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Anybody doing CALORIE CYCLING?

BarbaraCarr1981
BarbaraCarr1981 Posts: 903 Member
edited January 13 in Food and Nutrition
Hey, just wondering if anyone can give me some tips on calorie cycling. I think this would work great for me as I get really bored eating the same amount of food everyday. I really like the sounds of cycling and I think it may help me lose these last 8lbs or even just build muscle so I can "look" 8lbs lighter!!!! Let me know ur thoughts on this! Thx

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  • djames92
    djames92 Posts: 990 Member
    is that like a weekly calorie goal and each day doesnt matter?
  • BarbaraCarr1981
    BarbaraCarr1981 Posts: 903 Member
    Yes, it's up and down every day but still all together equal a goal of 1500 per day or 10,500 per week.
  • BarbaraCarr1981
    BarbaraCarr1981 Posts: 903 Member
    But it's not extreme - no 4000cals today and only 1000 tomorrow. It's like 1500, 1700, 1600, 1200, etc etc
  • djames92
    djames92 Posts: 990 Member
    i know a guy that does that and it really works for him
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    I base my goals more off weekly than by day, but hardly enough to call it cycling.

    I tried carb cycling once. Just for giggles. Same weekly goal, just 3500 on workout days and 1500 on rest days. Was there any difference? Nope.
    Which is funny, since I overate on my off days - at least 2000kcal. Meh, natural glutton here. ^_^
  • arbyfoto
    arbyfoto Posts: 6
    I would be interested in hearing more about it as well
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,857 Member
    I unintentionally do that and it works for me, keeps me from getting bored and means I can feel like I'm having a splurge on weekends and the like.
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