn't ALWAYS happen, but most prefer not to take any chances. That's why people generally target a -500 calorie deficit per day (if you burn 2000; you eat 1500) to make it less of a shock to our bodies. The weight loss may be slower, but the fat loss often can be the same.</p><p></p><p>I have done MASSIVE caloric deficit diets (I would burn about 4000 cals a day but only eat about 1500) and lost a ton of weight, but I was very irritable and would constantly sleep due to lack of energy. The weight loss also eventually slowed down even at 1500 calories as my metabolism slowed with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1054542, member: 211504"] When you have a massive caloric deficit our bodies can respond as if it's life-threatening (and on a primitive level it is). In severe cases, the result can be that your body slows it's metabolism to preserve stored energy and can even begin to break down muscle to reduce energy requirements. In the worst case, your body preserves energy (body fat) and breaks down lean mass (muscle). Now, that doesn't ALWAYS happen, but most prefer not to take any chances. That's why people generally target a -500 calorie deficit per day (if you burn 2000; you eat 1500) to make it less of a shock to our bodies. The weight loss may be slower, but the fat loss often can be the same. I have done MASSIVE caloric deficit diets (I would burn about 4000 cals a day but only eat about 1500) and lost a ton of weight, but I was very irritable and would constantly sleep due to lack of energy. The weight loss also eventually slowed down even at 1500 calories as my metabolism slowed with it. [/QUOTE]
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