Zig Zagging Calories

iamhealingmyself

The other method using mfp numbers (maintenance and max loss) and you do eat back your exercise calories (using net as your goal) that nckrystalblue is speaking about -- is described in this post:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/212510-how-to-zig-zag-cals-properly-caloric-cycling-properly?hl=how+to+zig+zag

So either way is right it just depends on how you calculate your zig zag numbers to begin with.

Hope this helps!

I'm not using his mehtod or MFP numbers and max loss - I used the numbers calculated for me by the freedieting.com website and I am eating back my calories and using my Ex FL numbers as my NET goal not my FOOD goal.

iamhealingmyself

Just as an FYI - you are suppose to use you Net calories. Freedieting.com is not taking exercise into consideration. I believe it says that near the bottom of the page. There is conflicting information on this post. If would anyone seriously considering please google and research on your own to ensure you get accure information.

There is an option to select your exercise on freedieting.com, it's right under where you enter your height so it would depend on what you put in that option. I personally select sedentary just as I do on MFP.

iamhealingmyself

I think a way to simplify this for those who are totally lost and confused is to take your MFP daily goal multiply it by 7 for your weekly goal than stagger your numbers (in a reasonable manner) so that you don't go under 1200 carlories in a day, you have 2 days higher than the others (one of the two slightly higher than the other) and your weekly total is the same as you MFP weekly total. Then there is no other calculator to use and you can continue to do whatever you do successfully using MFP goals.

It's not really that hard. There are just so many ways to get there. Read the quoted posts on MFP about how to zig zag correctly. Stick to the OP's posts and it should be more clear.

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