do you plan a cheat day?

Nailrep

I count calories when I diet. But I will eat whatever I want, landing inside of my calorie goals. So a "cheat" meal for me is not eating a particular food that I deny myself while dieting. It is intentionally going over my alloted calories for the day. I cheat one meal per week. And I don't binge, but I eat everything I want. There are rules put into place for cheat meals. Standardly, a cheat meal sould be 1 meal at the same day every week. You need to limit your meal to the length of time you are at the table. When you get up from the table, you are finished. Most fitness experts that believe in cheat meals will tell you to have your cheat meal within one hour of a heavy workout. I usually do more cardio on my cheat meal day. But I don't go by the one hour rule.

If you follow a strict calorie regimine every day, the cheat meal will shock your body into reving your metobolisim. But aim for 500-800 calories more than you normally eat. Don't eat half a cake after you polish off a pizza. But I am betting that you won't want to after dieting all week.