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| There's more than one way to skin a cat. |
Okay, bad analogy coming from a gal that owns a Siberian Forest cat cattery, but you get the picture. 😀 JUDDD can be done in an almost limitless fashion. In most people, one higher day per week may be sufficient. My body lowers its metabolic rate within a few days of starting a typical diet. So in order for weight loss to not stagnate, I need at least 2 higher days per week. This has been key for me, having done a lot of experimentation, including 2-3 down day stretches to offset days to fit in a lovely up day holiday.
At 293+ lbs, I used 2200 / 500 until calling "goal". (I ought to have started out with 2400, but my scale was defective.) However, is it necessary to stick with this type of two day set only for this to work?
Take these figures and stretch them out over three days, to arrive at the same calorie average, creating calorie deficits. This is how a three day stretch would look, giving you the same deficit:
- Up day - 2100
- Dn day - 1000
- Dn day - 1000
Your figures will be different depending upon the
JUDDD calculator. Having a decently high up day is crucial for this pattern to work both physically and mentally. I'd shoot for at LEAST your TDEE, to reap the best benefit. Of course, if your metabolism isn't compromised, this may not even matter, in which case, about any diet would work for you.
