Carb cycling and cheat days

trishroutley
trishroutley Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Are any of you experts on this? I've started back with MFP August 8 and have lost 5.5kg so far. Eating a very balanced mixture of foods. But wonder if should allow myself a bit more carbs one day a week. Any thoughts.

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  • ms_smartypants
    ms_smartypants Posts: 8,278 Member
    I carb cycle ....low carb M W F ...High carb Tues. Thur. Sat. and on sundays is I don't care about carbs day aka cheat day/cheat meal
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
    Well since I've lost all my weight with a gross amount of carbs, I would say sureeee go for it!... But since I'm not an expert in this whole low carb/carb cycling, you should wait for someone with more experience in the area :*

    Good luck
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    I only eat extra carbs as fuel. I rode 40 miles today and had a Snickers and two Quest bars and a GU 100 calorie electrolyte pack. All that and more got burned off.

    I like to have a Snickers or slam a few chocolate chip cookie dough Quest bars. I just do it at a time when I actually need those calories and carbs.

  • trishroutley
    trishroutley Posts: 5 Member
    ms_smartypants wrote: »
    I carb cycle ....low carb M W F ...High carb Tues. Thur. Sat. and on sundays is I don't care about carbs day aka cheat day/cheat meal

    I guess I am meaning you have a calorie total for the week so go under 3 days, a bit higher for 3 days so your so called "cheat day" you still come under your weekly calorie balance.

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