I had a cheat day today.
Harajunkie
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I'm on a plan to lose 2 pounds per week, and I had a cheat meal for dinner that caused me to go 1,000 calories over my limit. I've been eating healthy the whole week, and I've been under my calorie goal ever since I started. Will this cause a huge obstacle in my path to weight loss?
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No, a cheat day is normal and it will not hurt you at all!0
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I'm on a plan to lose 2 pounds per week, and I had a cheat meal for dinner that caused me to go 1,000 pounds over my limit. I've been eating healthy the whole week, and I've been under my calorie goal ever since I started. Will this cause a huge obstacle in my path to weight loss?0
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You're allowed a cheat day once in awhile. The main thing is to get right back on track. Don't say something like "I ruined today, who cares what I eat for the whole weekend!" I've done this before0
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1000 lbs? do you mean 1000 calories?
no. you may be up a few lbs of water weight but it takes 3500 over your tdee to gain a lb of fat. much less 1000 lbs. Dont worry. i used to do the same thing you do and completely FREAK OUT every time i went over. Every thing changes. Thats just life.0 -
You're allowed a cheat day once in awhile. The main thing is to get right back on track. Don't say something like "I ruined today, who cares what I eat for the whole weekend!" I've done this before0
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1000 lbs? do you mean 1000 calories?
no. you may be up a few lbs of water weight but it takes 3500 over your tdee to gain a lb of fat. much less 1000 lbs. Dont worry. i used to do the same thing you do and completely FREAK OUT every time i went over. Every thing changes. Thats just life.0 -
not really as big of a deal as people make it out to be. Good for your mental health anyway =D0
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Cheat days can be helpful in a few different ways. For one it gives you something to look forward to and will help you stay more on track with the good eating I believe, and two, some studies show that it actually helps your metabolism to have a bad day. So don't feel bad at all and I hope you enjoyed it!0
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Ive not excersized in a month, ive had pizza, donairs, chocolate, cake cookies, deep fried fish and chips and i have not logged a single thing in this time, still losing weight anyway..
I wouldnt worry about 1000 calories.0 -
You're just fine! Sometimes you will go over and that is ok! I know it's unnerving, especially when you start really focusing on health, and you feel like you didnt do everything perfect. It used to drive me insane. The guilt was HORRIBLE! You have to realize that things like this will happen and that is NOT failure. Get up tomorrow and enjoy a great workout and great food and move on!0
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not really as big of a deal as people make it out to be. Good for your mental health anyway =D0
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Cheat days can be helpful in a few different ways. For one it gives you something to look forward to and will help you stay more on track with the good eating I believe, and two, some studies show that it actually helps your metabolism to have a bad day. So don't feel bad at all and I hope you enjoyed it!0
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No.
If you are on a 2lb scheduled loss - you already have a 1,000 calorie deficit built in. In theory you will neither gain nor lose for one day.0 -
You can learn from every experience if you consciously think about it. What went right (did you truly enjoy every mouthful and has it set you back on track? Great!), what didn't go well (did you undereat during the day so everything smelled and looked amazing?), what would you do differently next time if anything (would you research calories, would you skip dessert, would you eat a plate of vegetables shortly before you went out)?0
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