Your cheat meal this week
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Mine was a BLTCA sandwich. It wasn't even that bad an option really: 1 piece of sourdough bread (open faced) with I think 2 slices of bacon, 60gr or so of chicken breast, some avocado, a drizzle of honey mustard and of course greens and tomato.0
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Mine was a BLTCA sandwich. It wasn't even that bad an option really: 1 piece of sourdough bread (open faced) with I think 2 slices of bacon, 60gr or so of chicken breast, some avocado, a drizzle of honey mustard and of course greens and tomato.
What do you consider about that to be a "cheat"?
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Mine was a BLTCA sandwich. It wasn't even that bad an option really: 1 piece of sourdough bread (open faced) with I think 2 slices of bacon, 60gr or so of chicken breast, some avocado, a drizzle of honey mustard and of course greens and tomato.
That sounds fantastic! I'm going to copy that idea, I have some avocado I need to use up and that is the perfect answer.
This past week was bad for me food wise, I got really discouraged, worried and stressed and I dived into fast food for comfort. But I'm moving past it and am getting back on track.0 -
Mine was a BLTCA sandwich. It wasn't even that bad an option really: 1 piece of sourdough bread (open faced) with I think 2 slices of bacon, 60gr or so of chicken breast, some avocado, a drizzle of honey mustard and of course greens and tomato.
What do you consider about that to be a "cheat"?
I was wondering this same thing!
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Terpnista84 wrote: »I don't see the point in decreasing my weekly deficit by 'cheating'. It all seems a bit buzzword trendy to me.
Today is pre-logged. This evening I will be eating a full tub of lick banana and honey froyo with a Reese's nut bar. No cheats.
I'm fairly disciplined with my eating so a cheat day is simply me exercising and eating all of my calories back. Basically I just aim to break even for the day. Normally my treats (I love froyo) have to fit into calories and I still net 1200.
Seems like confusing terminology. If you stay within your calories goal, you aren't "cheating".
To me "cheating" would be a day that you exceed your calorie goal.
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I went to Bonefish Grill last night and tried to stick as close to my limits as possible. I had the sirloin and crab cake dinner with broccoli and snap peas. The table ordered bang bang shrimp I had three pieces and I was fine. Until the lady put the bread and oil right in front of me! I had two pieces of bread/oil. Even still I'm not beating myself up, I've eaten healthier in the last 3-4 weeks than I have in the last 3-4 years.
Tonight I'm meeting 3/4 of my bridesmaids for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. I didn't pick the place but I plan on ordering chicken and shrimp fajitas. I'm going to the gym tomorrow for my Saturday HIIT/Butts & Guts class so I just keep telling myself as long as I stay accountable I am still on the wagon.0 -
39 days here ... 0 cheat days.
I don't understand why would a person want to "cheat" on their diets? I'm here to lose weight and get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. But maybe others have different goals.
That's because to me, and probably a lot of people here, this isn't a diet. We're trying to change how we eat for the rest of our lives. And being on a diet for the rest of my life is super depressing to me. So I've had to learn portion control and how to fit things I like into what my daily calorie limit should be. That's why the 'cheat' days from time to time. Sometimes, we all just have off days. *shrugs*
For me, yesterday, I was feeling rather crappy, so I went to Quizno's and got the honey mustard chicken sandwich. That ended up being almost 2/3 my daily calories with a bag of chips, but I didn't care at that point. ^_^;;
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Friday's after work, I do my usual visit to the local Y and then stop afterwards by Papa Murphy's to get a pizza to take home for the family supper. It's my reward for a good week.0
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I think everyone looks at cheat meals and days differently causing sometimes unwanted snobbery and advice. My idea of a cheat day which I have once a week is eating 2-300 maybe very occassionally 400-500 but, still under for the week. That day itself looks terrible but, in the scheme of a week I am still in the green. I call it a cheat day because that one day I don't watch my macros, micros and definitely not my cals. This works for me personally because if I didn't do it I would go crazy! I get that not everyone can handle a day of cheating I get some ppl think they know better but, I have lost 17 lbs in a month and a half so I am doing what is right for my body.0
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Granola... It has about 300 calories for 3/4 a cup. So I consider it a cheat meal.0
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AmberSue09 wrote: »rhondafaith9459 wrote: »I have only been on this program for 3 days so not thinking that far ahead yet
So you have been doing mfp for 3 whole days but, messaged me to tell me what I am doing wrong by having a cheat day? Ridiculous! I didn't ask for advice nor am I having any problems losing weight.
