Cheat Day!!!
SugarAndSugar
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Alrighty so im doing a cheat but im wondering if it should be on a rest day or on a training day and if training do i do it post or preworkout. And if on a rest day, how many calories should i eat above maintainence
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Do whatever you want, eat however much you want. Just make sure you log it.
Personally I don't do cheat days...I fit the foods I want into my weekly calorie goal.8 -
i mean...its your cheat day if you instst it has to exist why do you care what we say you should do? Id say it shouldnt exist. Just eat whatever you want its your progress/ lack of progress. Calling a cheat doesnt negate the calories or fool your body. Calories are calories call them cheat or not. Id just eat what i wanted in a reasonable portion and drop the cheat mindset11
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What are you cheating from/on?8
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JaydedMiss wrote: »i mean...its your cheat day if you instst it has to exist why do you care what we say you should do? Id say it shouldnt exist. Just eat whatever you want its your progress/ lack of progress. Calling a cheat doesnt negate the calories or fool your body. Calories are calories call them cheat or not. Id just eat what i wanted in a reasonable portion and drop the cheat mindset
Im trying to enjoy myself while monitering myself aka in moderation thats why im asking0 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »What are you cheating from/on?
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »i mean...its your cheat day if you instst it has to exist why do you care what we say you should do? Id say it shouldnt exist. Just eat whatever you want its your progress/ lack of progress. Calling a cheat doesnt negate the calories or fool your body. Calories are calories call them cheat or not. Id just eat what i wanted in a reasonable portion and drop the cheat mindset
Im trying to enjoy myself while monitering myself aka in moderation thats why im asking
well then why are you calling it a cheat. Thats so negative. Your eating food in a reasonable amount....sounds like life to me.5 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »Alrighty so im doing a cheat but im wondering if it should be on a rest day or on a training day and if training do i do it post or preworkout. And if on a rest day, how many calories should i eat above maintainence
Sounds like a lot of rules for something that presumably is intended to be a break from the rules.
Why would a person deliberately aim to be above maintenance? 3 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »
Alrighty so im doing a cheat but im wondering if it should be on a rest day or on a training day and if training do i do it post or preworkout.
Do it any time you want.
And if on a rest day, how many calories should i eat above maintainence
Why do you want to eat in a surplus calorie intake?
What is the purpose of your 'cheat" 'day'??1 -
I'm7 pounds from my goal weight...Since i started in january..i've never had a cheat day...but lost the entire time (33 pound loss so far) having a dinner out with hubby each week..including cocktails.
Right now...going to celebrate Cinco De Mayo tonight..gonna eat a #7 at my fav..mexican restaurant. i'll be down 2 pounds when i weigh Friday.2 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »JaydedMiss wrote: »i mean...its your cheat day if you instst it has to exist why do you care what we say you should do? Id say it shouldnt exist. Just eat whatever you want its your progress/ lack of progress. Calling a cheat doesnt negate the calories or fool your body. Calories are calories call them cheat or not. Id just eat what i wanted in a reasonable portion and drop the cheat mindset
Im trying to enjoy myself while monitering myself aka in moderation thats why im asking
i do that every day.
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You are just spinning your wheels.6
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L1zardQueen wrote: »You are just spinning your wheels.
And making it FAR more complicated than it has to be. Eat what you like, at a reasonable deficit.4 -
OP, I can't decide if I want to smack you or hug you
It. Does. Not. Matter.
If you feel like you need a day where you eat above maintenance, or you eat foods you don't normally allow yourself, just eat. All that matters is the calories. It doesn't matter when. It doesn't matter in what order. And one day will not make a big difference one way or the other.8 -
elisa123gal wrote: »I'm7 pounds from my goal weight...Since i started in january..i've never had a cheat day...but lost the entire time (33 pound loss so far) having a dinner out with hubby each week..including cocktails.
Right now...going to celebrate Cinco De Mayo tonight..gonna eat a #7 at my fav..mexican restaurant. i'll be down 2 pounds when i weigh Friday.
So cheat days help fat loss?12 -
SugarAndSugar wrote: »elisa123gal wrote: »I'm7 pounds from my goal weight...Since i started in january..i've never had a cheat day...but lost the entire time (33 pound loss so far) having a dinner out with hubby each week..including cocktails.
Right now...going to celebrate Cinco De Mayo tonight..gonna eat a #7 at my fav..mexican restaurant. i'll be down 2 pounds when i weigh Friday.
So cheat days help fat loss?
