Carb Cycling

Panda_Poptarts

Have you done it? Did it work for you? Why or why not?

I'm curious if the metabolism boosting properties (reportedly!) would boost weight loss.

anglyn1

I have not tried it because I'm kind of worried it would throw my hormones all out of whack. When I first started keto my cycles were crazy so I don't really want to bounce in and out. I'm interested to hear from people who have tried it however.

shans34

I have tried it and it is very effective. I just found it difficult to remember what day was what. However, I stand by it as a good and effective lifestyle plan.

GaleHawkins

@Panda_Poptarts I tried it twice since I have been eating <50 grams of carbs daily and recovery took a week so I stopped. Some body builders like to do it I read.

Christine_72

@caurinus started a blog post about this. I'm following it to see her results

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/caurinus/view/i-learned-something-interesting-about-metabolism-today-819261

Christine_72

Here's a couple of good links talking about refeeds, particularly the one from Marks daily apple which gives "how to" instructions:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-should-i-increase-carb-intake-for-weight-loss/#axzz434qarcyJ

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/refeeds-for-fat-loss-the-science-behind-leptin.html

Panda_Poptarts

Thanks Christine_72! That's a super interesting read!

Panda_Poptarts

shans34 wrote: »

I have tried it and it is very effective. I just found it difficult to remember what day was what. However, I stand by it as a good and effective lifestyle plan.

Can you tell me a little more about what you did?

Christine_72

Panda_Poptarts wrote: »

shans34 wrote: »

I have tried it and it is very effective. I just found it difficult to remember what day was what. However, I stand by it as a good and effective lifestyle plan.

Can you tell me a little more about what you did?

Yes, I'd like to hear the results too. Did it speed up weight loss? Did you carb cycle because it was easier to stick to your diet?