Is starvation mode a myth or real? Some say it’s a total BS, some say it’s very real. What do I say? Many people assume starvation mode is a point where your body completely stops losing weight. And since this is not happening as we can all lose weight by starving ourselves more and more,…
[This article is an excerpt from my book “BrainwashED: Diet-Induced Eating Disorders. How You Got Sucked In And How To Recover”] Some people think that “healthy” restriction is okay – that you have to restrict to remain healthy and not become overweight – and this may sound logical to most people, but it could not be…
“But what if I do overeat? How come I won’t become overweight or obese by doing this? If I eat more I need to restrict or exercise to compensate! Otherwise, the excess calories will turn into fat and I will gain unnecessarily! Maybe these are some of the questions you may wonder about the eating…
If you have been through yo-yo dieting, crash dieting or even eating disorders you may realise that you need to let go of restriction, eat more calories, exercise less (or even stop completely), and rest more to fully recover and come out of the burned-out state. This, however, may freak you out a little, understandably.…
The first time I read about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment I was amazed to see how many similarities these participants experienced regarding eating disorders. This experiment is one of the best examples to show us what happens when we restrict foods and how our body reacts to starvation. In this post, I want to show…
In today’s video, I talk about how diets can cause eating disorders. How dieting, restriction, will induce starvation symptoms that are also symptoms of eating disorders. Do you really have a “mental illness” of eating disorder or are your body just STARVED? How diets induce all eating disorder symptoms. In this video you will learn: What is the link…
