Can someone explain calorie shifting to me?

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Jane92394
Jane92394 Posts: 74
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I posted another board a little while ago and someone mentioned calorie shifting when I mentioned I wasn't losing any weight doing 1200 calories and 45-60 minutes of exercise. I'm 5'3 and female so myfitnesspal has me set at 1200 calories and I don't eat back exercise calories because I'm usually full after my 1200. I get the basics of calorie shifting (eat a dif amount of cals each day) but I didn't know how to figure out a decent cycle of calories for myself. I just kind of came up with 1200, 1400, 1600 and repeat but I don't know. help please?

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  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
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    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    click the 7day zig zag option.
  • Jennical
    Jennical Posts: 219 Member
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    Bump!!
  • JRRCLR
    JRRCLR Posts: 353
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    Are we still eating back exercise calories then?
  • dragonz11
    dragonz11 Posts: 57 Member
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    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    click the 7day zig zag option.
    thx this was awesame cheers
  • Jane92394
    Jane92394 Posts: 74
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    I don't eat back all my exercise calories (usually they end up being between 360-420) because I'm not hungry enough to but I probably eat back 100-200 of them.
  • Jane92394
    Jane92394 Posts: 74
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    Also just got my calories for the shifting method calculated thanks for the link, here it is
    Monday 1305
    Tuesday 1044
    Wednesday 1565
    Thursday 1305
    Friday 1174
    Saturday 1435
    Sunday 1305
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
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    I posted another board a little while ago and someone mentioned calorie shifting when I mentioned I wasn't losing any weight doing 1200 calories and 45-60 minutes of exercise. I'm 5'3 and female so myfitnesspal has me set at 1200 calories and I don't eat back exercise calories because I'm usually full after my 1200. I get the basics of calorie shifting (eat a dif amount of cals each day) but I didn't know how to figure out a decent cycle of calories for myself. I just kind of came up with 1200, 1400, 1600 and repeat but I don't know. help please?

    You didnt ask my opinion ... but I will give it anyways. I dont know what you weigh ... but if you are exercising the reason why you are not losing weight is because you are not eating enough. You have to fuel the machine if you want it to work.

    Please see www.fat2fitradio.com/bmr

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