Should i log my cheat day?

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  • ltutson
    ltutson Posts: 1 Member
    I do log everything just so I can see the difference btwn when im being strict and when im going overboard. if you log your decadence it keeps you informed and accountable. also i do believe in cheat days bc face it, we are fat cuz we like to eat! BUT i still limit myself to ONE thing, if you cheat all day it will be so hard for you to get back on the horse the following day.

    just my advice. good luck : )
  • ultrahoon
    ultrahoon Posts: 467 Member
    Log everthing, the TDEE estimations MFP gives you are just that, estimations. There will come a point where you will want to look over your data and work out your true TDEE. You can only do that if the data is accurate.
  • tabletmfp
    tabletmfp Posts: 53 Member
    What is the purpose of a cheat day? I have been loosing for 18 months but just 2 weeks ago I had one day off where I ate and ate. That week I lost .6 kgs compared to the .3 kgs I usually loose. So does this one day off boost the metabolism, or is it just for psychological benefits? Every other day that week was the same as usual.
  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    haileydwatson0513 wrote: »
    i just started using my fitness pal, and i plan on having a cheat day just once a week. I wanted to get some opinions on whether or not its beneficial to log my cheat day or to log nothing at all? Thanks!

    Should be a meal ... not a full day of eating .... You won't get very far doing that. And even the meal should be within reason and still fit within your calories. IE have a slice of pizza, not a whole pizza... have some sushi not go to All You Can Eat Sushi place.

    There are allot of products out there these days to help you, protein ice cream... quest bars... you just need to look around is all.
  • alt5057
    alt5057 Posts: 62 Member
    I do...just to see how bad it was. Sometimes I think I'm "cheating" for dinner getting takeout after a long day, but usually that means I haven't had any snacks during the day and spent a lot of time on my feet so it ends up not as bad as I expect.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    Definitely ! Otherwise it's too easy to pretend that it did not happen and complain about slow or no weight loss.
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