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Cheat days, what are your thoughts?

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  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    I don't do it because I don't think it would work for me, and because I don't really want to. If I want a treat, I budget calories for it, or I have it on a long run day. I've spent a long time building routines that work for me and I think that "cheating" would make it too easy for me to get complacent about tracking my calories.
  • 321BooM
    321BooM Posts: 25 Member
    For me personally cheat days are a no go as it just encourages me to start eating and eating and eating again....
  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    I don't do "cheats" or "treats". I do food, some of which has more nutritional value than others. Giving food special sentiments/powers doesn't work for me.
  • stevo2222
    stevo2222 Posts: 9 Member
    I am on a 1200cal a day healthy cutting diet at the moment and bank 2740cal per week extra from HIIT cycling and weight lifting and If I choose to have a cheat day once a week I can eat pizza, burgers, junk food etc of upto 2740cal extra plus 1200cal for that day = 3940cal and still loose 1-2kgs per week whilst putting on muscle. Its working great for me! :) I have 20 more kgs to loose but this diet should work till I get to my disired weight, once Im there my "reward is eating more", around 2200cal, to maintain my goal weight. Its a great journey, life!!! I learnt all this from years of educating myself off the internet. Knowledge is Key! Goodluck to all.
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