Why long cuts end in binges (and the refeed fix)
Anyone who has dieted for a show or a shoot knows the pattern. The first couple of weeks are uncomfortable but manageable. Then somewhere around week eight or ten, a craving that used to be easy to ignore becomes the only thing you can think about.
Two things are going on. The size of the deficit sets how hungry you are. The length of the cut is what wears you down, because every meal you turn down costs a little more than the last one. The craving hasn't changed. What you have left to resist it with has.
The fix in the video is a refeed you plan ahead: a fixed day every 7 to 10 days and a fixed amount, put on the calendar before you need it. Then a higher-calorie day is part of the plan instead of a rule you broke. More on that in why contest prep and cutting phases raise binge risk.
What's said in the video
Week two of a cut feels fine. Week ten is when the binges start.
The deeper the deficit, the louder the hunger.
But the longer the cut, the harder every no gets. Same craving, less left to fight it with.
So plan the refeed. A fixed day and a fixed amount, on the calendar before you need it.
And when an urge shows up anyway, catch it right away. Green button.
Binge Breaker. Plan it. Don't white knuckle it.
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