Cheat Day

johnlatv

How often do you have a cheat day? Once a week, twice month, once a month, never?

lizard053

Once or twice a month, depending on my sanity!

keeponkickin

How often do you have a cheat day? Once a week, twice month, once a month, never?

Once a week.. I eat double my bmr. Works like a charm.

Kandygirl

i have a cheat meal once a week. this week it was monday after a horrible day. i ate a milkshake for dinner and damn it was good.

JWolf7911

I just started on Monday, but my plan is to have 1 cheat meal a week. I don't want to give myself an entire day to cheat.

bevskiwolf

Once a week.. I eat double my bmr. Works like a charm.

Me too. She's my mini me! ♥ ^ Oh and it's a full day, not one meal ☺

subigirl

I actually don't have a cheat day. My biggest downfall in the past has been deprivation of my favorite foods. So, instead, what I do is just eat what I want in moderation. I want fries? I order the smallest size they have off the value menu. I want cheesecake, I get some friends together and go get a piece of cheesecake while out shopping (the friends are to share the monster piece of cheesecake they bring you, since all I really want is a few bites). When I used to deprive myself on a regular basis, I found I would just "fall off the wagon", so to speak, that would send me rolling out of control.

beckywilkinson46

Fridays for me...and it is usually just one mealt...Tonight it is Nachos and this is also my day off from exercise. Tomorrow I will exercise longer time or more Intense.

chefanie85

I usually allow myself one cheat day a week. But if I will generally throw in some extra gym time to make it even out. So I guess that's not really a cheat. lol

My sister doesn't count on the weekends, and she's dropping weight like crazy.

lavendergirll

I usually will treat myself once a week. Usually on the weekend. I know that I will more than likely be outside working in the yard or something physical on the weekend and I can make up for it!

linzirussell

one day a week i eat whatever i want, it might not work for everyone but its worked for me! gone from 282 pounds to 170, aiming for 150. my diarys open if u wana look:) i honestly dont know how i continue to lose weight but it seems to work lol

mjbrenner

I have a "cheat day" once a week where I allow myself anything and everything in any quantity I want, but I still log every bite of food. I have found that these days almost always equal up to right around 4500 calories, so I plan an extra 2500 calorie deficit over the previous six days (my daily calorie goal is 1990). This lets me get the extravagance I crave without hurting my weight loss goals.

jaxxie

Once a week, all day! It keeps me motivated and it works!

EbonyK

Right now once a month. I can't handle cheat days too often.

jrami24

one cheat day a week. Big Mac Combo, large size with a mcchicken sandwich, a double cheeseburger and 2 BBQ sauce.
Once a week I eat this

MaximalLife

I could not progress without my cheat day, or as we prefer to say in the scientific community: "RE-FEED THERAPY"

The science behind calorie spiking is about shocking your metabolism, stoking the fires so to speak.
I set aside one day per week where I eat about twice my daily goal, and once a month I set a day for a total food orgy where I eat like a pig for 24 hours.
This has both physiological and psychological benefits.
It's nice knowing I am never more than 7 days from eating anything I desire in whatever quantity I want.

I'd be miserable otherwise.

Tattoos_and_Tea

Normally once a week, gives me something to look forward to!

melg126

Once a week... keeps me sane and I don't feel deprived.

AntWrig

I could not progress without my cheat day, or as we prefer to say in the scientific community: "RE-FEED THERAPY"

The science behind calorie spiking is about shocking your metabolism, stoking the fires so to speak.
I set aside one day per week where I eat about twice my daily goal, and once a month I set a day for a total food orgy where I eat like a pig for 24 hours.
This has both physiological and psychological benefits.
It's nice knowing I am never more than 7 days from eating anything I desire in whatever quantity I want.

I'd be miserable otherwise.

Please don't confuse people. A refeed is not a cheat day.

Kitiara47

I'm a college student, and it honestly depends on if I go out to eat with friends and what the occasion is. I usually don't consider anything a "cheat meal" or "cheat day" if I stay within a reasonable range (approx 200 cals) of my calorie goal (1200 cals). Sometimes if I've had a stressful week(s), when everything calms down I allow myself to splurge on calories for a nice meal out. It's sort of my treat to myself for not eating a whole bag of chocolates in 2 days.

mjbrenner

It's nice knowing I am never more than 7 days from eating anything I desire in whatever quantity I want.

I could not agree more. There is an Entenmann's Cheese Danish Twist on my kitchen counter. Every time I walk past it, I threateningly tell it, "Sunday," so it knows the day it will meet its doom. It's very silly, but it helps when surrounded by the foods of which I cannot eat a reasonable portion.