Cheat Days?

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  • petithamu
    petithamu Posts: 582 Member
    I agree with most of the guys here. I don't call it a cheat day and it's never a 'day'. I call it my 'reward meal'. I work out really hard for the entire week and on Sundays, my boyfriend and I will choose a restaurant for one meal that I'm really craving for. This way, I feel like I'm rewarding myself for the hard work I've done and I'm not depriving myself of something great.

    One key thing I learned from my overbearing Taiwanese mother though...you always want to eat ONLY 80% full. It's a very Japanese/Asian way of eating. You see how Asian girls are often skinny? It's because we have smaller portions and we often eat only 80% full. Before you ask, I asked the same thing, how do you know if you are 80% full? You will learn to listen to your stomach and you will know when you are done before you stuff yourself. Took me a while to get used to it but I get it now so even if I do prepare myself a big bowl of teriyaki chicken, I don't often eat the whole thing, probably half the bowl takes me to about 75-85% but I make sure I will eat something again in about 2 hours, like fruit or some nuts.

    Hope this helps!

    Tiffany
  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    I've been following the plan from Jackie Warner's newest book...and it's pretty much eat clean all week, and then enjoy 2 cheat meals on the weekend. I personally wouldn't want to treat any day as a "cheat" day as I feel I'd totally take advantage of it and there is way too much room to go nuts and over indulge. But I do look forward to a dinner out with friends and a drink, or breakfast with my husband on Sunday morning....and I keep them at 1500 cals or less.
  • peggybrant
    peggybrant Posts: 144 Member
    I try... but then I go overboard. But if I could I definitely would! :D

    this is my whole problem too so I'm not allowed cheat days. For someone to tell me I can have ONE slice of pizza is just rubbing it in then i'm just gonna be mad. Like my son insisting when we went grocery shopping to pick up the Etemans cinnamon rolls, or just having to stop at a fast food place so the smell of his burger and fries are filling up the car..That was just heartbreaking. :sad:
  • Nailrep
    Nailrep Posts: 966 Member
    After I complete 14 solid days of dieting, I will have a cheat MEAL every Friday. One meal of anything I want to eat and drink. When I lost 30 pounds before my wedding, this was a definite thin for me. It helped keep me going another week and I also think it did help with weight loss. I guess my first cheat meal will be this Friday!! MEXICAN!!! Ahhhhh!! LOL!
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