Do you do cheat days? What do you do?

About 5 years ago I'd have cheat "days" and would binge on anything and everything - feeling *kitten* but doing it anyway.
Best way I've found is to have a cheat meal of any kind - usually a packet of lollies with some chocolate milk. Afterwards I feel so terrible (cause you're full and it's crap food) that it puts me off for more than a week.

I don't really do cheat days, but try to eat a variety, eat healthy and if I eat junky foods I work those into my calories for the day (seems like someone is always bringing in donuts at work!). Every great once in a while I might have a day where I go way over my calories (ie last Saturday I went to the Cheesecake Factory and had one of their light lunches but finished it with a 1110 calorie piece of Godiva chocolate cheesecake- yum!!). But that is a very rare treat.

I was on a diet once upon a time based on a book called Eating for Life. The diet was very simple - eat 6 small meals per day- each meal needed a fist size of carbs and a palm size of protein (and then you could add vegetable as much as you liked). Then there was one day per week where you could eat whatever and as much as you liked. I did lose weight on that, but I found it to be unsustainable, not because of low calories, but because I was too busy to stop and eat that many times per day. So what I'm doing now I feel like is sustainable long term. I just eat what I like with a slight calorie deficit and exercise for heart health and to tone muscles. When I meet goal I will slowly bring up calories to maintenance level and continue to exercise. So it's not a big switch from being on a "diet" to not. Maintenance after all is what is most difficult.

I do a treat day once a month where I'll make food that I actually want to eat fit into my calories like a small pizza or a Blizzard from DQ.

Cheat days, no.
Less healthy meal yes.
Once a week or so I eat a meal like fries and fried snacks, though I fit that in my caloric goals.
Throughout the week I also eat some ice cream every now and then, or some chocolate, though again I make it fit my macro's.

My cheat day is on Sunday. Its the day where I eat at maintenance. And have dessert after dinner. That's it. Nothing fancy or over complicated. A cheat day for me is more about what I eat than how much. I still eat a reasonable amount, just, maybe not so reasonable food choices.

I don't plan cheat days. However, if I am tempted for something that maybe a little high in the calorie department, I eat enough to satisfy the craving, log it, and move one.

I used to, but had to stop because they turned into cheat weekends, then cheat weeks. It's a slippery slope, at least for me.
Now I just make room in my day for things that would be considered "cheats" (though I don't call them that anymore). I will have a chocolate bar a couple times a week and make it fit into my calories.
There are times when I go over my calories (birthday party, things like that)...sometimes way over my calories. I log it and move on.

I don't really have a day of "cheating". I count everything I put in my mouth even if it is bad for me on those one days I may have a gone a little overboard. Though on a Friday, which is my weigh day, the only "cheat" I do is I may substitute the wheat pasta for white pasta serving. Even if I am eating out I really look at the menu and make the good choices though that fried and greasy food looks delish I know I won't feel good after eating it because my body is no used to not having so much oil/fat/salt and what not. The thought of cheating will mean I will slip into old ways and that is why I am making the change for the good. If it is sweets what fruit can you substitute for that dessert...what good fats can you eat that will help avoid those cravings and help keep you full while drinking water. It is all in portions.

No. If you "cheat" on your lifestyle, you cheat on your health. Why not incorporate what you feel like you're missing into your meal planning? I limit eating out and try to plan ahead for days when I want homemade pizza or a decadent treat. I still eat the things I enjoy, I just limit them so I don't feel deprived. This is a lifestyle not a diet.

Don't worry about it. It's ok to stray now and then. I don't plan for cheat days but there are certainly some days where things don't go as planned for whatever reason. The way I see it, the important thing is to stay mindful of my goals and to not be to tough on myself when I slip a little.

I don't call it a cheat, because it's part of my plan ... I eat at deficit during the week, and at maintenance on the weekends. It means my losses are a bit slower than if I were to eat at deficit all week, but it allows me to have a drink, dessert, etc., and fit into my overall plan.