do you log your cheat days/meals?

dancecentral

I raise my calorie goal slightly (200-400) on weekends so I can have a couple beers or a treat but I still log it...

Julzanne72

I log everything....and I refer to them as free days...I am not cheating, I am living my life and I have days when I feel "free" to eat what i want, "cheat" makes me feel like there should be guilt involved and I don't feel guilty about eating what I want once in a while:)

still_crafty

So for you 'non cheaters', would that mean you'd log/not cheat on a cruise or vacation? Thanksgiving?

No, I still would. I just don't consider eating different than I normally do as 'cheating'. It's called living.

Most of the time I am not on vacation. When I go on vacation, does that mean I'm 'cheating' on my normal life? No.

So why would occasionally eating something fattening, sweet, etc be considered cheating?

That's how I see it anyway.

I subscribe to this mentality. It's not cheating. I've not given up eating/drinking any of my favorite things no matter how much they blow up my diary. If you don't find a way to work the "bad" stuff into your daily living then you'll have binge days and/or fall off the wagon because you felt deprived. I'm gonna eat a fat-a** cheeseburger and drink a beer occasionally and then I'm gonna work my *kitten* off to earn it.

No matter what I eat, I log it. Just like someone else said . . . the good, the bad AND MOST IMPORTANTLY the ugly. If you aren't true to yourself then whats the point of logging anything.

DrMAvDPhD

Absolutely. Not logging doesn't mean it didn't happen. Actually, I think seeing the "cheat" days on the tracker, and not seeing my weight skyrocket, is extra encouraging. It reminds me that I don't have to give up good eats, just be intelligent about it.

BabeedollB

Yes...everything!!

michelle_00

Yea I've logged everything. I do my best on holidays etc to guess too

moojuice22

I log it then I can beat myself up after!!! like the wine I had last night!!!

Dietz27

The way I see it is I am doing WAY better than I used to when I have cheat days. Instead of 6-7 pieces of pizza, a cheat day might be 3-4. That's still nearly half as much as I used to consume...so it's kind of a good thing bad thing that way! Helps me realize too that tomorrow is a new day and I can do better!

shani251

I do. There's no point not to. You still ate it didn't you? The calories don't go away because theyre not logged.

I couldn't agree with this more. You aren't fooling anyone but yourself by eliminating the "cheats". Plus it's good to log them because it may help you see a pattern or something that triggers the cheats. : )

EXACTLY!

mommyhof3

Yes I log everything I eat even if it puts me over my daily calories. This is a lifestyle change for me and I am the only one that has to be accountable for what I put in my mouth. It does not bother me if I go over my calories once in a while.

wisebadger53

I don't cheat...I eat...whatever I want to. And I log absolutely everything, because doing otherwise would be cheating myself. I just don't get the whole idea of not logging something - the calories are still there whether you log them or not!

bcattoes

If I know what I ate, I log it. I don't always log if I went out to a restaurant that doesn't have online nutritional information or to a friend's house for dinner.

Basically, if I think I can get a pretty close guess at calories I log it, otherwise it seems pointless. I don't always log weekends, whether I cheat or not.

Skeena4

I log everything, even if I know it will make me go over... I figure there's no point if I don't. As long as my average is still under for the week I don't worry about it. It also helps me with controlling portions of the higher calorie foods (and drinks) when I log it as I'm eating it. Even on my "whatever" days (aka cheat days) I try to stay within my goals through working out.

It's not that I dislike eating healthy food (I used to for sure!) but I try not to think of cheat/whatever days as a reward for being "good".

chroniclesofadime

So for you 'non cheaters', would that mean you'd log/not cheat on a cruise or vacation? Thanksgiving?

I agree with the fact that I'm not "cheating"; I'm living my life, and yes, I log everything I eat regardless of the occasion (vacations, holidays, etc).

As others have said it helps to see what you're eating in black and white and gives motivation to work off the extra cals consumed.

vanderandkarl

i log it all regardless beacause i want to change and want to lose weight

also u are only cheating yourself if u dont x

chevvy53

I dont consider it cheating either, I do log good and bad as best I can and lets face it we are on own when we logging etc so anyone of us could be cheating at any given time?? but that would be only cheating ourselves !!

Shelbert79

Yes, I log everything. I've thought about 'cheating' and pretending I didn't eat something bad but I'd rather have those calories staring me in the face so I know what I need to do to work off the extras or how much better I need to be the next day. It helps me not cheat much.

goodies81

If it's a kit kat or a piece of fried chicken.....yeah.
But if it was fried chicken baked mac n cheese sweet tea chocolate cake then NOPE!!! lol....
That's not even a cheat meal or day....that's straight failure for the day.

meddowes

Absolutely!!! If I don't log them in, I am only lying to myself about "falling off the wagon." Accountability to myself is key for my own personal success. I know what I did, no sense in hiding from it!

HauteP1nk

I log everything.

alliegeorge

I don't "cheat" - I just live my life.

And I log it.

Agreed.

tinana_RN

I log everything as well. Like someone else said, I don't consider it "cheating" when I eat things that make me go over, or things that I know I probably shouldn't eat. I will never tell myself that I can't have certain things. I'm human... I eat what I feel like eating- I just watch my portion sizes better now.

emorym

I tend to log everything for weeks on end then I will miss a day or to just not going online. I do log when I cheat however.

jatiger83

I don't "cheat" - I just live my life.

And I log it.

That's exactly how I feel!

amymeenieminymo

Nope....that's my point of a cheat meal/day, to get away from the daily grind of logging food and having so much of my thoughts consumed by food/how much to eat/how to log etc. I don't always eat bad stuff on a cheat day, I just want a break from thinking about my meals so much.

soulynyc

yes i log my cheat day. every thing. although i think after this week i'm going to try to maintain the same calorie intake daily and see if it boost my losing because i am losing very slowly.

SirBen81

I log everything...even the bug I accidently swallowed on my way to work. 1/2 g of protein, 2g of fat, 23 calories.

LorinaLynn

I don't log on weekends and haven't for almost a year. Or holidays, or vacation. And sometimes I take a week or month off logging altogether.

The point of a 'cheat' day for me isn't so much indulging in food, it's giving myself a mental break from fussing over calories, macros, etc. I probably don't even eat all that much more than I do on a day I do log. Sometimes probably less. But it's a way to ease myself back into eating "normally," because normal for me isn't - for instance - counting out an exact number of pretzels or potato chips if I want a snack at a party. I don't want to spend the rest of my life asking, "Was that two chocolate chip cookies, or three. Ask yourself... do you feel lucky, punk?"

maclelland4

i do put it all in so the next day i can it all and see wheare i went wrong

rocketqueen81

I log everything, every day, even on weekends. I like the idea that I can have a little fun, break some rules, and still lose the weight. Logging on the weekends helps remind me of that. I do find it hard to log my drinks/cocktails/etc, those are always estimated on the weekends.



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