Cheat days?

brandi8704
brandi8704 Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
Do you ever have cheat days where you eat what you want?
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  • R_Calvillo
    R_Calvillo Posts: 177 Member
    I do.
  • learnerdriver
    learnerdriver Posts: 298 Member
    yes.
  • TheRealJigsaw
    TheRealJigsaw Posts: 295 Member
    Yep
  • Dewdrop75
    Dewdrop75 Posts: 8 Member
    I don't really call them cheat days, because I want to make this a lifestyle change and I know that it is not realistic to deprive myself of some of the things I love. I record those things even if they go over my daily limit, then I just try to make sure I eat better the rest of the week.
  • jupdyke
    jupdyke Posts: 325 Member
    Yep...once a week on Friday (my weigh in day). I figure I have 6 days to work hard after that :)
  • tishtash77
    tishtash77 Posts: 430 Member
    I try not to have a whole day as that can add up to a lot and then I feel like I am just on damage control the rest of the week but I do have a 'cheat' meal once every week or 2. But I track it, I always track regardless.
  • g1lmour
    g1lmour Posts: 19
    Yeah, they are usually when I attend social events (going to the cinema, attending weddings etc), go to nights out (alcohol, lots and lots of it), or generally when I badly crave a certain type of food (like chippy dinner)

    IMO it doesn't affect my weight loss considerably, or much less than I thought it would ...

    I went to Glastonbury Festival in June, ate and drank whatever I felt like for 4 days solid, still logged everything like beer/cider, fast food items and generally no health foods whatsoever, and for the next couple of weeks I was still losing, granted the week I came back, the loss was smaller, but still a loss considering I was consuming around 7000 calories a day for 4 days
  • nat96fit
    nat96fit Posts: 5 Member
    Yeah, I definitely do. It helps keep me sane because if I stick to my strict eating habits, I will be bound to binge every once in a while. So, to avoid that, I give my self one cheat MEAL, not a whole MONTH or WEEKS or DAYS of cheats. After all, one bad meal won't make you fat just like one clean meal will get you skinny and ripped
  • Cisco12791
    Cisco12791 Posts: 15
    No, but I do have refeeds when dieting down.
  • torjunk12
    torjunk12 Posts: 11
    Definitely have had cheat days, but I try to make them work within my goals for the day/week. There are some really good protein bars (Quest bars are ftw) that have seemed to really help me fend off a lot of those sugar craving days that used to get me into trouble.
  • urbliss777
    urbliss777 Posts: 48
    I don't like calling them cheat days. But there are days where yes, I will have a piece of cake (depending how bad it is, I still try to choose the healthier lower sugar/fat options). And there are days I will have crackers or some chips, or a hotdog. Live as clean as you can, but don't be down on yourself for wanting unhealthy food once or twice. Just do not over do it. A lot of ppl I know, even myself in the past, would have a "cheat day" and gorge on bad food. That is a bad thing to do! Living 80/20 or 90/10 is a good lifestyle choice, I would say! :)
  • urbliss777
    urbliss777 Posts: 48
    Definitely have had cheat days, but I try to make them work within my goals for the day/week. There are some really good protein bars (Quest bars are ftw) that have seemed to really help me fend off a lot of those sugar craving days that used to get me into trouble.


    YES!! Cheesecake QUEST Bars are amazing!! I am eating them on my bodybuilding plan! :) SO yummy!!!
  • mariahk35
    mariahk35 Posts: 37
    I try not to have a whole day, but a meal or a snack that is not in my diet plan does happen. I just try to make sure it isn't a habit either. But if I am really y craving something I do allow myself to have it. I just make sure to have portion control, and maybe extra exercise tomorrow;-)
  • SkimFlatWhite68
    SkimFlatWhite68 Posts: 1,254 Member
    Not really.

    I might plan an event, lunch out or something, but it's not a cheat, it's part of life, and I can't cheat on life.

    If I want a treat, I work it into my day or week, depending what my goals are.

