Can One Cheat Day Ruin Your Diet?

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  • 4daluvof_candice
    4daluvof_candice Posts: 483 Member
    leesey1 wrote: »
    I am scared that one day could ruin my small progress, so do you think that one day could make you gain weight?

    No!
  • 50sFit
    50sFit Posts: 712 Member
    edited October 2014
    Answer: NO!
    I lost 93 pounds with a weekly cheat day/food binge.
    Whatever you decide, good luck to you!
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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Can one day of dieting cause you to lose all your weight?


    No.

    Didn't think so.
  • maoribadger
    maoribadger Posts: 1,837 Member
    Im on the fence with this one. One day isnt going to make you gain weight but every extra calorie that goes in comes off your weekly deficit. I started doing a day off a week but decided to log it and was shocked to top 3500 cals. Now I aim to do 6 days at a deficit and 1 day at maintenance. Im still losing and I often work out on my maintenance day to reduce the impact. It tends to be a single meal too, something like pizza that I wouldnt fit into my weekly meals normally, monday just gone was pie as I had a hankering for pastry. But i fit chocolate into my daily allowance so I dont feel the need to pack away a 200g bar on a monday evening.
  • Glamourgirl46
    Glamourgirl46 Posts: 6 Member
    I recently went from 218 to 138. Started in Jan. 2014 and it is almost Nov.2014. In the beginning of my diet I did not cheat at all. Then as I started to lose weight, I added in a monthly cheat day. I would eat whatever I wanted that day. Not just one meal either. I still continued to lose weight. So, then I added in a weekly cheat day and still continued to lose. So, I added in another cheat day for a total of 2 cheat days a week, but made sure I had 5 days in a row where I did not cheat and followed a strict eating and exercise program. I walk at a speed of 4.5mph on the treadmill 5 days a week and take off from exercise on the weekends. But, I stick to an extremely healthy diet and exercise program 5 days a week. It works for me. I am 46 yrs. old. Soon to be 47. When I cheat, I CHEAT! But, this may not work for everyone. I am 5'10" and weigh 138lbs now. But, I think those 5 days in a row of exercising for 60mins.vigorously and eating healthy is the key. So when my cheat days come and go, I get right back on my plan. If I do gain a pound or so during those 2 cheat days, the calories get burned off and then some once I get right back on plan. Maybe I am just lucky. But, it has worked for me and I still continue to lose. But think I am going to try and maintain for now.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    If I eat broccoli and chicken and go for a run one day does that make me healthy and fit?
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    SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage Posts: 2,668 Member
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    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
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    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
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  • maria0elisa
    maria0elisa Posts: 199 Member
    Yeah I'm really anti 'cheat days' because they just don't make sense.
    It's much better to have a treat like a slice of cake, but build that into your calorie allowance.
    When you have cheat days I think that encourages binging and then the awful feeling afterwards of "what have I done..."
    I have accidently had a couple of days when I've completely blown my calorie allowance, and suddenly become very bloated. It's very demotivating, and the only cure is to do a load of exercise to work it all off, or have two or three days of very, very disciplined eating.

    So yeah I think cheat days encourage cycles of "really bad" and "really good" eating rather than general self-control and moderation... cheat days can easily become cheat weeks if you don't get yourself back on track.
  • maria0elisa
    maria0elisa Posts: 199 Member
    I definitely have treats once or twice a week (usually chocolate or a piece of cake!) but I stick within my calorie limits and I don't class the whole day as a "cheat day".
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    If it knocks you off the wagon, sure. But one day of fasting or overeating won't make a huge difference overall if you have a lot to lose.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    One single cheat day would not ruin your diet. But regular cheat days can. It would depend on how many calories you consume on the cheat days and how often you have them.
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