Hello all

I have been reading here about 'refeeding'.

I am interested in the concept and wondering if any of you helpful souls have links to sites where I could read about this? Or, any info you have would be great!

Thanks so much

The concept of refeeding gets a bit confused sometimes. Also known as a carbup or carb load, it means eating a significant quantity of carb food (low fat, normal protein) over a certain period of time, with the intention being to bump leptin levels (longer refeeds do this, 3days usually) and replete muscle glycogen stores.

Here's a good summary post (might have to register to read it, but it's free): http://www.beyondlowcarb.net/index....30242#msg230242

People with higher bodyfat levels (over 35%) don't really require a strict refeed; instead, they can benefit from one or two free meals (aka cheat meals, but controlled and planned for) a week, as well as periodic diet breaks (usu. 7-14 days eating at maintenance calorie levels).

Lyle McDonald wrote a good book called Guide to Flexible Dieting, which you can order from Amazon or his store at www.bodyrecomposition.com In this book he discusses refeeds, free meals, diet breaks, how to incorporate these into your low carb (or other) diet.

Has anyone had experience with breaking an atkins diet bye eating carbs for a day? Does this break stalls, shake things up?

Wow! Thanks for the info!! I just got slightly cross eyed trying to take it all in!



I will definitely think about this. I had a good friend who did low carb very successfully. Her ONE thing that she did that HER friend who'd been doing LC for YEARS was that each week she got one 'cheat' day. It made her feel more 'normal' and not as tempted to cheat during the week, and she was still very successful. Then when I heard the term 'refeeding'..I was like 'AHA!"

I might just try this in some capacity. I don't know, though, seems like a LOT OF MATH!

But thanks AGAIN, you rock!