Do you log cheat meals/days?
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krich0502
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Hey,
I’m just wondering, if I should log a cheat meal/day? I think yes, but what are your thoughts or experiences.
I’m just wondering, if I should log a cheat meal/day? I think yes, but what are your thoughts or experiences.
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I do.0
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Absolutely. You can't figure out whether the numbers you are using for TDEE are in the ballpark unless you have all the data on how much you consume.2
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Yes, you can then see accurate weekly averages, my cheats even themselves out over the week.2
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Absolutely. I didn't during my first 20 lb of weight loss. Once I reached a plateau, I reassesed my habits to figure out where I was going wrong. One reason for the plateau was unchecked cheat days. Now that I made that change along with a few others, I've lost an additional 30 lb. I've been maintaining the 50 lb loss for a year and I log EVERYTHING!5
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Yep. Your body's still logging even if you aren't.24
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Yes, I have gotten in the habit of logging it all. The good, the bad and the very ugly.7
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Yup, it's factored into my weekly calorie quota.2
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It's kind of up to you.
Logging them means you'll have more complete data, so it will be easier to see what's going on and why. Otherwise, whether you log them or not has no bearing on your progress. So it really becomes a question of whether or not you need that data point, accountability, etc.0 -
If you eat it, log it. You’re only cheating yourself.3
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When I was losing weight I did. In maintenance, nope.0
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I do. I don't have that many cheat days actually. I pretty much eat what I want and leave enough calories to eat "cheat " type foods. I lose every week and that's never happened on any plan I've been on including Weight Watchers. Anyway, I'm starting to go off topic but short answer, yes.1
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I log everything. I never consider eating to be 'cheating' - its just eating21
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I try my best to, if its something like eating out then I don't always track it but the majority of the time I do.0
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Sorta? I don't have "cheat" days or meals but I definitely have days where I don't log because it's not my focus for the day. For example the 4th of July we were at a barbecue. I was under enough stress being at a party hosted by my husband's boss and surrounded by strangers. I decided for that day to eat what I wanted (mostly healthy with some treats) without trying to figure out how to log things, and I needed to focus on faking being outgoing.
My parents flew in for a day and a half this past weekend. I didn't log that visit. We ate out and again, I had some treats (stuffed french toast, mmm), but didn't go overboard. Still lost a pound on my next weigh-in.
As you can see these are pretty spaced out. If I was missing a meal/day every other week it would be an issue. The only other time I miss logging is when I'm sick (so I missed some other days in October, sigh).
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Kathryn247 wrote: »Yep. Your body's still logging even if you aren't.
I like that way of looking at it...0 -
Log it, then when your results aren't quite what you hoped for, you can look back and see if you really did eat too much and cancel out any losses you may have had.1
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Wow! All of my cheating ways are adding up when I look at them on the screen. I'm learning to curb my cravings more than I was without putting them all down. I just started, but thank God I started !5
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Most definitely!0
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I don't do "cheat days," but if I have a day where I choose to eat over my calorie goal, I still log it. I like having the data, it helps me figure out trends so I can adjust as needed.5
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