What does a "Cheat Day" mean to you?

one word: Doritos

Do you eat more calories? Do you eat unhealthy foods? Do you not workout? A combination?!?

My cheat day means I will still try and stay close to 1200 net calories but I will eat unhealthy foods. Today I am having a jibarito, 747 calories. For those who dont know what that is....its a sandwich that contains meat, tomato, lettuce, garlic and mayo...but instead of bread holding it together, its two slices of deep fried plantains. I am still going to workout, but I don't think I will be able to recover from that sandwich.

Oh my that sandwich sounds naughtily-good!!!!

My cheat day is usually a cheat meal. Tonight it is pizza, but with ham & pineapple, no greasy pepperoni or sausage. I try and stay "good" for the day until I have my cheat meal.

I don't do cheat days because it's too hard for me to get back on the wagon once I jump off. Sometimes I will have a little bit of something just to satisfy the cravings....it's all about moderation for me

I totally feel the same way!! I just allow my self a candy bar or something one day, instead of "whole days" I have a cheat snack or dinner or whatever..

It means I can go over my calories with little guilt. Besides one bad day, I mainly stay under my calorie goal 6 days a week. So when Friday or Saturday hits, I'm fine eating some pizza and drinking a couple glasses of vodka since I've been so controlled with the way I eat prior. This plan is automatic now and I love it. I don't crave as much bad things during the week and if I do I easily can wait until the weekend hits. I never used to be like that before. Also, I plan ahead what my cheat food will be and what's the most I'll eat of it.

Half of my cheat days I don't go over on calories (though I'll sometimes force myself to in order to hike up my metabolism); I just eat much less during the day before I go out that night. Therefore even on my "bad" day of the week, I'm still losing. Love it! :-D

I never plan a cheat day. But sometimes they just happen (usually when I have a date with my hubby or a night out with friends). However, I ALWAYS track my calories, even on those days. I don't usually feel the need for one, but if I go over my calories, I am okay with it, if it is once a week or less. Lately, since switching to low-Carb, I find it really hard to go over my cals (I just can't seem to eat that much in veggies and meat)...but I do tend to go over my self-imposed carb level.

It is sort of one of those things though, that once you realize how may cals are in a milkshake, it is hard to justify it (especially after thinking about what you are eating every day, all day, and recording it), it starts to feel like it really isn't worth it to overindulge in high cal foods. Over time feeling the urge for things like that has drastically dwindled.

Still I love to eat!

This is exactly how I feel too and its the reason why I don't have cheat days. I don't need to, what I chose normally, fullfills my needs. I find the farther along I go, the more I crave healhy stuff and prefer it over what I used to eat. You know, all the junk that got me into trouble in the first place! I still have treats, so to speak, because my family brings them home, but they just don't have the same appeal anymore and I'm able to finally control my intake of them. Usually after a bite or two, I'm done. Too salty, too sweet, too greasy etc etc.

A cheat what? Nah not me. I love my good food to much. Have so many great foods I have found that taste amazing and recipes that I feel like everyday is a cheat day for me. If you are tired of "healthy" food then you might need to broaden your horizons and look for something more appealing. Just a thought not a slam...its hard to say stuff nice by text. ha! I have some great recipes if you want them message me.

K see ya! =0)

I think cheat days are ok and healthy, as long as you can control yourself. If you have a habit of not being able to do moderation, avoid them.

Day to day counting is good, but generally what really counts is what happens over a week. If you deny yourself something you really crave too much, you set yourself up for a binge, etc.

So every so often I let myself eat something not so healthy and not feel bad about it, even if I go a little over the daily calories. There's no need to freak out over an oreo or slice of cheesecake.

I don't do "cheat days" I do a cheat meal. usually once or twice a month we go to this awesome chinese buffet and I don't keep track of what i eat there. If I do feel I ate a ton, then I eat something really low calorie for dinner like veggies but more times than not, Im still full from the chinese. I only eat 1 plate when we go which is much better than the 2+ that I used to eat. I don't eat dessert there either. For me, its the only way to still let me have something I want without going too overboard because if I wasn't allowed a meal a couple times a month, I wouldn't stick to this.

Now we do have taco bell every friday night but I incorporate that into my daily calories and make sure I stay under with it. But Im not about to take my measuring cup and food scale to china buffet haha

I stuff my face with whatever I want Saturday and Sunday!! It kick starts my metabolism again. I am within my weight range so I have to keep my metabolism burning so thats what I do. :-)

My "cheat" day includes eating as I normally would, doing my normal exercise, but then I may have a few drinks that evening (and yes, I mean a few as in 2 or 3). Other than that, I really try to keep it all the same. Now I do have "rest" day once a week where I eat normally but don't do any gym-type exercises.