Refeed, You choose goal or hunger dictates?

[melaniej]

Hi everyone!

I have been looking through the refeed area getting excited as im a few kgs away from starting and im alittle confused about when i should be starting...i'll explain

50% of what i read states generally that its best to get to low end of goal weight or below so you have room for gains which makes you still in the weight range that is set for you. The other 50% say wait till hunger your body will tell you when to begin, it may be a kg out of high end of goal or anywhere in the weight range set for you. Also my consultant has said refeed will be ordered 2kgs out from high end of goal but also says you will be ready for refeed when you look at your kids and want to eat them your so hungry!...........

So which one is it? wait for hunger or do it when its ordered or wait if you can till you get below or close to low end of goal?
Any comments will be greatly appricated, thanks

[ConnieK..]

Melanie,

A lot of questions have been answered many times before on here - try looking here

http://newyouforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5752

If you browse the section of the forum related to your question or try a search you will find a ton of wisdom.

Connie

[mcpsych]

from what i have read it seems to go something like:
if you are starving and still outside goal by a coupla kgs- start refeed
if you are not starving do until you reach goal or below ( it seems to be a personal choice)
there are varying responses to refeed- you will see some continue to lose, some stabilise and some gain a little
As i havent been there yet i have no personal experience of this but that seems to me to be what is going down
I am happy to defer to more experienced heads- jlou? ladybird? anyone, is this microphone on?

[Kohinoor]

Hi Melanie,

Here's Asy's "take" on when to start (well, one of them)
http://newyouforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=227067#post227067

Do read before and after her post to get context - 'cos her answer was to one who was NOT hungry even after reaching goal weight.

Koh

[melaniej]

Thankyou for everyones comments, now i have clarity as to what to look for when i do go ahead with refeed. It really puts it in perspective as I have lost 32kgs and have 6kgs to go (lower end of goal if its possible) and have spent good money, been completely dedicated and want to finish it properly rather than rush thru it to the end and regret it later, i guess thats my fear. Knowing now that if at 2kgs out of high end of goal i can wait alittle longer makes me feel like i have more control and am able to go on to refeed only when my body is really ready so thanks again, your advice is invaluable and sorry also because im sure you all have answered this question a million times before. Melanie