On "starvation mode" For the uninitiated, "starvation mode" is a concept invented by fatties. The idea is that if you stop eating, your body will respond to caloric deprivation by entering "starvation mode" and hoarding calories, preventing weight loss. Let's give the fatties the benefit of the doubt for a second - I know, I know, just hear me out - and let's assume "starvation mode" is real. Let's assume for a second that the body goes into a state of caloric conservancy in response to deprivation. Okay. Now let's draw an analogy between food and money. You lose your job. There is no more money coming in (or, calories. Analogy here). You go into "starvation mode" - you cut back on frivolous expenses, you tighten your belt (har har), and soon you've stemmed the bleed. You're spending money (or burning calories - analogy still) at a far slower rate in the name of conservancy. Starvation mode! ... but all this is still happening in the context of a steady downward trend. I mean, no one would suggest that earning less money (eating fewer calories - analogy, remember?) can cause your bank balance to go up, or even stay the same. That'd be stupid. Of course that wouldn't happen. Come on. For fuck's sake. It's going to go down. Obviously. Jeez. Let's see you fat THAT logic, ham planets!