Carb cycling

morganpalmer9
morganpalmer9 Posts: 73 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone had any luck using carb cycling to drop last few lbs of body fat? I've never tried it but am hoping to kickstart my fat loss as I've hit a major standstill.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    The last few pounds need diligent calorie counting whatever your macro make up is.
  • morganpalmer9
    morganpalmer9 Posts: 73 Member
    Been trying that without any luck :(
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    How long has it been? Do you weigh everything on a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? If so, how are your burns calculated?
  • LPflaum
    LPflaum Posts: 174 Member
    I have. Keep in mind though, you have to keep your protein intake way up (think like 80gm/day +), so on carb cycling days you really shouldn't be eating much fat at all, there shouldn't be much room in your macros for it. My carb cycling does not translate into cheat days, those are just the days that I eat rice instead of spinach with my 4oz of ground beef + 2eggs + sriracha for lunch.
  • chelseafxx
    chelseafxx Posts: 251 Member
    Love it. But you have to do it right so it can be tricky. I found out about it through a trusted coach who guided me through it so now I can do it on my own. Now I only do it because I love my high carb days and my high fat days and want both because I'm a greedy little girl >:)
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/113609/relatively-light-people-trying-to-get-leaner/p1
  • morganpalmer9
    morganpalmer9 Posts: 73 Member
    synacious wrote: »
    How long has it been? Do you weigh everything on a food scale? Do you eat back your exercise calories? If so, how are your burns calculated?

    Five-ish months. Weigh everything on a scale, I don't eat back much if anything of my exercise calories. I use a heart rate monitor for all workouts. I was eating 1,200 calories a day and working out pretty hard so I was concerned I wasn't getting enough nutrients and maybe that was stalling my weight loss (although most people on here say starvation mode is a myth) so I've upped to 1,500 instead. So far no impact at all. SO frustrating.
  • morganpalmer9
    morganpalmer9 Posts: 73 Member
    chelseafxx wrote: »
    Love it. But you have to do it right so it can be tricky. I found out about it through a trusted coach who guided me through it so now I can do it on my own. Now I only do it because I love my high carb days and my high fat days and want both because I'm a greedy little girl >:)

    Any advice on how to get started?
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