Starvation response is not a myth, it is a biological fact. If you eat way too few calories then your body will respond by holding on to your fat reserves to keep you alive long enough until starvation is over. The best thing to do is very simple indeed. Eat at regular meal times and add a couple of healthy snacks in-between. Exercise a LOT. If you want to lose weight the healthy way, and the way to keep the weight off permanently, is not to eat less food but to exercise more. Exercise does not necessarily mean going to the gym. It can be simple walking outdoors, hiking, rollerblading, skiing, etc. Anything that gets you moving is good. If you exercise enough you may actually have to eat more in order to prevent too much weight loss. So, my advice is eat well (but do not overeat, you still need to make sure that you consume fewer calories than you use) and exercise a lot.
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