Do I log what I eat on my cheat days?
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lilcd10
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Typically I only log my food on days I'm eating healthy and working out. On my cheat day I don't.
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You should log everything you eat. How else will you be able to look back and see what was going on? Plus you'll never know if you're blowing the whole week's deficit if you aren't keeping track.0
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I log everything just to stay accountable.0
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Yes, because you gotta sign in to your Mfp anyway to keep that hard earned streak going because at the end of the day that's what really matters most.0
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If you log everything youll know how bad your cheat days are! It also means you may not have as bad a cheat day0
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Thanks guys your replies are really helpful0
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I do so that when I ask "hey what am I doing wrong" the internet trolls will keep me in check. Lol0
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I do, but sometimes on vacation, I have cheat weeks. In that case, I just start over when I get back from vacation.0
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I don't cheat, I just eat, and logging everything accurately helps keep me on track. I have had days where I didn't track, and then when I would look back over time to see where my calories were, I would be missing days and I didn't like it. Who knows just how much I ate those days? Now I will always know, even if I eat a metric ton of food. (Wonder what the calories on a metric ton of hot fudge lava cake would be? Never mind, I don't really want to know the answer to that one. )0
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I don't have "cheat days" in the sense of scheduled days when I eat just anything, but there are times like holiday meals/special restaurant visits etc where sticking to my deficit isn't worth it to me (I'd rather have my grandma's stuffing on Thanksgiving than be one day closer to my goal the day after, frankly). On those days, I do my best to log, even knowing my calorie count won't be perfect. It helps keep me honest with myself and in the habit of logging.
If I genuinely CAN'T log, like on a recent cruise where I didn't have internet access, I don't, but I still don't treat it like a "cheat day" in the sense of just eating anything. I try to make sane, reasonable choices, while knowing that it's likely I'll only maintain or even gain after several days of that.
I think if you're doing a "cheat day" in the classic sense of giving in to all your cravings, it's CRUCIAL to log, or else you could be setting back all your progress and effort from your "healthy" days and not even realizing it.0 -
You should log everything you eat. How else will you be able to look back and see what was going on? Plus you'll never know if you're blowing the whole week's deficit if you aren't keeping track.
This.
In the end as long as you're in a deficit for the week, it doesn't really matter, that's why a lot of people on MFP dislike the term 'cheat', lol.0 -
I try to log every morsel. Only way to keep myself accountable. I took "off" from logging for a few months once. I gained 10 pounds...0
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I don't see why you wouldn't log everything. It's an eye opener to see how much you can pack away on a cheat day. On valentine's i was over before breakfast had settled. Haha0
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I log e-v-e-r-y thing. I look at my deficit not so much daily but monthly. So if I miss a day my data is caca.0
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What a question.....you simply log everything like you do any other day. The End.0
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After seeing these responses I will definitely try to get better at logging everything I eat. Thanks you guys!0
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