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Should You Have a "Refeed Day?" A Simple Science-Based Answer

Published: Nov. 23, 2017, 3:33 p.m.

For most, the beginning of a diet is an exciting moment, teeming with optimism and ecstasy.

For the first couple of months, it\u2019s usually smooth sailing: you exercise regularly and maintain a proper calorie deficit and your body fat percentage progressively declines.

Eventually, though, progress slows. Your energy in the gym wanes and your workouts get harder and harder. Your goal, which seemed in the bag just a month ago, now appears further and further away.

And if you\u2019re like most people, this is where you lose heart and binge. And then binge again. And again.

But there\u2019s hope. And it doesn\u2019t involve dropping your calorie intake to dangerously low levels or frying your muscles with excessive cardio.

Instead, the \u201ctrick\u201d is something you\u2019ll relish: occasional overfeeding.

Yes, that\u2019s right\u2013eating a bunch of food. Not just anything and everything, though\u2013there\u2019s more to it than that. This weight loss aid is known as \u201crefeeding,\u201d and here\u2019s how it works\u2026

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