    Plan it, log it, move on. All good.
  • sdonovan4
    sdonovan4 Posts: 155 Member
    I have a cheat meal once a week
  • airangel59
    airangel59 Posts: 1,887 Member
    Nope. That's what got me here.
    If it doesn't fit into the daily meal goal, I'm not going to eat it.
    If I decide to eat it, I'm going to do my best to work it off.
  • Babeskeez
    Babeskeez Posts: 606 Member
    I eat what I want every day.
  • conniemaxwell5
    conniemaxwell5 Posts: 943 Member
    I eat what I want every day, just in moderation so I stay within my allotted calories. I go over some days but am under by a couple hundred some days also so it all evens out. This is a lifestyle change for me, not something I have to cheat on.
  • VeinsAndBones
    VeinsAndBones Posts: 550 Member
    You mean days that I don't log? No, I'm not trying to lose... Do I have days where I go over? Yes, quite often...
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Nope. Never had one. 545 days today & still not one. No days off either. I eat what I want when I want anyway cause I work hard to get it.
  • Kaylee_law_123
    Kaylee_law_123 Posts: 450 Member
    The last time I decided to have a cheat day, I went back and logged everything and ended up under my calories for the day ... so apparently I don't have cheat days anymore!!!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    only on weekends and weekdays
  • hailzp
    hailzp Posts: 903 Member
    Yup, I call them treat days, and usually once a week. I don't go crazy though like I used to. It ends up about 600 calories over goal amount and it consists of chocolate, pancakes, a dessert, hot chips, etc. Things like that.

    Oh and I always log it now. That way I keep myself accountable.
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Do you ever have cheat days where you eat what you want?

    Eat what I want or as much as I want? While I eat what I want whenever I want, nothing is restricted, I will eat as much as I want and not log upon occasion. Sometimes it's because I'm out of town, or with friends hanging out, holidays, special occasions...etc.

    After several months of being fairly on track, I'll even take up to a week or two "off" and eat closer to maintenance (sometimes above...well, mostly a little above) and take the week off the gym...give myself a break. I always come back stronger and ready to get back on track. Yes I "gain" a little back, but it always goes away fairly quickly, as it's mostly water weight.
  • HeinekenMan
    HeinekenMan Posts: 80 Member
    I was about to start the same thread. I have been extremely irritable and lethargic for the past few days. And I feel like my diet is causing it. I feel like I'm eating too little and being too restrictive about what I put in my body. I've been eating 1,400 to 1,800 calories for the past 45 days. MFP says I should be eating 2,300. I have eaten that many calories only twice. So I am concerned that my deficit is zapping my energy, which is causing me to be tired and cranky, which is fueling my desire to cheat on my diet.

    So that's where I'm at. The hard part is figuring out a solution. Do I go have one big meal of whatever I want? Do I run to the store and grab a little chocolate? Do I just go buy an apple and eat it with my fat-free caramel dip? If this whole thing is about making good choices, then I want to make good choices every day. But I also don't want to have a nervous breakdown and throw something across the living room or drive like a bat out of hell to Five Guys and order two burgers.
  • HeinekenMan
    HeinekenMan Posts: 80 Member
    So I just returned from the grocery store. My wife and I are going to split a Sam's Choice pizza. I missed breakfast. I don't normally do that, but I was busy with housework and kids. So my half of this pizza will be 1,000 calories. I'm allotting myself 1,800 per day. That's under the MFP recommended 2,300. So this pizza basically throws breakfast and lunch together for one greasy, fatty meal. It seems like I could be doing a lot worse. I also bought a bag of Reese's cups, the little ones. I bought some a few weeks ago and managed to eat no more than 2-3 a day. So I think I will be okay. Hopefully, this gets my energy up and my mood improves. Because the food I bought for the next few days isn't as exciting: Boca burgers, 97-percent fat free, 45-calorie hot dogs, salad fixins and fresh veggies. I had a big bag of cheesesticks in the cart. I would have been declared a hero by the wife and kids, but I realized that I was getting a little ridiculous. I tossed the cheesesticks back. It was like when a kid has to let a wild animal go on one of those sad movies where he finds it as a wee thing with a broken leg and nurses it back to health.
  • Happymelz
    Happymelz Posts: 536 Member
    I try to make it a cheat MEAL, not the entire day, because I would go WAY over if I did an entire day.
    But, I still log it to keep myself accountable. (I tend to think "If I don't log it, it won't count". lol.)
  • exWHYzee1337
    exWHYzee1337 Posts: 96
    I try not to have a whole day as that can add up to a lot and then I feel like I am just on damage control the rest of the week but I do have a 'cheat' meal once every week or 2. But I track it, I always track regardless.

    this here, because my cheat days can turn into 2-4000 calories of crap lol. I really try to make it a cheat meal/dinner or whatever. You don't want to undo the work you've done through the week.
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    "Free days" keep me sane... and at my goal weight. They're really quite helpful.
  • hopefaithlove24
    hopefaithlove24 Posts: 454 Member
    Yup, Sundays. Holidays, and weddings or other events... even though I don't go all bolistic on the food right away, but I still eat whatever is there:)

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