Tips to get "cheat" weight down?
ladybug1620
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Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get their weight off from their "cheat" day? I went over by not quite 1000 on saturday, which was planned. I'm still 2 lbs up. I have a few days left til weigh in but I just want to be sure to get it off. I know I need to load up on water, which I'm doing. Is there anything else you do that helps?
ps- Not looking for "don't do cheat day" responses. I do them, I like them, the end
ps- Not looking for "don't do cheat day" responses. I do them, I like them, the end
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Assuming that you've been losing, then just get back to your plan and it should work itself off.0
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WATER! On my cheat days I drink a ton more water to keep things flushed out.0
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im having same problem...dont think im going to have anymore cheat days0
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It's probably just water weight and will come off, but for me it usually takes about two days.0
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WATER! Cheat days = LOTS higher sodium= water retention. Only way to get rid of it is time -- but drinking even more water will help it come off faster. Prepare to spend a lot of time in the bathroom.......0
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Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get their weight off from their "cheat" day? I went over by not quite 1000 on saturday, which was planned. I'm still 2 lbs up. I have a few days left til weigh in but I just want to be sure to get it off. I know I need to load up on water, which I'm doing. Is there anything else you do that helps?
ps- Not looking for "don't do cheat day" responses. I do them, I like them, the end
Run an extra mile on the days you cheat, problem solved.
In the grand scheme of things, 1000 calories every once in a while isnt even a blip on the radar. It's not even 1/3 of a pound of fat. But if your cheat 'day' is actually every OTHER day, making it more along the lines of cheat dayS, then it's a bigger problem...and the answer is to be more dedicated.
If you have only gone over by 1000 calories and are up 2 lbs, and you are sure your calorie numbers are accurate (and if you arent using a monitor 24/7, they probably arent), then you are retaining water. Drink more, eat less sodium and cut down on things like caffeine.0 -
I wish I could somehow make myself drink more water on the weekends. My cheat day usually falls on one of those days, but even eating clean, I have a hard time remembering to drink water unless I am at my desk at work!! Maybe I should wear a camel back all day, LOL!0
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Don't make it into 'cheat days' but maybe only 'cheat meals' only, not the whole day.0
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I schedule my cheat day for the day after I weigh in, if I lose weight then that's my reward, if the scale hasn't changed I skip the cheat day. Either way, I have the whole week to work it off before the next weigh in. If I've lost weight, then it's keep doing what I was doing, if not then I add an extra workout or two during the week.0
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My cheat days usually involve calories from alcohol so I make sure to hydrate hydrate hydrate! AND make sure I do extra cardio to make up for all the empty calories I am consuming It also helps to go out and dance while I am enjoying my libations because you are burning the calories as you drink them! I just make careful sure to drink a bunch of water also!0
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I will say, though, I do notice that if I try to weigh myself too much, it absolutely drives me nuts. My new plan is to weigh myself the same day of the week every time and absolutely stay away from the scale right around my cheat day. I am still losing weight each week and I don't stress out about whatever may have happened the one day a week I cheat.0
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Have you looked at zig-zagging your calories, to factor in your cheat day?0
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To be 2 lbs of "fat" you would have needed to be 7000 calories over your maintenance so at least you know this isn't "real" weight gain. That means it is like the others have said and just water retention. So up your number of glasses a day. For example I normally aim for 10-12 but on and after a cheat day I try for 14-16 to keep things flushed out.0
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Have you looked at zig-zagging your calories, to factor in your cheat day?0
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I'm in the same boat. Except mine showed up as 5 lbs! I'm sure it's water weight but it's not comIng off very quickly. It's been 4 days for one day of a couple bad choices!!!! Anyway, workout 2 times as hard and long and drink so much water you think you may get sick;(. Maybe even green tea to help get rid of some of the water retention. I'm trying to remember it's not Bout one weigh in, but the journey0
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To be 2 lbs of "fat" you would have needed to be 7000 calories over your maintenance so at least you know this isn't "real" weight gain. That means it is like the others have said and just water retention. So up your number of glasses a day. For example I normally aim for 10-12 but on and after a cheat day I try for 14-16 to keep things flushed out.0
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I stopped cheat days/meals because they interfered with my weight loss - last year.
Now, I will occasionally eat at maintenance (1900-2000) calories, but that is rare (not more than 1x per month) and very carefully controlled. I also allow 1 week of eating at maintenance every 3 months, to help reset my metabolism and restore my leptin levels. It takes a couple weeks to start losing again however.
Eat less carbs, drink more water, eat more fiber. Get that cheat waste out of you.0 -
That is a GREAT idea! I never thought of that. I weigh on Thurday and cheat on Saturday so maybe I need to start weinging on Friday to deicde if I can cheat or not.0
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I also have a "cheat" day after I weigh in. I now enjoy my Wednesdays but I also think I will have to switch weigh in day because with summer and all the cook-outs on the weekends I think I will start weighing in on Fridays!! I use water to get it out plus work-out a bit harder on my cheat day. If the scale doesn't go down then I don't get a cheat day! Good luck!0
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Try to get in a little extra activity as well I'd say. Burning 1000 extra calories over a few days is feasible.0
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