Refeed vs cheat meal?

allstarelmo23

Do you guys know the difference?
Just curious. Which one do you do?

zyxst

Just from what I understand, which is probably wrong since I don't hang out on the forums that talk about refeeds, refeeds are focused on HCLF to increase leptin while cheat meal is eating whatever you want.

MKEgal

I eat what I want, within reasonable parameters.

"Cheating" implies that what you're eating is bad, or you're "on a diet".

Diets are temporary. When you go off a diet, you go back to how you'd been eating,
which is what got you fat in the first place.
Make a permanent change in your life.


Here's a table which explains the healthy macro ranges, from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/1/1/T1.expansion.html

carbs, 45 - 65% of calories (4 cal per gram)
fat, 20 - 35% of calories (9 cal per gram)
protein, 10 - 35% of calories (4 cal per gram)



http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819925/the-basics-dont-complicate-it/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/872212/youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/833026/important-posts-to-read/p1

Goal setting, including weight, calories, and macros
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/MKEgal/view/2014-06-08-setting-goals-667045