Cheat days
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Hey everyone the goal is to encourage not to bash
If you have good advice, try to say it in a nice way, not in an insulting way.
When people say your calories are quite low they are looking out for you so don't take it the wrong way! If you lose too much weight too quickly, not only is it bad for your health but it will be hard to maintain your weight later on. You need to find a diet that is sustainable in the long run and be patient!2 -
Do you work out? if so, then you'll need to eat more. At a 1000 cals you have to be careful. If it's working for you, then keep it up. Just be safe about it and take care.
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Ignoring your low calories and jumping right to the topic at hand (youve been told you should be eating more id listen)
That being said i have had 2 cheat days in my entire year (on may 7th) journey of 100 pounds lost. Spread out lot and each time it lead to renewed dieting energy and creativity. Id never consider weekyl cheat days or even meals- fit em in. But i also wouldnt reject the idea of a nice cheat day. As long as your honest with yourself. Youve made great progress dont just have a cheat day weekly or because your roomates second cousin twice removed kids birthday. Make your cheat days rare and worth it.
Just because its a holiday or youve lost 5 pounds doesnt mean you need to celebrate by binging. Maybe your birthday, or christmas. Times that are rare and generally family orientated. No need to diet 1000000% of the time, Live life, Just dont fall into the habit of lieing to yourself over whether this specific occasion is actually worth celebrating with more food or not. For me, Easter 100% was i had my first ever easter dinner with lots of desserts (didnt even put water weight on was super weird XD )5 -
Hey everyone the goal is to encourage not to bash If you have good advice, try to say it in a nice way, not in an insulting way.
When people say your calories are quite low they are looking out for you so don't take it the wrong way! If you lose too much weight too quickly, not only is it bad for your health but it will be hard to maintain your weight later on. You need to find a diet that is sustainable in the long run and be patient!
OP has gotten some solid advice here, I don't see anyone bashing her.3 -
I think you need to take a step back and reevaluate. 29lbs in a month is a lot of weight to lose for your current weight. 1,000 calories is too low. Someone posted the other day about having concerns with their hair falling out because of a very low calorie diet. Malnutrition is a real thing.
The great thing is, you can lose weight by eating all of the things you love by just eating less of it! It's not cheating, it's just living life. A long life with beautiful hair and healthy organs.4 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Hey everyone the goal is to encourage not to bash If you have good advice, try to say it in a nice way, not in an insulting way.
When people say your calories are quite low they are looking out for you so don't take it the wrong way! If you lose too much weight too quickly, not only is it bad for your health but it will be hard to maintain your weight later on. You need to find a diet that is sustainable in the long run and be patient!
OP has gotten some solid advice here, I don't see anyone bashing her.
Reading back you are right! Dunno why I felt that way while I was reading through the post the first time, it felt like everyone was piling up on OP. I agree that it is solid advice.2 -
I personally don't believe in cheat days or cheat meals. I have BED (binge eating disorder).
I have completely taken the positive and negative connotations out of food. I think of food as fuel. Period.
Some of the girls I work with think there are "bad" foods; ie: pizza, nachos, french fries, pasta, bread and "good" foods; ie: fruit, raw vegetables, "low fat" popcorn.
I eat within my calorie goal every day and I'm still losing. Some days, I go over calorie goal but most days I'm under. If I really want something, I make room in my diary. I'm eating 1800 calories/day and losing steadily.
This works for me. Good luck!3 -
There is most definitely benefit to having a "cheat day" but I prefer to call it a "refeed". I still log everything and it still has to fit my refeed macros but a "refeed" day for me is once a week and is 550c, 150f, 300p. I don't buy into "starvation mode" but you can trick your body into burning fat stores by telling it food is abundantly available. I'm not going to profess to know all the science behind it but they are beneficial, both physically and mentally.1
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No idea what weight a "stone" is, but I don't do cheat days. I think you can do a "cheat meal" now and then, but if you just blow off the whole day you can easily reverse progress for a whole week.1
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I have a job at the stables and do about 8 hours of hard exercise whilst mucking out stables, other than that I do around 10,000-20,000 steps per daynicolammorris221 wrote: »Do you work out? if so, then you'll need to eat more. At a 1000 cals you have to be careful. If it's working for you, then keep it up. Just be safe about it and take care.
