Cheat day?

I'm too scared to go oin a cheat day or even a cheat meal I am so addicted to certain things that if i do have a taste, it will trigger that feeling of needing more. so its not worth it.

A lot of people who say "diets dont work" have a cheat day and then they NEVER GO BACK and gain back all the weight they lost. I do not recommend you eating that pizza.

Instead you would try to focus on eating healthy and enjoying that and that way you never have to feel the need to cheat.

I think IF you are gonna "cheat" then think about something that is healthy that would taste sinfully delish but not be so bad, like maybe fruit with some creamy stuff on it, might make you feel like your eating ice cream sundae.
Or maybe a bowl of Special K with red berries and milk might make you feel like your enjoying a treat. I know it sounds maybe lame, but after eating healthy, that cereal tastes good to me.. and this is coming from someone who is a fudge-a-holic, dessert-a-holic.

I would not risk it, I couldn't stop at just one cheat... and then all the progress i have made, no.. no... it would be too hard to recover from.

Cheat meal or free meal, yes. They are a great thing to look forward to and do great things for ones mindset. I am not a fan of a whole day because it could do more damage than good if you go too crazy.

i can honestly say that obsessing over food is not the way to live. i've been there done that (still doing it) you only live once don't be so hard on yourself.

if i ate something bad i would end up crying in the shower and contemplating trowing it up.
do not obsess, have a healthy change in lifestyle and have you cheat when you feel the need to and the next day up your workouts and cardio and enjoy your life!

its not fair to go out with friends and watch them polish off desserts and you sit with a long face saying "i'm on a diet"
whatever you've chosen to be healthy and eat in moderation.

it's taking me a while but with the help of family and my boyfriend my relationship with food is getting better.

please just relax and eat your cheat!

Okay - it's been about 6 &1/2 months since I started this. I am seriously considering a CHEAT day. I have been very strict about not ever going over my calories - period! Even if I got close - I didn't go over. I feel like I now deserve one cheat day - also I want to see if I am now strong enough to cheat a bit and get right back on my plan, I am thinking about it............ maybe pizza.............

Be prepared to get sick if you overdo it. The first time I ate pizza after a long break from it, I got so excited I ate about 4 slices. I was SICK AS A DOG all night. It was like there was this HUGE dough ball in my stomach all night ( and it felt like that because there was!!!) so I recommend having a treat, even if its pizza, remember a slice or two is enough!

I am so impressed you have gone this far without going over your calories for even one day?! WOW!!! I go over mine at least once or twice a week hahaha!!

I don't take issue with cheat days, in fact over Christmas week and my birthday week both I upped to maintenance calories and feasted a bit! Then I had a big cheat day about a month ago when I was in a plateau, and it actually did seem to help!

If you can go 6 1/2 months without going over I think you can handle it and deserve a reward day! Just don't eat so much that you feel icky the next day, that can happen if you've been good for so long.

I have always been "afraid" of cheat days, that I will fall off the wagon, but I hear it's actually good for you to have a cheat day-not sure I believe it or not though....

Just remember moderation. Pizza is good...just not too much. Your body may not react well to it. I had that happen and was sick all night and most of the next day. I'm sure it was just the fact I had been eating much "cleaner" and my body did not know what to do with all the grease.

Now I can have a slice or two and have no problems. I just do it about once a month.