Cheating?

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  • foot2wood
    foot2wood Posts: 149 Member
    Its cheating yourself, but don't deny it to yourself if you really want it badly, start with just like a half a serving and see if its still worth it. (Nothing tastes as good as being slim feels)
  • liftingheavy
    liftingheavy Posts: 551 Member
    If it's Saturday night at 11:50pm, and you realize you have 1000 calories free from the week, should you think then it's ok to stuff down half a cake, since you had free calories left? You're going to lose them in 10 minutes, better do something with them!

    Is that wrong?
  • DeanneLea
    DeanneLea Posts: 261
    I've always done weight loss at a weekly rate rather than daily so I incorporate weekly bonus calories for splurges or just anything really. I'm still at a safe losing rate of average daily intake and the high/low days that I get from doing it this way keep my body guessing. SO, for me, I don't consider it cheating BUT I have my plan mapped out to include the "extra" calories.

    Either way, don't get caught up with the cheating word because it leads to guilt. Eat it, enjoy it, track it, move on.
  • DeanneLea
    DeanneLea Posts: 261
    not if you go by your weekly calories, and who cares eat that **** and love it

    this. weekly calories is what matters to me. Personally, I don't our bodies work in such cut and dry "days."

    THIS! Lol
  • andream1976
    andream1976 Posts: 77 Member
    Eat it, record it, exercise, and move on.
  • Jess5825
    Jess5825 Posts: 228
    MY belief is as long as you have a deficit at the end of the week, you can lose. Like for me on Monday, I had a dentist appointment that took longer than I anticipated and was unable to work out before work. I still ate like I worked out (PMSing and I was hungry), but I know on many days I'm under my calories. So I knew it would even out at the end of the week.
  • ansonrinesmith
    ansonrinesmith Posts: 741 Member
    Short answer: No
    I wouldn't worry about putting it on yesterday though. The fact that any 24 hour period is a "day" is kind of misleading in the intake of calories. Some nights I get called in and work late shifts and makes it sort of weird logging by a "day".
    Remember, this is an overall lifestyle change. You don't have to be under calories every day. Just like many marathon winners don't lead the pack the whole way. Finish the race and no one will care about fast you were or if you stopped to walk along the way.
  • Jezebel_Barbie
    Jezebel_Barbie Posts: 198 Member
    I go by weekly totals so no, I don't count this as cheating. As long as for the week I'm under my goals, who the hell cares. And I'm losing a consistent 1lb per week, so I'm happy with the way I'm doing things. Don't beat yourself up over one ruddy kit kat. Enjoy it and move on.
  • gpstrucker
    gpstrucker Posts: 930 Member
    Not cheating, just creative logging. We truckers are expert at that LOL.

    I think I would just log it on the actual day and not worry about it. Sometimes you have to treat yourself for "being good". Otherwise, what's the point? Be honest with yourself.
  • 0EmmeNicole0
    0EmmeNicole0 Posts: 180 Member
    No.

    If you had extra it doesn't matter. Doesnt matter what day. If you want to add up all the extra you have at the end of the week and eat it, then that's fine. It would be the exact same as meeting your goals every day, and nobody would call that cheating would they?

    Wow I never thought about that. You could definitely take unused calories from each of your days add them up at the end of the week and treat yourself to something sinful depending on how many you have left. And you would probably still lose weight since you are still in a deficit technically. I think u are my new best friend lol.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    Short answer: No
    I wouldn't worry about putting it on yesterday though. The fact that any 24 hour period is a "day" is kind of misleading in the intake of calories. Some nights I get called in and work late shifts and makes it sort of weird logging by a "day".
    Remember, this is an overall lifestyle change. You don't have to be under calories every day. Just like many marathon winners don't lead the pack the whole way. Finish the race and no one will care about fast you were or if you stopped to walk along the way.

    love the analogy.
  • Brittany3914
    Brittany3914 Posts: 258 Member
    Why do people use the word "cheating"? This isn't a relationship, there isn't a test, it's a lifestyle change. If you want a kit kat, eat a kit kat. The main thing is to limit yourself to one, and not a bag of them. I wouldn't count it in yesterdays diary. Add it today. If anything, it will encourage you to workout harder tomorrow, and the next day :)
  • kazza2cats
    kazza2cats Posts: 87 Member
    Just worked out my overs and shorts so far this week and I'm actually only ONE CALORIE over!!!! Not feeling so bad now :-)
  • bubblicious84
    bubblicious84 Posts: 74 Member
    Just worked out my overs and shorts so far this week and I'm actually only ONE CALORIE over!!!! Not feeling so bad now :-)

    That's great! And that's all that matters. :wink:

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