Should I do a refeed day??

Femilaxx1xo
Femilaxx1xo Posts: 66 Member
edited May 2019 in Health and Weight Loss
So I’ve been eating in defecit for 3 weeks. Should I eat at my maintenance today and increase my carbs? Or do you think I should wait??? Any advice x

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,400 Member
    edited May 2019
    Up to you. One day isn't going to affect anything, other than make you feel good! Refeeds usually are for a week or so...I did maintenance eating all through my weight loss but mostly because I was always hungry and it was harder to stick to a deficit every day.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks/p1
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    If you want to, sure!

    From what I remember a 24 hour refeed has been determined not to do much to reset any hormones you would need a week for that but a maintenance day for mental reasons can be a great idea. After you get your eating down and you are not hungry all day most of managing weight loss IMO is managing your mental state. For me personally I would say 80-85 percent of this is mental.

  • Femilaxx1xo
    Femilaxx1xo Posts: 66 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Up to you. One day isn't going to affect anything, other than make you feel good! Refeeds usually are for a week or so...I did maintenance eating all through my weight loss but mostly because I was always hungry and it was harder to stick to a deficit every day.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks/p1
    NovusDies wrote: »
    If you want to, sure!

    From what I remember a 24 hour refeed has been determined not to do much to reset any hormones you would need a week for that but a maintenance day for mental reasons can be a great idea. After you get your eating down and you are not hungry all day most of managing weight loss IMO is managing your mental state. For me personally I would say 80-85 percent of this is mental.

    Thanks guys! x I need it. I feel tired and not motivated. I’m gonna do a refeed every 3 weeks.
  • Femilaxx1xo
    Femilaxx1xo Posts: 66 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    What are your goals?

    I do two days refeeds every week where I eat close to or in a surplus. I find it works great for my adherence and workout performance.

    I also take one to two week diet breaks where I eat at maintenance, that happens every 8-12 weeks.

    See what works for you.

    Thanks! x My goal is to lose 8kg. It’s been 3 weeks that I started. I am just gonna have one day refeed every 3 weeks. I will probs do a diet break after like 2 months.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    I've had maintenance days and weeks throughout my calorie restriction phase. I started by planning them and then eventually changed to having them when needed. They haven't negatively affected my loss and actually probably allowed better adherance when restricting.

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