What cheat day does to you

Okay then. Do your thing. If you stop losing weight start logging your...food, which it sounds like you don't count anything you make yourself. And cut back on your cheat day.

Machka9 wrote: »

doralim1990 wrote: »

@PinkPixiexox i recently increase my food intake as long as its homemade and wholefood i never really count it.

Homemade and wholefood still have calories.

Believe me ... some of the stuff I used to bake had CALORIES. There was this one carrot cake ... WOW.

Can I try some!

I don't ever have planned cheat days or meals ... First of all because I'm working hard to (positively) redefine my relationship with food and so I don't attach connotations to food. Food is fuel. It's not good or bad or dirty or cheating if I eat something vs. something else. It's all just food.

Since I've started lifting and realizing how important it is for me to fuel my body, I've been giving myself more leniency to eat at a smaller deficit and honestly, I feel great about it. I don't ever feel the need to overeat to the point of making myself sick or feeling guilty. However, there are some days when I eat at maintenance. Sometimes those are planned and sometimes I only figure out it's going to be one of those days when I'm halfway through it, but I never feel bad about it. It's just about being flexible and making sustainable changes.

And what do you know ... I'm feeling better and have been losing more consistently (so far) than I ever have before.

From my personal experience, out of control eating (or eating to the point of making yourself sick) is directly linked with deprivation, or at least feeling deprived. Maybe something to think about it. But in the meantime, brush it off and move on.

OOOOH MAN!!! cheating it up today...buffalo chicken dip...probably glass of coke and rum...and yep I did the pumpkin spice latte this morning.

I cheated today, ate a giant bag of Tesco's finest cheddar and onion crisps, about 800 calories for the whole bag. They were absolutely delicious, I don't know if it's because I haven't had crisps in 13 months or if they are just that good but I enjoyed them. I will make up those calories before my next weigh in on Saturday so whatever.

That's the day to pick up the iron, because you weren't in a deficit

I'm in maintenance/recomp/mini bulk, so I can eat what I like, within limits. I'm trying to add muscle now.

But when I was losing, I had a nice dessert or a piece of real lasagna, etc, in non-diet portion sizes about every 10 days. Sometimes once a week, sometimes over two weeks. I didn't know if I could stick to it without planning for my cravings. I also ate things like counted-out Hershey's kisses during my regular period of trying to lose weight. But I used to look forward to having a nice (still reasonable) dessert in a few days when my cravings hit, lol.

But at maintenance that's all it takes for me, too: just not indulging too often.

I never did cheat days. It could easily be a whole cheat meal if at a festival or party, but on those days I didn't eat a pastry for breakfast, too, or anything

I consumed probably 4-5000 calories today. Had a crappy breakfast, ruby tuesday salad bar, raspberry tea, and shrimp pasta, tons of junk in between there and dinner which was chicken nuggets and tater tots. I am currently paying the price of all the sodium with swollen hands and feet but Starting with work tonight is a new day. Moving on. Im not perfect but Ive learned to not let a bad day ruin a good thing.
I dont call this a cheat day. I call it having an off day. (Off meaning I just dont feel satisfied not a day off )

kathrynjean_ wrote: »

cafeaulait7 wrote: »

That's the day to pick up the iron, because you weren't in a deficit

That is definitely one of the best things I've heard around here in a while!

Hey, when life hands you lemons, make Limoncello and enjoy!

Be less restrictive and you won't have as many cheat days. You can incorporate any food into your daily calories.