Cheat or not to Cheat?

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  • sfhudgens
    sfhudgens Posts: 123 Member
    Every day is a cheat day :) yummy!!! But only if I have the calories left....
  • rrlwelter
    rrlwelter Posts: 40 Member
    I know it works for some people - but I just cant get on board with this cheating thinking.

    I have days when I am over calories and days when I am under calories - as long as the weekly average is round about the weekly goal, it is fine.

    and occasionally I have a really over day which sends the week way over - like Christmas, a special party etc - as long as it is occasional and not thousands over, it still works out ok.

    and little treats and foods I enjoy - like chocolate, pizza or in your case steak and baked potato, - they are just part of my overall plan and as long as they fit within the weekly calorie allowance I consider them fine and part of the plan and not cheating at all.

    This.

    I don't sweat the daily calorie goal as long as I'm not more than about 100-200 over, because i know that over the course of the week, it'll even out. No cheating, just an understanding that some days will be bigger than others and that's ok.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    I had steak... and margaritas....and a baked potato... I regret nothing. :laugh:
  • figuu
    figuu Posts: 20
    That is the question =)

    Do you guys/gals ever take a cheat day? I am not suggesting shoveling Big Macs down your throat but more of a nice steak dinner, with baked potato, salad, and an appetizer.
    You have quite a pitiful idea of a cheat meal.
    I just eat healthy 80% of the time and if I see something good along the way I'll eat it.
  • TheIrish1981
    TheIrish1981 Posts: 35 Member
    That is the question =)

    Do you guys/gals ever take a cheat day? I am not suggesting shoveling Big Macs down your throat but more of a nice steak dinner, with baked potato, salad, and an appetizer.
    You have quite a pitiful idea of a cheat meal.
    I just eat healthy 80% of the time and if I see something good along the way I'll eat it.

    Perhaps it is good that I am over concerned. I'm down 10 pounds in 3 weeks =)
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    That is the question =)

    Do you guys/gals ever take a cheat day? I am not suggesting shoveling Big Macs down your throat but more of a nice steak dinner, with baked potato, salad, and an appetizer.
    You have quite a pitiful idea of a cheat meal.
    I just eat healthy 80% of the time and if I see something good along the way I'll eat it.

    Perhaps it is good that I am over concerned. I'm down 10 pounds in 3 weeks =)

    Good for you! Lose too fast and you get to deal with loose skin. :flowerforyou:
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    I don't have cheat days, but I don't over-restrict myself. For example, on Saturday nights I'll have a couple beers, and log them. I love ice cream and will have that if I really want it. No matter what you eat, log it, so you can see how your habits are affecting you.
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    i think ive been here too long...
  • chrissythepoet
    chrissythepoet Posts: 19 Member
    In one of my Bariatric support meetings, we were talking about when you just want to binge but you can't. I have a suggestion for everyone here and that's called self talk. Basically, when you are confronted with the food (in my case ice cream) then you tell yourself the reasons you eat healthy. I told myself that I would really regret eating it and that I just had a filing dinner.

    I haven't had surgery yet, but I still don't want to binge because then I will not eat healthy until next monday which is sometimes a long ways away.
  • d3m1urge
    d3m1urge Posts: 38
    i have cheat snacks, not meals. and i make sure they fit into my calories or don't make them go into crazy numbers
  • jimbmc
    jimbmc Posts: 83 Member
    Dont think of them as "Cheat" days, but more as "Treat" days. Tell yourself - "I've done really well this week, so i'm gonna treat myself to an ice-cream!"

    Nothing wrong with it at all, it'll keep your sanity intact! :)
  • martinel2099
    martinel2099 Posts: 899 Member
    I do but I don't think of it as a cheat day. Someone put this pretty good in another post, but weight loss is a journey not a destination.

    Enjoy your steak dinner and make sure you record everything. Even if you go over a 1,000 or 2,000 calories allow yourself this. If you're up for it you can spend a little extra time at the gym in the days following your steak dinner to help mitigate the damage. One day isn't going to kill your diet, just don't make it a frequent thing.

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