I found the holy grail of weight loss for lazy metabolisms

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  • darkling_glory
    darkling_glory Posts: 239 Member
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  • jesilva80
    jesilva80 Posts: 287 Member
    Thanks!!
  • emelypoynter
    emelypoynter Posts: 55
    okay so I guess I will admit to still being a little lost (sorry)!! So for example if i have a 1460 calorie day based on the calculator (which is a real example) do i eat ONLY the 1460 even though on that same day I run for 45 minutes and burn 600 calories...then i am only working with 860 calories which according to MFP that I am eating too few calories.

    I like the idea alot but I am just unsure.

    Same here! Still a little lost :(
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
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  • FindingSamMon
    FindingSamMon Posts: 993 Member
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  • RunnerFive
    RunnerFive Posts: 67 Member
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  • erikapereira
    erikapereira Posts: 196
    Thanks for the info. Very interesting.
  • fitnessbekhs
    fitnessbekhs Posts: 71
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  • Elizadolots
    Elizadolots Posts: 178
    That looks like a LOT of calories, even on the low calorie days? How was your results in the extreme fat loss phase? :noway:
  • Nenabobena
    Nenabobena Posts: 79 Member
    okay so I guess I will admit to still being a little lost (sorry)!! So for example if i have a 1460 calorie day based on the calculator (which is a real example) do i eat ONLY the 1460 even though on that same day I run for 45 minutes and burn 600 calories...then i am only working with 860 calories which according to MFP that I am eating too few calories.

    I like the idea alot but I am just unsure.

    Yes, the whole idea is that instead of calculating a DAILY calorie deficit, you are calculating a WEEKLY calorie deficit. So for example, yesterday I did my 45 minute crossfit and I only at 1298 cals which it would look as I am starving myself, yet today I did crossfit again but today is my high day so I get to eat 1936 cals. Tomorrow is about 1400 and my weekend is in the high 1700's (and I don't work out Sat or Sun). Anyway this keeps your metabolisms very active, and that's why it works.
  • annlouise2
    annlouise2 Posts: 25 Member
    bump for later, your sttarting stats are almost the same as mines :) thanks
  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    I calculate it with exercise (3 times a week in my case). This gives you your TDEE.

    In that case, the exercise calories are already included, so you would not eat them back.
  • TinaS70
    TinaS70 Posts: 52 Member
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  • ConnieM20
    ConnieM20 Posts: 493 Member
    awesome, going to try this :)
  • hark15
    hark15 Posts: 148 Member
    Very interesting - might look into this if I hit another plateau!
  • kelif5959
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    lovemykids58 Posts: 195 Member
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  • MrsORourke
    MrsORourke Posts: 315 Member
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  • Nenabobena
    Nenabobena Posts: 79 Member
    I did a search in the forums and I only found a couple of topics that mentioned calorie zig-zag so I decided that I would make this post with instructions.

    First things first: Go to http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm fill out the form and click at the bottom where it says "7 day calorie cycle (zig-zag)"
    All you have to do is follow the schedule (weight loss and extreme weight loss) and you will start to lose weight.

    If this worked for me it HAS to work for you. Just to give you a little background, I am 31 years old, 5'2 and my highest weight was 170lbs. I have hypothyroidism and hypoglycemia. The combination of metabolic disorders has made it nearly impossible for me to lose weight with just diet and exercise. I've tried low cal (1200) , total energy expenditure with a deficit (2000) and everything in between that range; low fat, low carb, you name it! nothing has really worked until I tried calorie cycling.

    I have been doing this for over 5 weeks and I have been losing 1lb each week consistently by following the weight loss schedule. If I plateau again I will try the extreme weight loss but so far so good.
    I wanted to post this the first week I lost weight but I wanted to make sure that it really worked before getting your hopes up.

    To adjust myfitnesspal I customized my calorie goals to my lowest calorie day ( tuesdays for me) and created 6 work outs with the calorie adjustments so I can just add it each day and count my calories the regular way. For example:
    My daily calorie is set up at 1298
    Then I add a "Monday zig-zag" exercise that I set up at 325 calories, this sets my Monday net calories to 1623
    Do the same each day with a pre-set work out for each day and you are done.

    Hope this helps!!!

    How can YOU DISCOVER Something that OTHER People have been writing about FOR Years???!!! It's like telling the Native American Indians that Columbus DISCOVERED America! Just say...YOU LEARNED something that was NEW To YOU!

    Get out of here! All you have to do is Eat Normally...which is "Zig Zag!!!" No one eats the same amount of calories each day, some days you naturally want more or less food or something sweet>>>That is why having a WEEKLY calorie goal is Important, same is true with an Exercise Routine. That's why it is CRAZY when people get upset when they eat more than they planned, let your Body DO its thing, heck, if you eat 300-500 excess calories one day, then eat fewer the next 2/3 days. CONSISTENCY DOES NOT MEAN EATING THE SAME CALORIES DAY IN AND DAY OUT...That's CRAZY (Same with An Exercise Routine.) People WILL eventually Learn about THEIR Body.

    OK, have a nice day.
  • kris4chloe
    kris4chloe Posts: 245 Member
    Whenever you use a calculator to figure out your calories that factors in your exercise you DO NOT eat your exercise calories back. So be honest with your exercise and go from there. Now if for some reason you do more exercise then what you calculated your calories at then go ahead and eat some back.

    MFP does not add in exercise to your calorie equation thus it usually sticks people who want to lose 2 lbs a week at 1200 calories. This is why when someone looks at these other calories they are shocked at how high everyone else is in relation to MFP.

    Try it yourself, try to work with your goals and change your exercise, you calories will change very, very little if at all because the way MFP is setup is to work your deficit into your eating and wants you to eat any exercise calories you "earn"

    I have my calories set to include my exercise level and do NOT eat back my exercise calories and have been very successful at losing.
  • opus649
    opus649 Posts: 633 Member
    Read this- http://www.rippednaturally.com/zig-zag-diet.html

    From the beginning of that page: "I got from 35% bodyfat to 3.5% bodyfat with it, in just a matter of 4 months"

    Bull****.
  • mommyjos
    mommyjos Posts: 98 Member
    bump to research later! I have hypothyroidism too so it's been slow goings!!
  • Zumbagurl64
    Zumbagurl64 Posts: 155 Member
    I am sure you could move around the numbers with a bit of thought. But I sure wish it automatically put the higher calories closer to the weekend... lol

    ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH! HAHA, I suppose you could just adjust that though....as long as you keep your workouts up..... :-)
  • BaDaSsBrUnEtTe
    BaDaSsBrUnEtTe Posts: 518 Member
    im gonna try this.
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
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  • marynificent
    marynificent Posts: 110 Member
    This reminds me of an old school diet called "The Rotation Diet" and I know that one worked! I am going to give it a shot when I get back next week. Thanks for sharing!
  • sweetendeavor
    sweetendeavor Posts: 72 Member
    bump. just started this this week. let's see how it goes!
  • BecomingElle
    BecomingElle Posts: 112 Member
    Definitely locking this away for later!

    However, even with the zigzagging, the site suggests 1,535 or 1,408 calories/day whereas MFP has me at 1,250?! Hmmm :S
  • thedeegan4
    thedeegan4 Posts: 422 Member
    Errrrrrr, I am so lost. I am going to have to do a lot of reading to figure this whole thing out, but if it works, I'm game to give it a try.

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