Why a Cheat Day is a misnomer
I am pretty tired of seeing the term cheat day. People act like throwing out that term magically justifies, well, anything! I drank a fifth of vodka last night, cheat day! I ate 2 bowls of ice cream, cheat day! And everyone is like "Yeah, that's awesome!" or "LOLZ".
"Cheat day" should not even be a term used here. I mean, do you even know what it means? Or is the herd just falling in line.
From my 35 years of experience, cheat usually means taking a shortcut to win or finish first. It means doing something you shouldn't. It means you don't brag about it, you hide it hoping to not get caught. It means you lack the knowledge or will to complete a task with integrity.
But when you cheat on your diet, you only fall further behind.
It should be called a "regress day" or "lapse day".
Regress:
1. To go back; move backward.
2. To return to a previous, usually worse or less developed state.
Laspe:
1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct
Perhaps we would be less cavalier about our cheating if we acknowledged what we were saying.
