Define "ocassional treat" please.

stanmann571

A cheat, or treat is less than weekly or monthly.

cwolfman13

I would think it highly subjective per the individual as well a their weight management objectives. In maintenance I have discretionary calories pretty much daily and more of them. When I'm actively trying to lose weight, those tend to be the things I cut back on.

In maintenance, I tend to have desert most nights and often have some kind of discretionary snack during the day and I'm a bit more lose about dining out, drinking beer, etc.

When I'm actively dieting, I tend to limit deserts to something smaller and only a couple days per week and don't do much discretionary snacking during the day. I eat out less often and typically don't drink beer save for maybe one or two on the weekend...if I drink I tend towards a vodka and diet tonic or something...maintenance I lean more towards craft beer.

cmtigger

Generally for me an "occasional treat" is something too expensive to eat every day. So a Dungeness crab or something like that.

LivingtheLeanDream

I have treats every single day, 300 cals of whatever takes my fancy....currently it is a few squares of Toblerone and usually a packet of Prawn Cocktail or Cheese 'n onion crisps (chips) a day