Zig-zagging (cycling)

cafel3

I'm new here and just started with MFP. I read some things on the Web about zig-zagging (aka, cycling) and I thought that this would be a good idea to implement to avoid plateaus. Here's my plan:

Usually, to loose 1 lb/week, MFP says that I should eat 1860 kcal/day (starting weight 260 lbs).
For a week, that's 1860 x 7 = 13020 kcal.

My cycling plan results in the same weekly calories, but caloric intake varies daily. As you can see, this method allows you to eat your maintenance calories (2360 for me -- see Sat.), or close to it, once or twice a week. (My research shows that the variance in calories between days should only be 200-500 calories.)

Mon. 1360
Tues. 1860
Wed. 1660
Thurs. 2060
Fri. 1860
Sat. 2360
Sun. 1860
Total 13020

I'd like to hear from others who have used this method long-term and lost a significant amount of weight with it. Did you hit a plateau? If so, how did you overcome it? If not, do you think zig-zagging helped you to avoid this?