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    Who here has a cheat day once a week?

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      Here's a thought that I'd like to share...just a simple thing but don't call it a "CHEAT" day ...cheating has so many negative connotations. Call it a reward meal. I agree. When I first started back 6 months ago.. I said cheat days and its the wrong mentality to have cause like many have said you sabotage all the hard work you have done... so do a meal every other week or so.. good luck!
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      I "cheat" the system by eating what I want everyday and just staying within calorie restrictions.

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      Weekly reward meal every Saturday .
    • Posts: 550 Member
      I do 1 day off logging, i dont pig out but just relax and eat when i want and whatever i feel like eating that day.
      I doubt i have ever undone what i have accomplished by having 1 day off.
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      Eating whatever 1 day will not undo what you have been working so hard for the week. It may slow things down, but eating right is about what you do in general. Not that i recommend a cheat day, but a cheat meal, or a dessert every now and again is not going to harm you. Sometimes you just need to indulge a little. Just be careful you do not allow yourself this all the time. When you plan to cheat, I feel you are more successful because you knew it was coming and don't have to feel guilty about it.

      I think she means if you end up eating back all of your calories and going over your weekly limit. , then it becomes a negative thing that does mess up your progress,

      personally once a week I have a cheat day, I eat what I want as Lon g as it won't make me go over my weekly average.
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