Do you have a cheat day?

Absolutely not. Seems sort of detrimental and like binging to me (for me personally, might work great for others but I always feel sort of bloated and gross if I cheat). Plus, I find it harder to get back on track after allowing myself to go off it. I am not on a diet, exactly, more like I'm trying to change habits and learn to eat the right portions. I don't deny myself the things I love (I just eat them less often and smaller amounts).

Nope. I don't have cheat meals or cheat days. I eat what I want, when I want - in moderation. For me, knowing I can have whatever I want - whenever I want it makes it feel less like a "diet" and more like a lifestyle change. I would much rather eat whatever it is I want NOW than have to wait for a specific day or meal to have it. I feel like THAT leads me to binge eat because I feel like there are foods that are 'Off limits' and this isn't my goal.

THIS!! :-)

I was wondering this yesterday. Every Sunday my family goes to my Mum and Dads for Sunday roast. It's not a massive blowout, and yesterday I took a few roast potatoes of my plate and shared them between the children. I did have a piece of cheesecake though and most of my meal was Steamed veg, There was stuffing and a fair bit of gravy though *oops*

I look forward to Sunday all week, I get to put my feet up and not cook for the family, and my dad makes a mean roast. So I was wondering if I should just go with it (in moderation) and make sure I'm more careful the rest of the week.

I was within my calorie limit by the time I got home, but I normally have a little supper at about 10, and messed up by having a couple of my home made cookies. Don't know if my will power was weakened by already having had a bit of a naughty dinner and cheesecake.

Back on track today, but wondering how bad it is for my weightloss/willpower to have this small slip each week. (I was 277 calories over my target of 1310 yesterday)

I did find a blog, on TopFatLossTrainer.com, that says if you restrict carbs throughout the week then you should have a cheat day, just to keep your metabolism up. They went into some scientific explanation with hormones and stuff, but I didn't read it all.

I sometimes like to. I joined a week ago and had one. I might have one every other week if I feel my metabolism is going to the pits.

Actually I don't- I USED to though, and what I would find is that it would lead me to fall off the wagon completley. Ever since I've stopped having them I've been fine. We went to an all you can eat buffet for dinner the other night, and I just ate what I wanted, but I feel okay about it as it was only one meal and I haven't gained 5lbs lol.

I know people that do that and it works for them. Personally, I do not do cheat days and I simply fit what I eat into my daily meal plan. This often includes controlled amounts of foods I love. This is a lifestyle change for me, not just a diet to do temporarily. Some days are easier than others, but I make sure that I write down what I eat each and everyday to keep myself accountable.

It depends. For some, they never cheat (or at least build it into their daily allowance), and it works for them. For me, I gotta have something to look forward to. A day to just eat and eat and not care about anything. If you told me I had to eat like this all the time, I'd probably quit. I build in planned cheat days, so it's not like I'm cheating out of weakness. There's less guilt. I'll do it once or twice a month, by looking at the calendar and picking the day I want to do it. Then it's written on the calendar for me to look forward to. It works for me. But you need to do what works for you.

NOPE NEVER EVER!