Cheat Days

ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »

jnv7594 wrote: »

ChaseRobinson85 wrote: »

Can you all just shut up about what you call it, or how you 'prefer to reference it'. Nobody cares. Some of you guys way over think things and regurgitate lines from your beloved health mags. She (the OP) had a question about cheat days. Have a cheat day and make it awesome. Go to work and be disciplined 6 days a week and then eat as your heart desires. Just make that cheat day about eating what you want. It's great for your soul. If you listen to some of these guys you will burn out, hbarnesccs.

No moderation will not cause you to burn out. Moderation is what makes a diet sustainable. I eat regular servings of the foods I love and fit them in my calories because this is the way I plan on eating after I lose the weight. Many of us that do that don't need cheat days because we don't deprive ourselves to begin with. Depriving yourself is what will lead to burn out. Cheat days are one of my pet peeves. If you need a cheat day, then you are doing something wrong and may need to reevaluate your diet to see if it's something that will be sustainable for you in the long term. Now I can see OPs point about get togethers and not counting calories on certain days when it's not practical, but honestly, I don't agree with planning a weekly cheat day and suffering through the whole week to get to that day. Like I said, if it's that hard that you need to have a break, you might need to reevaluation what you're doing.

By the way, moderation is one of the main ways most people fit foods into their diet on this site. If you don't agree with it, you are in the minority, and perhaps this isn't the place for you.

You my dear are ridiculous! I do not deprive myself for the week. I do not wipe out all my hard work in one day. I moderately eat treats all week. But, ya know what? Sometimes I am just going to want 8 oz of buttery cheesy pasta. It does not matter what my deficit is on a daily basis it would never be enough. All you ppl who get all angry and snobby about the word cheat day sound hangry. I mean seriously your way is not the only right way. I have been doing this a little over 2 months and I have lost 26 lbs. Obviously I figured out what works for me. I plan to stay here because this is where I want to be. To say I can fit all things I love to eat in moderation is ridiculous because you have no idea what I eat. I am making a lifestyle change not a freaking diet. I will continue to defend the idea of a cheat day. I am not stupid I realize you can't cheat your body but, it is an easy word to convey what I am doing. I could careless if it annoys all you semantic crazies.

I like you hahaha

Pelamblue wrote: »

ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »

jnv7594 wrote: »

ChaseRobinson85 wrote: »

Can you all just shut up about what you call it, or how you 'prefer to reference it'. Nobody cares. Some of you guys way over think things and regurgitate lines from your beloved health mags. She (the OP) had a question about cheat days. Have a cheat day and make it awesome. Go to work and be disciplined 6 days a week and then eat as your heart desires. Just make that cheat day about eating what you want. It's great for your soul. If you listen to some of these guys you will burn out, hbarnesccs.

No moderation will not cause you to burn out. Moderation is what makes a diet sustainable. I eat regular servings of the foods I love and fit them in my calories because this is the way I plan on eating after I lose the weight. Many of us that do that don't need cheat days because we don't deprive ourselves to begin with. Depriving yourself is what will lead to burn out. Cheat days are one of my pet peeves. If you need a cheat day, then you are doing something wrong and may need to reevaluate your diet to see if it's something that will be sustainable for you in the long term. Now I can see OPs point about get togethers and not counting calories on certain days when it's not practical, but honestly, I don't agree with planning a weekly cheat day and suffering through the whole week to get to that day. Like I said, if it's that hard that you need to have a break, you might need to reevaluation what you're doing.

By the way, moderation is one of the main ways most people fit foods into their diet on this site. If you don't agree with it, you are in the minority, and perhaps this isn't the place for you.

You my dear are ridiculous! I do not deprive myself for the week. I do not wipe out all my hard work in one day. I moderately eat treats all week. But, ya know what? Sometimes I am just going to want 8 oz of buttery cheesy pasta. It does not matter what my deficit is on a daily basis it would never be enough. All you ppl who get all angry and snobby about the word cheat day sound hangry. I mean seriously your way is not the only right way. I have been doing this a little over 2 months and I have lost 26 lbs. Obviously I figured out what works for me. I plan to stay here because this is where I want to be. To say I can fit all things I love to eat in moderation is ridiculous because you have no idea what I eat. I am making a lifestyle change not a freaking diet. I will continue to defend the idea of a cheat day. I am not stupid I realize you can't cheat your body but, it is an easy word to convey what I am doing. I could careless if it annoys all you semantic crazies.

