How to zig zag cals properly/caloric cycling properly

FirewifeCarrie

Starting to zig zag today!:happy:

FirewifeCarrie

Starting to zig zag today!:happy:

BHealthyBeHappy

Starting to Zig Zag today.
Question????
I am doing exercise daily,
Mon and Wed - 30 days shred,
Tue - midium exercise (around 300 cal),
Thru to Sat - High intent exercise (around 450 cal).
Do we eat more when you are doing exercise along with zip zag?

kimtpa1417

bump

YeOldeLancer

bump. interesting. I will have to try this

Kagard11

I'm curious, how many have tried this and had it work?

Kagard11

I've read it and all the different comments etc, I even understand it, but it just seems so bizarre! I am a generally sedentary female 5'8" who weighs 228 pounds. My 2 pound loss goals set me at 1200 calories a day.

To do this zig zag, I would reset to losing 1 pound a week, which has me for 2239 maintaining/1739 losing/ 800 max 1439.
So day 1 1439
Day 2 1439
Day 3 2239
Day 4 1439
Day 5 1439
Day 6 2239
Day 7 1439
Day 8 1439
Day 9 2239
Keep Repeating the 3 day cycle.

My thing is, how will my body lose more weight eating sooooo many more calories per week than originally?

mithwiz

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letsdothis2010

Bump because I'm experiencing the dreaded early plateau

innerfashionista

Bump

ljbhill

Hi, I'm on 1200 calories per day and almost near goal. I've hit a plateau that I need to push past. Do you have to zig zag so dramatically? I don't really want to eat too much less than 1200. Could I just have 1000 one day and 1400 the next and so on? Would I be able to eat exercise calories on top of that? Any info would be good. Thanks!

jagoochie

im confused on how to work out my figures for this?

amandal00

I've always found zig zagging so confusing, but you really cleared it up for me! Thank you so much!! I'll be trying this starting tomorrow.

ColoradoCowgirl

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Treed79

Bump

mamashatzie

Thank you for this!

juleseybaby

bump so it will stay in my topics

armaretta

bump

sunshinestorm

bump

glasgowgirl101

Bump for later

Nanadena

bump

psb13

i've been doing the 7 day cycle for 2 weeks and lost 3.2lbs. seems like it's slowing down now. hate to be dense, but am i supposed to be eating back exercise calories or not. still confused. it seems like too many calories if i eat them back.

theba2il

Bump

ilikejam33

Hi, I'm on 1200 calories per day and almost near goal. I've hit a plateau that I need to push past. Do you have to zig zag so dramatically? I don't really want to eat too much less than 1200. Could I just have 1000 one day and 1400 the next and so on? Would I be able to eat exercise calories on top of that? Any info would be good. Thanks!

I am in the same boat, 1200 a day is my goal, but i am still 20 lbs away from my goal. What can be recommended for us?
Thank you

Lelafin

Innnnnteresting...! anyone notice significantly better results from doing this?

katharos3

Love this! Thanks for posting.

crisanderson27

Innnnnteresting...! anyone notice significantly better results from doing this?

I did, for two weeks, then flatlined again.

IF is the only thing that keeps me losing continuously.

dusk1977

bump

FoodMage

Doing the Bump

dellyy

Bump! Found this interesting. I'm also one of those stuck on the 1200 range so I'm waiting out to see the response..