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  • ritmeyer
    ritmeyer Posts: 136 Member
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    I'm also with others about the term "cheat meal". I just eat very healthy Sunday-thursday and don't crazy myself out on the weekends. If I want some cake, I'll eat it. One meal won't kill you...it's eating like that all day, every day that's the problem. Deprivation will cause failure, in my opinion.
  • 160Mooney
    160Mooney Posts: 5 Member
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    1200 calories is a lot of calories if you are able to eat the right foods. I have 2-3 small snacks in addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner under 1200 and I have a ton of energy. It is plenty of food to sustain my light activity. I take two half hour walks a day and do a little bit of strength training. If you want to eat something unhealthy, I would try and put it as early in the day as possible and eat healthy the rest of the day vice versa. I see nothing wrong with it. I had some pasta yesterday with a lil bit of chicken and olive oil and didn't feel I was cheating. :wink:
  • Cindy393
    Cindy393 Posts: 268 Member
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    you guys are awesome! I'm loving all these responses! The problem is I haven't been craving anything, believe it or not! I do think I need to up my daily calorie budget a bit.

    And oh--what's wrong with a happy meal????? that made me laugh!
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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    1. you should be eating about 1600 calories a day
    2. Why do you reward yourself with food - isnt that like celebrating a marathon by running away from the finish line when you get to the end?
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
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    I'm willing to bet if you bumped up your daily calorie goal to say...1400... the scale would budge again.

    Just my two cents.


    So yes, eat the rice.

    ^^This! 1200 is too low for most people. And yes, have the rice!
  • likemeinvisible
    likemeinvisible Posts: 309
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    Actually rice isn't that bad if you won't add too much oil. Load on carbs one day and work extra the next. You might even perform better.
  • Cindy393
    Cindy393 Posts: 268 Member
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    Tomorrow will be day 6 of level 1 of the 30 day shred. I'll definitely add extra cardio to my workout!
  • phoneman16
    phoneman16 Posts: 11
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    I say chinese!!!
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
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    It's not a cheat meal if you're being careful about the calories in it...
  • Cindy393
    Cindy393 Posts: 268 Member
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    1. you should be eating about 1600 calories a day
    2. Why do you reward yourself with food - isnt that like celebrating a marathon by running away from the finish line when you get to the end?

    My doctor had wanted me on a 1200 calorie a day diet.

    I'm not rewarding myself with food-I'm trying what seems to have helped everyone else on plateaus. Even Bob Harper advises this!
  • peuglow
    peuglow Posts: 684 Member
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    you guys are awesome! I'm loving all these responses! The problem is I haven't been craving anything, believe it or not! I do think I need to up my daily calorie budget a bit.

    And oh--what's wrong with a happy meal????? that made me laugh!
    lol I wouldn't eat that crap if I was TREATING myself. If I want a fast food burger, I'd go to Five Guys.

    I agree, if you're going to use an earned meal, make it something worth eating. McD's is such ******** ****

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