Carb Cycling - AM I DOING IT RIGHT?

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nyctraveler
nyctraveler Posts: 305 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I hear everyone talking about carb cycling and was wondering if I am doing it right.

My diet is currently set to 1529 cals and i am trying to do 10% carbs Day 1; 20% carbs Days 2; and 50% carbs Day 3

The total breakdown ends up being:

Day 1 (carbs 10% ~38g); (protein 40% 153g ); (fat 50% 85g)

Day 2 (carbs 20% ~76g); (protein 40% 153g ); (fat 40% 68g)

Day 3 (carbs 50% ~191g); (protein 20%; 76g ); (fat 30%; 51g)

Is this right? I am not sure if my fat is too high on some days or not? Do I have the right carb % numbers and do I have the right distribution b/w protein and fat?

Anything else I should know?

Thanks guys!

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  • AggieCass09
    AggieCass09 Posts: 1,867 Member
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    this looks very similar to the plans i've seen thus far!

    I'm doing 1800 cals and 3 days of "low" carbs at less than 75 g of carbs (about 13% it turns out) and one "high" day more than 150 g carbs which is about 30% (though, i try to get higher and fail!)
  • LesterBlackstone
    LesterBlackstone Posts: 291 Member
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    Why do you think this is necessary?
  • nyctraveler
    nyctraveler Posts: 305 Member
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    It keeps your body guessing so it doesn't get used to one or the other (low carb vs high carb)...I am sure there is a very lengthy scientific explanation that goes along with this as well :)

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