How to zig zag cals properly/caloric cycling properly

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  • MissJennaBelle
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    BUMPITY BUMP!!!
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    KPstartingover Posts: 268 Member
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    I am definitely trying this!!!! Thanks for the info...
  • starsnyc21
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    Thanks to my fellow diamond, I am now trying this starting this week. Thanks for posting!
  • ohdear1986
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    this is what i have been doing since june 4th 2010. i used to have a friday off (2000 cals+) have around 1000, sat and sun. monday around 1400, tue, wed, 1200 and 1000 thur. the high day is used for treats etc (most call it a cheat day) and i lose anywhere from 0.2lb a week and sometimes 3.2lb a week. i don't add in exercise calories and i am breast feeding too.
    now i am close to goal i have 2 high days a week, when i say high i mean high. i had around 1850 fri, 2700 sat, sun 900, mon 900 and today will be 1100ish. if i eat 1100 today like planned i beak even for maintenance, if i eat 1200 wed and thur should see a half pound loss of so (if my calculations are right)

    brilliant plan, if anyone needs andmore info, type in "wendys plan" via google (she was the person who first started all this


    laura
  • ThePinkSheep
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    Thank you for this info.
  • imsmellie
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    bumpity bump for later....though still a little confused for my tiny 5' almost 1'' frame.
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    saving to read later
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  • finncmh
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    Definitely interesting! Thanks for sharing
  • Jessicapages
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    http://www.naturalphysiques.com/64/zig-zag-calculator-for-fat-loss-andor-muscle-gain

    http://www.mylifestylediet.com/calorie-calculator.php

    i found this site that has a calculator, I prefer to keep it simple and use more even numbers though.

    Thank you SOO much I was not sure how to do this and this site did it for me!!! WOW Thank you!!
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    BUMP! Thanks for sharing!
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  • angisnee
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    Thank you for posting this! I set everything up yesterday, and I love that I have a new plan and goals. Makes this seem a little less monotonous! I already feel a renewed sense of hope. Two months with no loss was really starting to get to me. After just two days (one high and one low), the scale is already at the lowest I've been in 11 years.

    I left my MFP goal at 0.7 lbs/week, but then I manually note on my daily log how many calories I should net for the day. That seemed easier than changing my goals everyday. I took the weekly deficit MFP gave me and divided it up based on which days I'm likely to eat more (weekends) and days I don't struggle so much because I stay busy with work and kids' activities.


    Thanks again!!! :flowerforyou:
  • bellinachuchina
    bellinachuchina Posts: 498 Member
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    From this zig-zag calculator (http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm)

    Based on my age (23), height (5'2"), weight (135), & activity level (desk job), this would be my zig-zag schedule:


    Extra Fat Loss: M-1080, T-1080, W-1296, TH-1080, F-1080, S-1188, SU-1080

    Fat Loss: M-1270, T-1280, W-1523, TH-1270, F-1143, S-1396, SU-1270

    Maintain: M-1587, T-1270, W-1904, TH-1587, F-1428, S-1745, SU-1587


    Due to my stats, it would be necessary to go below the *sacred* 1200 :flowerforyou:
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