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Refeed Days?

RestartThisRight
RestartThisRight Posts: 115
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just read about these, does anyone do these? Do they work? ANY information on them at all would be helpful! :)

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  • RestartThisRight
    RestartThisRight Posts: 115
    BUMP There has to be someone who knows more about this than me!
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    My opinion, it's hokum.

    A balanced, consistent diet with ALL the macro nutrients is better in the long run than. The science , or the studies on leptin is essentially correct but the conclusions in respect to these primal, paleo, dukan, dunkin, whatever diets are wrong.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    refeeds are really only needed, for low carb or very calorie restricted diet and in intense training situations.
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
    I contemplated what this video said...then I decided I like food too much

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gicPn3nAPQ
  • AeolianHarp
    AeolianHarp Posts: 463 Member
    Refeeds have merit but it's largely dependent on circumstance. They're highly recommended by Lyle McDonald for particularly lean individuals.
  • Jambe
    Jambe Posts: 58 Member
    Think of it like this.

    These are crash diets. A crash diet is like sucker punching the everliving **** out of your body and beating the **** outta it as much as you can while it's down until it actually has the sense to put up a defense. Then helping it back up ( with a refeed ) ... and then sucker punching the **** outta it again as soon as it turns it's back on you.

    These are not meant to be sustainable.

    I did 1200 calories a day 5 days a week and then 1-2 days of refeed. Generally on the weekends in which I consumed an entire Large Thin Crust Pizza and maybe a Quart of some Chinese BBQ chicken. Throughout the 5 or so months I did this I averaged around 5 lbs a week lost. The rest of the week was 75 carbs or less and at least 100g protein. 30-45 Fat. Lost a little muscle but when you're that fat you don't really give a ****. Wasn't enough to be a problem. I did heavy cardio and light lifting ( high rep low weight ) every day.

    I also did the Rapid Fat Loss diet ( 1200-1300 ish cals ) at around 220 which is a lot closer to my goal weight in which I had 2-3 refeed days every 10-14 days or so. I made myself kinda sick eating oatmeal and cheerios and ENTIRE LOAVES OF BREAD and stuff like that but it was glorious. Averaged about 1.5-2 lbs of fat loss per week on that. Was able to maintain muscle during this and even add a bit despite supposedly not being able to. Moderate lifting and little to no cardio 3-4x a week max.

    People say that you ruin your metabolism doing these but... mines still plenty okay it seems. In fact- I think I might have broken it- in a good way. Haha. I can't even eat enough food a day to keep up now. ( 5k + )Currently building muscle at a fairly decent pace. Got some size going on. Heavy Lifting 7x a week. ( 1 1/2 hr a day )

    Skin doesn't keep up. You still have to wait for it.
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