I like you hahaha

Thanks! I try. It seems this topic pops up every day at least once and some ppl just sound like they know everything and they couldn't possibly be wrong. It is incredibly aggravating!

I don't schedule them but I try to 'hold out' until Saturday's and if I fancy something naughty I'll have it then. Only because Saturday is when my husband usually has a day off and we like to take the kids out or have a treat together. I try to have a small amount of nice things (chocolate mainly!) throughout the week, all within my daily calorie allowance of course.

Cheat day for me is if I go over my calories. I try my best to not do it except for special occasions, like holidays or State Fair (fried things EVERYWHERE!). I have had days where I've gone over unexpectedly, I just log them and watch myself the next day to make sure it doesn't become habit. I've come to the conclusion, for me, that if I don't go over more than once a week, I'll be fine.

A quote from matt huckle one of the writers of ' mens health '
'Scheduling cheat meals can help optimise your body's hormone levels to avoid it entering 'starvation' mode and holding onto calories. Your rule: plan two a week and throw away any remaining nasties afterwards '
There we go people hope this clears away all the bro science

Pelamblue wrote: »

A quote from matt huckle one of the writers of ' mens health '
'Scheduling cheat meals can help optimise your body's hormone levels to avoid it entering 'starvation' mode and holding onto calories. Your rule: plan two a week and throw away any remaining nasties afterwards '
There we go people hope this clears away all the bro science

Hope you were being ironic.

999tigger wrote: »

Pelamblue wrote: »

A quote from matt huckle one of the writers of ' mens health '
'Scheduling cheat meals can help optimise your body's hormone levels to avoid it entering 'starvation' mode and holding onto calories. Your rule: plan two a week and throw away any remaining nasties afterwards '
There we go people hope this clears away all the bro science

Hope you were being ironic.

Absolutely not. No BRO SCIENCE there my friend.
Threads like this infuriate me!!! most of it is ' this guy once told me that... '
Unless you have an informed view ( by which i mean you know because you have the qualification) then pipe down

I hate to bring up "the word", but there is a theory that the word "cheat" has a negative connotation psychologically. We learn to feel ashamed about our decisions, and when we feel bad about ourselves it sets us up for failure. I'm sure that's different from person to person. I do really like what someone else said about "treat" day.

In personal experience, I find it difficult to work a satisfying level of moderation into 1200 calories (as a short female it's what I need for .8lb/wk loss), so I do let myself eat over target on Friday and Saturday. I try to save a hundred or so calories per day Sunday-Thursday (anyone who looks at my diary will see that this doesn't always happen lol) so that I can do this. Then those 500 extra calories can be put to good use...why helloooo cake! If you're working on maintenance I think that overall moderation is the way to go for sustainability; and if you have more than 2000 calories to work with that moderation should be a cakewalk (sorry, can't stop thinking about cake now). Do any heavy hitters care to give their opinion on that theory?

For me if I had to wait a week for treats I would never last that long. It works much better for me to save 200-300 cal a day for after the kids go down then enjoy a few treats a night.

khaled3006 wrote: »

i don't have "cheat days" i have cheat meal its better ,i think cheat day will make you get some fat lol

This is so not not true it isn't even funny. I've been having a cheat day once a week for so long I can't even remember. I have mine every Saturday and as long as I log the other six days and keep up my running and exercising, it won't change. I'm at the weight I want to be and having a cheat day once a week isn't going to make you gain weight. Some people add it to their daily calories and good for them, but I don't. If I want to have a night out with my buddies and have a burger and some beers, then that's what I do on a Saturday. If you have to add so called cheat foods to your daily calorie intake, then your thinking of junk food way too much. And it's something to look forward to and also much healthier. Do I need to add a quarter of a burger or fries or a chocolate bar to my meals everyday? Not me, but to each his own I guess. For the people who like to do that, I can imagine your cholesterol must be through the roof. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a cheat day once a week