Dr Oz says people who cheat lose more weight

Dr. Oz's cheat day isn't much of a cheat day in my opinion. This menu looks like the kind of menu I would aim for on a daily basis.

Breakfast: Eat Your Cheat Fat

2 strips of turkey bacon
2 eggs
Whole wheat wrap

A.M. Snack: Eat Your Cheat Salt

1 oz Brie or goat cheese
7 whole-grain crackers
Grapes
Tall glass of water

Lunch: Eat Your Cheat Carb

1 slice of whole wheat pizza topped with grilled chicken and veggies

P.M. Snack: Eat Your Cheat Sugar

½ cup low-fat frozen yogurt
10 almonds

Dinner: Eat Your Cheat Protein

4-ounce lean strip steak
Root veggie “fries"

You are so right! That is not a Spike day at all! Bring on the pizza and beer!

I agree too, it has worked for me so far - i have a treat day / spike day every saturday. xx

Do you feel he's a quack because he believes in alternative medicine and being able to heal certain parts of yourself?

Yep!

Maybe because I'm from the East I tend to believe and have seen results using natural products that can be picked straight from the earth. I'm not saying that every single thing can be cured that way but general things I tend to use and have seen results, but thats just from personal experience, from yours and several other responses I feel they have either never tried it or it has not worked for them.

This has nothing to do with personal experience. It has to do with medicine and science. Human bodies are not made up of different material if you're from the East or West.

He's recommended homeopathy which is dangerous to people suffering from real diseases. These medical scams are nothing new. You can tell me all about the great personal experiences people have had with homeopathy, faith healing, ionized/magnetic bracelets, reikki, or bare handed surgery in a third world country. They are all dangerous scams. Many testimonials are outright fakes. I do everything I can to prevent people from falling for these scams and the scam artists who employ them. They are dangerous and a waste.

By East I more mean that I am more open to trying some things that are more natural, than from most of the people that I know from here in the US. But it is what it is, if you don't enjoy it then that's you, but I have seen benefits so I choose to continue with it. And no I was not talking about any of those things you were mentioning, I was talking more along the lines of the foods and teas I usually drink and the type of plants I pick and add to my diet.

http://www.dr-oz-reviews.net/diet/783/dr-oz-faturday-cheat-on-your-diet-plan/

that isn't exactly cheating. What I do for my cheat day is have a lb of cheese fries & ice cream or a whole pizza

i would agree, it breaks the plateau this way

I agree, It is very similar to zig-zagging your calories.

makes me feel better about the day I had today!

I checked out the website and read about this. You are not to binge or go too crazy on the cheat day.

"a cheat day should follow some guidelines, and Dr. Oz has taken the guesswork out for you with his Fat-urday Cheat Plan. This entire day adds up to less than 1400 calories, which means there is still some wiggle room for your own treats. Go ahead – indulge yourself once a week. Remember: If you’re trying to lose weight, limit total calorie intake to between 1500-1600 calories per day." This is followed with the day outlined. Really still looks like a diet just with a few more calories allowed.

i just googled - dr. oz cheat your diet - and found the link.

I like Spike days. :drinker:

Ok..maybe I need to watch that show because all I got from these posts is that everyone cheats with a guy named Spike. I'm sure he's getting all the exercise he needs.

LOL.. you are a riot! Thank you for the laugh.

I love Dr. Oz and I've been doing this long before he ever said it and it works. Every Friday is my "Chocolate Friday" and I have been doing this for over a year with great success. :flowerforyou:

Yep, it is true. I am really really good throughout the week then go for a burger, and not a turkey burger, on Saturday, and boom, another pound that week. It IS OK to give yourself permission to have that one really great meal once a week or once every couple of weeks. It is NOT OK to say well, there was so much sodium in that one meal that the rest of my week is shot, so why bother counting for the rest of the week...you HAVE to compensate with water and exercise and being good the rest of the days, and keep yourself reeled in...


SELF CONTROL people!

Actually it's quite dumb, if the day was just 1,400 calories.
That would mean if you had 2 slices of pizza and a bowl of ice cream you would have used up more than half of your daily calories.

:drinker:

Whatever Dr. Oz

Well he modified all of the "cheat" foods so that they were actually pretty healthy. It really was just a mental thing. It wasn't really cheating on your diet because it stayed within the calorie limit, and probably the nutritional limits too. It was more like cheating your MIND into thinking you could eat all your favourite foods for one day.

Hmmm I don't need to trick my mind because I eat healthier versions of whatever I want every day. :P Also 1400 calories would be more restricted than my normal intake.

Exactly. I usually enjoy Dr. Oz, but I didn't particularly agree with his idea of a "cheat" day.

Agreed - it was like - you get a cheat day! As long as you eat healthy low calorie treats! Um, yea, that's what I do the other 6 days of the week. Thanks.

It worked for me when I had more weight to lose. But now, with only about 10 pounds to go, if I have a spike day on the weekend, I gain 3 pounds and then spend the next week getting it off. Not sure why it isn't working anymore. I lost 17 pounds before I joined here and would be happy with 10 more.

I like Spike days. :drinker:

UNF, now that's my kind of diet