Anyone have a "blow the eating" day a week?

Sactown900

I used to make Saturday or Sunday "NO exercise" to rest these 59 year old joints from six days of lifting, walking or cycling, but not go over my 1700 calories a day (at 6' 2" 241 lbs MFP said I should be eating 1860 per day). I am now 210 lbs.

Lately, I have been grazing on Sunday's and eating up to 2500 calories, plus not exercise at all.

Anyone else done this? I do not want to blow my .5 to 1.0 pounds a week I have been loosing.

Just curious.

RaggedyPond

I have started saving extra calories for days I feel like eating over the budget. At the end of the week the average calories are still at my goal.

whierd

I haven't had a blow day in months.



xoxo

Adrasteis

I haven't had a blow day in months.



xoxo

Lol :laugh:

blakerb29

Absolutely not. Your either doing it or your not, can't have it both ways.
Most I have done in 16days is go over cals by 200, every other day I have been below. I'm down from 90.3 to 86kg.

Put foods you enjoy in your allowance and eat wise with the rest of it.

Cheat days are for those with weak discipline set to fail!

The3digiteffect

I have been working out 6 days a week while on a 1,200 calorie diet. Monday to Friday, I'll train for an 45 minutes to an hour... but on Saturday I'll train for 1.5 hours and reward myself with a treat meal!

AlchemyOfTheBlackSunCult

It is good to increase your daily caloric goal for one day of the week while on a caloric deficit diet. If you stay eating a low calorie diet for a long period of time, over time your metabolism will find ways to preserve energy, and lower your basal metabolic rate- therefore putting you out of a deficit. This process doesn't happen over night, and it affects some more than others, but by increasing calories by 500-700 more than your deficit you will slow the process of your metabolism slowing itself down a lot.

JudieJudes

I don't have any personal experience to relate but I recently read that a day of relaxed eating fires the metabolism right up

genghis54

I totaly agree with the above comments, and I have one lenient day a week.

122ish

Since I started maintenance I have more cheat days than I should. But while losing I only cheated on Saturdays usually just one meal. Worked for me and kept me honest all week just waiting for Saturday

glitterstreet

Every sunday I'll usually exercise for about 2 hours (strength and cardio) and go up to about 1800 calories. However, I only eat 1/3-1/2 of my exercise calories I burn during the week. It helps me to keep my diet strict during the week knowing that I'll have the opportunity to satisfy my cravings at the end of the week

Squidgeypaws007

Yes, I usually do this - although I have days during the week where I don't meet my calorie goal anyway, so it all averages out to be -20% TDEE for me. I personally like the idea of varying the amount of calories you have on each day during the week, and one day isn't going to make you put EVERYthing back on so long as you don't completely blow out on junk!!

Do what you need to to make the permanent change, if that's having a blow-out day a week, I say go for it

Good luck whatever you decide to do!

stevenleagle

I like to do a "spike" day, i.e eating a lot more calories than usual at least once a week.

Problem is: I sometimes get carried a way a little (such as last week) and have a little too many of these days lol

Squidgeypaws007

Cheat days are for those with weak discipline set to fail!

Wow, award for the most judgemental statement of the morning. Talk about sweeping statements!

zinatara

I've started thinking week calories rather than day calories. So if I have calories left, I can have a little extra in the weekend. But I must admit I don't like it when I see my net calories in red at the end of the day.

122ish

Cheat days are for those with weak discipline set to fail!

Wow, award for the most judgemental statement of the morning. Talk about sweeping statements!

Lol

ron2e

I cannot understand the logic behind 'cheat' days. The only person you are cheating is yourself and you are making eating unhealthy, or too much, food, into something to look forward to and to aspire to. Surely you should be aspiring to that overworked phrase, 'a lifestyle change'? Part of my lifestyle change is that things I used to snack on daily are now something I eat in small quantities occasionally and always within my calorie allowance. Even then I find my tastes changing and the candy type chocolate I used to eat a lot is now too sweet for me, so I eat more healthy and less calorific dark chocolate, and not very much of it.

To me it's like cheating at golf, going out one day a week and not counting all your strokes so you can boast about how good you are.

blakerb29

I cannot understand the logic behind 'cheat' days. The only person you are cheating is yourself and you are making eating unhealthy, or too much, food, into something to look forward to and to aspire to. Surely you should be aspiring to that overworked phrase, 'a lifestyle change'? Part of my lifestyle change is that things I used to snack on daily are now something I eat in small quantities occasionally and always within my calorie allowance. Even then I find my tastes changing and the candy type chocolate I used to eat a lot is now too sweet for me, so I eat more healthy and less calorific dark chocolate, and not very much of it.

To me it's like cheating at golf, going out one day a week and not counting all your strokes so you can boast about how good you are.

Exactly this, why work hard and be strong for 6 days out of 7 and then potentially undo some or all of the rewards.

My reply wasn't judging or a sweeping statement. It is simply true and was designed to help motivate those who may struggle not to binge.

If you are eating more on one or two days a week or upping cals in general as you think its the best choice medically then that is different but otherwise what I said was true and you can always get enjoyable foods in your allowance or earn more through working out.

Squidgeypaws007

My reply wasn't judging or a sweeping statement. It is simply true and was designed to help motivate those who may struggle not to binge.

Motivate. Of course you were. Remember, truth isn't always truth, sometimes it's opinion.

trudijoy

I don't have cheat days but today I had a '*kitten* it it's a public holiday and one day won't make me fat'day. Now I want to throw up a lil bit and I'm uncomfortable. So probably won't do that again in a hurry :laugh: added up the cals and I actually ate under TDEE anyway. SO go figure. Guess my body has changed inside as well as out over dropping the 17 kg I've lost

trudijoy

My reply wasn't judging or a sweeping statement. It is simply true and was designed to help motivate those who may struggle not to binge.

