Why does everyone lose weight when they starve, but you don't? Your body is in sabotage mode

You're on 800 calories a day, but the fat isn't coming off. Sound familiar?

Your body thinks the apocalypse has arrived and is hoarding every crumb.

Scientists call this "metabolic adaptation": when there is a calorie deficit, the brain slows down all processes, including breathing and heartbeat.

You spend 40% less energy than usual, and fat remains an emergency reserve. But how to trick the body?

Start with… a cheat meal.

Yes, eat a pizza or a burger once every 3 days. This will convince your brain that hunger is over and it will allow you to burn fat. Another trick: a cold shower in the morning.

Just 1 minute under ice water activates brown fat tissue, which burns calories for warmth. But most importantly, stop weighing yourself every day. The stress of numbers on the scale increases cortisol, which blocks weight loss.

Instead, measure volumes: sometimes centimeters go away while kilograms stand still.

And remember: the body is not the enemy. If you stop starving it, it will start giving up fat voluntarily.