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Yes, another cheat meal thread...Although this one actually has an interesting question...
Obviously, a cheat meal, is a meal where you eat whatever you want not really caring about the benefits or the breakdown of the food.
Usually a cheat meal for me will occur on the weekends, either Friday/Saturday night when I'm out with friends. Will grab dinner and then go out, and I'll order something that I like. Sometimes I also grab breakfast with my mom on Sundays at a local breakfast spot and have a nice meal. Right now I'm dieting, and try to limit this to 1-2 times a week. Sometimes the cheat happens out of the blue when I'm out, other times it's a planned meal out.
I've been dieting for about 4 months now, and doing around 1,900-2,100 calories (400-500 cal deficit) a day and weighing in around 190lbs. I've been averaging about 4-5lb loss per month (only weight myself on the 1st of every month) so this seems to be about the right amount. I have a pretty sedimentary job, and always working on computers, with a small amount of physical activity.
Here are some interesting questions:
1. If I'm only doing a 500 cal deficit a day, which relates to 1lb a week of loss...How does a cheat meal not ruin the deficit? Let's say I have a 1500 cal over a daily amount, wouldn't that pretty much negate 3 days of the deficit? I just don't seem to understand how it's possible to have cheats and still have that 3,500 calorie deficit.
2. How many cheat meals can you have a week and get away with? How many do you guys do?
3. If I know I'm going to eat out at dinner at night, should my entire day be altered? I typically have 1,900-2,100 calories a day and just eat healthy foods and tally it up at the end of the day. Usually something like 40/30/30 split. Although I really don't have any system other than counting, and lower carbs than usual. If I know I'm going to have a huge dinner, should I lower the carbs/calories all day?
4. This is sort of the opposite of my previous question. Let's say I have an EPIC breakfast on Sunday, although I have no idea how many calories I consumed, other than the fact it was way more than usual. What do I do the rest of the day? Just have meals, or do I lower the calories? Usually I eat to hit the goal # of 1,900-2,100...I feel after a big breakfast (pancakes, eggs, sausage, bagel, etc.) I have no idea where I'm at for the day, and feel kinda lost with no direction. It almost makes me wonder if I should just cheat the entire day since I have no idea where I am for food intake, and no idea how much food/servings I should have the rest of the day.
I'm probably overthinking all of these questions...although I always sort of think about it and try to make sense out of it. I have mad insane progress last 3-4 months, and just want to make sure I really understand how this all works. I've had tons of cheat meals since I started, just never really had a good grasp on how they were affecting me, and how to handle the rest of the day, or the previous part of the day.
Thanks!
Obviously, a cheat meal, is a meal where you eat whatever you want not really caring about the benefits or the breakdown of the food.
Usually a cheat meal for me will occur on the weekends, either Friday/Saturday night when I'm out with friends. Will grab dinner and then go out, and I'll order something that I like. Sometimes I also grab breakfast with my mom on Sundays at a local breakfast spot and have a nice meal. Right now I'm dieting, and try to limit this to 1-2 times a week. Sometimes the cheat happens out of the blue when I'm out, other times it's a planned meal out.
I've been dieting for about 4 months now, and doing around 1,900-2,100 calories (400-500 cal deficit) a day and weighing in around 190lbs. I've been averaging about 4-5lb loss per month (only weight myself on the 1st of every month) so this seems to be about the right amount. I have a pretty sedimentary job, and always working on computers, with a small amount of physical activity.
Here are some interesting questions:
1. If I'm only doing a 500 cal deficit a day, which relates to 1lb a week of loss...How does a cheat meal not ruin the deficit? Let's say I have a 1500 cal over a daily amount, wouldn't that pretty much negate 3 days of the deficit? I just don't seem to understand how it's possible to have cheats and still have that 3,500 calorie deficit.
2. How many cheat meals can you have a week and get away with? How many do you guys do?
3. If I know I'm going to eat out at dinner at night, should my entire day be altered? I typically have 1,900-2,100 calories a day and just eat healthy foods and tally it up at the end of the day. Usually something like 40/30/30 split. Although I really don't have any system other than counting, and lower carbs than usual. If I know I'm going to have a huge dinner, should I lower the carbs/calories all day?
4. This is sort of the opposite of my previous question. Let's say I have an EPIC breakfast on Sunday, although I have no idea how many calories I consumed, other than the fact it was way more than usual. What do I do the rest of the day? Just have meals, or do I lower the calories? Usually I eat to hit the goal # of 1,900-2,100...I feel after a big breakfast (pancakes, eggs, sausage, bagel, etc.) I have no idea where I'm at for the day, and feel kinda lost with no direction. It almost makes me wonder if I should just cheat the entire day since I have no idea where I am for food intake, and no idea how much food/servings I should have the rest of the day.
I'm probably overthinking all of these questions...although I always sort of think about it and try to make sense out of it. I have mad insane progress last 3-4 months, and just want to make sure I really understand how this all works. I've had tons of cheat meals since I started, just never really had a good grasp on how they were affecting me, and how to handle the rest of the day, or the previous part of the day.
Thanks!
