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split diet personalities!

Moya6512
Moya6512 Posts: 53 Member
edited January 22 in Food and Nutrition
I am good at a 1200 calorie diet at minimum 4 days out of the week, and working out 3-4. Other couple days I'm eating junkfood and sitting on the couch. I become rebellious and then snap back into it really quickly. Am I going crazy??!!
Does it all balance out, or is this a yoyo diet.

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  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Are you eating back your exercise calories? You may be needing to eat a bit more to avoid the junk food eating on the other days. Perhaps your hunger is building up because you are simply not eating enough.
  • AdrianeParese
    AdrianeParese Posts: 16
    I would say it is a yo-yo diet. Maybe up your calorie intake and that way you can have more foods you like instead of feeling deprived and then falling off the wagon the other couple days.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,469 Member
    I think it's a hybrid diet from the famous yoyo dieting state where after a diet is finished people eat too much and gain all the weight back. just kidding:smile:
  • pspetralia
    pspetralia Posts: 963 Member
    It is our body telling you that 1200 cals is not enough. Figure out your TDEE cut 20% and feed your body!!!!
  • mrswine
    mrswine Posts: 263 Member
    I tend to do this when I don't eat enough calories for a few days... Then I am tired and ravenous. Try upping your calories to more than 1200 and see if it helps you find more balance.
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