I've been experimenting with eating 2,000 calories, 200 g's of protein, and under 50 g's of carbs Monday-Friday. On weekends I indulge and eat Ben & Jerry's, cereal, and other high carb food. Last Saturday after a clean week I weighed in at 182. I proceeded to eat the above weekend food followed by another week of my M-F diet. After the weekend cram and weekday plan I weighed in at 177. I lift extremely hard on weekdays and Saturday and run wind sprints 3-4 times a week. My question is if the weekend high carb food is kicking my metabolism into overdrive in the weekdays and actually accelerating fat loss overall? Thoughts?
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Sport Loading up on carbs and calories on the weekend
- Thread starter Cooter
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probably not to any great extent..
To compare weights from week to week you need to weigh yourself at the same time in relation to your carb ups. You'll gain a lot of weight when you carb up (glycogen and water), which you'll lose during the week when you go low carb and your glycogen gradually depletes.
To compare weights from week to week you need to weigh yourself at the same time in relation to your carb ups. You'll gain a lot of weight when you carb up (glycogen and water), which you'll lose during the week when you go low carb and your glycogen gradually depletes.
probably not to any great extent..
To compare weights from week to week you need to weigh yourself at the same time in relation to your carb ups. You'll gain a lot of weight when you carb up (glycogen and water), which you'll lose during the week when you go low carb and your glycogen gradually depletes.
I did. I ate the same on the weekends as I did the weekdays the week before trying this. I couldn't get below 180 for some reason. That's why I was amazed I got to 177 just 5 days after a high carb high calorie weekend. Seems strange to me.
Yeah- agree with the above, it doesn't matter what you eat where weight loss is concerned. Certain things are easier to eat whilst trying to lose weight and you may well find your eating more and more and more of the junk food week to week (at first its a novetly, then it becomes something you need more of to get the same satistfaction...and bang, your eating more calories then you use and your weight goes up).
Keep a log of exactly how many calories your eating if you chose to eat junk as it can very easily go up. Also remember to give your cardio a boost every 6-8 weeks to ensure your burning enough calories to compensate, at first your body gets a shock from the exercise, you lose weight, then your body gets used to the form of exercise you chose, it learns to be clever and retain a few calories so its no longer in deficit and then it manages to send you strong cravings for high calorie high fat/sugar type foods which then add to your waistline.
Its alot harder to say "no" when these foods are already in your kitchen/n your shopping list/in your short term memory. Its also alot harder when your body is depleted of the correct nutrients it needs: you need 1.5-2g of protein a day, not just monday to fridays, you need vitamins and minerals every single day, not just monday to friday and you need to be careful as you can get very mixed cravings when your down a whole load of these macros and vitamins and nutrients, hence you can end up eating more junk to compensate.
As long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose weight, just be careful to make sure you are still within that calorie deficit.
Keep a log of exactly how many calories your eating if you chose to eat junk as it can very easily go up. Also remember to give your cardio a boost every 6-8 weeks to ensure your burning enough calories to compensate, at first your body gets a shock from the exercise, you lose weight, then your body gets used to the form of exercise you chose, it learns to be clever and retain a few calories so its no longer in deficit and then it manages to send you strong cravings for high calorie high fat/sugar type foods which then add to your waistline.
Its alot harder to say "no" when these foods are already in your kitchen/n your shopping list/in your short term memory. Its also alot harder when your body is depleted of the correct nutrients it needs: you need 1.5-2g of protein a day, not just monday to fridays, you need vitamins and minerals every single day, not just monday to friday and you need to be careful as you can get very mixed cravings when your down a whole load of these macros and vitamins and nutrients, hence you can end up eating more junk to compensate.
As long as your in a calorie deficit you will lose weight, just be careful to make sure you are still within that calorie deficit.