How far do you go on cheat days?

I see no need or reason for cheat days, I eat what I want to and stay under my calorie goal, always. If you have cheat days you're only "cheating" yourself. So I don't do it, ever. This may be different for some, but I can easily eat one cookie ( or half a cookie) and stop there, or one tablespoon of ice cream and call it enough.

I feel the same. And like you, I too am pleased that I can control myself. I know not everyone can, but, as example, I lick the knife after I cut & serve cake ~ it satisfies me Than I log it as 1/4 slice.

This makes me sad.

I didn't want to say it...but since you said it first: That's the second saddest thing I've ever seen on MFP. First was a woman who only allows herself one sugar cookie on Christmas and one half slice of cake on her birthday and otherwise eats no sweets/treats/Ebil Refined Sugar. Not because she doesn't like sweets but because somethingsomethingfoodisevilsomething.

this makes me really sad too

I see no need or reason for cheat days, I eat what I want to and stay under my calorie goal, always. If you have cheat days you're only "cheating" yourself. So I don't do it, ever. This may be different for some, but I can easily eat one cookie ( or half a cookie) and stop there, or one tablespoon of ice cream and call it enough.

I feel the same. And like you, I too am pleased that I can control myself. I know not everyone can, but, as example, I lick the knife after I cut & serve cake ~ it satisfies me Than I log it as 1/4 slice.

This makes me sad.

I didn't want to say it...but since you said it first: That's the second saddest thing I've ever seen on MFP. First was a woman who only allows herself one sugar cookie on Christmas and one half slice of cake on her birthday and otherwise eats no sweets/treats/Ebil Refined Sugar. Not because she doesn't like sweets but because somethingsomethingfoodisevilsomething.

No need to feel sad *for me* ~ I don't think cake/sweets/sugar is evil, sweets have just never been a food I crave. I've always enjoyed the main course and could take or leave dessert. Truthfully I wouldn't even eat one sugar cookie at the holidays because they don't appeal to me. And yup, I'd have a 1/2 slice of my own b'day cake because it's meh to me.

Pizza, I'm gonna eat it all and go back for 2nds. Not so with cake, cookies, ice cream.

It'd be nice if people weren't so condescending to the poster re: not being that into sweets. She just explained it and people are still writing these pathetic comments 'how sad!' 'I'm so sad for you!' She's not sad. She's fine. Leave her alone. I've never written something angry on MFP before but your obnoxious comments really irked me today.

My cheat day is also my best and intense workout day, so at the end i can eat whatever i want and still keep my calorie goals. Its a good practice!

I see no need or reason for cheat days, I eat what I want to and stay under my calorie goal, always. If you have cheat days you're only "cheating" yourself. So I don't do it, ever. This may be different for some, but I can easily eat one cookie ( or half a cookie) and stop there, or one tablespoon of ice cream and call it enough.

I feel the same. And like you, I too am pleased that I can control myself. I know not everyone can, but, as example, I lick the knife after I cut & serve cake ~ it satisfies me Than I log it as 1/4 slice.

This makes me sad.

I didn't want to say it...but since you said it first: That's the second saddest thing I've ever seen on MFP. First was a woman who only allows herself one sugar cookie on Christmas and one half slice of cake on her birthday and otherwise eats no sweets/treats/Ebil Refined Sugar. Not because she doesn't like sweets but because somethingsomethingfoodisevilsomething.

No need to feel sad *for me* ~ I don't think cake/sweets/sugar is evil, sweets have just never been a food I crave. I've always enjoyed the main course and could take or leave dessert. Truthfully I wouldn't even eat one sugar cookie at the holidays because they don't appeal to me. And yup, I'd have a 1/2 slice of my own b'day cake because it's meh to me.

Pizza, I'm gonna eat it all and go back for 2nds. Not so with cake, cookies, ice cream.

It'd be nice if people weren't so condescending to the poster re: not being that into sweets. She just explained it and people are still writing these pathetic comments 'how sad!' 'I'm so sad for you!' She's not sad. She's fine. Leave her alone. I've never written something angry on MFP before but your obnoxious comments really irked me today.

Feel better?

Cutting a cake and then licking the knife, then claiming to not be into sweets doesn't ring true to me, but lets say it is true: Just because someone believes themselves to be happy or fine doesn't mean I can't still find their situation sad. I'm sad for you that my finding someone else's habits sad upsets you so. :sad:

^^^ You're condescending still and judgmental.

I just ate a box of Keebler cookies, a huge sandwich, and a mini-pizza. I only have one cheat day a week, and the rest of the time I eat really clean, mostly fruits, veggies, and nuts. I'm losing weight, and I can still eat like crazy once a week.

depends on how many women im with

I have pretty epic cheat days, 5,000 calories easily if not more. However, these happen once every 3 months, not weekly.

