Do you log food on your cheat days?

I would log it hun. At the end of the day , you're only cheating urself if you dont enter it into your diary. And seeing it in black and white might encourage you to try harder? xx

I suppose you log it in...because it does effect your weekly calorie goal...and is probably important in the longer run...

And it is your cheat day so don't feel too bad ..and don't binge too much maybe

Definitely add it hun! That way you can look back on it and see how many calories you had. Sometime people have bad days, but because of their leftover calories for the week they dont actually go over their weekly calories.

You'd only be cheating yourself if you dont add it

Yes. You have to be honest with yourself.

Definitely log it. I've done it both ways, and I've found that mentally I stay in the game if I log, no matter how much I over eat. I understand where you are going with not logging, but for me that extra bit of denial just turned into an avenue to keep my head in the sand for days on end. Believe me, the food tastes just as good if you post the numbers!

Of course I do and anyway I don't call then cheat days I call them treat days, same fiddle different tune.

If you don't log them the only person your fooling is yourself. Anyway one day is recoverable and not too much hassle.

Good luck with your journey, I know I'm enjoying mine...

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I don't most of the time.

It's not denial. I do it simply because sometimes I need a day away from here. I have a history of ED and obsessing over food and it feels good to have a day every once in awhile (maybe every 3 weeks to a month) to be away from here and to not think about food. For me, it's a mental health thing and I would prefer to stay healthy both physically and mentally.

Nope. It's a cheat day. No way I'd log that. Defeats the whole purpose. Most people on this site are not in favor of cheat days and don't really understand them. I do because this is a concept that came alive in the 80's and is probably the most misunderstood concept in health and nutrition. Maybe more misunderstood than starvation mode. Lol. Enjoy your day off.

By the way, this topic can bring about lots of passion, so people that do it, do not talk about it. This site is very funny in that it has a culture and if you go against that culture, people will try hard to tell you you are doing it wrong. Yet, myself, along with many other people have lost weight utilizing cheat days. The only way to knownifnit works for you is to try it.

What you will see is many people will say things like, "it seems to me..." or "I think..." or "I don't understand why you would do this, blah, blah, blah". There are a lot of really good reasons to enjoy a cheat day. Lots of them. I say try it out for awhile. If you get results, then that means it works and there's no problem. If you find that you aren't hitting yr goals, maybe dial it back or modify it to a meal, or half a day or something. Just find some balance that works for you.

Logging it or not is up to you. I wouldn't because I want it to be fun and maybe a little naughty.

i dont have a cheat day...but i log everything...

Log it for the first time.. If you don't like seeing it in your log, then you'll know not to log it anymore. You gotta do what makes you most comfortable. I enjoy logging it. I like to see what I ate.. Whether you log it or not, the calories still count