Should i log my cheat day?
haileydwatson0513
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i just started using my fitness pal, and i plan on having a cheat day just once a week. I wanted to get some opinions on whether or not its beneficial to log my cheat day or to log nothing at all? Thanks!
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Well if you're dead set on having a "cheat day" then I would definitely log it so you can see everything you're eating. My best advice would to incorporate foods you like in smaller portions into your days so you don't have to have "cheat days".0
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Yup.0
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Log everything. Personally, I don't believe in cheat days, as they imply doing something wrong.0
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Definitely log it if it's going to be a regular thing. You'll need to know just how much you're going over to make sure it doesn't take you just to maintenance.0
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haileydwatson0513 wrote: »i just started using my fitness pal, and i plan on having a cheat day just once a week. I wanted to get some opinions on whether or not its beneficial to log my cheat day or to log nothing at all? Thanks!
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I log every thing I eat then look at the calories over 7 days.0
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Yes, absolutely. Log everything. I find it's a good way to get into the habit of conscious (rather than mindless) eating.0
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I agree with the team, log everything. MFP is for you, and it will show you your pluses/minuses but only if you log them.0
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Yes. if you don't, how will you know if you're still in a deficit overall?0
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Log everything - if you do you're not cheating.0
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Well if you're dead set on having a "cheat day" then I would definitely log it so you can see everything you're eating. My best advice would to incorporate foods you like in smaller portions into your days so you don't have to have "cheat days".
I'm in agreement. I don't think I'd like to feel hungry/deprived 6 days a week to compensate for a cheat day. I'd rather have a gentle deficit each and every day with room for small treats. But if it's important to you to set it up that way, log (even if you have to do it the next day), so you can make sense of your weight changes.
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Definitely log it in so you can still keep a track of what you are intaking0
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log everything.
even the ugly.
my weekend was REAL ugly.
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Yip, log everything! And I prefer a cheat meal rather than a cheat day. A whole day would take me the rest of the week to claw back to maintenance and I'd feel like crap after it too. Plus as you're logging and seeing the calories going up, you might stop that cheat day a bit earlier than you would without logging!0
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I'm going to start answering this often-asked question with a quote from bw_conway:
"Stay rooted in reality, as painful as reality often is. Denial and playing games with yourself will not improve your life in any way, and this especially applies to your diet. I don't ignore bad eating habits any more than I would ignore bad spending habits - failing to balance your checkbook because you made a few bad buying decisions will not improve your financial standing."0 -
I like the cheat day approach and have been successful with it in the past so I get the idea. I like to look at my progress on a weekly level. So ideally what I'm hoping for is that by the time "cheat day" rolls around in the week I've had enough of a deficit the rest of the week to give me an idea of what I'm working with.0
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I log it all. It's nice to be able to have all the data to adjust your calories to lose more/less. Can't do that or know how much you really burn if you don't log everything.0
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Absolutely. There's no way to ensure your logging is accurate unless you log everything.0
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Yes. I too have a cheat day. I can eat a dessert or high calorie snack one weekend day per week. ONLY if I hit my calorie goal every day. Like this weekend I don't get dessert night as I went over on Labor day. Trust me you are fine to do this as long as you are doing well the rest of the week. And stay active. I also take a walk before dessert night0
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I've fit desserts and snacks into my every day. I've set myself up for failure too many times cheating. A cheat friday turns into a cheat saturday and then the whole weekend, and Monday I'm off the wagon. Log everything, hold yourself accountable, because it shows up on your body whether you log it or not.0
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