Zigzagging issues
My personal experience so far with zigzagging:
Yes, it works! But, I have learned a couple things from experience, and thought somebody else might benefit.
One, I noticed some calculators have you doing 5 "regular" days and 2 "high" days, but others have you do 4 "regular" days and 3 "high" days.
I have tried both ways, and I have to say, for me doing the 4/3 makes me lose control of my calories, and sets me up for being hungrier/wanting to binge. I don't feel that way at all with the 5/2 plan.
Two, on sort of the same topic, on the 5/2 zigzag plan I'm going to follow from now on, I think I am going to limit one of the high days to just a little over "normal" and do the 7th "high" day way high. A day to go have guacamole and chips, a big steak, a loaded baked potato, whatever it is that I really enjoy but would be hard to fit into a "normal" day.
Anyone else have any observations on what works or doesn't for them, with zigzagging?
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