Spike days... A most famous myth.

Look. The fact that we needed MFP in the first place debunks the notion of rest day / cheat day / spike day. We're here cause we lost control. We're here cause we gave up control to food. We're here cause we're junkies.

The notion of rest day / cheat day / spike day is just a weak excuse to fall off the wagon. It's like an ex-junkie celebrating shoot-up day. Or, an ex-drinker celebrating happy hour. You know how that goes.

Take your spike days regularly and then wonder why your clothes size doesn't change. Or, wonder why your scale never moves. Yeah, go ahead and have that ice cream and then complain about it.

We are junkies. We have to be above clean, beyond pristine. Either you have the will to beat that down. Or, you don't. Either you can live without it now. Or, you have to make excuses to dodge what it takes. Is it in you?

So, who are you?

My name is Brett. I'm a foodie who's been eating clean for two years.

Why ask who we are? You've already decided who we are and why we are here. You've made assumptions that everyone is JUST LIKE YOU. You assume that everyone's path will be just like yours.

There is no "we" in this journey. I am my own person, with my own reasons, my own issues, my own battles. My battles aren't your battles. My answers won't be the same as your answers.

I think spike day is a good way to confuse your metabolism, but it propably should be done the healthy way. If I do spike day , which is not very often, I eat much more carbs then usually. Worked for me so far, even though I don't have much to lose, actually I'm trying gain in muscle.

Look. The fact that we needed MFP in the first place debunks the notion of rest day / cheat day / spike day. We're here cause we lost control. We're here cause we gave up control to food. We're here cause we're junkies.

this is a load of crap..

Damn right, girl!

Do not imply that everyone lacks the self control to resume healthy eating after one meal/day off a week. Or, indeed, that these spikes are completely unregulated. Just because you lack the willpower, doesn't mean everyone else does.

Look. The fact that we needed MFP in the first place debunks the notion of rest day / cheat day / spike day. We're here cause we lost control. We're here cause we gave up control to food. We're here cause we're junkies.

The notion of rest day / cheat day / spike day is just a weak excuse to fall off the wagon. It's like an ex-junkie celebrating shoot-up day. Or, an ex-drinker celebrating happy hour. You know how that goes.

Take your spike days regularly and then wonder why your clothes size doesn't change. Or, wonder why your scale never moves. Yeah, go ahead and have that ice cream and then complain about it.

We are junkies. We have to be above clean, beyond pristine. Either you have the will to beat that down. Or, you don't. Either you can live without it now. Or, you have to make excuses to dodge what it takes. Is it in you?

So, who are you?

My name is Brett. I'm a foodie who's been eating clean for two years.

I know alot of people don't agree and perhaps it doesn't pertain to everyone, but he hit the nail right on the head for me. I have always loved food and always will. It's safe to say I was obsessed. I didn't eat because I was depressed or hungry, I ate for the taste of the buffalo chicken deep dish pizza at BJ's or the 12 boneless hot with extra sauce at b dubbs because of the amazing taste.

Full or not I kept eating. This wasn't such a huge problem when I was in the Army because of the massive amount of physical training I did on a daily basis, but once I got out I let it take over my life. It's controlled me every since (4 years now) and i'm sick of it.

I'm with ya on this one Brett. I understand where you're coming from. (alot of people just won't get it) I WAS a food junkie to and i've been eating clean for 5 days. It would have been more but I thought I could do "just that one cheat day" also. Turns out it doesn't work out like that because I continued it for the whole weekend practically leading into a D ickey's BBQ gorge of over 3,500 calories...I started new this Monday and I won't make the mistake again.

Sorry you have such a tough time. Not everybody has to treat food like heroin.

What was that? I was busy tying off.... my bib.

controlled spike days are working for me...so um....yeah!

Not everyone here losing weight has a food addiction. Nor are they especially lazy. Some of us just legitimately had no idea what healthy eating meant. Please don't assume everyone is the same. While, sometimes similar, our journeys, bodies, minds, emotions, reactions, experiences, etc...are pretty varied. Or haven't you noticed?

spike days for me don't cause me to go back into any old habits I've had with food. Today for instance I made it a "spike day" but in reality I didn't really have that much to eat in the end but I still feel full and satisfied. I think it depends on the person because someone could use spiking as an excuse to have multiple spike days a week or to validate suddenly why they're having all these extra foods, and there are some who are doing it specifically to change things up and make sure the body doesn't get too comfortable with just a certain set of numbers everyday.

Going to eat a super burrito and a container of ben and jerries tonight

I think Chipotle's burritos are super.

Haven't had that in so long. I made a 8oz turkey burger with 3 strips of turkey bacon with light mayo and bbq sauce and ketchup for my dinner tonight with some butter pecan icecream...it was tasty. I will look forward to getting my burrito next week or so ^__^

Keep telling everyone they HAVE to do it your way! We'll keep ignoring you.

Lmao I love the people that post as an authority of everyone on this site. Really dude.

I have spike days(yup that's plural) every week. They're planned and my daily average each week is still at a healthy losing rate. It works for me and always has. I am not AFRAID of spike days and they don't send me off track. That's the proof of my recovery. I used to be so afraid to splurge and the guilt was damaging. Not anymore!

So...I'll continue enjoying beers each week, steak and baked potatoes on date night and yummy lunches out with coworkers

for me this is a life style change.. and w/e i do now, is what i will do at goal ..

im not about to give up anything .. and what if i have a day where i don't track or w/e.. when im at goal, i am going to want to have times where i can go and enjoy myself

it doesn't affect the scale either .. . i do not like people telling me what i can and can not or should not do ..

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Take your spike days regularly and then wonder why your clothes size doesn't change. Or, wonder why your scale never moves. Yeah, go ahead and have that ice cream and then complain about it.

I don't personally take spike days, but I've seen far more people on these forums say how spiking has helped them stick to healthy eating the rest of the week, end plateaus, and generally contribute to weight loss than I've seen people "complaining" or "wondering" about something not working. Different nutrition plans work for different people. Deal with it. :flowerforyou: