ONE cheat day a week....

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  • Chelle8070
    Chelle8070 Posts: 165 Member
    I do not do the "cheat day a week" thing. I stopped calling it cheating... and I also stopped making a whole day out of it. I don't want to ruin all my hard work of the week by splurging for a day.

    Instead, if we go out to eat, I get excited to have a burger, maybe share a dessert - but I don't ruin the rest of my day, just enjoy some foods I wouldn't otherwise have for that one meal... and not every day.
  • pandareads
    pandareads Posts: 18 Member
    I couldn’t splurge like that and still be on track, and I know i would feel guilty after. I planned to “cheat” on holidays when I started in February, but when Easter came I didn’t want to. Easter I counted calories best I could (ate out for brunch) and still ended up over by about 400. If I had let myself cheat like I’d planned, it would have been much worse.

    But. I am planning on saying “screw it” on my birthday. I’m going to Cheesecake Factory and having the fried Mac and cheese balls and a big fatty piece of cheesecake, dammit! But that’s not too October, sooo...
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    CSARdiver wrote: »
    If you knew you had an issue with debt, would you allow yourself to spend uncontrollably for 1 day a week?

    Would you give this advice in any other scenario?

    It is unnatural for one to be in a continual state of deficit or surplus. Change this mindset from mindless to mindful. Deficit is a temporary state - one you'll be transitioning from at some point, which is where the skills and discipline learned will come into play. We are creatures of habit, so establish habits that reinforce behavior you want to see in yourself.

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