Cheat days are important!
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clhenderson2 wrote: »clhenderson2 wrote: »1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »Cheat days are stupid...you can eat anything you want daily as long as you don't go over your limit. It's all about portion control.
That's true too. But people like to reduce their caloric intake perhaps for psychological reasons. It's the comfort of knowing if consume less calories, we'll weigh less. However, if you insists of calorie reduction it's good to plan those "cheat days" where you consume more calories. Weight loss experts suggests up to 1,000 more calories than your suggested intake. I personally do exactly as you mentioned so I can control my weight and still enjoy my favorite foods.
Which "weight loss experts"? Have you got research you can link us to?
Sure! Here's one of the links I found. It's a video: adclhenderson2 wrote: »1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »Cheat days are stupid...you can eat anything you want daily as long as you don't go over your limit. It's all about portion control.
That's true too. But people like to reduce their caloric intake perhaps for psychological reasons. It's the comfort of knowing if consume less calories, we'll weigh less. However, if you insists of calorie reduction it's good to plan those "cheat days" where you consume more calories. Weight loss experts suggests up to 1,000 more calories than your suggested intake. I personally do exactly as you mentioned so I can control my weight and still enjoy my favorite foods.
Which "weight loss experts"? Have you got research you can link us to?
Sure! Here's one of the links I found. It's a video: http://adonis.thefatburninghormone.com/default-ipd.asp?SID=SATB&lp=n
I'm sorry, but any page headed up with "30-second Daily Trick Flattens Your Belly" I instantly think "scam" and close the page. That is not "research", and I'm not wasting my time.0 -
clhenderson2 wrote: »clhenderson2 wrote: »1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »Cheat days are stupid...you can eat anything you want daily as long as you don't go over your limit. It's all about portion control.
That's true too. But people like to reduce their caloric intake perhaps for psychological reasons. It's the comfort of knowing if consume less calories, we'll weigh less. However, if you insists of calorie reduction it's good to plan those "cheat days" where you consume more calories. Weight loss experts suggests up to 1,000 more calories than your suggested intake. I personally do exactly as you mentioned so I can control my weight and still enjoy my favorite foods.
Which "weight loss experts"? Have you got research you can link us to?
Sure! Here's one of the links I found. It's a video: adclhenderson2 wrote: »1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »Cheat days are stupid...you can eat anything you want daily as long as you don't go over your limit. It's all about portion control.
That's true too. But people like to reduce their caloric intake perhaps for psychological reasons. It's the comfort of knowing if consume less calories, we'll weigh less. However, if you insists of calorie reduction it's good to plan those "cheat days" where you consume more calories. Weight loss experts suggests up to 1,000 more calories than your suggested intake. I personally do exactly as you mentioned so I can control my weight and still enjoy my favorite foods.
Which "weight loss experts"? Have you got research you can link us to?
Sure! Here's one of the links I found. It's a video: http://adonis.thefatburninghormone.com/default-ipd.asp?SID=SATB&lp=n
I'm sorry, but any page headed up with "30-second Daily Trick Flattens Your Belly" I instantly think "scam" and close the page. That is not "research", and I'm not wasting my time.
Agreed. I won't even click the link because the URL has "fat burning hormone" in it. Who knows what is on that site.
OP, we're looking for clinical research, and case studies.
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Re-feed days are for bodybuilders getting competition ready
Leptin restoration takes a couple of weeks at maintenance if I recall a paper I read once, will try to find it
Neither are a Carte Blanche get out clause for gluttony
If you feel the need to cheat you're doing it wrong
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Cheat days are only important to the individual that it is important to. Whatever works for you.0
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well I read it and all it was is a long advertisement for LeptiBurn supplement. It's my own fault, but I will never get that 5 minutes back!
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47Jacqueline wrote: »Oh, geez. Can you stop ascribing value judgements and personality traits to food and food actions?
Who are you replying to? Can you please explain what you mean?0 -
It definitely may not work for everyone, but it works for me. I'm someone that weighs myself every morning at the exact same time and I find that usually it's the morning immediately after my "cheat" day that I end up losing the most weight, even if I didn't end up exercising that day. But hey - most of us have come to know through personal trial/error what methods are most effective for our lifestyles.0
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Cheat days are how I got here in the first place.
1) I eat good food within my calorie limits so I don't need to cheat. By good, I not only mean low cal and yet nutritious, I also mean food with lots of variety and flavour.
2) I exercise a lot. When I cycle 90 km, like I did yesterday, I have lots of extra calories to play with. Yesterday, I had a cauliflower & cheese pie + a large apricot custard tart for lunch. Then I had a chocolate ice cream bar from the nearby convenience store after the ride ... good recovery food. I also had quite a large dinner. But I worked for it all.
None of that is cheating. No need to cheat!
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I've lost 70lbs and I have cheat days. I'd go crazy otherwise because I love DQ Blizzards and pizza. They are the only 2 foods I actually look forward to and even wish to eat.0
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47Jacqueline wrote: »Oh, geez. Can you stop ascribing value judgements and personality traits to food and food actions?
Who are you replying to? Can you please explain what you mean?
My question as well.0 -
I don't think cheat days should be promoted, they are dangerous for some people!
From reading different comments across the forum, and from personal experience, I just feel that cheat days cancel all the efforts I've put into trying to balance my diet and adopting new habits. This weight loss journey is about changing our lifestyle habits for good, cheat days just make you go backwards(and can seriously bring you back to binging!)0 -
I don't have cheat days, nor do I feel the need to. I do allow myself certain treats here or there, such as when I'm wanting something a bit higher in calories (love chocolate!) but I always just work it into my regular diet and make sure that it fits calorie wise.0
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I don't regularly have cheat days. I have days where I might go over my allowance, but that's something I planned like a birthday party or christmas. I just don't feel like I need one, but I don't have a problem with other people needing one once in a while. Whatever works.0
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I try to cheat but somehow my body always seems to find out.0
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