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Thank youHey everyone the goal is to encourage not to bash If you have good advice, try to say it in a nice way, not in an insulting way.
When people say your calories are quite low they are looking out for you so don't take it the wrong way! If you lose too much weight too quickly, not only is it bad for your health but it will be hard to maintain your weight later on. You need to find a diet that is sustainable in the long run and be patient!
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Thank you! I have a problem with control, I'll eat too much or too little, previously had an eating disorder and was 7 stone, now piled it all on. Definitely going to take the advice thank you xgamerbabe14 wrote: »I think you need to take a step back and reevaluate. 29lbs in a month is a lot of weight to lose for your current weight. 1,000 calories is too low. Someone posted the other day about having concerns with their hair falling out because of a very low calorie diet. Malnutrition is a real thing.
The great thing is, you can lose weight by eating all of the things you love by just eating less of it! It's not cheating, it's just living life. A long life with beautiful hair and healthy organs.
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georgiamaxine1 wrote: »
Thank you! I have a problem with control, I'll eat too much or too little, previously had an eating disorder and was 7 stone, now piled it all on. Definitely going to take the advice thank you xgamerbabe14 wrote: »I think you need to take a step back and reevaluate. 29lbs in a month is a lot of weight to lose for your current weight. 1,000 calories is too low. Someone posted the other day about having concerns with their hair falling out because of a very low calorie diet. Malnutrition is a real thing.
The great thing is, you can lose weight by eating all of the things you love by just eating less of it! It's not cheating, it's just living life. A long life with beautiful hair and healthy organs.
Best of luck!0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
A stone is 14lbs
Yeah, I googled it, but still don't get why anyone would use that terminology. Just say the number of pounds. No remainder necessary
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TavistockToad wrote: »
A stone is 14lbs
Yeah, I googled it, but still don't get why anyone would use that terminology. Just say the number of pounds. No remainder necessary
It's a long established measurement in Great Britain, that's why some people use it.5 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
A stone is 14lbs
Yeah, I googled it, but still don't get why anyone would use that terminology. Just say the number of pounds. No remainder necessary
Why do people say 5 foot 3 instead of 63 inches? No remainder necessary :P
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TavistockToad wrote: »
A stone is 14lbs
Yeah, I googled it, but still don't get why anyone would use that terminology. Just say the number of pounds. No remainder necessary
Because some people are in a different country to you....7 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
A stone is 14lbs
Yeah, I googled it, but still don't get why anyone would use that terminology. Just say the number of pounds. No remainder necessary
Lol there are different terminologies used in other countries...2 -
You may have been holding a large amount of water, or your scale was off
- double check your weight on another scale
- target less than 1% weight loss per week going forward
- Have a DR check up, if it's been awhile.
- See the Doctor anyway if the rapid loss continues.1 -
With 3 stones (42 lbs for those who aren't familiar with the term) you should set up MFP to lose 1 lb/week. You should also set your activity level to at least lightly active, and then you should aim to hit the number you are provided, maybe even more if you continue to lose faster than 1 lb/week. This is the same advice I gave you in another thread last week.
