How to zig zag cals properly/caloric cycling properly

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  • FirewifeCarrie
    FirewifeCarrie Posts: 118
    Starting to zig zag today!:happy:
  • FirewifeCarrie
    FirewifeCarrie Posts: 118
    Starting to zig zag today!:happy:
  • BHealthyBeHappy
    BHealthyBeHappy Posts: 19 Member
    Starting to Zig Zag today.
    Question????
    I am doing exercise daily,
    Mon and Wed - 30 days shred,
    Tue - midium exercise (around 300 cal),
    Thru to Sat - High intent exercise (around 450 cal).
    Do we eat more when you are doing exercise along with zip zag?
  • kimtpa1417
    kimtpa1417 Posts: 461 Member
    bump
  • YeOldeLancer
    YeOldeLancer Posts: 80
    bump. interesting. I will have to try this
  • Kagard11
    Kagard11 Posts: 396 Member
    I'm curious, how many have tried this and had it work?
  • Kagard11
    Kagard11 Posts: 396 Member
    I've read it and all the different comments etc, I even understand it, but it just seems so bizarre! I am a generally sedentary female 5'8" who weighs 228 pounds. My 2 pound loss goals set me at 1200 calories a day.

    To do this zig zag, I would reset to losing 1 pound a week, which has me for 2239 maintaining/1739 losing/ 800 max 1439.
    So day 1 1439
    Day 2 1439
    Day 3 2239
    Day 4 1439
    Day 5 1439
    Day 6 2239
    Day 7 1439
    Day 8 1439
    Day 9 2239
    Keep Repeating the 3 day cycle.

    My thing is, how will my body lose more weight eating sooooo many more calories per week than originally?
  • mithwiz
    mithwiz Posts: 11 Member
    bump
  • letsdothis2010
    letsdothis2010 Posts: 190 Member
    Bump because I'm experiencing the dreaded early plateau :(
  • innerfashionista
    innerfashionista Posts: 451 Member
    Bump
  • ljbhill
    ljbhill Posts: 276 Member
    Hi, I'm on 1200 calories per day and almost near goal. I've hit a plateau that I need to push past. Do you have to zig zag so dramatically? I don't really want to eat too much less than 1200. Could I just have 1000 one day and 1400 the next and so on? Would I be able to eat exercise calories on top of that? Any info would be good. Thanks!
  • jagoochie
    jagoochie Posts: 218 Member
    im confused on how to work out my figures for this?
  • amandal00
    amandal00 Posts: 59 Member
    I've always found zig zagging so confusing, but you really cleared it up for me! Thank you so much!! I'll be trying this starting tomorrow.
  • ColoradoCowgirl
    ColoradoCowgirl Posts: 34
    bump
  • Treed79
    Treed79 Posts: 28 Member
    Bump
  • mamashatzie
    mamashatzie Posts: 238 Member
    Thank you for this!
  • juleseybaby
    juleseybaby Posts: 712 Member
    bump so it will stay in my topics
  • armaretta
    armaretta Posts: 851 Member
    bump
  • sunshinestorm
    sunshinestorm Posts: 81 Member
    bump
  • glasgowgirl101
    glasgowgirl101 Posts: 24 Member
    Bump for later
  • Nanadena
    Nanadena Posts: 739 Member
    bump
  • psb13
    psb13 Posts: 629
    i've been doing the 7 day cycle for 2 weeks and lost 3.2lbs. seems like it's slowing down now. hate to be dense, but am i supposed to be eating back exercise calories or not. still confused. it seems like too many calories if i eat them back.
  • theba2il
    theba2il Posts: 548 Member
    Bump
  • ilikejam33
    ilikejam33 Posts: 252 Member
    Hi, I'm on 1200 calories per day and almost near goal. I've hit a plateau that I need to push past. Do you have to zig zag so dramatically? I don't really want to eat too much less than 1200. Could I just have 1000 one day and 1400 the next and so on? Would I be able to eat exercise calories on top of that? Any info would be good. Thanks!


    I am in the same boat, 1200 a day is my goal, but i am still 20 lbs away from my goal. What can be recommended for us?
    Thank you
  • Lelafin
    Lelafin Posts: 29 Member
    Innnnnteresting...! anyone notice significantly better results from doing this?
  • katharos3
    katharos3 Posts: 154 Member
    Love this! Thanks for posting. :smile:
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Innnnnteresting...! anyone notice significantly better results from doing this?

    I did, for two weeks, then flatlined again.

    IF is the only thing that keeps me losing continuously.
  • dusk1977
    dusk1977 Posts: 295
    bump
  • FoodMage
    FoodMage Posts: 8
    Doing the Bump
  • dellyy
    dellyy Posts: 1
    Bump! Found this interesting. I'm also one of those stuck on the 1200 range so I'm waiting out to see the response..
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