CARB CYCLERS UNITE....
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Are you doing it everyday for the month of Oct.? or are you gonna be like me and rest 1 day a week ?0
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Laura - what is the Orange theory workout I see you get a good burn on?
It's a chain of fitness places that just started gaining popularity in my area. They only do smaller group fitness classes with a personal trainer. Half the class does cardio on the treadmill and the other half does rowing/weight floor exercises and then each group switches for the 2nd half of the class. Everyone gets a heart rate monitor that you strap on and your name and heart rate shows up on this big tv screen in the workout room so you can watch your progress. Your heart rate changes color as you reach different "zones" and the goal is to get it in the "orange" zone for a certain amount of time during your workout. Then after the class you get an email that provides all of your stats for the workout- calories burned, how much time spent in each zone, etc.
It's definitely different but it's really fun too! It has a friendly competitive element since you can see everyone's stats but you also connect with people in your group and you can definitely go at your own pace. I don't think I'll be able to keep up my membership just because it's kind of pricey and with my yoga studio and gym memberships it's just not realistic. But it's cool for now!0 -
Laura - that sounds amazing ! What have you see as results ? I'm going to be starting to workout with a monitor or tracker in October...It will be interesting to see what I'm really burning as appossed to what MFP says .0
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Megan - I will do it 6 days like you....0
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How is everyone's clothes fitting ? Any NSV to report ????0
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Haha Oh Laura ... Maybe they will be bounce back with the workouts you're doing ! Punn intended0
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No NSV for me this week
My jeans are still super tight. I think I need to cut back on sodium a bit. I'm going back to my modified carb cycling plan where I allow some fats on low carb day if within my calorie goals and eat 2,300 or less mg of sodium. 0 -
Tiff - sounds like a good plan. I eat fats on my low carb day....0
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Oops, I meant high carb day. I'm
Supposed to eat fats on low carb day. Silly me
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Morning Peeps ! It's a glorious day out there! Hope everyone is doing well ! Remember: You have the determination to get healthy- one day at a time !!0
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Good Morning Sue ....doing well here ....I hope you are doing well too
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I am about to start carb cycling and sure could use some friends who are on the same path :-D
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Welcome to the group Jen ...Feel free to add me Wishing you much success 0
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How is everyone's clothes fitting ? Any NSV to report ????
Bra - having to hook on first set instead of 2nd or 3rd. Walmart had a lot of workout clothes on sale this weekend! Went to two locations. Bought tops and bottoms for $1-$7 including sports bras. I finally have enough workout clothes!
New Goal: Stop having a weekend full of cheat days! Last weekend wasn't too bad but this weekend wasn't too good. I'm so tired of derailing my progress in a manner of two or three days.
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I think I know what you ate saying on free day I eat 2100 but on high carb days I eat 15 to 1600 and low carb days 12 to 1400 its generally 3 to 400 more cals on refeeds to restore glycogen stores from carbs.thintribe2014 wrote: »I had a question I had asked elsewhere with little or no sensible response or advice. I'm not quite sure if this is carb cycling or carb re-feeding... Looking at some of the posts the 2 approaches seem to be mentioned in the thread. Anyway here is my question related to carb cycling; if you are reducing your carbs "by say" hundred calories per day for a four-day period and then have a higher carb day or a re-feed with 400 cals in addition to the norm.. Is this just cancelling out your gains (gains is probably the wrong word) or on your high carb day/re-feed a due increase your calories for carbs but still maintain an overall deficit?
PS, was just using this method is an example.. I'm very well aware of varying carbs low medium and high and also extending for longer periods before re-feeding. I was just looking for an answer on the overall calorific intake if that makes sense
Eating at a different calorie level is a way to confuse the body. And it counts towards your deficit because on non refeeds you are in a big deficit.
The carb refeeds are from traditional carb and calorie cycling or carb loading you can google them. Those are a little different and usually within set amounts of time to eat your proteins carbs etc. i think one was called reverse carb loading or reverse carb cycling or something.
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Hi there! Im doing good. Had some ice cream afterwork moments but overall not that bad. I am doing beginner shred week 1 day 6. I really like lt:)0
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I Shred too.... Will be starting a new month October 1!angelexperiment wrote: »Hi there! Im doing good. Had some ice cream afterwork moments but overall not that bad. I am doing beginner shred week 1 day 6. I really like lt:)
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Great answer ! Thank you !angelexperiment wrote: »
I think I know what you ate saying on free day I eat 2100 but on high carb days I eat 15 to 1600 and low carb days 12 to 1400 its generally 3 to 400 more cals on refeeds to restore glycogen stores from carbs.thintribe2014 wrote: »I had a question I had asked elsewhere with little or no sensible response or advice. I'm not quite sure if this is carb cycling or carb re-feeding... Looking at some of the posts the 2 approaches seem to be mentioned in the thread. Anyway here is my question related to carb cycling; if you are reducing your carbs "by say" hundred calories per day for a four-day period and then have a higher carb day or a re-feed with 400 cals in addition to the norm.. Is this just cancelling out your gains (gains is probably the wrong word) or on your high carb day/re-feed a due increase your calories for carbs but still maintain an overall deficit?
