I know the standard (and maybe correct answer) is that your body goes into “starvation mode” and adjusts your BMR. That doesn’t seem to address a few observations I’ve made.
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Plateaux always seem to be the same weight. I plateau at 240-245 lbs and 220-225 lbs which seems to be biofeedback on fat %. If that’s correct, then how does the body decide what fat levels to plateau at?
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Why are plateaux so hard to break through. Eat less and exercise more and it doesn’t seem to make a difference. You can even gain a pound or two at a plateau.
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Once your break though the plateau, why does the body lose weight relatively easily to the next one? It took 3 weeks to go from 252 to 244 and 1 week to go from 244 - 240. Based on past experiences, it will be fairly quick to get to 225-230 then a looooooong time to get from 225 to 220. Does your body decide it’s not starving anymore?