CHEATERS...

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  • BlaireV
    BlaireV Posts: 137
    I total around 3000 calories, or more. I log what I can but generally I try not to care. I only have them every 2-4 weeks anyway :)
  • Samleishel459
    Samleishel459 Posts: 20 Member
    I don't have cheat days. I try not to beat myself if I don't have a perfect calorie day. On those days where something has "happened" they've been about 500-1000 calories over. Usual due to liquid calories which are easy to gulp down.
  • SunnyAndrsn
    SunnyAndrsn Posts: 369 Member
    Just curious --when/if you have a cheat meal/day, what's your average cal intake compared to every other day?

    Less than 200? It's usually just one meal. We have Chinese takeout 2x a month and that's my "cheat" meal. I'm usually still within my calories for those days.

    I have friends coming for a weekend next month--ask me then! Likely it's going to be a hard weekend to count calories because there will be multiple meals eaten out.
  • Vyshness8699
    Vyshness8699 Posts: 390 Member
    usually I have a cheat meal once or twice a week .....I try for that 1 meal not to go over 1000 calories but sometimes I do ....I dnt really worry about it bc I'm usually under my calorie goal every day so I'm good
  • yogibella
    yogibella Posts: 321 Member
    I don't currently have a cheat day but when I eat out, it becomes one. I do try to get some exercise in that day to try and minimize the damage tho:D I don't really consider occasional treats and wine as cheating, as long as I can log it into my day!

    So regular cheaters out there, is it a free for all or is it still incorporated into your weekly allowance?
  • micls
    micls Posts: 234
    I don't really have a designated day, but I don't watch as carefully, log as faithfully at the weekend. I try to stay within maintenance anyway (currently on .5lb a week loss) but I don't take enough care with measurements etc to be sure.

    Random days, if there's an event, I don't worry about it at all. Last weekend we went for an amazing 3 and 1/2 hour buffet brunch with a stunning array of every kind of food. I can't even start to guess how many calories I ate that day!
  • Crystalchaos72
    Crystalchaos72 Posts: 531
    6000+ I always eat what I want and work it into my day, but that was the most ever:)
  • psiren28
    psiren28 Posts: 530 Member
    Hard to say as it's usually a Chinese buffet meal so I have to make a wild guess. I'd say it's likely to be 3000+ though, lots of fried stuff and peanut satay sauce and a dessert. I do log it but it's really just to remind myself, the calories are purely guessed at.

    I don't worry about my cheat day as I've been losing weight pretty consistently by having one a week, no matter what the calorie amount is.
  • m000nlover
    m000nlover Posts: 12
    I HAVE A FREE DAY
    I LIVE IN UAE - ABUDAHBI
    IN MY FREE DAY
    I GO MAD
    BREAKFAST = MCDONALD'S BIG BREAKFAST
    LUNCH = PIZZA OR KFC
    DINNER = ICE CREAM AND POPCORN ( :> )
  • emmiee921
    emmiee921 Posts: 224
    yep pretty much once a week but i don't plan on it, i would call it more a binge day

    about 3000cals compared to my normal diet of around 1200

    i always end up gaining and not losing the weight so personally I'm against this day!
  • pmdhardy
    pmdhardy Posts: 40 Member
    I go crazy on a cheat day and would not even think about the calories.. that's why its a cheat day!!! but I bounce back again the day after or the next..lol.. and keep chugging along.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i usually go about 2400 calories (my maintenance level) which is 600-800 calories more than what i typically eat in a day
  • mrseelmerfudd
    mrseelmerfudd Posts: 506 Member
    i dont try to have cheat days. if i go over or go off track, i dont count it as a cheat day- its just me off track and i try to get back on the next day.
  • determinedbutlazy
    determinedbutlazy Posts: 1,941 Member
    Oh hell, on cheat day it's probably 3-4000? Hard core cheater here haha

    Wow! I don't think I could eat that many calories if I tried! ... well, partially because I'm poor, and it's hard to eat a lot of calories when you're poor, but still!

