refeed
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- noun
- /ˈriːfiːd/
- Jargon
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reabastecimiento
- Many athletes schedule a refeed day after several weeks of strict dieting to replenish their energy levels.
I was a little maybe more reckless than that with my refeed.
- I was a little maybe more reckless than that with my refeed.
Examples
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After the week-long diet, she was excited to enjoy her refeed meal, which included her favorite foods.
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I would sit and plan my big refeed meal at the end of the diet.
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The reason I ask is that my refeed day begins this afternoon after a heavy lifting session.
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A "refeed" is often used in the context of a structured diet approach.
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In the context of dieting, refeeds are therefore beneficial.
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However, a low-fat, high-carb refeed is obviously not so doable during Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, or any other such occasions.
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After reading your article, it would seem that maybe including regular carb refeeds (3 times per week on days I train) would be a better strategy?
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And here I refer to true feasts, such as your roast lamb followed by cheesecake with wine, not just the regular moderate carb refeeds on workout days.
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And once I reached my goal, I would go bonkers, eat a bunch of crap, take several steps back, and then go back to dieting in a feeble attempt to make up for my screwed-up 'refeed' (aka binge in my case).
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While I will discuss refeeds in brief, this article will mainly discuss overfeeding of a mixed diet—that is, what you should take into consideration on Thanksgiving, at the Christmas dinner table, or any other occasion where you will be presented with lots of tasty foods.
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Synonyms
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Filling something again by giving more of what was used
Careful, slow return to eating after a long time without food to help a person recover
Giving food and nutrients to help a person or animal recover strength
A light meal or snack you eat between main meals
How Substantial
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Refeed is made of re- 'again' and feed 'to give food'. Picture giving food again after a fast or strict diet, and that helps you remember that a refeed is a planned time to eat more and restore energy.