Cheat days...

i don't plan my cheat days *unless i know of an occasion coming up*...i will just eat healthy so that when i do want something i just have it... its way more enjoyable when the craving is actually there :P

i would stick to trying only once every one or two weeks though if you're trying to lose

I maybe "cheat" one meal every other week. I don't like to do it too often because then I'll want it more often. I'm happiest when I eat well. Eating a crazy meal out doesn't make me feel as great anymore & I won't let myself cheat for a whole day because, honestly, I don't see the point you know?

It's usually something from Panera Bread, In N Out or Cheesecake Factory. I like places with nutrition facts so I can still log it & be aware. Though I do love a neighborhood burger place that's amazing & worth it sometimes.

My weight would go up for 1-3 days but it always went down. Watching my sodium, better eating & exercise took care of it after a few days.

Because I'm still really trying hard to focus on losing I haven't had any whole cheat days. I have had times where I chose to eat one thing that I knew would be higher in calories and then I just made sure I made up for it the next day or at the gym. I have a very good friend who is a good healthy weight, she eats well and works out and she is pretty good at eating right all week. One day a week she calls it her cheat day and trust me she's doing fine!

I try not to "cheat" as nothing good ever comes of it, but for me cheating is eating something that has sugar in it or that is processed and that only happens if I cant avoid it, like if we go out to eat with friends or these is a party. I f you want or think you need "cheat" days I would call them treat days as cheat has a negative tone to it and may get you down.

I'm going to be honest, I was craving going out for food, so we went to a buffet last night (we do live in Vegas after all) and I mostly got salads and small bits of fruit and fish, lean meats, my usual.

But I saw a little slice of chocolate cake and just HAD to.

So I ate it.

The second I put the fork down I knew it wasn't really worth it. It didn't taste as excellent as my brain had promised me it would. So I feel like I'm completely fine without cheating now :]

I don't have them nor do I not have them.

I watch what I eat and if I want something that isn't the healthiest for me, I'll either A) eat a sensible portion of it or splurge.
Then after that I have two options. A) Exercise to burn some of those calories or Chalk it up to a day with some yummy food and move on.

^^^ This x2

When I first started I had one cheat day a week. This was either going to my parents on Sunday and having what ever was for dinner and what ever snacks were there, or going out for dinner. I never did both, and I always logged it.

This never really affected me losing, I just gained a pound or so the day after, and as I worked into my weekly goal I stayed on track with the estimated weight loss.

However, nearly a year later, I do have cheat days where I do not even log them and they set me back about 10 days!
These are more like eating like a pig so if you are going to cheat like that it is probably not good.

I don't count calories anymore so I'm more aware of portions. When there is something I want that isn't the healthiest I have some and that's that. I work out hard so I don't feel like I'm cheating and I don't feel guilty on days like yesterday with my best friend where we went to Fridays and had beers and appetizers

Football sunday baby!

I tried the whole "cheat day" thing, but I wasn't strong enough to do it just for the one day. I carb cycle so it was encouraged to have an off day to pig out a bit to shake your diet up. I know it can promote more weight loss if you only do it the one day but going from "diet" food (which of course just means eating how we all should! lol) to eating junk food and then trying to go back again.. Uugghhh, not for me. I figure right now I want to lose a lot of weight, so I am going to focus on that. Once I get to my goal weight and go into maintenance mode I will give myself meals or special occasions to eat things I enjoy. If your curious about it you should try it, but no more then once a week. There can be some benefit from it if you have self control. Something I personally lack at the moment, lol.

I think I am one of the few that doesn't "cheat" or "re-feed" or whatever you want to call it. I can see the potential benefits physically and mentally though. The reason I personally don't is because I am very satisfied with my daily diet. It could be due to the fact that there's a whole pint of ice cream at the end of every day for me.

wait, a whole pint of ice cream? YOU CAN EAT THAT? REALLY? HOW COME?!

Also if your goals are to get 'toned' your body will actually look better after a cheat day, Which with help psychologically, but looking at the scales won't, but it balances out lol