Cheat day advice
mybigfat
Posts: 162 Member
Do you skip breakfast and have it for lunch and eat light or nothing for dinner? Do you set a limit?
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I don't do "cheat" days/meals, but if I have a day where I know I'm not going to be within my calories I eat lighter that morning, exercise more, or save some calories from the days leading up to it.2
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I walked more than usual maybe doung an extra walk0
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I incorporate the foods I like/want/crave into my every day. I just make sure I have a proper portion that stays within my calorie goals for the day. Its far too easy for a "cheat day" to mentally let you think you can just eat anything and wipe out a full weeks worth of work. (or more depending).
This way I also learn NOW, how to eat properly at places with foods that are excessive in calories. Im learning what to order and from where so that when I reach my goal, all I have to do is stay within my maintenance calories.3 -
Ok i am goung to chillis later i eant to get something good but i was looking at the cals all my favs are like 1500 each0
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Ok i am goung to chillis later i eant to get something good but i was looking at the cals all my favs are like 1500 each
if you have the willpower, you could always split the meal in half and take half home for another meal. If you think you would eat too much, then either plan for the extra calories or avoid ordering that meal.
what matters most is what will work for YOU, and will it keep you happy?1 -
Yes! I definitely eat lighter during the day and if possible, get extra exercise. And who knows, maybe you'll get that 1500 calorie entree (don't get an appetizer or drink high calorie beverages) and find that you don't want to finish it! WIn, win!0
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There is a grilled chicken sandwich that looks pretty good0
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Some of the salafs are crazy!!!!0
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I personally don't need or even want for that matter a "cheat" day but if I did I would perform some extra exercise that day to cover the additional calories.0
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Some of the salafs are crazy!!!!
Looking at the menu/nutrition ahead of time really changes your outlook on the place/what you would order doesnt it.
I normally dont care about sodium at all. I am almost always under or around the recommended levels. One meal at a place i was going to go to was literally 5 times the daily recommended amount. it was essentially a salt stick with other flavoring.0 -
Ya it def is an eye openet no wonder im fat i ate this stuff with out evet looking before0
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And we ate out everyday i was eating this crap daily im really upset with myself0
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Thats very true can only go forward0
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My cheat day advice is, "Don't"
Maybe not what you wanted to hear/see/read, but that's the advice. I'm gonna be 'cold' and bullet point out some uncomfortable thoughts
- the word cheat implies doing something wrong. This is the opposite of loving yourself
- It reinforces the eating behaviors that made you go on a "diet" to begin with
- Weight loss is about lifestyle change. Is it healthy to still being doing "cheat" days 10 years in the future, mentally?
- If you over eat you're going to undo the calorie deficit you worked so hard to build earlier in the week
- If there are foods you're craving just have... *A PORTION* of them. No need to "cheat". Eat at a normal calorie level.0 -
I am going to keep it under 1200 and drink a ton of water!0
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I have a day once a week where I go out to a meal at local restaurant, and a hopefully really good one (pdx are foodies). I always have whatever i want during that meal. apps, drinks, dessert etc. I dont care about calories. For the rest of that day I eat my normal meals. I dont skip. I lost 100 pounds doing this. I dont agree that it ruins a whole weeks worth of work. Others have different opinions. You have find what works, but stressing over food isnt healthy imo. Make mindful choices and enjoy yourself.1
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I have a day once a week where I go out to a meal at local restaurant, and a hopefully really good one (pdx are foodies). I always have whatever i want during that meal. apps, drinks, dessert etc. I dont care about calories. For the rest of that day I eat my normal meals. I dont skip. I lost 100 pounds doing this. I dont agree that it ruins a whole weeks worth of work. Others have different opinions. You have find what works, but stressing over food isnt healthy imo. Make mindful choices and enjoy yourself.
Chili's Menu
App
California grilled chicken flat bread
Meal
Smothered Smoked chicken burrito
Dessert
Molten Chocolate Cake
Drink
32oz coke
Sounds like a pretty normal meal for people to have right. I didnt even pick the highest calorie options. Just something along the lines of what I might have had without thinking. Not that bad right?
California grilled chicken flat bread - 1730
Smothered Smoked chicken burrito - 1210
Molten Chocolate Cake - 1150
32oz coke - 310
Total Calories - 4400
If someone was trying to lose weight at 1600 calories per day with a 500 calorie deficit, that is a 2800 overage. That one meal wipes out 5.6 days of deficit.0 -
Im only getting an entree and no soda1
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Just me sadly wish i could split it witj someone!0
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Lol guess its not really0
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at poisenedpawn, just sharing what worked for me for a loss of 100 pounds. maintained for 3 years. Not sure what my magic secret is then...just lucky or maybe im one of those snowflakes people talk so fondly of...
edit for spelling.0 -
I just dont want to mess up my whole week but still get to go out0
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I just dont want to mess up my whole week but still get to go out
And remember that its not forever. I dont know what your weight loss per week goal is, but when you reach your goal weight you will get to start eating those calories for maintenance. So what is 1200 calories this visit .. in the future might be 1700 or 2200 giving you more room to enjoy different foods. Its just the weight loss pinching right now. It WILL get better!0 -
Ok cool i think ill go with the grilled chicken sandwich and fries
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Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »I have a day once a week where I go out to a meal at local restaurant, and a hopefully really good one (pdx are foodies). I always have whatever i want during that meal. apps, drinks, dessert etc. I dont care about calories. For the rest of that day I eat my normal meals. I dont skip. I lost 100 pounds doing this. I dont agree that it ruins a whole weeks worth of work. Others have different opinions. You have find what works, but stressing over food isnt healthy imo. Make mindful choices and enjoy yourself.
Chili's Menu
App
California grilled chicken flat bread
Meal
Smothered Smoked chicken burrito
Dessert
Molten Chocolate Cake
Drink
32oz coke
Sounds like a pretty normal meal for people to have right. I didnt even pick the highest calorie options. Just something along the lines of what I might have had without thinking. Not that bad right?
California grilled chicken flat bread - 1730
Smothered Smoked chicken burrito - 1210
Molten Chocolate Cake - 1150
32oz coke - 310
Total Calories - 4400
If someone was trying to lose weight at 1600 calories per day with a 500 calorie deficit, that is a 2800 overage. That one meal wipes out 5.6 days of deficit.
I think you missed the line that @besaro wrote that says 'make mindful choices' just to prove your point...
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I just eat...sometimes I over indulge, but it's not a regular thing...it's called life and enjoying it, not cheating.0
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