Jillian Michaels said on the Biggest Loser to vary your caloric intake: eat on the low end for two days, eat in the middle range for three days, eat on the high end (even going a little over) on two days. This keeps your body guessing. I did this all last week and lost 3.5 lbs!
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This is a major component of the 17 day diet. It has really worked for me. If I don't mix it up from 1200 to 1500, I plateau. Really paying attention to calorie variation has helped me past two humps so far.
CCOLLINS114/16/2010 2:30:00 PM
That's good advise! I've noticed every once in a while if I over eat, I will g o back to my regular weight within a day or two at the most and often times will lose an addition .5 to 1 pound. I think it does help to mix it up. I've never done a 'planned' mix up but I think I will try it and see if I get the same kind of results that you did.
SKYVALLEYGAL4/23/2013 9:09:00 PM
Interesting aspect. I never heard this but I do tend to vary in caloric intake. Most of the time I stay on my low end, occassionally mid range and almost every weekend I go over or at the high end. I have hit my ultimate goal weight several weeks ago and am actually hovering at about 2 lbs below it so this idea may really be working for me and I didn't know it!Thanks, I'll start watching more closely.
KITT524/23/2013 8:09:00 AM
sounds like a good idea, I'm going to give it a try
MARINEMAMA4/11/2013 5:24:00 AM
Thanks for sharing!
STAY393/20/2013 3:59:00 PM
Nice! I will have to try this!
IMSUNSHINE3/20/2013 1:02:00 PM
I think this is awesome! Thanks
DLMALM2/12/2013 8:36:00 AM
Definitely sounds like a good way to mix it up ... force some variation in my routine
FHORTON1/22/2013 9:29:00 AM
Thanks for the tip. I am going to give this a try,
MSROZZIE12/8/2012 10:16:00 PM
Definitely will give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
MOTTAMAMALOU2/10/2011 4:51:00 PM
Sounds like a plan!
JASI271/16/2011 5:36:00 PM
This has worked very well for me! Got me over my hump this week!! WooHoo!!
XTRAS19410/7/2010 10:00:00 PM
this one sounds good!! I eat very close to 1200 per day, and Im allowed up to 1590, I might try this one out!
KSCARPETTA26/18/2010 9:00:00 AM
I'm going to give this a try to bust through this plateau. Thanks!
CAROLYN01075/31/2010 11:59:00 PM
This sounds reasonable.
WOLFMYJIC5/11/2010 8:52:00 AM
I think I was doing this without even knowing LOL! So I guess I will keep at it.
JASCAT05075/10/2010 8:52:00 PM
I"m gonna it at some point (soon) They do say that the body gets stuck if you do the same thing everyday.
KOMAL534/17/2010 8:46:00 AM
I like this----will definitely give it a try from coming Monday!!!
GGMOM064/16/2010 7:48:00 PM
I WILL TRY THIS TOO! I JUST CAN'T LOSE CONTINUALLY. THANKS
THERESAMARIEM4/16/2010 2:23:00 PM
I'm gonna have to try this next week since this week is over. Thanks!!!
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