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I don't think a cheat day is a good idea. A cheat meal, however, is a great idea! You could undo a weeks worth of work with bad choices over a full day. One meal is not gonna do a whole load of harm within reason. I use Saturday evening dinner as my cheat meal. I get a pizza and have a can of coca cola.
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I know. I'm not telling her to eat at a calorie surplus. I'm just telling her that NOT doing weights coz she doesn't want to put on muscle when she eats at 1,200 calories is not doing her any favours at all. She'd lose more fat by adding in the strength training.
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You should be lifting anyway. You will build practically 0 muscle on 1,200 calories. To really build muscle, you need to be eating in a calorie surplus. Lifting weights on 1,200 calories will help you maintain the muscle you have and give you more definition when you lose the fat. All you are doing is removing the fat so…
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I had a shock when I accidentally logged the oil I was using. I wasn't taking it in to account and was shocked at the calories in it. I'll be logging my use of coconut oil, butter and extra virgin olive oil from now on!
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You're a female and hormones can mess up measurements too! I wouldn't go near the weighing scale the week of my TOTM for example. You'll be much better off using pictures, your clothes and a measuring tape.
