Most people here who go in for 'cheats' have a cheat MEAL rather than a cheat DAY. I don't like the mentality of cheating so I work it into my plan by eating less at other meals, doing more exercise and logging the meal in question.

I'm not a fan of the "cheat" thought process either. I never have carby foods and snacks and treats I have fit into my plan.

i typically do one cheat meal per week, not a whole day, just one meal or maybe a 2 hour period, it doesnt seem to slow down my weight loss, and it makes me feel good, knowing I can have that one meal , also prevents stalls for me

I do not do any cheat meals for several reasons: the one time I tried it, I ended up sick and achy right after I ate it into the next day; I still have a good amount of weight to lose, and I don't want to knock myself out of ketosis. If I want something that has more carbs than 20 but under 50, I log it then do some activity to balance it out - although I have only done that once or twice so far. I just don't eat it if it doesn't fit there. It is also just easier for me to abstain right now rather than go back and forth.

I am having a hard time thinking of this as anything but a diet. As long as I have to count or track anything, I think diet.

Even tracking my weight..I can't seem to think anything but diet.

My bad..if I ever get to a point where it comes naturally then I can think WOL

Having a cheat meal on occasion is not bad. Especially if that is making it psychologically easier to adhere to the fat loss journey long term. However, using the "cheat" meal/day/whatever time frame, as an excuse to go black and white, thinking you already started cheating so might as well CONTINUE CHEATING...is counterproductive to fat loss. Then you're turning the cheat into your new lifestyle choice. Just my opinion. I also recommend getting FA before carb ups. YMMV.

TL;DR If you can stop yourself after your cheat meal, little harm done if already in FA. If a cheat becomes binge-inducing...then don't.

I cheated yesterday. I hit my weight goal 11 days early, so I at 2 bites of a brownie. Full sugar, carbs, it was delish. And then I stopped. There was more brownie, but I knew that each bite put me further from my next goal and I'm only willing to take a few steps back on occasion.

Once a month, usually a weekend day when an event is planned, I have a IDGAF (I don't give a f) day. I track what I eat, but I don't plan my food day. I just eat what I want when I want. Strangely enough, most of those days don't look terrible. I still practice "protein first" when I eat or snack, I still eat very slowly and chew each bite. I still ask, "Am I hungry or am I just thirsty?" I do all of those things without thinking about it, because I've practiced them daily for 14 months. They're second nature.

So yeah, I cheat. Yesterday's brownie cheat still put me at only 23g net carbs. If you can cheat a little, do it. If it you can't, don't. Only you know your willpower level.

I eat as I need to

Don't really have cheat days. If I do an extreme volume of exercise I eat more as need to not be in a huge caloric deficit.

The idea of having a way of eating that is extreme I need an escape day from the plan once a week sounds like a bad plan.

I love this way of eating. I don't feel the need to cheat because I don't feel as though I'm denying myself anything (and because I know my impulsive reactions if I were to let the sugar hit my blood).

Yesterday neither my husband or I could finish our breakfast because we were satisfied half way through.

My dad likes to steal our food (bacon cooling, the keto BBQ sauce I make, slices of meat on the board). The way I see it, we are eating everyone else's cheat food. It's a good freakin' deal.