How would you plan a 5000 calorie cheat day?

likepepsicola

I wouldn't....I used to be able to eat that many calories in a day, but that was when I was overweight. If I tried to do that now, I would be in severe pain. The highest calorie days I have now are in the 2400 - 2600 calorie range.

That being said, if I COULD stomach more food, it would probably go down like this:

breakfast: french toast & pancakes with butter, maple syrup, nutella, & peanut butter. a bagel with cream cheese. glazed donuts. some bacon. quiche. full fat greek yogurt with honey. a smoothie (2500 cal)
snack: potato chips (500)
lunch: a cheeseburger with real mayo & avocado, fries, onion rings, & a milkshake (1460 cal)
snack: watermelon, bananas, grapes. a blueberry muffin. frosted bsc, cookie dough poptarts, & frosted strawberry poptarts. (1600 cal)
dinner: pizza. a salad with tons of full fat dressing & croutons. mac & cheese and pasta with pesto. a baked sweet potato with butter, sour cream, & cheese. sushi. chicken salad. (3400)
dessert: reese's peanut butter cups, a milky way & a twix, pb m&ms, twizzlers, see's candy butterscotch square chocolates, a slice of cheesecake, a cupcake, a brownie, molten chocolate lava cake, a slice of apple pie, some oreos, some milanos, & some soft chocolate chip cookies. some pb&j on a spoon. ooh and some cookie butter. (4170)
before bed snack: a lot of ice cream (preferably talenti sea salt caramel & ben & jerry's cinnamon buns) + some cinnamon toast crunch with almond milk + more reese's pb cups (1370)
total = 15,000

oops...might be a bit over.

likepepsicola

I'm not an ice cream person. Mcdonald's soft serve for about 170 cal usually satisfies my craving for ice cream so I wouldn't down a whole tub.

I scanned through the thread and a lot of people ask why. With the way I'm eating now , I have one or two 1500-3000 cheat days a week but my weight this morning was 90.8 lbs so I think I can go for a higher calorie cheat day.

How tall are you? 90.8 lbs is underweight unless you are 4'10". When you are underweight you tend to crave "cheat days", because a malnourished body wants to eat & restore weight. And YES you are most likely malnourished if you are underweight even if you are not eating a starvation intake of calories.

I personally am 4'11" and 92 lbs and on the verge of underweight. I eat enough food (1200 - 2500 a day) and usually have no interest in "cheat days" or binging, I just like eating healthy amounts of food on a consistent basis, but when I dip even a little below my current weight my appetite goes out of control & I get binge urges.

BostonStrong617

Brunch at IHOP in the morning. Cheesecake factory at dinner, including taking home a piece of cheesecake to eat right before bed.

This is my dream.

ActiveGuy81

First of all, my cheat day would not be more than 3000.

Sarauk2sf

I'm not an ice cream person. Mcdonald's soft serve for about 170 cal usually satisfies my craving for ice cream so I wouldn't down a whole tub.

I scanned through the thread and a lot of people ask why. With the way I'm eating now , I have one or two 1500-3000 cheat days a week but my weight this morning was 90.8 lbs so I think I can go for a higher calorie cheat day.

I am disappoint!

dsjohndrow

That's a cheat week.

vtmoon

First of all, my cheat day would not be more than 3000.

"First of all" ? where is the second, third, or rest of the post?

gatorginger

Pizza, fried chicken and lots of deserts enjoy

pinktiger8

I'm not an ice cream person. Mcdonald's soft serve for about 170 cal usually satisfies my craving for ice cream so I wouldn't down a whole tub.

I scanned through the thread and a lot of people ask why. With the way I'm eating now , I have one or two 1500-3000 cheat days a week but my weight this morning was 90.8 lbs so I think I can go for a higher calorie cheat day.

I am disappoint!

Haha, I'm not too crazy for ice cream. When I do eat ice cream, it's Mcd, Costco frozen yogurt or some Dreyer if my family buys it. Nothing fancy.

jofjltncb6

That's a cheat week.

:noway:

I'm clearly doing it wrong.

That, and you did notice that OP is < 100 pounds, right?

pinktiger8

I'm not an ice cream person. Mcdonald's soft serve for about 170 cal usually satisfies my craving for ice cream so I wouldn't down a whole tub.

I scanned through the thread and a lot of people ask why. With the way I'm eating now , I have one or two 1500-3000 cheat days a week but my weight this morning was 90.8 lbs so I think I can go for a higher calorie cheat day.

How tall are you? 90.8 lbs is underweight unless you are 4'10". When you are underweight you tend to crave "cheat days", because a malnourished body wants to eat & restore weight. And YES you are most likely malnourished if you are underweight even if you are not eating a starvation intake of calories.

I personally am 4'11" and 92 lbs and on the verge of underweight. I eat enough food (1200 - 2500 a day) and usually have no interest in "cheat days" or binging, I just like eating healthy amounts of food on a consistent basis, but when I dip even a little below my current weight my appetite goes out of control & I get binge urges.

I'm 5'1. For my body, anything above 90 is alright. I was in the 80s this time last year and that's when it was the worst.

likepepsicola

I'm not an ice cream person. Mcdonald's soft serve for about 170 cal usually satisfies my craving for ice cream so I wouldn't down a whole tub.

I scanned through the thread and a lot of people ask why. With the way I'm eating now , I have one or two 1500-3000 cheat days a week but my weight this morning was 90.8 lbs so I think I can go for a higher calorie cheat day.

I am disappoint!

Haha, I'm not too crazy for ice cream. When I do eat ice cream, it's Mcd, Costco frozen yogurt or some Dreyer if my family buys it. Nothing fancy.

can't comprehend

ActiveGuy81

That's a cheat week.

Yeah no kidding

ActiveGuy81

First of all, my cheat day would not be more than 3000.

"First of all" ? where is the second, third, or rest of the post?

I didn't need to add the rest. I made my point with 3000 being enough for a cheat day.

Congrats on the 70 lbs loss.

Dlacenere

A jar of almond butter, a box of mac & cheese and a box of some type of granola or trail mix with milk

keem88

lots of alcohol lol
waffles and eggs for breakfast
pizza!
and maybe chinese or mexican for dinner with more alcohol.

any specific reason why 5000?

JessieTangerine

I'm not an ice cream person. Mcdonald's soft serve for about 170 cal usually satisfies my craving for ice cream so I wouldn't down a whole tub.

I scanned through the thread and a lot of people ask why. With the way I'm eating now , I have one or two 1500-3000 cheat days a week but my weight this morning was 90.8 lbs so I think I can go for a higher calorie cheat day.

I am disappoint!

Haha, I'm not too crazy for ice cream. When I do eat ice cream, it's Mcd, Costco frozen yogurt or some Dreyer if my family buys it. Nothing fancy.

Seriously though, you may want to try some Talenti. It is awesome! Plus you wont have to wait in that horrible line :laugh:

oregonzoo

Wine and wangs.

Cuz I'm classy.

Zangpakto

Ummm beer, cake, chips and chocolates? :P lots and lots of chips... :P

SOOOO easy to get to 5000+ haha I hate binging though >.< feels so guilty but yea it happens...

_DaniD_

I would drink most of those calories.