What exactly is a cheat day?

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GoBanana76
GoBanana76 Posts: 76 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I mean, I dont feel deprived at all. I eat what I enjoy. I count it of course, but I feel as though everyone else must be so strict with their diets. Of course i do go out once in a while and indulge and i guess that would be considered "cheating" but i honestly feel as though i am doing something wrong on a daily basis. can someone shed some light on this for me?

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  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
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    Some people feel they must only eat healthy, but they still feel these urges to eat "unhealthy", so they set aside one day a week that they allow themselves these "bad" foods. Almost always they will go over in calories on this day as well.

    I feel the same as you. I eat what I want (had a strawberry filled donut yesterday and loved it), but yet I still meet or am under my calorie goals for the day.
  • paigebeverly
    paigebeverly Posts: 46 Member
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    We don't have a cheat day...but 2 cheat meals a week. And we usually go to a resturant...like if I am craving a chicken fried steak I go get one...but I get the lunch size and still only eat half of it. Now I am not gonna go cheat and overeat...like 6000 calories a day.
  • jllipson
    jllipson Posts: 646
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    We do a cheat day once a week, usually means we go out for a nice sit down dinner - however we normally stay within our calories for the day.

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