Just curious how many members have cheat days??

I don't intentionally have cheat days... But my weekends basically end up being 'cheat weekends'

If you're happy at your 1400 calories and don't get insane cravings like some of us then I don't see why you need to have one! Though if you are super consistently staying under goal I'd say eating back your exercise calories would be best...

When I'm out with my friends, I have cheat days. It's hard to socialise and eat healthy food, particularly if we are all sharing plates of food.

I might splurge one day here or there, but looking at a macro view, I'm still within my weight-loss limit and am still shedding the lbs.

I have a really BIG cheat day once a month , cheat MEALS should be every week but cheat DAYS should be once or twice a month ..& once is better

My weekends are 'cheat' for me-- I don't track what I eat and I relax my diet a bit. But it's not totally cheat. I still am conscious about what I'm putting in my body and I try to make healthy choices and not overeat. So I'm not counting calories, but I'm still aware. It makes it easier for me since I tend to spend the weekends with friends, eating out or cooking together.

I don't know if cheating on the weekends is right or not, since I've not been doing this long. But it's making the transition to a healthier lifestyle easier and less of a shock to my social life.

once a week!.. if im under too mony days, il do 2 cheats

I'm fat and cutting down calories for life, but every week I have a 'cheat day' and eat like a pig.

I'm an ex smoker, but every week I have a 'cheat day' and smoke four packs

I'm a recovering alcoholic, but every week I have a cheat day and get roaring drunk

I'm in serious debt but every week I have a 'cheat day' and spend, spend, spend.

I don't have cheat days. I just include all of my meals into my daily caloric intake and macronutrients

When you join MFP you are setting up (usually) a goal of how much you want to lose per week. MFP translates that goal into a needed calorie deficit per week.... -3500 calories per pound.

Since MFP tracks calories per day its daily goal is the weekly deficit divided by 7.

If you use the recommended 1 pound per week weight loss goal then that daily deficit is 500 calories per day.

If you hit that goal for 6 days you have a 3000 calorie deficit.

If you then have a cheat day with pizza and beers and desert and are over your limit by 2000 calories then your weekly deficit is no 1000 calories. You'll still lose weight but at a much slower pace.

Do that twice a week and your gaining weight.

I've been here for 4 months and I've consistently lost 1 - 1.5 pounds a week when I'm not traveling.

I still have a beer or 3 every night. I still have pizza every weekend. I still have popcorn when I go to the movies.

But I know every night and every week how much my calorie deficit is.

On the days I go out to chipotle for lunch I have a small breakfast and maybe take an extra 30 minute walk. I tend to run higher deficits during the week to make up for what I eat on the weekends.

But I'm always hitting my weekly deficits.

When you have 'cheat days' you are only cheating yourself.

It's all about numbers. If you want to have higher calorie meals or days then you have to make it fit into your goal numbers.

I don't have a restrictive diet, so there's nothing for me to cheat on. But I understand that cheat meals or cheat days work really well for some people.

I don't have cheat days or meals. I work everything into my day or week and indulge when I feel the need. Everything in moderation.

Nope, no cheat days here ...

I basically eat what ever I want and if I happen to go over on calories, I just workout a little harder to make up the difference.

I plan a "cheat" night for Fridays. My husband and I have always gone out to dinner on Fridays....it is our "date night" :-) Now we kick back, eat our pizza, have some awesome sangria and plan out where we will ride our bikes on Saturday and Sunday.

The plan I followed for weight loss, alternate day IF, rotated between low calorie days and high calorie days, so i never had any desire to eat off plan. i think that's the main reason why I was so successful wih it-I only 'dieted' every oher day

I don't ever have them intentionally, but I live my life and I like to eat, so sometimes that means I go over. I try not to worry about it, and I try to keep my good days out weighing my "bad" days.