Did I miss something because I didn't see where she was pointing out your wrong doings.
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My cheat meal this week was beef curry over white rice. Totally worth it.0
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39 days here ... 0 cheat days.
I don't understand why would a person want to "cheat" on their diets? I'm here to lose weight and get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. But maybe others have different goals.
That's because to me, and probably a lot of people here, this isn't a diet. We're trying to change how we eat for the rest of our lives. And being on a diet for the rest of my life is super depressing to me. So I've had to learn portion control and how to fit things I like into what my daily calorie limit should be. That's why the 'cheat' days from time to time. Sometimes, we all just have off days. *shrugs*
For me, yesterday, I was feeling rather crappy, so I went to Quizno's and got the honey mustard chicken sandwich. That ended up being almost 2/3 my daily calories with a bag of chips, but I didn't care at that point. ^_^;;
You might want to look up the definition of "diet". Everything you eat is your diet and you will be eating a diet for the rest of your life.
Maybe you meant weight loss "diet" although a better term might be calorie restricted diet which you should eat the rest of your life.0 -
No matter how hard I might try, I just can't seem to cheat successfully. My body ends up finding out about it and reacts accordingly.0
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Beer Fest tomorrow, unlimited beer testers from 50 different craft brewery's... My cheat meal.0
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Crawfish boil tomorrow with a beer or two. Trick is to not go TOO crazy...0
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I try to eat clean as a rule (within reason- I can't always cook all of my meals from scratch, but I try to find brands that I trust with organic ingredients if I buy pre-prepared items). To me, a cheat meal is a cheat because it contains fast food or highly processed ingredients, not because of the calorie count.
My cheat meal this week was a piece of fried chicken breast from Popeye's and half of a biscuit (I did take off the skin, but still- so much salty, fatty, tender fast food deliciousness does no one any good). I had it with a piece of corn, no butter (so at least that wasn't a cheat). in hindsight, I wish I'd kept the skin lol. It seems like a waste of a cheat!0 -
beemerphile1 wrote: »39 days here ... 0 cheat days.
I don't understand why would a person want to "cheat" on their diets? I'm here to lose weight and get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. But maybe others have different goals.
That's because to me, and probably a lot of people here, this isn't a diet. We're trying to change how we eat for the rest of our lives. And being on a diet for the rest of my life is super depressing to me. So I've had to learn portion control and how to fit things I like into what my daily calorie limit should be. That's why the 'cheat' days from time to time. Sometimes, we all just have off days. *shrugs*
For me, yesterday, I was feeling rather crappy, so I went to Quizno's and got the honey mustard chicken sandwich. That ended up being almost 2/3 my daily calories with a bag of chips, but I didn't care at that point. ^_^;;
You might want to look up the definition of "diet". Everything you eat is your diet and you will be eating a diet for the rest of your life.
Maybe you meant weight loss "diet" although a better term might be calorie restricted diet which you should eat the rest of your life.
di·et1
ˈdīət/
noun
1.the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
"a vegetarian diet"
2.a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons.
"I'm going on a diet"
Actually, as you can see, "diet" can have multiple meanings. The word is not restricted to definition 1 above as you incorrectly state, and I believe definition 2 is how it was originally used. Thanks for the suggestion of looking up the definition though, I think it helped clear things up...0 -
tretoptreece wrote: »AmberSue09 wrote: »rhondafaith9459 wrote: »I have only been on this program for 3 days so not thinking that far ahead yet
So you have been doing mfp for 3 whole days but, messaged me to tell me what I am doing wrong by having a cheat day? Ridiculous! I didn't ask for advice nor am I having any problems losing weight.
Did I miss something because I didn't see where she was pointing out your wrong doings.
She personally messaged me to tell me that a cheat day would ruin my progress. I did not ask for advice nor do I need it. I was calling her out because that ridiculousness ticks me off.
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I had pizza and I loved every minute of it!
