calorie cycling

xbabeykayx
xbabeykayx Posts: 78
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
i was wondering if anyone has done calorie cycling before ? because i was thinking of doing it. Ive thought that if i ate 1200 calories on days tues,thurs, sat when i dont goto the gym and 1400 calories on the days i do goto the gym would that be classed as calorie cycling and would i be losing weight from it ?

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  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
    I've done it, did it last year and it was very effective.
  • I've done it, did it last year and it was very effective.

    how many calories did you eat day by day ?
  • jenn_18
    jenn_18 Posts: 32
    This site, http://www.answerfitness.com/316/zig-zag-dieting-fitness-nerd/, tells you all about it. It even includes a link to a website that can calculate a calorie cycle for you. (I do find that the link that calculates for you over estimates the calories some so just use your judgement).
  • goohan
    goohan Posts: 155
    i have cycled my calories for a few months now, I don't have a specific routien or anything, I just see that if I have had a high day, I will try and make the next day a low day but basically, I just make sure i eat a certian number of calories a week not a day. It works well for me x
  • tanniew78
    tanniew78 Posts: 602 Member
    I do this and have been seeing the inches flying off my body in just a few short weeks. I dont have a scale to tell me how much i have lost, but its alot.
  • Carru1
    Carru1 Posts: 39 Member
    This site, http://www.answerfitness.com/316/zig-zag-dieting-fitness-nerd/, tells you all about it. It even includes a link to a website that can calculate a calorie cycle for you. (I do find that the link that calculates for you over estimates the calories some so just use your judgement).

    Thanks for the link! I've never heard of this.
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