cheat days??

psamin88
psamin88 Posts: 19 Member
edited November 30 in Food and Nutrition
I can't decide if I need to have one???
How abt u?
How much calories do u allow if at all!?
Does it work for you?

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  • davidmartinez66
    davidmartinez66 Posts: 92 Member
    I don't and haven't had cheat days, I have had the occasional regression here and there, but a cookie or a slice of pizza (three slices since Sept 2014) not sure if that is a cheat day. But, account for it and log it and move on to the next day. We have a saying at work "No one died", in the general scheme of things, not a big deal.

    Best Regards,
    David
  • FindingAmy77
    FindingAmy77 Posts: 1,268 Member
    I hate the term cheat day. If you bite it, write it is my motto. Also: only eat right and exercise on the days you want to lose or maintain your weight. To each their own on cheat days but losing one pound means you have to reduce your weekly calorie intake by 3500 calories. You can go up and down in your daily's as long as you still hit your target of the 3500 deficit in a week but I dont recomend it at all. It never worked for me because its too easy to be bad and if I get off the wagon once I know myself too much that I might not get back on.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.
  • ErikaJaneC
    ErikaJaneC Posts: 10 Member
    I used to let myself have a cheat day once every week , it can help you get through the week if you've been struggling, and it is not always good for weight loss to eat low calorie since your metabolism will eventually get used to this and the weight will start to come off less easily. A cheat day does boost your body's production of weight loss hormones so once you go back to your healthy diet the next day your body is still blasting away those calories but you'll have eaten significantly less, but I would suggest maybe just making it a cheat meal because if you allow yourself to have a cheat day you can sometimes lose control and then a cheat day because a cheat week (from experience). If you think you have the self control to have a cheat day and keep going I think it is not a bad idea :smile: ! Best of luck with your goals!
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited March 2016
    ErikaJaneC wrote: »
    I used to let myself have a cheat day once every week , it can help you get through the week if you've been struggling, and it is not always good for weight loss to eat low calorie since your metabolism will eventually get used to this and the weight will start to come off less easily. A cheat day does boost your body's production of weight loss hormones so once you go back to your healthy diet the next day your body is still blasting away those calories but you'll have eaten significantly less, but I would suggest maybe just making it a cheat meal because if you allow yourself to have a cheat day you can sometimes lose control and then a cheat day because a cheat week (from experience). If you think you have the self control to have a cheat day and keep going I think it is not a bad idea :smile: ! Best of luck with your goals!

    Yeah, not so much, no.
  • drwilseyjr
    drwilseyjr Posts: 225 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.

    This.
  • drwilseyjr
    drwilseyjr Posts: 225 Member
    ErikaJaneC wrote: »
    ...and it is not always good for weight loss to eat low calorie since your metabolism will eventually get used to this and the weight will start to come off less easily. A cheat day does boost your body's production of weight loss hormones so once you go back to your healthy diet the next day your body is still blasting away those calories but you'll have eaten significantly less...

    Uh, no. None of this is true. And what are "weight loss hormones"?

  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.

    There must be THOUSANDS of threads asking this exact same question on the boards.

    People must be needlessly suffering and restricting for this to be such a massive issue...

  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    LOL at the people who show up to express their butthurt over the term "cheat days." Just ignore the thread if it bothers you so much.

    I usually plan what could be considered "cheat" days around major holidays/events - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Super Bowl, Easter, etc. I eat whatever I want, log it and move on. Totally takes the stress out of the day and is something I look forward to.
  • JoshuaMcAllister
    JoshuaMcAllister Posts: 500 Member
    edited March 2016
    "kwtilbury wrote: »
    "LOL at the people who show up to express their butthurt over the term "cheat days." Just ignore the thread if it bothers you so much.

    I usually plan what could be considered "cheat" days around major holidays/events - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Super Bowl, Easter, etc. I eat whatever I want, log it and move on. Totally takes the stress out of the day and is something I look forward to.

    This on every repetitive thread. Just don't open it. Simple.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.

    THIS.

    Well, except Holidays and birthdays.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited March 2016
    kwtilbury wrote: »
    LOL at the people who show up to express their butthurt over the term "cheat days." Just ignore the thread if it bothers you so much.

    I usually plan what could be considered "cheat" days around major holidays/events - Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Super Bowl, Easter, etc. I eat whatever I want, log it and move on. Totally takes the stress out of the day and is something I look forward to.

    BWAHAHAHAAHA Butthurt? We're not 9.
    Who's butthurt? Me for saying "another day another cheat day thread?" If so, me thinks you don't know what butthurt means. :)
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.

    THIS.

    Well, except Holidays and birthdays.

    For me that's part of the treats and indulgences caveat.
  • Scamd83
    Scamd83 Posts: 808 Member
    edited March 2016
    I'm going to guess you've recently been told about cheat days being great for weight loss by a friend or someone at the gym, got excited about the idea and really want some people to tell you to go for it. But nobody needs a cheat day, it doesn't provide anything you need to boost weight loss that you can't get from a well timed cheat meal or even just eating at maintenance for a while. If you want a cheat day, that's your call, but if you your cheat day is too big and too frequent, you will gain weight. By the way, the whole point of a cheat day is that you don't count calories. Personally I'd recommend just fitting what you want into your calorie goals, it's quite easy to fit in a takeaway meal for example if you keep your portion size in moderation.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    No.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Dont spend too much time thinking about this. Grab a pizza instead....
  • ubermofish
    ubermofish Posts: 102 Member
    cityruss wrote: »
    No.

    Correct.
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.

    Also correct.
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    davidmartinez66 wrote: »
    I don't and haven't had cheat days, I have had the occasional regression here and there, but a cookie or a slice of pizza (three slices since Sept 2014) not sure if that is a cheat day. But, account for it and log it and move on to the next day. We have a saying at work "No one died", in the general scheme of things, not a big deal.

    Best Regards,
    David

    Same.

    I just fit whatever food I want into my daily calories, I don't have cheat days. Maybe I'll overeat a little here or there during holidays or special occasions but that's it.
  • emilycat214
    emilycat214 Posts: 84 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Another day, another cheat day thread.

    Who came up with this idea?

    Don't cheat on your lifestyle. Build a lifestyle you can live with, happily, and that allows for treats and indulgences.

    Life happens. Indulgences happen. Cheat days don't just happen. To me they seem like an excuse to binge or otherwise be self destructive.

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