Should I do a refeed day??

Femilaxx1xo

So I’ve been eating in defecit for 3 weeks. Should I eat at my maintenance today and increase my carbs? Or do you think I should wait??? Any advice x

cmriverside

Up to you. One day isn't going to affect anything, other than make you feel good! Refeeds usually are for a week or so...I did maintenance eating all through my weight loss but mostly because I was always hungry and it was harder to stick to a deficit every day.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks/p1

NovusDies

If you want to, sure!

From what I remember a 24 hour refeed has been determined not to do much to reset any hormones you would need a week for that but a maintenance day for mental reasons can be a great idea. After you get your eating down and you are not hungry all day most of managing weight loss IMO is managing your mental state. For me personally I would say 80-85 percent of this is mental.

sardelsa

What are your goals?

I do two days refeeds every week where I eat close to or in a surplus. I find it works great for my adherence and workout performance.

I also take one to two week diet breaks where I eat at maintenance, that happens every 8-12 weeks.

See what works for you.

Femilaxx1xo

cmriverside wrote: »

Up to you. One day isn't going to affect anything, other than make you feel good! Refeeds usually are for a week or so...I did maintenance eating all through my weight loss but mostly because I was always hungry and it was harder to stick to a deficit every day.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks/p1

NovusDies wrote: »

If you want to, sure!

From what I remember a 24 hour refeed has been determined not to do much to reset any hormones you would need a week for that but a maintenance day for mental reasons can be a great idea. After you get your eating down and you are not hungry all day most of managing weight loss IMO is managing your mental state. For me personally I would say 80-85 percent of this is mental.

Thanks guys! x I need it. I feel tired and not motivated. I’m gonna do a refeed every 3 weeks.

Femilaxx1xo

sardelsa wrote: »

What are your goals?

I do two days refeeds every week where I eat close to or in a surplus. I find it works great for my adherence and workout performance.

I also take one to two week diet breaks where I eat at maintenance, that happens every 8-12 weeks.

See what works for you.

Thanks! x My goal is to lose 8kg. It’s been 3 weeks that I started. I am just gonna have one day refeed every 3 weeks. I will probs do a diet break after like 2 months.

lalalacroix

I've had maintenance days and weeks throughout my calorie restriction phase. I started by planning them and then eventually changed to having them when needed. They haven't negatively affected my loss and actually probably allowed better adherance when restricting.