Do you log food on your cheat days?

I don't have cheat days. I have days where I lose my mind and binge. But I do always go back a day and record it. no matter how ugly. Most times it is the day after. This is a horrible habit. I should record my noshes as I eat them cuz I would stop eating if i did,

I log every day, whether it is a cheat day or not. You need to be true to your diary

Depends on your purpose of a cheat day.

I have days I don't log, and the "not logging" is the reward. It gives my brain a break from fussing over calories. Sometimes I'm sure I go way over my calories, sometimes probably quite a bit under.

I log everything, even if I do cheat, that keeps me aware of what I'm eating and how many calories consumed. So then I know what has to be done the next day.

I don't schedule cheat days, but when I have something I know I shouldn't, I log it. If you can't be honest with yourself, who can you be honest with?

Here here. And that's the only way you can learn and improve :-)

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 hear what you are saying but my I think by it's nature there is a negative element suggested by the term "cheat day". Webster's defines "cheat" as: "To practice fraud or deceit; to violate the rules and regulations". And I think in terms of committing to one's health and fitness this is true.

Eating is one of the most enjoyable things in life (to me anyway), so why would I deprive myself of food on a regular basis? Instead of binging on a "Cheat Day" and throwing my blood sugars and chemistry way off kilter, why would I not just incorporate the things I love into my healthy diet regularly and stay within my macro numbers and stay on track???

I just don't get the concept of a cheat day. I do hear what you are saying about it being an individual decision, but in response to why people are passionately opposed to it on MFP, it is because there are many folks committed to changing over to healthy lifestyles they can live by and not just crash dieting or staying on some whacky eating program they cannot sustain only to blow it on a cheat day. I read so many posts of people who drop 30, 40 or 50 pounds by following some whacky diet, then they do a "cheat day" and their one "cheat day" turns into a "cheat week", then a "cheat month".

Personally a year ago I was 40 pounds heavier because daily life was a "cheat day" - staying fit and healthy involves discipline and dedication so I just think the concept of a "cheat day" is counter productive to that.

I just don't see the benefit. If you want pizza have a slice or to of veggie pizza in your regular meal plan - what benefit is eating an entire pepperoni pizza on the weekend on a "cheat day" as a "reward" - just baffling to me... sorry, not trying to stok the flames but for as educated and intelligent as many MFP members are, there are still some odd practices on here acccepted as healthy...

I don't believe in planning cheat days. Though on my diet, I don't deny myself of anything I want. If I want pizza, it fits into my calories or I go over by a little because I'll just keep wanting it and wanting it and wanting it until I get it. And the longer I wait, the worse it ends up being.

edit: but YES I log EVERYTHING

^^^ THIS. Cheat days imply you are depriving yourself. Depriving yourself leads to failure. Just my 2 cents...

Actually, research on this topic proves the opposite. Rather than deprivation, you get to enjoy food that you normally can't. The only downside is if you're a person that can't control yourself, it can have the downward spiral effect where the cheat day turn into a cheat week, then a cheat year.

Absolutely! I cannot stand having to log them, so I tend not to have them! (:

I personally log it so I dont go nuts and completely blow a whole weeks worth of work, which can so easily be done.
But I guess it is each to their own. I think 1 cheat meal/re-feed per week is more than enough to help with cravings, and re-kick start metabolisms of those on quite low daily calorie intake

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.

^^ THIS x 1,000,000,000,000.

My cheat day is every saturday and I go ALL OUT (BBQ pulled pork AND Brisket, BEER, ICE CREAM etc. just this past Saturday alone!)

In the words of Chris Jones (Physiques of greatness) "Hell NO I don't count my macros on my cheat day... It's a CHEAT day!!!"

But as mentioned above, do what works for you...

Yep everytime. It encourages me to be better the next day lol

I log everything except the chinese buffet. The only reason I don't log it is because I don't always know exactly what I am eating and the things I do know if I look them up in the database there is a wide range of calories listed. There are some generic "chinese buffets" listed that I use. I also do heavy workouts on those days to help balance it out.

I do and have every week for the last 9 mths. Everyone needs to just stick to what works for them and stop preaching what's right or wrong.

:drinker: i dont have cheat days but if i am bad then i log EVERYTHING that way all my sins are truthful to you guys and if you cant be honest with what you eat on here you can't lose weight truthfully! i say :drinker: :drinker: