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Originally Posted by Pepino
Oh and isn't calorie cycling where one day you eat (for example only) 1200 and then the next day 1400 and then the next day 1200? I believe that's what it is. My friend did that anyhow.
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Yeah but it need to have bigger gap !
Usually I used to lose weight on 1100-1300 calories.
Then, like almost everybody, I hit a plateau ! So I was depressed, my weight was staying the same for weeks, then one day I binged... I'm not a binger so it was a shock ! Let's say it was about a maintenance intake : 1800-2000 calories. The day after, I stepped on the scale, super anxious : I was down 1 pound! And my weight dropped even more once I was back to my normal losing intake.
My plateaux were easy to break, as one high-cals day was often enough, but it's normal if you need a couple of days : 1300 cals, 1700, 1500, 1100, 1600 ! It's scary to up your intake but it's so worth it.
At the end of the week, the total calories should be the same. Don't be afraid to up your cals a lot then drop them, you need to shock your body!
EDIT: I didn't compensate with exercise!