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Originally Posted by Steed77
I would recommend a CHEAT MEAL in stead of a cheat DAY! I know for me...if I spend the whole day eating junk food...I pretty much have to start all over again on Monday craving these foods. I t is easier for me to have a cheat meal and pick up my diet on the next meal, right where I left off.
This works for me, but if you can get away with what you are doing without craving the 'bad foods', then more power to ya! |
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Originally Posted by Steed77
I would recommend a CHEAT MEAL in stead of a cheat DAY! I know for me...if I spend the whole day eating junk food...I pretty much have to start all over again on Monday craving these foods. I t is easier for me to have a cheat meal and pick up my diet on the next meal, right where I left off.
This works for me, but if you can get away with what you are doing without craving the 'bad foods', then more power to ya! |
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Originally Posted by juggernaut2005
thats a good idea.. so replace one meal with 'cheat food' and then back on track. Do u keep trck of the calories amount for the cheat food? or just go all out for that meal?
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Originally Posted by katt
I don't keep tract of my calories during my cheat meal - I would probably freak!
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But the rebound is outstanding
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Originally Posted by LB_SpecV
I cheat once every 10 days or so. I go out for all-you-can-eat sushi, and then have a huge bowl of Cold Stone Ice Cream. So DAMNN GOOD....
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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
Depends on what you mean by 'cutting' and it depends on how strict you need to be.
If you mean 'cutting for a comp' then many people will have a cheat meal each week - but they might take these out in the last few weeks as they get closer. Some people who have real issues with stubborn fat sometimes do not cheat at all during preperations. If you mean just 'losing fat' then yes - people usually have a cheat meal each week. Another hint if you have 'control issues' when cheating is to have the cheat meal as your final meal for the day. That way you eat clean all day, have a treat, clean your teeth and go to bed. By doing it this way it means you will not spend the rest of the day pigging out and completely blowing your diet. So you just wake up the next day and get back to normal. |
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Originally Posted by juggernaut2005
excellent idea. but can one cheat day/week really blow your diet that bad??
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Originally Posted by cpush
are there honestly any benefits (besides mental sanity) to cheating once a week? Also, besides re-feeds/leptin overfills etc. I honestly don't remember the last time I cheated, sometime in 2005
But if it will offer me something..*not just for cheating, maintenance as well* |
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Cheat days are more for a psychological benefit than anything else. You get to 'cut loose' and relax for the day... That is about it. A side effect might be some metabolic effects, but there are better ways to achieve those effects than cheese-cake and cookies! Whether you want these types of days really depends on the basic things of: - the 'strictness' with which you want to follow your diet - your ultimate goal (eg: just lose some fat or get competition cut) If you don't want them, then there is no real need (as long as you are not developing a disordered form of eating where you CAN'T eat anything other than 'safe' foods - then you are getting into the realms of eating disorders). Also, if you are trying to get REALLY cut, then they are not really a good thing either - especially if you have control issues! Re-feeds are for a physiological purpose - with these you AIM to kick up your metabolism and help prevent your body from metabolically coming to a stand still... But your requirement for these depends on a few things: - your body composition - the calorie deficiency you are at (and the level of your carbs in particular) The leaner you are, the more likely your body will require 'refeeds'. Similarly, the greater your calorie deficiency (and especially if you are doing very low carbohydrate dieting) then the more likely re-feeds will be necessary. These are not 'cheat days' - but days of 'clean foods' with higher calories (esp higher carbohydrate levels). The aim is to fill your glycogen stores, trigger your fat cells to increase your leptin levels, and release a whole heap of neurochemical in your brain - which help trigger those beneficial metabolic effects that people talk about. If your BF% is high, or your calorie/carb range is reasonable, then they are not really necessary from this point of view. |
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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
Although it depends on how much you eat if you have a control problem then yes, an entire day of cheating can result in you ruining an entire week of dieting - especially if you are only small...
For example - a small female may only be creating a calorie deficiency of 300-400 cals/day. That is ~2400 cals in 6 days. If she then eats 4000 odd calories on the 7th day she is right back to square one again. Larger people who can create higher calorie deficiencies have less of a problem. |
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Originally Posted by juggernaut2005
also, how about one or two drinks/week (on fridays).. vodka + diet coke... That can't be that harmful right?
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Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur
but do u get any bigger? and have u always been cut even when u were young?
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Originally Posted by juggernaut2005
excellent idea. but can one cheat day/week really blow your diet that bad??
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Originally Posted by LB_SpecV
Oh god, just eat what you want every once in a while and keep regimented besides that.
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Originally Posted by Beth1
Hi everyone;
I am new to IM. I recently began a high protein diet w/ 20% fat 20%carbs. I'm doing this to lose body fat & it is working. I had my first chest meal yesterday. I am having a cheat meal every ten days. Does it make sense to eat a higher carb meal for a cheat meal since i'm eating so much protein?: |
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Originally Posted by juggernaut2005
thats a good idea.. so replace one meal with 'cheat food' and then back on track. Do u keep trck of the calories amount for the cheat food? or just go all out for that meal?
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