Zig Zagging?

B2BB

Im testing it out, but only on day 4. Has anyone tried it?

PattiPositive

I saw it, and it looks ok. But I haven't tried it. I feel it may work.

Mads1997

I was just about to start a post about this. I am on 1370 cals but my weigh loss has slowed in the last month.


Do I eat the same amount of cals (9590) per week, just change up the amount each day.
Do I still eat exercise cals back as usual.
How long do I zig zag for?

asallen7

An associate of mine did this and it broke her plateau. You eat the same amount of calories you would normal eat, but instead of eating about the same amount daily (say 1500), you eat Monday 1800, Tuesday 1300, Wednesday 1500, Thursday 1400, Friday 1700, Saturday, 1300, and Sunday 1500. Both total the same amount of calories weekly (10,500). The zig zagging keeps your body guessing.

Kaye8395BTS

I've been doing it since the beginning of the year.... I was stuck for 2 months (normal for my journey, every 10-20 lb loss I would plateau) and since the 1st of the year I have been following a very ridged 5 day a week 1200 calorie plan and not so much on Saturdays and Sundays. So, mine may be a bit different than the actual "zig zag" method, but I had tried this method in the past and it worked very well. I have adapted my own system and have had tremendous success in the past 10 weeks losing about another 20 lbs. I recommend trial and error and figuring what works for you, everyone is different.

B2BB

B2BB

Ive been testing thus zig zagging method here is some info on it. I'll let u know how it goes,lol. I just know keeping my cal intake to the same # even if it gives me a deficit has me at a stand still. This method doesn't sound like a crazy fix and makes sense and give me days to indulge a little without feeling bad lol.



'Your body is an amazing machine that is remarkably adaptable to any situation or environment. Your body likes to stay in a state of equilibrium and will always fight your efforts to change.
Fortunately, there is a way you can “trick” your body into keeping your metabolic rate up while you’re dieting for fat loss – It’s called the zig zag method and it’s without question the most powerful fat burning technique ever developed.
You must have a deficit to lose fat, but what you don’t want is a large deficit for a long period of time. The way to “outsmart” your body’s starvation response is to avoid prolonged calorie deficits. You simply drop into a calorie deficit for a brief period of three days, then – before your body has a chance to decrease your metabolic rate– you raise your calories back up to maintenance level (or even above maintenance) for one to three days. You then repeat this process until you reach your desired body fat percentage.

B2BB

Here is a link to calculate the zig zag pattern for u http://www.naturalphysiques.com/tools.php?itemid=64

Mads1997

Please keep us updated how you go.
Thanks for the link

B2BB

Np, its much easier to go through when u have people who understand and don't say I'm crazy lol. Add me here or on fb http://www.facebook.com/Burns2bBeautiful

MissPiggy0718

irene,do u think i should try the more complex version or simple? & just so im reading the chart correctly u eat the amount of calories listed in the column of what your tryiing to achieve right.......if your doing extreme fat loss u stick to that column of calories,or if your doing just fat loss u would stick to that column of calories right?

dieseljay74

I've been doing it for a few weeks now. As soon as I started it, I got results right away. It's been the most effective plan for me!

B2BB

YEAH WHATEVER YOUR GOAL IS GO OFF THE COLUMN IT'S IN. SO FAR SO GOOD FOR MY ZIG ZAGGING, IT'S DAY 5 AND I'M TRYING TO MAINTAIN:-)

B2BB

TRAYS AWESOME DIESELJAY THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING, IT LOOKING GOOD SO FAR FOR ME TOO:-)

blueviolet20

After doing just a little bit of research online....I'm kind of ready to try this...although I think I unintentionally do it and wind up going way over what I need for the week...I'm going to give it a shot. How's it working so far?

B2BB

So far so good, I was actually nervoys cuz of really high intake on some days. But I have been going good give or take a few cals and even being full and havnt gained and ounce. I'm gonna try it for another week and then take my measurements and fat %, but I'm on day 5, my goal is to maintain while cutting fat and building muscle, and I steady at 127. The real test is getting my body fat%, ill keep u posted.

Panda_Jack

bump

B2BB

Bump?? Ya lost me lol