    The last time I had a cheat day, it was unintentional. I had already reached my calorie goals and then my friend suddenly decided to make Japanese style curry. That was the end of that! I probably went about 500-800 over, if I count both the curry and the rice I had.

    Be careful with the curry roux blocks, they are RAMMED with sodium. I ate golden curry once at the start of my diet and maxed my sodium for the entire day ):

    And on a "cheat" day I can also clear about 2,500+ cals
  • Lollypops44
    Lollypops44 Posts: 16 Member
    Usually, if I'm gonna cheat it's on weigh day and yesterday I went about 1k over - not too huge but cant be repeated too often!
  • Elizadolots
    Elizadolots Posts: 178
    I have a cheat meal on Saturday evenings! Take away or home made burger etc, with a packet of crisps and a chocolate whilst watching trashy tv. (The Voice and BGT) :bigsmile:

    If I crave something before the weekend, I usually just work it in with my calorie goal.
  • nhga47
    nhga47 Posts: 118
    Most def do have a cheat day. Probably ends up being only about 5 to 800 cals on top of my normal. I try not to ruin all my hard work. LOL
  • GoldspursX3
    GoldspursX3 Posts: 516 Member
    Usually depends on if I am drinking alcohol or not. If I am not drinking with friends I usually only go 500-1000 calories over but if I am drinking alcohol I can go 2000-3000 over.
  • kimmianne89
    kimmianne89 Posts: 428 Member
    I Kind of have Thursdays and sometimes one of the weekend days where I 'cheat' but I still don't go over calories, I just let myself have whatever I fancy but within my calories :)
  • TheWinman
    TheWinman Posts: 684 Member
    When I cheat it's a meal and not a day. I will work out pretty hard that day and try to eat pretty good the rest of the day. So I try not to go over, but If I do I go over about 300-400 calories for the day.
  • Lyra89
    Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
    I've eaten 5000 calories on cheat days in the past :smile:

    I'm trying to avoid 'binge' days until I get to goal weight though, because my cheat days would turn into cheat weekends and I stayed at 130 for a year and a half after losing 50lbs previously without cheat days...

    I'm allowing for a high-calorie, fatty meal on a Saturday and that is it!
  • stephyy4632
    stephyy4632 Posts: 947 Member
    I call them spike days and I do need them every now and again to jump start my loss if I hit a small stall in loss. My normal spike day is a free day I eat what ever my heart wants normaly 2000-4000 over my daily cals (easily done by eatting out)
  • twoscimitars
    twoscimitars Posts: 272 Member
    I can easily do 3000-4000 cals. And it usually involves Scotch. Or Jack Daniels. And then bar food (wings, fries, pizza, etc.). LOL
  • sarahjaynestewart
    sarahjaynestewart Posts: 19
    Sundays are my cheat days.
    I eat whatever I want in moderation, I try to stay within my calories, but if I don't it's no big deal.
  • DeborahStanley
    DeborahStanley Posts: 90 Member
    In the middle of a cheat week :( can't seem to get past 11 am without cheating humph
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    A cheat day used to be probably 4-5000 cals, now its around 2500. Not tonnes higher than maintenance... It gets better over time! X
  • awidener86
    awidener86 Posts: 247 Member
    It really depends on what I eat.. Some days its over by at least 1000
  • JessV_83
    JessV_83 Posts: 29 Member
    I don't log my calories on Sundays, which is my cheat day (usually.)

    This post has given me an idea, to log, for interest sake and see what the damage actually is!

    I'm guessing it's probably around 500 - 1000 calories more than usual. But rest of the time I'm really good at staying just under my calorie goal.
  • twoscimitars
    twoscimitars Posts: 272 Member
    In the middle of a cheat week :( can't seem to get past 11 am without cheating humph

    I've had that same week. :-/ Hang in there!!!
  • ChihakuZeal
    ChihakuZeal Posts: 65
    Odds are if I'm going to cheat, it would be when I'm at the borderline of my limit. It's rare, but sometimes I might be only about 200-300 calories over, which makes me want to exercise harder so I can get them back. ^^

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