I believe in set point theory. What stops you from going into starvation mode?

Set point theory explains that your body knows what your ideal weight should be. Then whenever you eat fewer calories than are needed to maintain this goal, your body goes into starvation mode. You can actually gain weight on 700 calories a day. Why won't the same thing happen when we are eating so little after the surgery? I know this was how I gained so much, because I kept going on new diets and each time, I would gain more weight. When I fasted through a hospital, I hit a plateau, they upped my calories, the next week I lost!

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