Cheat meal...someone talk me off the ledge?

caseyp1122
caseyp1122 Posts: 79 Member
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
I haven't had a cheat meal in weeks....I'm soo tempted, someone talk me off the ledge!?!?!?! lol
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  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Jump! Wait, I mean eat it!
  • sjtreely
    sjtreely Posts: 1,014 Member
    Can you make it one more week?
  • RAFValentina
    RAFValentina Posts: 1,231 Member
    Why bother...save it for another day and plan it in to your calories! :)
  • gennybunny1
    gennybunny1 Posts: 209
    Don't do it. You have come so far. I suggest a treat maybe not a full meal?

    Good luck
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I used to have cheat meals and they hindered my progress. Now, I fit moderate amounts of foods I enjoy into my calorie goal for the day.
  • FoodWarrior
    FoodWarrior Posts: 38
    Don't do it!!! One meal will lead to two.
  • jennarandhayes
    jennarandhayes Posts: 456 Member
    I always tell myself to wait until tomorrow. By the next day I usually don't want to anymore. Stay strong! X
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    Cheat away!
  • wrevhn
    wrevhn Posts: 864 Member
    save it for thanksgiving dude. though i personally will be behaving, the rest of mfp will be celebrating with you doll. or did you want a pep talk to eat? do it do it? lol. jk. :)
  • flutterby6973
    flutterby6973 Posts: 50
    you always should have a cheat meal but not too close together... so, if its been a while i say go for it and then tell me how good it is b/c i am waiting for my cheat next thursday, thanksgiving cheats are the best : )
  • jlemoore
    jlemoore Posts: 702 Member
    why do you "need" this cheat meal? You've been doing great. Just because everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean that you "need" it. Do you want to feel the guilt and shame that everyone seems to have on Monday when they report back on their horrible weekend?

    Don't be a lemming.
  • OSUalum
    OSUalum Posts: 449 Member
    Put the fork down, Soldier!!!! Now!
  • caseyp1122
    caseyp1122 Posts: 79 Member
    *slowly steps back from the ledge* gonna grab a clif bar and see what happens...
  • OSUalum
    OSUalum Posts: 449 Member
    Yay! :smile:
  • raige123
    raige123 Posts: 352
    I allow one cheat meal a week. Not a cheat day ... but a cheat meal. I have lost over 20 lbs since October 3rd. Why can't you have 1 cheat meal?
  • Lisa_222
    Lisa_222 Posts: 301 Member
    You only have 8 pounds to lose total and you're a guy so you probably have like a gazillion calorie allotment, anyway. You can skip the cheat meal. If I can only have one every 20 pounds, you can get to the finish line without one.
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    DO EIT!

    Seriously, i had a whole cheat day yesterday and the scale went down this morning. It's not always a bad idea.
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    eat it so you dont binge like a madman!!!
  • wrevhn
    wrevhn Posts: 864 Member
    I allow one cheat meal a week. Not a cheat day ... but a cheat meal. I have lost over 20 lbs since October 3rd. Why can't you have 1 cheat meal?


    very smart!
  • jvan1957
    jvan1957 Posts: 114
    Had myself a CHEAT MEAL! Took a week to rebound from it. Not worth it.
  • katcena
    katcena Posts: 326 Member
    I think cheat meals are just fine! And i you haven't had one in weeks...well, I guess you just have to decide if you want it now, or save it til Thanksgiving? That's my plan! I have been saving mine up so that Thanksgiving Day I get to not count calories!
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    what's a "cheat meal" ? Think of it this way, you are only cheating yourself out of your own hard work!
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    *slowly steps back from the ledge* gonna grab a clif bar and see what happens...
    Going from the ledge to the cliff?
  • katcena
    katcena Posts: 326 Member
    Another note, when I have had my cheat meal....I have still tried to make wise choices. For example, I don't eat an entire cheesecake and then wonder why I gained weight. Take my plan for Thanksgiving, I am exercising everyday up until Thanksgiving so that will be my rest day. I am also planning to fill my plates (yes, I have 3 dinners to attend that day) with as much salad as possible....next load on the veggies, and then have very small portions of the rest.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Scratching my head at some of the answers in this thread. By the logic of some of these posters, a fat unhealthy person can magically undo all their hard work getting fat by having a single "healthy meal".

    smh
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    Unfortunately Thursdays are not a rest day for me!:sad:
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    How are you defining cheat meal first of all?
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    why do you "need" this cheat meal? You've been doing great. Just because everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean that you "need" it. Do you want to feel the guilt and shame that everyone seems to have on Monday when they report back on their horrible weekend?

    Don't be a lemming.

    smh

    not everyone that has a cheat meal regrets it.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    /pushes OP off the ledge just to see how high the bounce is
  • writtenINthestars
    writtenINthestars Posts: 1,933 Member
    I'm confused as to what the problem is...and what exactly is your "cheat meal" of choice?
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