Mikkipedia Mini Mikkipedia- Calorie Cycling: Smarter Deficits Without Misery
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Oct 19, 2025 Calorie cycling is a smart strategy for managing metabolic stress while dieting. It helps alleviate the challenges of continuous calorie restriction by incorporating planned breaks and carbohydrate refeeds. Discover how a simple weekday-weekend shift can maintain your social life and dietary goals. Learn the importance of high protein intake and resistance training to preserve muscle. Mikki also explains how to accurately interpret scale fluctuations after high-carb days, focusing on long-term sustainability over quick fixes.
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How The Body Fights Prolonged Dieting
- Sustained calorie restriction triggers adaptive thermogenesis including leptin fall, ghrelin rise, thyroid downregulation, and reduced NEAT.
- These changes make continued fat loss progressively harder because the body actively conserves energy.
Use Cycling As Metabolic Stress Management
- Use calorie cycling as metabolic stress management: alternate deficit periods with relief to avoid relentless restriction.
- Think of it like training: stress, recover, then push again to sustain progress without burning out.
Shift Calories Weekday To Weekend
- Reallocate weekly calories: eat lower Monday–Thursday and top up across Friday–Sunday to keep the same weekly deficit.
- This preserves social flexibility while maintaining overall progress across the week.