Cheat?

Ad1159
Ad1159 Posts: 3 Member
edited January 26 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone, so my question today is cheat days. I'm 5'8 137 lbs male. I have Muay Thai and baseball mostly all week and I'm pretty active. I've lost 73 lbs since September on a very strict diet, 1000 cals. Not healthy i know but it did wonders. Anyway, is one cheat day (Saturday for me) that bad? Like will it really set me back? And when I say cheat day I mean cheat day.. Like 5k+ calories, it keeps me sane, but is it okay? Any answers appreciated! Btw this summer I plan on upping my calories because I want to start intense workouts.

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  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    are you still only eating 1000 a day? If so, bump that up! cheat days are okay too, but if you've been under-eating for a long time, I'm not really sure how you're body would respond to 5000 calories in a day. I'm sure you could use the extra calories though so I'm not suggesting against it!
  • grantdumas7
    grantdumas7 Posts: 802 Member
    At your height and weight you can have a lot of cheat days.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    If you're averaging 1000 calories a day and are active then a cheat/refeed day would be more likely to help than hinder. Although, you're likely to see an increase on the scale a few days later thanks to the extra carbs and sodium.

    But if you know 1000 calories/day is unhealthy why not just eat at a more reasonable deficit instead?
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    My recommendation is that you talk to a psychologist and a nutritionist.

    You seem to need to work some things out.... per your previous and current posts. What you are doing is not healthy.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    How about just not restricting yourself to 1000 calories everyday...then you probably won't feel the need to eat 5000 calories in a day. Just up your calories. If you're pretty active, you're definitely not eating enough. I'm 38 years old and all I do is lift weights 3x weekly, jog a few miles here and there and walk a lot and I maintain easily on 2700ish calories per day. Just eat more.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    My recommendation is that you talk to a psychologist and a nutritionist.

    You seem to need to work some things out.... per your previous and current posts. What you are doing is not healthy.

    ^^^^^THIS.......ASAP!!!!!!!
  • holliebevineau
    holliebevineau Posts: 441 Member
    If its working for you then go for it. I think you should find out how many calories it takes to maintain your current weight and just stay there. I cheat often. Not just one day. check out my diary. Its working for me.
  • JCThayer85
    JCThayer85 Posts: 21 Member
    You're right, eating that few calories for so long isn't healthy, but one cheat day isn't going to ruin your progress. I have one cheat day every week, usually Friday. I still workout and log all my food, but I eat whatever and however much I want, usually 500-600 cals more than I normally would.
  • Ad1159
    Ad1159 Posts: 3 Member
    If you're averaging 1000 calories a day and are active then a cheat/refeed day would be more likely to help than hinder. Although, you're likely to see an increase on the scale a few days later thanks to the extra carbs and sodium.

    But if you know 1000 calories/day is unhealthy why not just eat at a more reasonable deficit instead?

    Because I've een doin it for so long already and I hate when I go past 1000
  • KAS0917
    KAS0917 Posts: 172 Member
    My recommendation is that you talk to a psychologist and a nutritionist.

    You seem to need to work some things out.... per your previous and current posts. What you are doing is not healthy.

    I agree with this. At 5'8" and 137 pounds, you are classfied as underweight. And a normal, healthy guy should never be eating 1,000 calories a day. There can be no logical reason (barring any sort of medical condition) for you to eat less than 1,200 a day - and even that's crazy low for a 5'8" male.
  • HotrodsGirl0107
    HotrodsGirl0107 Posts: 243 Member
    Seek professional help regarding your eating disorder...
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