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  • chelseascounter
    chelseascounter Posts: 1,283 Member
    I was eating whole foods and nothing processed for 2 months. No off days at all because I knew I would binge. I had an off day for the first time in a looooong time August. I could have sworn I gained 10 lbs but I didn't :-) now I have "off" days every week.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    I have days when I don't try to meet my calorie goals, yes. But I do not have days where I do not log. No. I want to record all the data so that I can look back at my results and see exactly what led to those results. If I don't have accurate weight and calorie intake data for every single day, I'm "flying blind," and that's just silly. I have data for almost 3 months now, so I know exactly how much to eat and exercise to produce a certain amount of weight loss. Simple. But not easy!:noway:
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I don't take "off" days. I will occasionally put in extra work at the gym or on the running route to have a little more but I deprive myself only of extra helpings and so I don't need cheat days or whatever. I'm doing well because I'm not on a diet, I've changed my habits.
  • SNLover87
    SNLover87 Posts: 101 Member
    No regularly scheduled off days for me. I've found enough healthy/low-cal foods that I really like and enjoy making, so I fortunately don't feel the need to have cheat/off days very often. But occasionally, I'll get the craving for something fried or otherwise high-cal and I'll make an exception. I've found that craving only comes about once a month, so I know when it's really worth it to listen and give in for a day/meal. That being said - I think having cheat days/meals are necessary, it's just important to set a limit if you need one so you don't go too crazy and set yourself back.
  • XorangecrushX
    XorangecrushX Posts: 10
    Off days for me = off weeks = what diet?? It works for some people but the sugar and carbs that I eat on an off days throws me into a tailspin.
  • bubaluboo
    bubaluboo Posts: 2,098 Member
    I don't do off days. I have gone over a couple of times due to circumstances such as business trips but it was logged and I knew exactly what the damage was and I didn't go over my TDEE. I have treats within my allowance and as I'm always logging, I generally can adjust the rest of my meals accordingly. If I allowed regular days off, then I think that when I went into maintenance, I'd find it difficult not to just go into 'day off' mode and soon put the weight back on again. Also, I found that after the one day that I did eat a lot more calories than my daily allowance, it was like starting the programme all over because I really hungry for a couple of days. If it was like that every week, I'd soon give up.
  • MrsFowler1069
    MrsFowler1069 Posts: 657 Member
    I just incorporate the foods I want into my daily calorie budget. I don't need to plan an off day. Even Friday and Saturday, staying with some friends, I went slightly over goal, but still ate at a deficit. Yesterday, I was under. It's all good.

    Instead of having a whole day to eat to my detriment, I want to have a life where I make reasonable choices and achieve my goals. Want pizza for dinner? Great. Have a calorie-moderate breakfast and lunch and budget those calories. Make sure to incorporate a little protein, fat, and/or fiber to keep you from getting too hungry. Have a light snack and/or drink some water shortly beforehand if things run late. And have pizza! Enjoy it and do not beat yourself up. Yay for you!
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  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    Personally absolutely not. However, if you feel it's something you can do in a reasonable manner then I'd never say its the wrong thing to do.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    No "off" days for me. I look at my weekly goal and try to stay around that number. So if I'm under my daily goal for a few days, then I can usually have a day or 2 where I allow myself to go over my daily goal and still be in a deficit for the week. Last week, I had several days where I was 300 calories under goal, so yesterday (last day of the week) I went ahead and ate a few high high calorie foods that would typically be hard to fit into my daily goal. I was over by 986 calories for the day, but still ended up under my weekly goal by 263 calories.

    So no off days, I just try and balance out my week. It's easier for me that way.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I had two 'off' days for 8 months and both times I was less than 100 calories over my goal. And it's way too early to do that, you haven't developed good habits yet.

    I personally ate very well for 2 months then switched to 'if it fits your macros' as well (although it's more 'if it fits under my calories' for me).
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    "OFF" days?

    Today was my first weigh in and I lost 3 pounds this first week!

    Monday's are going to probably be my"off" days. But, not to off! I don't want to gain those 3 pounds back this week!

    I was under my total calories all last week so, I am really going to try to at least get close to my total calorie allowance this week. I also plan to up my water intake this week and burn more calories at the gym!

    Today, I am probably going to be just a little more lax. But, starting tomorrow back to being strict and "good"! Hubby and I plan to go to the gym this week Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday or Sunday.

    Believe me I am not going to be too "bad" today! I want to loose again this week too!

    I just started this and I don't want to get off track too much!

    No, sorry.. your still having unfortunately food obsessions, and diet mentallity.

    What works BEST is "eating the way you will live the rest of your life" and "never having to cheat because everyday your eating is enjoyable that you never feel you need to cheat - you work in all the foods you enjoy without needing to cheat".

    what you do is budget everyday for foods you want to eat. Then you never have to do the type of obsessive thinking you are doing in your post here.

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