Thread: Need help.

Originally Posted by TGame

I am concerned that my body is in "starvation mode". I only eat around 2100-2300 calories a day, clean of course. I exercise a lot, 6 days of cardio for 50 minutes on a exercise bike (it says I burn 900 cals, but I think it's more around 700) and weights 5 days a week (3 fullbody and 2 ab days). Of course I am not gaining any weight, but at the same time I am not losing weight and still have a little bit of fat around the lower gut. I would think that I would be still losing weight. When Im not exercising I try to stay as active as possible by doing stuff around the house, taking walks downtown and shooting basketball. Most websites say to maintain, I should be getting around 2700-2800 cals a day for my size/activity (male, 5'10, 134). So my question is, is it possible that my body is in starvation mode and holding on to every calorie I consume, which is why I'm not losing. And if so, what is the best way to get out of it?

At 134 lbs you don't want to be losing any weight, just concentrate on getting bigger and stronger. More muscles=more fat loss

Im not trying to lose weight, it's just that the food that I eat comes out to be in the range of 2100 to 2300 calories. I actually lost weight, I was 170 about a year ago, wanted to lose a good 20 pounds, but I lost track and ended up losing too much. I got so used to eating low in calories that I still continue to eat low in calories.