Once you get a higher and more appropriate calorie target for yourself, it will be easier to eat a variety of foods including things like a couple slices of pizza or some ice cream within the calorie goal and not have it be "cheating". Getting an appropriate calorie goal and losing weight at a safe and modest pace helps with those binge restrict cycles for a lot of people.0 -
I thought it was a cheat meal not a whole day...0
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blimey it took me 14 weeks to lose 29lbs. i wouldnt go lower than 1200 and more if exercising. but of course you know your body and what works for you. what i will say is if you hit a plateau at 1000 calories how do you reduce them further to lose last few pounds1
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I don't really have cheat days. I allow special occasions such as holidays/birthdays/fairs/festivals. But even then if you ate 6 pieces of papa johns pizza= 1,500cal and some chocolate lets say 500Cal. keep in mind that 3,500 calories=1 pound of fat. you wouldn't even gain a pound of fat from that meal. just limit the rest of the calories that day. Just keep in mind what your BMR is and if one day you are 500-1000 calories over your calories spent its not the end of the world. Don't Demonize food just always keep in mind the amount you're eating. Its why logging food works so well.Make it a lifestyle change not a diet.2
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georgiamaxine1 wrote: »Hi everyone! I'm new to this, I have been on my diet for just under a month and I have lost 29 lbs. I started at 15 stone 4 and now at 13 stone 3. I still have another 3 stone to lose and I'm currently eating 1,000 calories a day.. do people have cheat days and still lose weight? I think it's the only thing that is going to keep me motivated if I have a little treat where I can eat chocolate or some pizza lol!
Well, I'd be thrilled to have that loss, so have some cheat meals! Not "days. I'm doing 1200 Calories and working out at the Gym 5 days per week doing 1hour of weight machines plus 90 minutes of high-intensity Cardio and have only lost 10.5 pounds in over 40 days!
But I take weekends off working out for chores and family time, but still try to adhere to my 1200 calories. I do "cheat"...but typically only if I have leftover earned exercise calories by eating something rich, but healthier like some extra dark chocolate squares instead of....say...fried chicken. Or I indulge in the "1 glass of dry, red wine" that's high in antioxidants and make sure it's a low-cal wine (like "Skinny Girl Cabernet").
But I have mild hormone issues and a frisky heart rate that messed everything up, so I'm still trying to figure out what works for me. I was about 171 lbs (I'm 5'7) and now I'm at 159.5 and haved been stuck at this weight for all of April. I know it's frustrating, but you lost A LOT and your bodyis probably adjusting to a very different body weight and lifestyle.
But I would still avoid total cheat days. I did one cheat day that was moderately bad on my son's birthday (had my mother's "spaghetti pie and birthday cake) and all it did was make me feel mentally andd physically bad/guilty/disappointed in myself for days. It's not worth it IMO. Try small "cheat snacks" as mentioned, instead.1 -
georgiamaxine1 wrote: »Hi everyone! I'm new to this, I have been on my diet for just under a month and I have lost 29 lbs. I started at 15 stone 4 and now at 13 stone 3. I still have another 3 stone to lose and I'm currently eating 1,000 calories a day.. do people have cheat days and still lose weight? I think it's the only thing that is going to keep me motivated if I have a little treat where I can eat chocolate or some pizza lol!georgiamaxine1 wrote: »Before I started my diet I was sometimes eating around 10,000 calories a day, that's why I thought I was losing weight so fast?
I say this with concern and as someone who has also had issues with moderation in the past - it would greatly benefit you to learn how to practice moderation.3 -
I lost about 25 pounds in 8 weeks having a cheat meal once every two weeks. The following 6 weeks I switched to having a cheat item once a week. I've lost an additional 17 pounds on that plan. Cheats are absolutely possible for weight loss1
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My motto is slow and steady wins the race. I'm losing about half a lb per week, which feels very slow but it's how to succeed for long term loss.
You seem to have an all or nothing mentality. Either 10, 000cals a day, now 1000 (which is much too low). Have you thought about talking to someone about your relationship with food?
I'm 5'3, I workout 4 to 5 days per week, and I'm set at 1530 cals per day for 0.5lbs loss per week. I don't go over cals during the week, and I don't eat my exercise cals back (unless pms hit's and then I do so I stop the hangry). On weekends, I set myself at maintenance so I can have some of the foods I love.0 -
Yeah I weighed myself on other scales and it's correctYou may have been holding a large amount of water, or your scale was off
- double check your weight on another scale
- target less than 1% weight loss per week going forward
- Have a DR check up, if it's been awhile.
- See the Doctor anyway if the rapid loss continues.
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