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johnlatv
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How often do you have a cheat day? Once a week, twice month, once a month, never?
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Once or twice a month, depending on my sanity!0
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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.0 -
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.0
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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.0
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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 ☺0 -
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.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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!0
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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 lol0
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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.0
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Once a week, all day! It keeps me motivated and it works!0
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Right now once a month. I can't handle cheat days too often.0
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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 this0 -
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.0 -
Normally once a week, gives me something to look forward to!0
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Once a week... keeps me sane and I don't feel deprived.0
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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.0 -
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.0
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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.0
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