Cycling calories?

mommacxjx
mommacxjx Posts: 52 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm semi new here, what does this mean?

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  • Snerk13
    Snerk13 Posts: 5 Member
    How is it used, it sounds like the number of calories burned during bicycling.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    it just means that you cycle your calories with high and low days. So if your calorie goalis 1200 a day..you can go 1000 one day, then 1400 the next day and then 1100, 750 ...by the end of he week you should still average out to about 1200 a day you are just cycling high and low calorie days.

    The premise is that by cycling your calorie our trick your metabolism into a higher burn rate, at least I believe that is correct. It is kind of like carb cycling,if you are familar with that?

    I think you would have better luck cycling carbs...like low low med med high and then repeat....or you may want to read up on Intermittet Fasing..ineresting topic..

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    and good luck in your weight loss/health pursuits!

    Remember you need to develop a plan and stick with it....!
  • mommacxjx
    mommacxjx Posts: 52 Member
    Very interesting. I'm currently breastfeeding so going below MFP recommended 1200 calories isn't an option, even if I go higher on other days. I also have issues with wheat so I don't eat a lot of carbs anyways. I was more just curious as to what people were talking about. Thanks!
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    You can google a calorie cycling calculator that can give you a plan for the week based on what you want to lose, but since you're breastfeeding I'd get your doctor's okay first. I don't think it would make you go below 1200.

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