Since you are just starting out perhaps try cutting it out so that your body can adjust to your new lifestyle. If you have cheat days, you're not really changing any behaviours, and I find that some people overdo it on the day they set aside to eat whatever and just binge. It becomes a free-for-all day. For me, I just cut it out completely. After some time, like a couple of weeks, your body will react with feeling like crap, sluggish, mental fog, and maybe even tummy upset when you DO reintroduce processed junk. When you are so used to eating processed sugary food, you have no idea how GOOD your body can feel and how energized you are with eating clean healthy food, until the day you eat it again.

I do cheat evenings once a week if my exercise goals are up to date. and I am finding I don't want to go that nuts because it not worth it.. Also if there is a major holiday etc...For example Thanksgiving the diet is going out the window or 24 hours--that will be the cheat day. As I said before I am finding it to be self limiting at this point anyway, I just find it worth it. But I am giving myself permission not to log or worry about it for a day.I will be exercising though. After 3 weeks, I can't imagine a day without a walk in it, it would feel weird and wrong. .

I incorporate a cheat meal into my cals every now and again but it doesn't feel like a chest since I catered for it. Sometimes I want that decadent dessert with a couple glasses of wine ...so I have it but ensure I eat really healthy during the day or even all week.


I use to have cheat meals on wkds but it didn't make sense as it defeated all my hard work during the week

Ah yes! I recently learned to cut out the cheat meals completely for now. I would too have cheat days and once that happened I would gain weight and lose focus. This time around I'm sticking to the game plan and listening to my body.