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I went out for dinner on Tuesday and had garlic mushrooms, pizza and fries and chocolate brownie with ice cream. It was glorious and only 100 cals over my weekly average 0
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Eh, today can't be a cheat day because I crashed and burned so bad yesterday. I am in maintenance, supposed to be working towards recomp. Yesterday was unusually busy: cardio, lifting, and three hours running around like a chicken with my head cut off shopping. My total for the day ended up being 1280/1850. I knew I should eat something, but I just have no appetite once it gets past a certain hour. It was already nearly 11pm when I got home and I just wanted to get all the shopping put away, shower and sleep.
That said, I am at 735 right now. Plan to go home, make a pizza Margarita, crack open a beer or make a gin and zero cal sparkling lemonade (crappy Tom Collins reject thing, but I like it), eat some Baked Lays and dark chocolate. Probably will end the day around 2000 cals. But that's just above maintenance and I am already in the hole for the week. I never thought I'd have this problem, but I just can't eat as much as I used to even if I try. I was at a sushi place last weekend and I was getting full from the appetizers which were shared long before the entree came out. I just felt like I was going to explode. Back in the day, I would have destroyed it and been begging for more. I can't win here.0 -
39 days here ... 0 cheat days.
I don't understand why would a person want to "cheat" on their diets? I'm here to lose weight and get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. But maybe others have different goals.
That's because to me, and probably a lot of people here, this isn't a diet. We're trying to change how we eat for the rest of our lives. And being on a diet for the rest of my life is super depressing to me. So I've had to learn portion control and how to fit things I like into what my daily calorie limit should be. That's why the 'cheat' days from time to time. Sometimes, we all just have off days. *shrugs*
For me, yesterday, I was feeling rather crappy, so I went to Quizno's and got the honey mustard chicken sandwich. That ended up being almost 2/3 my daily calories with a bag of chips, but I didn't care at that point. ^_^;;
Like I said ... different goals.
My goal is a lifestyle choice.
I used to be really active (ultra-distance cyclist) and could eat whatever I wanted. I struggled to keep weight on and was often in the underweight BMI category. Then my activity level dropped to about 2/3 of what it was because of a change in my life situation, I adjusted what I ate, but not quite enough and put some weight on. There was a bit of up and down there, trying to get it right. Then my activity level dropped to about 1/3 of what it was because of life and health issues. Again, I adjusted what I ate, but not quite enough ... and I slowly and gradually put on 15 kg over the past 4 years.
What I'm doing now is a 2 part deal ... basically getting back into my previous (usual) lifestyle.
1) I need to lose the 15 kg so that I can be more active. Trying to haul an extra 15 kg up hills and over long distances at a reasonable speed is difficult. So I'm here to tweak my intake and refresh my memory on calories and portions.
2) I need to become more active, build up those cycling distances, taking on more challenging hikes, etc. ... getting back into what I love.
And what does this have to do with cheat days or meals? Part of the fun of putting in several hours of cycling is being able to eat a pizza and not worry about it.
No cheating involved.
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theston412 wrote: »
It was glorious! There was gravy everywhere and no potato survived the onslaught.
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5 rye and cokes0
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For my cheat days, I usually just try to keep my calories at or under maintenance (which is 2150-2350 depending on how active i am throughout the day). Today is my cheat day, and rounds out to be around 2050, so if for some reason I'm still hungry, I have some extra leeway.
I'm not eating breakfast because I'm not really that hungry yet, but around noon or so, I'm planning on having a steak and egg breakfast sandwich (with a slice of my favorite pepperjack on top) with sides of cottage cheese, scrambled eggs and chocolate soy milk. Then for dinner it's pasta alfredo with 4 oz of chicken breast and a cookie. Snacks today are gonna be baked lays (they taste better to me than normal chips) and a bottle of Naked Juice's Green Machine.
To be fair, none of this is stuff that I wouldn't let myself eat if it weren't a cheat day, but I wouldn't be able to fit all of it on the same day lol.0 -
I suppose just the fact that it is a BLT haha, which tends to not be the healthiest of options because of the bacon and mayo. I eat pretty strictly otherwise, so yeah, I consider it a small cheat I suppose you could say. Different for everyone.What do you consider about that to be a "cheat"?
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More like cheat day for me .. Lol pizza and sour patch kids0
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I ran a 1/2 marathon today. Caesar salad with homemade croutons, Parmesan and a Tenderloin steak.
It isn't really a cheat meal if my activities on the weekends allow me to eat sumptuous meals and still lose weight. I have kept off 50 pounds for 8 years.0
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