calorie cycling (zig-zagging)
While i was taking my “free day” yesterday - which may have been triggered by the fact that even though i followed my 1,500 calorie plan strictly with exercise i did not loose another pound this week - I did some research about the approach i should take starting today (saturday) so i can loose at least one pound by next weekend. I think aiming higher (eating few enough calories to lose about 1.5 pounds) will help me loose at least one pound in a weeks time.
I stumbled on this website called free dieting and learned about an eating strategy i had not heard of before called “calorie cycling”. On this plan i will be eating more calories on some days and less on others, but the total amount eaten at the end of the week will be more than enough to loose 1.5 pounds! The reason people need to cycle calories sometimes is to trick their body, because often when we eat the exact same amount of restricted calories each day our body thinks it’s starving and slows down the metabolism to cope (or eats away at muscle!)
I am on the higher end of my “healthy weight” range, i technically don’t need to loose weight, but i just want to be able to fit into my skinny jeans again, that’s all i ask! I wore those jeans when i started grad school a year ago, i’d like to wear them proudly again, but my body is working against me, it must have thought it was starving all last week on my strict 1,500 cal a day diet and started to slow down that metabolism - which is why my weight did not budge.
So this week i have my new approach, i’m going to exercise everyday and burn at least 200 calories while cycling the amount of calories i eat every day so i can hopefully trick my body it into loosing at least one pound by next weekend!
Thanks to Buddy Slim i think i am actually getting back on track today after having a “free day” yesterday - and i must admit that free day went into the night a little bit too. I had a lot of bad for me food, but it was just one day/night after two weeks of staying on track and now i’m back on track today, i’m not going to let that slip up throw me off for the rest of the week - i can be stronger than that!
Lastly - i was wondering if any of you do calorie cycling? i hope it works for me, we’ll see next weekend what the scale says - i am currently 136 pounds - height 5′4”, if i get to 135 i will be a happy girl.
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i have periodically used used a bit of cycling. Not specifically carb cycling. Calorie cycling. I note a larger drop one day following a cycle boost. Not the next day, but the day after. I know that a boost in calories can sometime push a drop in pounds. 135 is my stopping point. I am 5-8 and small in frame. I was a skinny youth through about 25. Less weight for me might make me look like a scrawny chicken. I am 52 and I don’t want to lose all my boobs or have too thin a face, which will accentuate my wrinkles. Cycling works and is a good long term eating plan that is livable. I do not eat much if any grains lately. Those are the carbs that I must try to avoid and that I am especially sensitive to.
Sounds interesting…I’ll check it out, Thanks! Good luck to you! Hope you get at least 1.5 down next week
interesting. I just did mine and I was shocked at the amount of calories it wants me to eat. I eat 1200-1500 I can’t imagine bumping that up to 2200 some days
We all need a free day it keeps the momemtum going. Interesting tid bit about the calorie cycling I will have to keep that in mind.
I’ve never heard of that before but that does make sense. I can’t wait to hear more about it so keep us all posted please! I hope that you are sticking to your work outs and also this new plan. I’m sure you will do great and I will have to check it out some time! (When I don’t need to be studying for classes…haha). Take care and keep us informed!