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Carb cycling?

SeattleGrl
SeattleGrl Posts: 58 Member
edited October 2024 in Social Groups
I've been reading more about carb cycling, where you incorporate higher carb days between low carb days. Some say switch every other day and others add a higher carb day twice a week.
Does anyone here practice this method?
Thanks for any input :smile:

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  • mjbrenner
    mjbrenner Posts: 222 Member
    I'll do one high-carb day per week along with increased calories. This is both to keep my metabolism high and provide me with a way to have the high-carb foods I love, albeit with much less frequency than I used to have them.
  • tecallahan
    tecallahan Posts: 732 Member
    My dietician mentioned that I will go to carb cycling eventually -- but since I am not having cravings, I am holding off. Not sure of the frequency, though.
  • pfeiferfit
    pfeiferfit Posts: 138 Member
    I have been "carb cycling" with some success. It's more that I have a kind of cheat/different day Saturdays. I eat more calories and more carbs. I have gone between 20 and 60 carbs on a normal day, on a cheat day I end up around 120 or more, but I try not to go CRAZY.

    Have been losing steadily for the most part... Somewhat of a plateau right now, but that's more because I was sick and not eating over 600-800 calories... Not good.
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