Urban, It is not whether we build up the glycogen stores all over again, it is how our body processess them.
Well, it does matter if you don't want to put on the glycogen weight once you get to goal.
So, no,, you wont put weight on if you build up your glycogen stores within your personal zone, if that were the case we wouldnt have any success stories such as KD on here(who is fab btw)..
Aww, thankyou. Do me best
well thank you all for the info but still if we builde are glycogen stores back up we must put weight back on even if we do builde them up slowly we still have to builde them up
I know what you mean. Yes, you do have to build you glycogen stores back up if you want to have some sort of normality with your eating after the diet.
With Cambridge (not trying to push Cambridge here
, but using it a way to explain how it can be done!)...the first few weeks refeed introduce calories and carbs. The calories stay low enough for most of the time to continue to lose weight, whilst the raising of carbs (glycogen gain), means a gain in weight. These then equal out, though for many, there will still be some loss, so people tend to start doing this just before goal.
As the calories raise, the metabolic rate does likewise. You end up on 1500 calories, no weight gain, glycogen replenished.
Now, it seems that LT go much quicker with this process...which is much more fun
, though it appears that a gain on the scales could possibly be more likely, so my logic tells me that it could be better to aim for a goal a little under your original goal to give you some leaway for this.
But I'm no expert in LT, so you really need to discuss this with your pharmacist. Just explaining the mechanics of how the glycogen can be replenished without the weight gain on the scales.
Of course...after LT, I'll go along with everything wellandgood has said