Do you take cheat days?

kjerome101

I do every once in a while, but I always regret them!!!

KANGOOJUMPS

I do all the time,, just go work it off.

VegasFit

I indulge on the weekends. I don't regret it though. I know my personality and trying to fit chocolate or other treats in my life every day wouldn't work for me. It just opens the floodgates.

rbiss

Right now almost everything is a cheat day. I have my settings at 2 lbs a week which is roughly 1000 calories less per day. If I go over a bit, I don't worry about it, but I log everything and try never to go over by 1000 on any given day. That way, even on a "bad" week, I can still loose a bit of weight. If I was perfect and was always under or met my calorie goal, I would probably eat a calories heavy cheat meal but still log it. If you know the numbers, you can make better decision.

salembambi

yea i have very high calorie days once in a while ...never regret it

malibu927

No. This is my lifestyle, why would I "cheat"?

I'll have days where I go over my calories, especially if I eat out, but I keep to my weekly deficit to compensate for it.

cwolfman13

I'm in a small cut right now and pretty much let myself relax on the weekends. I don't go crazy...pretty much just to maintenance. I regret nothing. My coach tells me that it's good to re-feed my metabolism anyway...I'm pretty shaky on the science there, but whateves...I'm cutting so it's working and I love the weekend.

csimrill

I just started tracking my calories, and I have the same question for everyone. Do you have a cheat day or meal each week? And do you accurately record it or fudge? I really would like to have a cheat day every week.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I don't cheat, I just eat in such a way that makes me happy so I don't feel like I need to cheat.

kjerome101

ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »

I don't cheat, I just eat in such a way that makes me happy so I don't feel like I need to cheat.

i like that answer!

Sued0nim

ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »

I don't cheat, I just eat in such a way that makes me happy so I don't feel like I need to cheat.

For me I feel that if you need to cheat you're doing it wrong ..,

Lrdoflamancha

rabbitjb wrote: »

ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »

I don't cheat, I just eat in such a way that makes me happy so I don't feel like I need to cheat.

For me I feel that if you need to cheat you're doing it wrong ..,

I agree with this...

MeganFlanagan16

I don't need to cheat. I love everything I eat even if it's healthy and I've lost 8lbs in 2 weeks... No cheating on my record

MeganFlanagan16

Also, everyone once and a while it is good to eat more calories than you would in a normal day to boost your metabolism, but it should still be healthy foods you're eating when you do that.

kjerome101

MeganFlanagan16 wrote: »

I don't need to cheat. I love everything I eat even if it's healthy and I've lost 8lbs in 2 weeks... No cheating on my record

that's awesome! congrats!

laura3977

Like others have said, I don't think of them as "cheat" days since I'm not doing anything wrong and I definitely don't feel bad about it. I am a lot more relaxed about what I eat on my weekends, I try to aim for maintenance calories although there have been times when I go even above those. I try to focus on the big picture. I didn't get to be 85 lbs overweight because I had a calorie heavy meal or even day, I'm here because I had MANY meals/days/weeks where I was eating way above even my maintenance calories.

I log accurately (or as accurately as possible) every day - even days when I'm WAY over my calories. I personally don't see the point in fudging, if I'm going to fudge I might as well not enter anything.

ddixon503

Cheat days? No. Cheat meals? HECK YEAH!

CarlaKrl

I do sometimes but i feel really guilty after!

Yogi_warrior

Every day is cheat day for me. I eat what I like.

daw0518

I try to stay on track until I need to take a cheat day (usually more like a cheat MEAL), such as when I want to go out with friends for happy hour or something. And I don't ever feel guilty about that, because I refuse to let my diet/lifestyle change impact my social life. If it is, then I need to take a step back and reevaluate if I'm being too serious or ridiculous about it. You're still allowed to go have fun - eat the fries, and drink the beer once in awhile!

tlbev2015

Are you neglecting your cravings to much? Try to just eat in moderation. Buy single serve snacks or sweets and individual chocolates and such. If you had an overall good day then a little bite of what you crave is needed and deserved to satisfy what could bloom into a craz in the long run. Best wishes...friend me if u like

arobed53

I may eat over my calories but it's not cheating. It's just eating over it. I log it and move on. I don't usually eat much under but it's just choices.

cwilson72180

I have cheat days every day, lol. The reason? I am not starting my diet until we get moved next week. We are moving, hopefully, by next Thursday. I will start my diet once we are moved because that is when I will also start my exercise plan. I have an exercise bike, a Pilates machine, and I am getting a treadmill. We have a room we are setting them up for me and I am going to rock it with my work out plan! Also my diet plan!

qstneverything

I have a cheat "meal" not a cheat "day"(Still call it my cheat day to make it easier to clarify haha) and usually it's okay as I have calories left over from the rest of the week to still stay under my goals.

I think it's important to indulge once in a while, it stops you from binging on other days. You just remind yourself that it's two days to cheat day (as an eg) and you're more likely to not fail that way.

A handy trick is to always see your calorie limit as a weekly rather than daily thing. If you're even 100 calories under every day you then have 600 extra calories per week for your cheat day

rlstover1714

I have a cheat meal, not a cheat day. I need my weekly dose of chicken wings and fries

SuggaD

I hate the cheat meal/day concept. So no, I don't have a cheat day or cheat meal. But there are days that I consume substantially more than usual. It all balances out.

scorpiophoenix

Nope. I eat what I want, when I want. Just moderately and within my calorie goals. I've been under all week and had almost 300cals left today so I'm gonna have ice-cream. Thinking of it as cheating would just be unfair to the ice-cream.

jhambright70

I try to eat normally just either smaller portion sizes for less calories and yes I still have cheat days do not think I would be able to stay with it without them but I exercise all the time so I just burn it off thankfully.

thdmsulvt

I don't purposely schedule cheat days or cheat meals. I have to watch my blood sugar. I do have Friday night snack night every week with a tiny Glucerna bar ("candy") and a small amount of regular popcorn to feel like I can still eat junk food. It doesn't affect my blood sugar enough to be a concern and while I'm not anxiously awaiting the day I can eat these foods (I.E. I don't feel deprived during the week), I do enjoy my junky snack. It also isn't sinful enough to make me go off my diet and crave bad foods.

lauracups

I had one today and I did log it and I feel gross. On occasion I allow pms get the best of me and go for sweets. Drinking a lot of water to feel better

SarahKhristan

I don't consider it cheating if I earned it. I don't eat poorly too often, but rather I plan ahead for them if I want it. Right now, I don't take too many meals like that though, because I'm really focused on getting to a certain goal.