Cheat or Treat?
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lorrpb
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I like to call them treats, not cheats. It's more positive, and they're usually pre-planned and controlled.
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Me too.0
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Treats here too. Planned and worked into the diary ahead of time & enjoyed to the fullest.
I pre plan/ pre log my meals, keeps me from ever going over.0 -
Yep, they're treats. My husband treated me to a dinner date tonight. Not cheating (that would be awkward lol).0
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I don't really use either, but treat makes more sense to me too.0
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It's a treat, or a splurge, not a cheat. I'm not cheating anyone or anything.
I'm on a family vacation trip this weekend. I'm gonna have a lot of cardio next week to catch up, but it's worth it!0 -
Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.0
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It's a treat if you log it, a cheat if you don't.0
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ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
So dogs are the only ones that can enjoy food? Food that sometimes doesn't fit in your calorie goals? My dog gets a bone for a treat. I had bbq rib tips, spicy mac n cheese and a glass of a Indy craft beer as my treat tonight0 -
Depends on whether or not you're supplementing your diet with exercise and how committed you are to your goal .... I feel it's a cheat because I'm kicking my body out of ketosis and cheating myself. If I've been lifting, then I can afford to "treat" myself as a refeed.0
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Treat, but I still haven't figured out how to incorporate an occasional bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough.0
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ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
Treat
NOUN
1.an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure:
"he wanted to take her to the movies as a treat"
Courtesy the Oxford Dictionary.
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ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
Why?
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I call it, "cheat," to all my friends in real life because they don't understand the big deal of calling something a cheat. I guess I don't either.0
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If it's within my calories and/or I have it planned, then it's a treat. Otherwise it's a cheat.0
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ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
I used to go by that...then I realized that, even though I am a people, I still like food, and rewarding myself with it makes me happy. So I'm going to.0 -
ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
Treat
NOUN
1.an event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure:
"he wanted to take her to the movies as a treat"
Courtesy the Oxford Dictionary.
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bendyourkneekatie wrote: »ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
Why?
I think it's actually a fair point. I'm sure that's how more than one of us gained the weight to begin with.0 -
bendyourkneekatie wrote: »ericjonolsen wrote: »Not to be a debbie-downer, but we're not dogs - we shouldn't be rewarded with food.
Why?
I think it's actually a fair point. I'm sure that's how more than one of us gained the weight to begin with.
Well, anything done to excess can be bad. One could just as easily say no one should ever cut calories as that's how anorexia starts.0 -
Chocolate is such an integral part of my life, I don't call it anything. It just IS.
For other things, like birthday cake or bakery scones, I would call them treats.0
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