Most of that is relatively healthy foods, however. I am fortunate enough that I don't get regular sweets cravings. I get them maybe once a month, and usually ignore it for a hour and it goes away. It's not a "sweets is evil" thing, just even when I was super obese and not working out at all, I usually ate "mostly" clean foods rather than pig out on junk. I just had too much fatty sauces with my clean foods lol.

I see no need or reason for cheat days, I eat what I want to and stay under my calorie goal, always. If you have cheat days you're only "cheating" yourself. So I don't do it, ever. This may be different for some, but I can easily eat one cookie ( or half a cookie) and stop there, or one tablespoon of ice cream and call it enough.

I feel the same. And like you, I too am pleased that I can control myself. I know not everyone can, but, as example, I lick the knife after I cut & serve cake ~ it satisfies me Than I log it as 1/4 slice.

This makes me sad.

I didn't want to say it...but since you said it first: That's the second saddest thing I've ever seen on MFP. First was a woman who only allows herself one sugar cookie on Christmas and one half slice of cake on her birthday and otherwise eats no sweets/treats/Ebil Refined Sugar. Not because she doesn't like sweets but because somethingsomethingfoodisevilsomething.

No need to feel sad *for me* ~ I don't think cake/sweets/sugar is evil, sweets have just never been a food I crave. I've always enjoyed the main course and could take or leave dessert. Truthfully I wouldn't even eat one sugar cookie at the holidays because they don't appeal to me. And yup, I'd have a 1/2 slice of my own b'day cake because it's meh to me.

Pizza, I'm gonna eat it all and go back for 2nds. Not so with cake, cookies, ice cream.

It'd be nice if people weren't so condescending to the poster re: not being that into sweets. She just explained it and people are still writing these pathetic comments 'how sad!' 'I'm so sad for you!' She's not sad. She's fine. Leave her alone. I've never written something angry on MFP before but your obnoxious comments really irked me today.

Feel better?

Cutting a cake and then licking the knife, then claiming to not be into sweets doesn't ring true to me, but lets say it is true: Just because someone believes themselves to be happy or fine doesn't mean I can't still find their situation sad. I'm sad for you that my finding someone else's habits sad upsets you so. :sad:

^^^ You're condescending still and judgmental.

Well...yeah.

I just have a 1 or 2 cheat meals and maybe a treat, but never an entire cheat day.

I eat slightly under maintenance most of the week so when I go over my calories, it usually balances out and I don't gain weight unless it's temporary water weight from the extra soduim. This setup works very well for me and I am never deprived from my favorite foods.

I wouldn't necessarily call it a cheat day because I hate that word. But every Saturday, my boyfriend and I make a point of going out for dinner and I don't care how much I eat or the quality of food. I don't log it and I don't care. I just enjoy it and get back on track the next day. Sometimes it's a 3000 calorie meal. And I enjoy every last bite.

I allow cheat days once a week. Last week I was very ill so I cheated 4 days. Mostly because I could only get a few things down. However I never allow myself to go over my calorie count! Ever.

Instead of "cheat days," I try to only let my guard down for special occasions... and still log. I end up enjoying myself more and feeling less guilty when I approach it like that

I disagree with just about everyone on this thread. A "cheat day" is where you let your guard down for a whole day and eat whatever you please. It tricks your body and can help break a plateau. It SERIOUSLY works too, if you figure out how to do it right (whatever works best for you body/metabolism). My cheat days are every Saturday. And I don't take them lightly. (But I don't binge either) I eat whatever (WHATEVER) I want. Sometimes these days can easily rack up to about 5,000 calories. BUT THAT'S OKAY. It skyrockets my metabolism. And it doesn't undo the whole week either. One Friday I weighed in at about 113 lbs. I had my cheat day Saturday, then stuck to my diet the rest of the week (Sun-Fri). That Friday I weighed in at about 110 lbs (I'm petite). Btw, I don't count calories on my "diet" during the week. I just eat smaller portions and meals and stick to serving sizes. I know this wouldn't work for everyone, but it works for me. It blows my mind that most of you think that going 500 calories above you daily budget is considered a cheat. Sounds like you guys are scared to death of food...

I eat a few more hundred calories than normal ( Maybe like 1600 calories. ) If I don't do that I might just have a cheat meal like go to fast food or to Chipotle or something. If I do that, I will usually still be within my calorie means, but I had something yummy that I have not had in a while.

I don't have cheat days too often. Maybe I ate 1500 calories or more once this month so far?

So far, a cheat to me is not working out for a day, or relaxing. I always feel like i have to exercise.

I was skeptical at first about my cheat days, but I have found that it does me no harm. I usually have 2 cheat days a month with no cheat meals in between. I find that I have no cravings after my cheat days and my workouts the next couple of days are awesome. I usually eat well over 3000 calories on these days and my weight loss has still been great, down to 200 pounds after starting at about 240 in September. I also am a college athlete who works out about 2 hours everyday in addition to practice/ games, alot of cardio before and after workouts as well, and take in 1800 calories a day regularly. So Id say go all out on cheat days.