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Re: Of refeeds and diet breaks
There's definitely need for more studies on this! Most existing studies that come close to this subject are either trying see the effects of "yo-yo" dieting or are really about intermittent…1 -
Re: Of refeeds and diet breaks
In the "Women's Book" Lyle McDonald recommends women with a normal BMI to take a diet break every 6-10 weeks. A diet break should at minimum be one week, but two can be good, especially if …6 -
Re: Of refeeds and diet breaks
It is pretty common to see a small gain. Part of the gain can be muscle gylcogen replenishing and water retention from increasing carbs. I saw about 2 lbs gain during my diet break. 1-3 lbs is my typ…3 -
Re: Feeling sick from cutting carbs
You don't need to go low carb to lose weight. Carbs help me enjoy my workouts more in my experience. Try setting MFP back to default macros and see how you feel. Only thing to be mindful of is that c…1 -
Re: How do you decide final weight goal
I had the same question when I first joined the boards! Like a lot of weightloss topics, it's something you have to reframe in your mind for your sanity's sake. I picked 150 lbs because it puts me in…1