does anyone do cheat days

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  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
    I eat some of what you would consider cheating everyday. I don't look at food as cheating. I just make it fit in my macros and calories.
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    I don't plan my cheat days, they just kinda happen. I've been over-count everyday this week, gonna try nipping it in the but today though.
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    I kind of, sort of do. I am at school all week except Wednesdays where I have to drive all over the state for special classes. On those days we have a potluck, or go to a restaurant so I guesstimate what I eat and don't take the day super seriously :)
  • jamillahfitgirl
    jamillahfitgirl Posts: 4
    I don't do cheat days, that seems like a lot of bad food, but I may do a cheat meal, and definitely not every week. If I know I am going to a function which may be once a month then I will let that be my occasional cheat meal. You know yourself. Give the cheat day idea a try and if you can stay on goal then I enjoy, but if you see it is hard to stay on target after a day of abandoning your diet, maybe cut it down to one cheat meal per week.
  • ItsMeGee3
    ItsMeGee3 Posts: 13,254 Member
    Friday is my version of "cheat day". It's not actually "a day" but dinner. I try to be really good all day but, dinner is whatever I want and a few adult beverages too!
  • RRB2000
    RRB2000 Posts: 77 Member
    I eat just about the same stuff I always did before....just in moderation now. Its the only way I can get thru this and make it a lifestyle change rather than a diet. When I do eat over my calories for a whole day I feel terrible, mentally and physically. And it reminds me of why I started this journey to begin with. I do "cheat" and have dips and beer on the weekends sometimes, and its ok to do that if you get right back on the wagon the next day...don't allow it to become a habit again.
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
    Oh yes - make the other days worthwhile.
  • lback89
    lback89 Posts: 17 Member
    It is so hard for me to come back from a cheat day. Like others have said, it is much easier to work things I enjoy into my day.

    I really fell off the boat the last few weeks though and have been consistently way over my calories...Time to fix that!
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    "Cheat" sounds so negative to me...losing the weight and getting fit is supposed to be positive...IMO.

    Why would I "cheat" myself out of hitting my goals. I usually have pizza once a week...I plan for that...so I don't consider it "cheating".

    At the end of the day I don't feel as if my "diet" cheats me of the things that I want...I still eat mostly what I have always eaten...I just read labels on some things and made wiser choices on a few things...altered my recipes a bit to make them lower calorie...found some foods that I had never eaten...found out that I liked them.

    I just hate the word "cheat"...sounds as if we should feel guilty about enjoying foods that we love.
  • LadyLeo813
    LadyLeo813 Posts: 11 Member
    All day Saturday and Sunday.

    Cheat days for daaaayyyyys.

    Mine too. Plus since I've been eating better and exercising my appetite isn't through the roof so I only want smaller portions of my favorite foods. I think my "cheat" is more in my weekend alcohol consumption.

    Cheat days...for days.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    I do one cheat day per week. I eat 1,200-1,500 calories 6 days per week so that I can have what I really want on my cheat day (usually more just like a cheat meal). I usually end up eating between 3,000-4,000 calories on that day. Works for me. 33 pounds down and counting.
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    what i really mean is not so much a cheat day like pigging out all day but say i go over my calories can i just call it my cheat day and start fresh tomorrow i feel so guilty when i go over my calories especially when hubby wants to go to McDonalds

    Absolutely. Just stay under your weekly calorie goal. Much easier that way.
  • junnipr
    junnipr Posts: 18 Member
    i do cheat meals once a week sometimes, but i think a lot of people have a wrong perception about cheat day! for me a cheat day will be going to a local restaurand and enjoy a nice full meal. With that said, Chain restaurants are out of my list. lets take an example:
    if im at home(i live in OH but im originally from the Caribbean, meaning i like sea food, plantains etc etc) i can cook some sweet plantains(use some olive oil and dark brown sugar too cook them, instead butter or fry them), or even some friend plantains(why not), some seafood. but that day i do take care of what i eat fro break fast, and/or lunch! i think the idea is not going to 4k or 5k calories that day!
    Sometimes when the body hit plateau, is good to have a cheat meal, just to wake up the body(since sometimes it get use to to same food).
    Its about to be smart, and not about going to eat a WHOLE PIZZA. :)

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