Do you log your cheat days?!

I am going to have a cheat day on Monday because it is my birthday. I plan to go to the restaurant and not preplan and analyze the menu. I plan to enjoy my birthday. BUT I will log everything when I get home. I want to see exactly how much difference there will be.

That's not a cheat day, that's life - who are you cheating?
Happy Birthday and enjoy your dinner.

I do log my 'cheat days', although I don't perceive them that way - I eat sensibly Monday - Friday, and then am relaxed at weekends. I don't have a negative perception of my weekends, and I have no problem with the concept of 'rewarding' myself with food - I'll have a Chinese takeaway and a couple of glasses of wine on a Saturday night, and feel like I've 'earned' it. I know some feel that's an unhealthy attitude, but it's worked for me

And if I get the odd weekday blowout (usually a period pain-fuelled rage around the biscuit tin), I'll log it. Keeps me in line.

I have almost weekly cheat days and I log everything I eat that day, but I don't feel guilty about it.

I do it for a few different reasons. On the one hand, it's to see how much I'm really eating on a day like that. It's interesting to me to see how bad those delicious, crappy foods really are.

Also, the thing that keeps me from feeling too guilty is when I click "complete this entry" and it tells me that even if I like that every single day for 5 weeks, I would only gain 1-2 kilos. Now, I always see a gain on the scale right away after a cheat day, but it's usually temporary because of all the sodium. It's nice to know that just the one day will NOT ruin everything I've worked for. I would have to eat like for WEEKS to have a real gain.

I'm all for cheat days, they keep me sane

I log my cheats ... 1- because i am curious as to how bad it really was and 2- because i don't want to take days like that with a grain of salt and I want to learn from it and stay focused. I find that i can undo everything and a habit in one or two days and so i need to get myself motivated and on track ... but thats just me ...

I have stopped logging on on my cheat days, i used to log everything but am now having more and more cheat days. not good at all as my weigh-in today shows. Back to the drawing board and logging every morsel I think

I ate an entire extra pound of food yesterday (a bit of a binge day and I'm not happy to admit that), but I logged it because I would've had NO EARTHLY IDEA that I consumed that much food otherwise. It's important for me to feel like I can have "free" days so that I don't obsess about what I can't have. It's important to me to finally track these "free" days to know exactly what I've done for the long-term picture.

First of all, I don't believe in cheat days. Those will only set you back. Second, yes, log in everything. Don't try to fool yourself into thinking that you're losing weight. You might not be recording those calories, but your body definitely is.

I totally agree with the above. One day a week is enough to totally sabotage a diet. If you want to eat healthily nd lose weight you will do it 7 days a week. That's what I've found anyway. Even if I was still losing weight, think how much MORE you could lose whtout that bacon and nachos, and ultimately all that junk food is only going to make your body tired. Have clean cheats like lean bacon and have a more interesting salad with some raisins on for a treat!

Now that I am only like 5 lbs over, I have cheat days, And just dont go overboard. Only eat 500 more than normal. It works for me. If I can NEVER have a friggen burger or some chips It wouldnt be worth it.

I log everything...if you bite it write it, snack it track and and nibble it scribble it

I was not until recently than I realized if I am truly going to change myself then I need to be honest including the number of calories I take in on any given day!

I usually don't because I'd rather not think about it and just let myself not care for a day

i log everything! tonight i'm going to a restaurant that doesn't post the nutritional information but i'm going to try and guesstimate while logging what i had. it's not going to be perfect but it will give me some idea. and thats the whole point really, to see what you are actually putting in your body. no sense trying to hide it from yourself. the fat rolls will definitely tell the story. better to be informed and try to work out harder than to play ostrich with your head stuck in the sand i feel.

I figure that the only person I'd be cheating is myself if I didn't... sometimes I forget just because I'm running around all over the place on weekends with family and friends, but if I remember, everything is logged. Or I'll keep a running list in my head of how many calories I put down and know that I'll be working even harder the next few days

hope that helped! and have fun tonight... eat some nachos for me for UFC! :drinker:

I don't have cheat days, but if you do, definately log them. There's a certain accountability and guilt in logging the bad that helps stay in control.

I log daily! Hit 300 days today!!

88 pounds? wow...just wow...no wonder you dont cheat...but that being said, i totally log everything that goes into my mouth! if i eat or drink it, i log it (except water, because thats basically all i drink)...i do NOT ever feel bad after i cheat, but i only cheat one meal every 1-2 weeks...keeps me from going insane