Motivate. Of course you were. Remember, truth isn't always truth, sometimes it's opinion.

yes it was judgemental. yes it was sweeping. no it wasn't true. no it wasn't motivational. no eating more occasionally isn't a binge.

you're entitled to your opinion, but in this instance your opinion is offensive

GymBeast2

Well, I had one yesterday and I give 2 poops that I ate some not so good for you stuff. Some weeks I eat great all week and some I have 1 day to enjoy.


Besides one bad meal won't make you fat, just like one good meal won't make you thin.


Just saying

blakerb29

My reply wasn't judging or a sweeping statement. It is simply true and was designed to help motivate those who may struggle not to binge.

Motivate. Of course you were. Remember, truth isn't always truth, sometimes it's opinion.

How dare you, please look through the rest of my posts before youmake conclusions.
I never reply to judge and always try help or motivate where I can, if I can't I don't post.

Your talking in riddles now, what I said is true. It Is applicable to most people. Those who it may not be don't have to pay attention.

If in your riddle language it Is opinion then please sit down and let people put there's across without offending posters and causing arguments.

You don't know me at all or whether I was trying to help motivate or not, you have offended me and you are also guilty of what you attempted to call me out for in the first place which was sweeping statements and being judgemental, can you not at the very least see how kettle/black that Is?

Ever heard of the phrase people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?

Maybe I could Have worded it better and maybe I didn't have the one and only answer but this is a board and is for opinions, I won't be the only one to have made a comment like mine and to isolate, offend and Group up on me is far worse than anything I did.

I apologize for anyone I actually offended anyway as it was never my intention, good luck with your goals.

-Blake

ameliadiouf12

I agree ... Not everyone has strong discipline, that's why we are here... Also here for Positive HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT not negative big headed comments.... If you cant say helpful things, say nothing...

Squidgeypaws007

Motivate. Of course you were. Remember, truth isn't always truth, sometimes it's opinion.

How dare you, please look through the rest of my posts before youmake conclusions.
I never reply to judge and always try help or motivate where I can, if I can't I don't post.

Your talking in riddles now, what I said is true. It Is applicable to most people. Those who it may not be don't have to pay attention.

If in your riddle language it Is opinion then please sit down and let people put there's across without offending posters and causing arguments.

You don't know me at all or whether I was trying to help motivate or not, you have offended me and you are also guilty of what you attempted to call me out for in the first place which was sweeping statements and being judgemental, can you not at the very least see how kettle/black that Is?

Ever heard of the phrase people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?

Here's a riddle for you. It's one word. LOL.

How dare I? Ha. Why can you not accept what you posted was your opinion. In that opinion you believed it was true. However, I, and I'm sure many others would find your "truth" offensive. How dare YOU make conclusions about me? ./rolls eyes.

ETA: "Ever heard of the phrase people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?" That makes no sense with what we're talking about and doesn't apply to this situation. I have a perfectly concrete house...and I don't have any stones, you use far too many phrases you don't fully understand.

geebusuk

Consider your calories as a weekly allowance - are you still happy with the deficit?

If not, then probably best to not do it, if yes, fair enough.

Personally, I'd go for the over-eating on a day when you're doing heavy weights if possible.
This way the food is more likely to go towards repairing your body.

As an idea, I tested my BMR/RMR about 18 hours after doing weights (you're supposed to leave it longer than that).

It came out at just under 2400!
So my body was burning that before we added in any extra movement, eating etc.

Yesterday day ended up being a bit of a 'reset' (ok, cheat) day for me and sadly because I was stuck driving for over 13 hours, I not only ate more, but was moving a lot less (apart from having to shift a very heavy engine out of the van, which might count for something ).

Squidgeypaws007

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Squidgeypaws007

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Squidgeypaws007

Wow, I did good :bigsmile: :huh:

Skinny_minny_mo

I'm having a blow day today!

From a mental perspective, denying things to ourselves makes us want it more.

My suggestion would be to have cheat days, or more relaxed days but still make decent choices. dont 'binge' - you have a good rythm going and continue! try introducing treats into your day or week. works for me

blakerb29

Motivate. Of course you were. Remember, truth isn't always truth, sometimes it's opinion.

How dare you, please look through the rest of my posts before youmake conclusions.
I never reply to judge and always try help or motivate where I can, if I can't I don't post.

Your talking in riddles now, what I said is true. It Is applicable to most people. Those who it may not be don't have to pay attention.

If in your riddle language it Is opinion then please sit down and let people put there's across without offending posters and causing arguments.

You don't know me at all or whether I was trying to help motivate or not, you have offended me and you are also guilty of what you attempted to call me out for in the first place which was sweeping statements and being judgemental, can you not at the very least see how kettle/black that Is?

Ever heard of the phrase people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?

Here's a riddle for you. It's one word. LOL.

How dare I? Ha. Why can you not accept what you posted was your opinion. In that opinion you believed it was true. However, I, and I'm sure many others would find your "truth" offensive. How dare YOU make conclusions about me? ./rolls eyes.

Please see edited part of that message as you replied before I saved changes, I really can't be bothered now as its petty and childish, the fact is I was trying to help, clearly now I realise I could Have worded it better or left it as it may offend some. I still think for some people it could be a useful post but maybe a minority not majority.

All I will conclude to you Is you seem to be better informed. You could have put your opinion or corrected me without all of this and making statements about me.

What I did was accidental, same I doubt can be said for you.