Hi lovelies!
So I start refeeding in two weeks and I hope to lose around 5 lbs on refeed, but there's a few burning questions I'm a little curious of so it would be wonderful if anyone could help me out!
Here goes:
1. What's the KEY difference between refeed and maintenance?
2. When people refeed for two+ weeks do they repeat the plan from day 1 allover on week 2 and repeat the entire thing from day 1 - 7 or do they continue at week 2 from day 4-7s meal suggestions?
If they continue at day 4-7s meal suggestions, would it be a bad idea to repeat the plan to the latter restarting on week 2? Sort of going round in circles with it to try and lose weight?
3. How long can you refeed for before you should try and 'maintain'?
4. After refeeding to the plan, when can I stop buying maintencance formulas from the chemist and follow day 4-7s meal suggestions, switching them up a little, adding a light breakfast instead of the formulas to try and maintain my weight for life?
5. Would it be possible to follow day 1-2s plan (replacing 1-2 meals with shakes) for 1-2 weeks to try and lose the 5lbs I would like to shift during refeed?
I'm guessing that it's up to me how I chose to refeed/maintain, but advice is always helpful! Sorry if the questions are a little blonde, promise I'm not
My plan was to
• Finish the TFR in two weeks after 5 and a half months
• Refeed until I've lost the last 5 lbs (predicting I have that to lose)
• Follow day 4-7s plan WITH formulas for 1-2 weeks
• Follow day 4-7s plan WITHOUT formulas, replacing them with a VERY light breakfast forever, keeping an eye on my weight, keeping up the water and generally living a fat free lifestyle with minor exceptions on special occasions, introducing different types of food and light recipes!
So I start refeeding in two weeks and I hope to lose around 5 lbs on refeed, but there's a few burning questions I'm a little curious of so it would be wonderful if anyone could help me out!
Here goes:
1. What's the KEY difference between refeed and maintenance?
2. When people refeed for two+ weeks do they repeat the plan from day 1 allover on week 2 and repeat the entire thing from day 1 - 7 or do they continue at week 2 from day 4-7s meal suggestions?
If they continue at day 4-7s meal suggestions, would it be a bad idea to repeat the plan to the latter restarting on week 2? Sort of going round in circles with it to try and lose weight?
3. How long can you refeed for before you should try and 'maintain'?
4. After refeeding to the plan, when can I stop buying maintencance formulas from the chemist and follow day 4-7s meal suggestions, switching them up a little, adding a light breakfast instead of the formulas to try and maintain my weight for life?
5. Would it be possible to follow day 1-2s plan (replacing 1-2 meals with shakes) for 1-2 weeks to try and lose the 5lbs I would like to shift during refeed?
I'm guessing that it's up to me how I chose to refeed/maintain, but advice is always helpful! Sorry if the questions are a little blonde, promise I'm not
My plan was to
• Finish the TFR in two weeks after 5 and a half months
• Refeed until I've lost the last 5 lbs (predicting I have that to lose)
• Follow day 4-7s plan WITH formulas for 1-2 weeks
• Follow day 4-7s plan WITHOUT formulas, replacing them with a VERY light breakfast forever, keeping an eye on my weight, keeping up the water and generally living a fat free lifestyle with minor exceptions on special occasions, introducing different types of food and light recipes!