LOL ohmy its amazing what people who want to hear something can pull out of something saying the exact opposite in a sea of opposition10 -
Bump5
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »Bump
why are you bumping 1. it was already on top 2. youve been answered, Are you looking for a specific answer? if so either narrow down your question or just pretend i just said what youd like to hear 3. Listen to what people are saying lol5 -
I must admit that I cheat every 7 to 10 days (mostly when I'm out of town or traveling). But I do not do cheat DAYS. I do cheat meals. It is much easier to recover from a meal than an entire day. During this time I eat what I have been craving (including a dessert if eaten right after the cheat meal). This personally helps keep up my metabolism as well as keep up my spirit (mind and body). But I don't want to undue all my good work when I'm using my current eating habits as a diet/way to lose weight. So I keep it at one meal, usually dinner. So I begin my day with my usual "diet" breakfast (I don't know which type you are on, low fat, paleo, keto, atkins, low cal etc). My lunch is "diet". My snacks, if any, are "diet". My dinner is my "cheat". I just do not do it more than 2 to 3 times per month. All in all, it is a personal preference. Just don't do it often or you will be "spinning your wheels" as L1zard Queen said, in which I completely agree.3
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SugarAndSugar wrote: »elisa123gal wrote: »I'm7 pounds from my goal weight...Since i started in january..i've never had a cheat day...but lost the entire time (33 pound loss so far) having a dinner out with hubby each week..including cocktails.
Right now...going to celebrate Cinco De Mayo tonight..gonna eat a #7 at my fav..mexican restaurant. i'll be down 2 pounds when i weigh Friday.
So cheat days help fat loss?
No, they were saying they fit the foods they like into their calories all the time without cheating and lose weight as expected, including this week when they are fitting Cinco de Mayo into their calories
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Fix your relationship and view towards food rather than focusing so much on the dynamics of “cheating” and whether you should train or not7
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ok, look.
omg.
ok. Calories are what matters for fat loss. eating too many of them .... makes you fat. What we are telling you is that ONE DAY will not help, nor hurt whatever goal you are trying to reach. More-so, what we are trying to tell you, is that if you make the things you want and crave, fit into your normal daily calorie allowance, you wont feel the need for cheat days.
For example. I love chocolate. I make chocolate fit into my day, 99% of the time. i dont pig out on it, im not eating 3 candy bars, but I AM having a couple of pieces when I climb into bed to binge watch whatever show it is im watching at that moment.
moderation.
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Not a fan of cheating because it makes food bad. I really believe learning to live life and enjoy food in moderation is the key to keeping the weight off.
If you have a special event where you will enjoy more food, enjoy yourself at the event, don’t stuff yourself but start back watching your calories with the next meal or be done for the day. In my opinion a full day pig out will make you feel bad and undo all your hard work.2 -
You must do cheat days on training days, 37 minutes post workout, and eaten within a 7.5minute window.
Your meal should be 25.6% protein, 4.4% fat and 70% Carbs for best results.
To determine how much to eat, multiply your deficit calories by 0.X, where X is your workout time, and add this on to your maintenance calories.15 -
We need a moderator to kitten the word cheat. You have to be in charge of your diet and what happens. If you decide to eat too much, too little, or just the right amount it is up to you.
IMO, there are two main components to weight loss... eating at a deficit most days and trying to make it a happy and positive experience. Cheating being a negative concept should not enter in to the equation.6 -
I will say this. I do know a man who lost an amazing amount of weight and is now a long distance bicycle rider by eating very carefully 6 days a week and whatever he wanted on the 7th day.
It worked for him, but the reason that it worked is because he created enough of a deficit on the other 6 days of the week that he didn't undo all his hard work on his "cheat" day.
kimny72 said it best:
It. Does. Not. Matter.
It does not matter if you work out or not on the day you eat more.
It does not matter if you choose a cheat "meal" or a cheat "day".
It does not matter if you choose to call it a "cheat" although a lot of people here will give you some static because that CAN indicate an unhealthy mindset about your food.
It does not matter if you only eat organic produce harvested under a blue moon by virgins.
It does matter that you create and sustain a deficit if you want to lose weight. So, the answer to "how much over maintenance should I eat?" is "how much do you want to slow down your rate of weight loss?"
And the only one that can answer that is you.9 -
I have high calorie days on weekends, I don't consider them cheat days but refeed days and they are built into my deficit for the week. I do my hardest workouts on those days, and my rest days are on lower calorie days.. I find that works well for me.2
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I eat more on some days than others. I use a weekly average and keep that under my daily goal for calories. I lose weight. If I know ahead of time that I'm going to eat heavy at supper, I eat light for my earlier meals. If I know I'm going to have a day of blowing it out, I eat light the few days leading up to it. If it was a surprise, then I eat a little lower the next few days. I don't eat enough on any given day that it's going to stop my weight loss even if I didn't compensate for it with low days.
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so more days of our life will be spent as over goal weight.1
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Look, do what you want, enjoy and learn from it, but what I really, really, REALLY recommend is to log everything afterwards. Everythang, even if you have to estimate/eye-ball stuff.
Doing that is a HUGE eye opener and it provides valuable information for future conduct.2
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