Cheat Days

I am all for a cheat treat. Last night I took my son to the ice cream palor and had a small sunday. Normaly i would get an extra large. But just dont do it all the time L.O.L

:laugh: I think it's A-OK as long as it's not too often. I also don't go crazy, I do it in moderation. Whatever the treat is, it has too be small. That's my own rule for me.....it's working; I don't feel as if I'm deprived of things that way
Bren:drinker:

cheat days

i had one yesterday
but todays a new day

once a week is what the celebritys do
im gunna do 1a week
like on a saturday

How does everyone feel about cheat days?? Good or bad?

all I can say, for me only,
I used to have 1 cheat day after each 10 lbs I lost.

It work through Christmas....

now I have gained 10 back since December and I think I will lay off for a while.

I have a few friend dieting and they say one Sunday a month for them,....

Too sketchy for me... but that only one opinion.

I have a friend that lost over 150 lbs by keeping to a strict diet and exercise regimen during the week and then having a cheat day on Sundays. He has kept the weight off for a few years now too. I have known him a long time, and like many of us, he spent many years losing and regaining. Addiction runs in his family and he honestly feels his is food. But this routine really seems to work for him, and he really does eat whatever he wants on Sundays. It's amazing.

I'm not sure it would wor for me - once I indulge, I tend to not be able to put the brakes on - I keep going! Like my co-worker's candy dish at work - I can't have just one little candy. Once I pop one into my mouth, another soon follows, then another...so once I decided this week that I was going to do this and keep track of everything I ate, I have avoided the candy dish altogether. I even turned down her free baked goods - shocked everyone, ha ha.

Heh, Bob, the trainer from the biggest loser came out for them on the last show. I was actually a little shocked they would actually put it on the line like that on national tv, but from all the trainers and doctors I have talked to, he was pretty much in line with their thinking.

If you want a cheat day eat week, then why not save up some calories throughout the week to spend on your treats? I know I am going to be overeating a bit the weekend (girly night out followed by a curry) so I have been mega strict this week and gone under each day by about 300 calories - over 6 days thats 1800 calories saved I can spend on my curry!!!

Not exactly sure how it all equates in calories... still trying to figure it all out, but when you follow Weight watchers you have a certian point value each day (mine is 26) you also get 35 flexpoints each week. You get to choose how and when you use them, or you can just not use them at all!! You can split them up and use a few each day or save them and go completely crazy on day!!! It is sorta like a cheat day, but not really because it is part of the plan. I really liked that concept and that is why I don't worry if I am slightly over my calories on any given day. (100 cal pack ussually equals 2 pts so I try and use that as a point of reference) Of course once the scale starts reflecting otherwise then you would have to stop "cheating"

you can do that with calories, to a degree. I mean, don't totally skip a day just so you can eat more another day, but if you wanna shave off your calories by like 100 or so for 2 or 3 days that should work. and should you go over by 300 for a day, it's not going to hurt really. Also, a cheat can be a good thing if your in a "slump" shocking the body a little can jog it up and force it to recalibrate itself.

I think the ideal would be a cheat meal once a week but not a cheat day...I could easily eat 3000 calories on a cheat day. Believe me, I have done it!!! But it is soooooo hard, at least for me, to have just a cheat day once a week. There is always something coming up with my husband, friends or co-workers Aagh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometimes I just want to scream!!!!!!!!!!!! :sad: What I like since being in MFP is that I have been doing much better about accounting for the foods I eat and that has really helped shed some pounds off easier than just trying to do it on my own. Good luck to all of you!!!!

I don't really give myself a cheat day so much as a "more relaxed day". Usually on my weigh-in day I will also go to the gym and get in a good workout. I know that I have a full week before weighing again and have earned some extra calories. I don't usually use all of them but if I want a little extra something or if I want something with a little more sodium that will get out of my body before weighing next, then I will enjoy it. Like Chinese or something, even though I still order something like steamed chicken and broccoli with the sauce on the side. I am personally making this a new lifestyle so I don't want to make cheat days a habit (which is what got me here in the first place), but I will have a treat now and then which is definitely part of a healthy lifestyle.