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Is it ok to have 2000 calorie cheat days?

imamonster2000
imamonster2000 Posts: 43 Member
edited January 26 in Health and Weight Loss
I usually eat about 1200 calories a day. Is it ok to have a 2000 calorie cheat day once a week? I absolutely love sweets and cannot go a long time without eating them.

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  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Why don't you eat a little something every day instead? It's much better than just letting go once a week. For me, that would feed cravings and frustration.

    I have a square of delicious Ritter chocolate almost every day (35 calories). I'll have a 1/4 cup of ice cream with a few cashews around 9 if I feel like it (100 calories or if I go for Benny and Jerry's, more). The point is, it fits in my 1230/day calories and I don't 'cheat'.

    I also find that if I eat a lot of sweets at one time, I do start wanting them more. If I just have a taste, I enjoy it but can also let it go.

    (I've been doing this a year.)
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    I second nxd's post, just have a little something sweet every day.
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