Cheating

roberdux
roberdux Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How often do you have your cheat day/meal? Once a month? Or once a week?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Never
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Never

    This.

    I eat the foods that I like and fit them into my day.

    Since I'm not depriving myself, I have no reason to "cheat."
  • LUHAN27
    LUHAN27 Posts: 211 Member
    edited September 2016
    Once a week. Cheat day is mainly just a day where I don't log in my calories. On non cheat days I do snack, but it's stricter and I count the calories.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Never

  • tryett
    tryett Posts: 530 Member
    Never. It's a lifestyle change not a diet. If I want something I try to make it fit.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    I cycle my calories so that I have two higher calorie days during the week. I don't call them a cheat meal or day because its not really cheating to me.

    But if you had to label it as something it would be more of a "controlled cheat day".
  • JeanLaw131
    JeanLaw131 Posts: 78 Member
    Never! I eat what I want and make room for it in my calorie count.
  • spikesforu
    spikesforu Posts: 5 Member
    Once a week on Fridays for lunch. I have been doing this for 3 months and it has worked out perfectly. I reward myself for a well job done.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Every 2 weeks or so.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Never. I just make a choice everyday...eat in a deficit, eat at maintenance, or eat in a surplus.
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Never. I track it all.
  • pebble4321
    pebble4321 Posts: 1,132 Member
    I don't have rules around my eating that would make anything I eat "cheating".

    I eat out pretty often, and usually log what I'm eating - though for a fancy dinner out, I'll often just log a big whack of quick calories because it can be very hard to guess accurately for a fine dining meal with lots and lots of components. Once every five weeks or so (when my husband is home from work for a week) we will go out and have a pretty indulgent dinner/drinks, but I also go out for breakfast pretty often on a regular basis. And I cook a variety of foods at home, including some desserts and other meals that are high in calories. Sometimes I'm very conscious of portion sizes, other times I eat more than my planned calories for the day.

    None of that is "cheating" to me, it's just life. I aim to eat mostly food that will give me good nutrition and keep me healthy but I also eat/drink some things just for fun.

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