CHEAT DAY??!!

SkimpyMrsCarter
SkimpyMrsCarter Posts: 105 Member
edited June 2017 in Health and Weight Loss
I was wondering what do your cheat days consist of?? Is it eating whatever u desire staying within your calorie goal? or is it eating whatever u want and not counting calories at all???
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  • animatorswearbras
    animatorswearbras Posts: 1,001 Member
    booze, bbq and restaurant meals are my usual "cheats" (I know it's a controversial term to some but I know what you mean and I still call it that because its just a light hearted turn of phrase for me ;P) but I just try to make it fit into my weekly deficit and log the best I can. I still lose, but you just have to make sure you don't decimate your weekly deficit, there has been occasions when I first started that it shoved me into maintenance (mostly because I didn't log). So have a play around and see if you can fit in a maintenance day or go over. :)
  • lelamae939
    lelamae939 Posts: 7 Member
    I allow myself a "cheat meal" once a week. I never though of not calling it a cheat meal.. im with you, it's just a word.. however, i am open to changing that.. sooo.. I have a "not healthy meal" once a week. I have had success with it, however i do think it makes the cravings worse. I have had an unhealthy relationship with food for over 34 years now.
  • Kida_Johnson
    Kida_Johnson Posts: 33 Member
    I don't log on special days (ie mine or my fiancé's birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, vacations, Superbowl Sunday, etc.). Any normal day though? I make my treats fit.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    SkimpyMrsCarter wrote: »
    I was asking bc today i didnt eat as clean as i usually do however it all fit into my calorie goal so i guess this is not considered a cheat day, thanks everyone

    If you fit it into your calorie goal, you did great. The ability to do this so that you don't feel deprived is a big key to being successful. Weight loss is entirely about calories.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    Usually AYCE sushi or American Chinese food... I can't make that "fit" and still hit macros but I can go over periodically and still move towards my goals.
  • kavahni
    kavahni Posts: 313 Member
    edited June 2017
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    SkimpyMrsCarter wrote: »
    If you dont have "cheat days", and if the things i wrote dont apply to you then why even bother commenting.

    I thought my different framing might be helpful. But, whatever.

    Best of luck on your journey.

    Exactly why I made MY post on cheat days. Naysayers be darned. I feel in upswell, a movement of positivity coming on!

  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    It's never a cheat if it's within a calorie budget. That's just a good day.
    If it is something you'd call a cheat, it is at least 2x the calorie budget.

    Anything less than 2x I can make up with exercise and convert into a good day.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    I think of it more as a free day. And I generally try to plan around them by excercising a little heavier in the couple days before and after, and maybe a treat a day less for a few days to make up.
    But on those days I log if I can do it without being obvious and rude (usually these days are social ger togethers), mostly out of curiosity, but don't worry about actual calorie count, or being over ir under.
    One thing I've discovered since MFP is that logging really helps me keep track of what will aggrivate my IBS. So even if I'm not counting calories that day or neal, I can see when I'm getting too close to too much grease or sugar and making myself queasy.
  • SkimpyMrsCarter
    SkimpyMrsCarter Posts: 105 Member
    Thanks
  • BurgerLovinBulker
    BurgerLovinBulker Posts: 38 Member
    Taco Bell! Or a nice, decadent, homemade dessert.
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    I spent this past week having full fat ice cream (unusual for me) 5 nights in a row (saving about 500 calories so I could have a BIG bowl with a glass of milk) and getting Taco Bell (also unusual for me)... and much to my surprise, lost 1.8 lbs since my last "lowest" weight over the weekend.

    On top of that we normally drink 0% fat milk and my significant other accidentally bought full fat and I didn't notice until I'd been using it for my cereal, coffee, and snack for days, while logging it as our normal milk. So my calories had to be wayyy off. I think I may have shocked my body or something with a "mostly ice cream & full fat milk" diet. :D Bodies are weird sometimes.
  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    Some people avoid calling it a cheat day of they go over their daily cals or are under on weekly. I look at annual deficit so as long as at the end of the year im under no big deal
  • milsyafrochic
    milsyafrochic Posts: 2 Member
    so I have a really *kitten* realtionship with food - I went away for 8 days and ate nothing but clemetines and the occasional bit of salad, and lost a bunch of weight (unsurprisingly!), and since returning, I had 5 straight days of eating 3500ckal plus to make up for the defecit.

    Anyway, I was feeling very bloated and guilty, so I didn't eat anything for around 36 hours, and then today I had a 'relapse' and had another cheat day which consisted of:

    One mini gingerbread man,
    One falafel,
    one vietnamese veggie ricepaper roll
    One large sugary Jam doughnut,
    One freshly baked naan/flat bread,
    One bowl of roast corn with chipotle yoghurt and cheese, with some nachos
    3/4 darck chocoalte and cherry bar
    several tasters of brownies
    One mini egg and tomato roll
    One cinnamon roll
    Medium McDonalds fries
    one Kitkat chunkie
    one chocolate cookie

    Im gonna be sooo puffy and bloated tomorrow morning :'(
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    My thoughts are that living life includes occasional indulgences. I don't worry about eating "clean"...I for the most part eat a pretty healthy diet, but I'm not going to get all fussy if I decide I want to go out for fish 'n chips...in the grand scheme of things, what I'm doing most of the time is what matters...not occasional indulgences...not holidays or other special occasions...not random poolside BBQs driven by booze and beer.

    I eat healthy for the most part and I'm active...and I also enjoy just kicking back once in awhile and indulging in something I wouldn't have on a day to day basis.

    By the by, a lot of the people you're getting snarky with here have had tremendous success not only losing weight, but keeping it off long term...
  • brittneyalley
    brittneyalley Posts: 274 Member
    I also don't have cheat days. It would wipe out all or most of my deficit anyway. I fit what I want into my calories for the day. I still eat chips and candy if I feel like it, but now I just only have one piece of candy or one serving of chips. I had to change my mindset about food. The only person you're cheating is yourself.

    As long as you're under your calories, in my opinion, it's not a "cheat day."
  • Fitnessmom82
    Fitnessmom82 Posts: 376 Member
    I designate Sundays as my cheat meal day. For me that means I will eat whatever I want for that meal, not worrying about calories. Some days I stay within my goal, others I go above by a couple hundred calories. I don't over indulge. It's usually Some thing with more carbs than I typically eat, but still a small portion. And I always have dessert on Sunday! During the week I try to eat pretty healthy and avoid carbs, but if for whatever reason I'm out and only have access to pizza, I will eat it. If it fits into my goals, then why not!

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