Cheat Days? Do you record them?

3foldchord

If you have them that is.
I do. If I don't I end up binging down the road. They keep me sane, and keep my metabolism guessing...LOL. Just when iit is wndering if it should go into starvation mode, BAM! I hit with extra calories and it sayd "Look at that, I guess I DON'T need to go into starvation mode." that's what I tell myself anyway.

SO- for those that have cheat days- do you bothe recording them in your food diary here?

Yes, I know, tomorrow is only Day 3 for me here at MFP, but my son is making dinner for us- Pancake Buffet, Dudes!!! And as the awesome mom that I am, I need to fully support his desie to go into the culinary arts as a career...right??

Arexxx

I dont have assigned cheat days. But when I eat junk food or take out, I do record it. It motivates me to eat less of the bad food, because the "in 5 weeks you'll weigh..." function is so depressing when you've eaten a tub of icecream and a whole cake for dinner.

I usually only cheat once every few weeks. Your will power will get tougher as you go, trust me.

sunnyshine1313

I have had unintentional cheat days, and I do record it all just to see what is in the foods and hopefully not have so much or if at all next time.

3foldchord

I plan everything. My next Cheat Day is July 27th.... LOL.. If I plan my cheat days, I can also plan to eat lighet the days surrounding it.
I pre-record my days eating and exercise.... By pre-recording, it hoold me accountable. I will get ut of bed if I rememebr that I posted on Facebook or whateer, that I planned on doing my Piates workut, but forgot it till I crawled into bed.

I'm a bit pathetic.

lumina0o0

I don't plan cheat days, I log what I eat every day, some days are better than others...

Rayman79

Nothing pathetic - per recording is a great strategy!

As for cheat days, I used to have them (when I was losing lots of weight and was eating far too little). Now I eat at a smaller deficit, but I eat Leangains style (8 hr feeding window each day), so it feels like everyday is a cheat day :bigsmile:

illuria

I pre-record when I know what I will make for dinner for instance, or if I always eat the same thing for certain meal. It does help me to keep in check. I do not plan cheat days, if I cheat, I log it. After seeing the "in 5 weeks .." part which is not so nice - I'll whine at myself and try better. But I realised quite quickly I have to be brutally honest of what I log - need to put down everything. Otherwise this won't work (at least for me personally). Also, adding calories only is a very bad idea, as I discovered after two weeks of MFP

Good luck!

Dahllywood

Usually my cheat days coincide with drinking. But yes I log them!