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Calorie cycling

naturalbeautii
naturalbeautii Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How many high calories days should you have per week? Recommendation.

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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    I'm not sure it matters. But if it does, it would probably depend on why you're calorie cycling? What is your goal in doing it?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    It can vary based on how you implement the plan. I did high days the 4 days i lifted. And than 3 low calorie/low carb days.

    But I have seen 2 high, 3 low calorie and 2 keto.
  • naturalbeautii
    naturalbeautii Posts: 72 Member
    My weight is at a standstill so I am trying the calorie cycling to see if it will help.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    There are mistakes that people commonly make that cause them to not lose weight that we might be able to spot if you change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    I do 2 high days; 3 moderate and 2 low but it more helps me with sticking to macros vs specific weight-loss; that comes from logging and tracking accurately
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I do 3 days at 1200, 1 day at 1000, 1 at 1300 and 1 day at 1500 (rounded).

    It doesn’t do anything special for weight loss but it helps me plan for my social life and eating out. And I’m losing as I should.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Why do you think calorie cycling will help? When someone is stuck, typically it's inaccurate estimation of intake. Are you using a food scale? How long have you been stuck?
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