Zig zag cals

spickard34

Okay so I switched my cals to TDEE way however I still on workout days eat 1600 even though it says mateniace plus 20% on workout days I can't see myself consuming 2400 cals five days a week and losing weight. So far the way I have been doing things is working however I just seen a post about zig zagging cals. Has anyone done this with success??

Here's the link
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

This is what it tells me to do. I think it maybe an interesting thing to try


Maintenance Fat Loss Extreme Fat Loss
Monday 2088 1670 1253
Tuesday 1670 1336 1225
Wednesday 2505 2004 1503
Thursday 2088 1670 1253
Friday 1879 1503 1225
Saturday 2297 1837 1378
Sunday 2088 1670 1253

spickard34

Spacing is off sorry tried to fix it

chasetwins

Mine zig zag usually but not on purpose

spickard34

Lol that is the first thing I thought when I saw this so thought I would ask people about it:)

chasetwins

I have heard of it before but have not personally tried it (like I said not on purpose anyways) - if you are stalled on weight loss a change in schedules is always a good idea if you try it - good luck

sarahg148

Yeah...I don't think most people naturally eat the same exact number of calories/day. I'm also doing TDEE minus about 15% so keeping most of my days around 2000 cals...give or take a few.

learnerdriver

It's hard to tell whether its working or not as I'm not deliberately doing it, as I tend to be hungry on lifting days, so eat close to TDEE then. Otherwise, I'm TDEE-20%. my weight is dropping.

ETA: my weekly calories average out,

artickb22

interesting! I do find that I naturally zig zag (didn't realize it until now) but every couple of days or so after hard workouts I'll naturally be a little hungrier. I always listen to my body and if I'm hungry I eat so it works out! Great info, thanks for sharing!

xynyth

Total Calories Including Exercise
Maintenance 2836
CALORIES/DAY
Fat Loss 2269
CALORIES/DAY
Extreme Fat Loss 2144
CALORIES/DAY
7 day calorie cycle (zig-zag)
Maintenance Fat Loss Extreme Fat Loss
Monday 2836 2269 2144
Tuesday 2269 2144 2144
Wednesday 3404 2723 2573
Thursday 2836 2269 2144
Friday 2553 2144 2144
Saturday 3120 2496 2359
Sunday 2836 2269 2144





Ok, so I never, EVER come close to eating that many calories even on days I exercise. And it is way off what MFP has for me. The BMR is about average what the most sites tell me.

I'm not really sure what to do with this information, but there it is

nvpixie

I completely agree with zig zagging. I lost weight after having my daughter (1st pregnancy) exactly that way. I didn't use guidelines on a site, I just went a few hundred above and below my BMR on and off-not really on a specific schedule. I zig zag now without even realizing it until I view my report for the week.

spickard34

I completely agree with zig zagging. I lost weight after having my daughter (1st pregnancy) exactly that way. I didn't use guidelines on a site, I just went a few hundred above and below my BMR on and off-not really on a specific schedule. I zig zag now without even realizing it until I view my report for the week.

Good to know cuz I think I do this now as well.