Carb cycling

Rammerjammer27
Rammerjammer27 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone on here carb cycle? I've just started about a week ago and I am already tired of the same old, go to recipes. I need more variety!!

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  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    I don't understand what carb cycling has to do with finding more food variety, but yes, I carb cycle, and my diary is open...but I mostly keep to keto carb levels, so not sure how much my entries will help with that, but feel free to browse around.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,794 Member
    Yea.. I do it.. very loosely. My lower carb days are around 90-100g or so. What are your macros? What kind of foods do you like to eat?
  • Rammerjammer27
    Rammerjammer27 Posts: 2 Member
    I'm still trying to figure out the right macro ratio but low carb days I try to stay at around 15% carbs, 35% fat, and 50% protein. I eat just about anything but I'm not a huge fan of fish and I'm tired of eggs
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,794 Member
    edited May 2018
    Rammerjammer27 wrote: »
    I'm still trying to figure out the right macro ratio but low carb days I try to stay at around 15% carbs, 35% fat, and 50% protein. I eat just about anything but I'm not a huge fan of fish and I'm tired of eggs

    What is your calorie intake? 50% protein could be a bit much depending on what you are working with.

    Also, is there any particular reason you have chosen to carb cycle? Adherence? Workout performance? Those are the two main benefits I have found to doing it. If it making things more complicated for you, maybe keeping things basic will be better for you.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    i carb cycle (fixed 7 day cycle that doesn't tie into workouts)...my ratios are basically
    high carb days - 61% Carb (469g); 19% protein (145g); 20% fat (65g) - total - 3068cal
    low carb days - 52% carbs (369g); 20% protein (145g); 28% fat (83g) - total - 2803cal
  • bfanny
    bfanny Posts: 440 Member
    edited May 2018
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    i carb cycle (fixed 7 day cycle that doesn't tie into workouts)...my ratios are basically
    high carb days - 61% Carb (469g); 19% protein (145g); 20% fat (65g) - total - 3068cal
    low carb days - 52% carbs (369g); 20% protein (145g); 28% fat (83g) - total - 2803cal

    You are my kind of “low” carb ;)

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,808 Member
    Rammerjammer27 wrote: »
    I'm still trying to figure out the right macro ratio but low carb days I try to stay at around 15% carbs, 35% fat, and 50% protein. I eat just about anything but I'm not a huge fan of fish and I'm tired of eggs

    Why that peculiar macro split?
    What are you hoping to achieve from that macro ratio and carb cycling?

    (My version of carb cycling is hitting very high amounts of carbs when I'm cycling - 645g on an exceptional day.)
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Rammerjammer27 wrote: »
    I'm still trying to figure out the right macro ratio but low carb days I try to stay at around 15% carbs, 35% fat, and 50% protein. I eat just about anything but I'm not a huge fan of fish and I'm tired of eggs

    That much protein is not necessary. You could replace some of it with carbs which would offer you a better variety of foods whether you decide to cycle or not.

    I personally don't carb cycle because the kind of exercise I do doesn't need it, but on longer run days I usually eat a larger portion of my exercise calories as carbs.
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