What's your favorite "Cheat" Meal?
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My mother and I cook together on Saturdays. Today we had stuffed bell peppers that were awesome. Next weekend we're making chicken enchiladas.
We make pot roasts, soups, fajitas, burgers, hot dogs... you name it. Every other meal and snack is a better choice but that one meal on Saturdays is where the real strict thought goes out the window. (course, if there's leftovers it'll make it into my meals for the week, but I'm more mindful about portion control every day but the day of cooking. heh)0 -
I think mine would have to be either Chinese take out, or some of my boyfriend's Chicken Alfredo. And I think you have a valid point about having a cheat meal. I'm doing the hCG weight loss diet. And it cuts out everything that I love (breads, Chinese, pasta. etc) for about three to six weeks. And I am beginning to wonder if I don't treat myself for losing a pound or two a day by this diet, that my body will start to just plateau, because it will only do so much before reaching a point to where I just level out and neither lose nor gain weight. Which I think I have. I've held steady at 215 (down from about 223-ish) for about two days now (and you're suppose to lose 1-2 pounds a day) and I would like to keep losing weight, but I think I've hit a plateau with this diet. On a 600 calorie/day diet, do you think after a point that a "cheat meal" would do good at keeping up a metabolism? Would it maybe give my metabolism yet another kick start to continue to help me lose weight? Now not only am I doing the drops but I'm constantly walking each night about 2.5 miles a night. I know that is probably helping me some. But I wonder if cutting out as much as this diet calls for is not only helping but hendering in the weight loss goals I have in mind.
I'm also currently doing the hCG diet, but I would not recommend you cheat on this, particularly in Phase 2 as is highly unlikely it will stop the plateau and stall you further for a few days. I stalled for 3 days, but now I'm losing again.
Once I've finished all the phases in the hCG I plan to incorporate a cheat meal to my diet once a week by following a the intermittent fasting approach. For me it's important that my weekly average is below my calorie budget.
As for favourite cheat options - mine would have to be alcohol and macaroni and cheese0 -
Why would you eat a cheat meal when trying to lose weight? You need to be stronger willed than that.
WOW! Judge much?
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/5-ways-cheat-meals-can-improve-your-body.html0
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