Do cheat meals help weight loss?

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  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Mezzie1024 wrote: »
    I'm another one who doesn't like the word "cheat." I do have regular maintenance days and occasional maintenance weeks. My weight loss remains steady (though slow, which I'm happy with), and I don't feel deprived.

    I love the idea of maintenance days :)
    I might try this once a month or so.
  • firststepformefal
    firststepformefal Posts: 180 Member
    My personality type is that a cheat meal just sets me up for a binge. It then takes several days to get back on track. In the meantime I have gained weight. It is best for me to not have cheat meals. If you can have the cheat meal, and get back on track, you can probably use it, as long as you stay under calories for the week. If not, it would be best for you to not have it.
  • mumblemagic
    mumblemagic Posts: 1,090 Member
    I also don't like the word cheat....

    I would say that while "cheat" meals don't help the physical side of weight loss as they tend to contain lots of yummy calories, they do help the psychological side and help you stay on the diet for longer. So by and large, I am +1 for the cheat meals.
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