What has been your experience with carb refeeds, /fit/?
Effective weight loss strategy or meme?
>>37289639
>posting frogs
>expecting serious answers
fuck off robot fatty.
They def worked well when i was 10%~ or so BF.
Now that I am 20% they just seem to stall my fatloss.
I think refeeds are meant only when you're actually lean.
>>37290123
I am pic related above you. Is this lean enough to justify a refeed? I estimate 13-15% bf but weight loss is stalling.
>>37289639
I you're starting to feel very lethargic and low in energy, moody and losing strength, and lean into your cut, then they're great.
I did once last week for the first time and not only did I not gain any water weight, I lost more weight that week. Just don't let it turn into a binge day which is easy to do after so long of cutting.
How much calories on a carb refeed? Maintenance or over?
>>37290162
Thanks anon, did you eat at maintenance or slightly over?
>>37290145
Yes.
Just don't over do it. They're not magic. Also you actually need to be pretty depleted for them to work well.
They work best with high protein/low calorie style dieting. For example eat 200g protein within 1,500 calories or so, and do high volume training and cardio. Then after 3-4 days take in a ton of carbs, like 500-1000g. Repeat the process over and over.
>>37290192
Thanks for the input, anon.
In this case a refeed may not be for me as I train fairly low volume.
Still, I'd like to try it and see the results for myself. One refeed shouldn't set my fat loss back too much.
>>37290173
First time, just at maintenance. Today was the second, about 300-400 over maint. Will see how body reacts.
The more depleted you are, the higher carb/calorie you can go.
>>37290238
I definitely feel depleted. Lifts are weaker, very low energy, irritable. Perhaps this will work for me, I plan to eat 300kcal over maintenance from carbs.
Hope yours works well, Godspeed, anon.
Carb refeeds are memes just like any other diet, it all comes down to calories in<out.
>>37290611
The only meme is IIFYM
>>37290089
You have already made it. Just bang sloots and enjoy.
>>37291055
Thanks anon, but sadly my body doesn't compensate for my crippling autism. Not banging any sloots, just trying to progress.