PS, was just using this method is an example.. I'm very well aware of varying carbs low medium and high and also extending for longer periods before re-feeding. I was just looking for an answer on the overall calorific intake if that makes sense
Eating at a different calorie level is a way to confuse the body. And it counts towards your deficit because on non refeeds you are in a big deficit.
The carb refeeds are from traditional carb and calorie cycling or carb loading you can google them. Those are a little different and usually within set amounts of time to eat your proteins carbs etc. i think one was called reverse carb loading or reverse carb cycling or something.
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My pants and shirts are fitting loosely, which is a good sign. My new goal would include a better game plan for when we're out especially since we have a lot of parties coming up.How is everyone's clothes fitting ? Any NSV to report ????
Bra - having to hook on first set instead of 2nd or 3rd. Walmart had a lot of workout clothes on sale this weekend! Went to two locations. Bought tops and bottoms for $1-$7 including sports bras. I finally have enough workout clothes!
New Goal: Stop having a weekend full of cheat days! Last weekend wasn't too bad but this weekend wasn't too good. I'm so tired of derailing my progress in a manner of two or three days.
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I'm with you DB- even though I'm only supposed to have one cheat meal per week, I feel like it starts to spill over into other parts of my weekend. Or I go so crazy over-the-top with my cheat meal that I feel sick over it for the next several days. It's just not worth it. I hate cheat meal guilt.
It's my husband's birthday this weekend and I'm going to TRY super hard to keep my cheat meal at a reasonable level for his party...0 -
If anyone has the time, and would not mind, could you look at my diary entry today? Any suggestions would be helpful, I am trying to dial this in, and wrap my mind around it.0
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If anyone has the time, and would not mind, could you look at my diary entry today? Any suggestions would be helpful, I am trying to dial this in, and wrap my mind around it.
If today was a low carb day it looked pretty good in my opinion. If you are accurately tracking your water you came in low. You should aim for 1/2 your body weight in ounces up to a gallon each day but plain coffee and tea can also count towards this goal.
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Here's my cheat note for low carb days. I don't hit this exactly but if gives me a guideline.
LOW CARB DAY
A low-carb day will call for about .5 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body weight. Your protein intake will usually increase to about 1.5 grams per pound, and your fat intake to around .35 grams per pound.
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Hi I'm new to this what is carb cycling
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It's my husband's birthday this weekend and I'm going to trY super hard to ketmy cheat meal at a reasonable level for his party...[/quote]
My birthday is Sunday! I'm also spending some time at the beach to celebrate so next week will be a challenge. We'll be eating out almost every day. My goal is to keep cycling even if it's a modified version. I also plan to be more acrive since I won't be stuck behind a desk all day.
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firstlaydee2003 wrote: »Hi I'm new to this what is carb cycling
Hi! Some of us follow Chris Powells plan (Choose to Lose). But you can also find info on sites like bodybuilding.com. The basics are you eat protein, healthy fats and low carb on one day and then protein, very low fat and high carb on the next day. It's a flexible eating lifestyle that keeps your metabolism going.0 -
Here's my cheat note for low carb days. I don't hit this exactly but if gives me a guideline.
LOW CARB DAY
A low-carb day will call for about .5 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body weight. Your protein intake will usually increase to about 1.5 grams per pound, and your fat intake to around .35 grams per pound.
According to the book carb cycling the recipe and diet book by Jesse Morgan ...she mentions MFP and she breaks down how to get the grams for low and high carb
Low Carb day 20% of calories from carbs=400 calories .....50% of calories from Protein =1000 calories...30% of calories from fats = 600 grams
High Carb day 45% of calories from carbs=900 calories ....40% of calories from Protein=800 calories 15% of calories from fats= 300 calories
Next convert those calories into grams , for protein and carbs divide calories by 4, for fat divide by 9
Here is what that would look like for a 2,000 calorie diet.. LOW CARB DAY: 20% of calories from carbs=100 grams ...50% of calories from protein =250 grams ....30% of calories from fats=67 grams
HIGH-CARB DAY 45% of calories from carbs =225 grams...40% of calories from protein=200 grams ...15% of calories from fats=33grams
Here it is in one straight line equation for the low carb day, 2000 x .20 divide by 4=100 grams carbs
2000 x .50 divided by 4 =250 grams protein ....2000 x .30 divided by 9= 67 grams of fat
I hope that makes sense and helps ...this is how I set up my grams on here and I change daily from high carb to low carb
Happy early b-day DB ...my daughter's is Oct 5th she will be 10 UGH lol0 -
So someone was adking about carb cycling andI directed to this thread and got a wwarning!
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Thanks ms_smartypants! I haven't read the book by JM yet but have it on my list. I'm going to share her breakdown with my adult daughter. Her doctor has advised her to cut back on her carbs in an effort to shed weight.0
Not sure if I'm as excited about that as I was with my pants... 
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