Today was my first "cheat day" since getting back on CC on 11/28. I was really craving a good burger, so we went out for lunch to a local steakhouse, and I got a mushroom swiss burger and a side salad. Okay, fine for a cheat day. Then my son didn't eat most of his luscious steak fries and left one chicken tender, so I ate most of that (shared his leftovers with hubby). I got so freaking sick! I had to lay down for like two hours. I am shocked that after only a little more than a week, I can't take the food. From now on, I am not going to go wild on cheat day, just not log my intake but stick with reasonable foods. What do you all do on cheat day, if you have one?
Cheat days only work for some people and I am glad that you are not going to continue with cheat days. You have to fight for it everyday!
I can no longer eat read meat because I get sick from it and it also feels like it stays in my body for days and days.
Chris
Whiskey
Cheat days are not something i can handle.
They tend to turn into all day binge fests followed by self-loathing. I can consume up to 5000 calories on a 'cheat day'... and literally have to spend the rest of the week working my butt off to counteract it.. until the next 'cheat day'.. Not a good cycle!:))
What works for me (if i can master this) is to up my daily intake of calories, and cheat a little every day .. but still stay in my calorie range.
Cheat days make me ill too. If I eat stuff like hot dogs or fried chicken, I'd feel soooo gross and think that my stomach will never digest them.
Fortunately I have learnt moderation!
I just woke up and had a midnight snack, I had 20g of dark chocolate, and that is more then enough to satisfy me!
I never go out for dinner, but when my parents visit from over seas I go out for lunch or dinner about once a week, and I count that meal as a “ cheat” meal
Cheat days are fine if you do not over do it but it is a problem for people who cannot stop once they start!
I've been wondering if I should let myself have a cheat day. I use to give myself one, but then it turned to two a week..and these weren't just cheat days these were terrible binge days. I could be a lot farther in my weight loss progress if I didn't do these stupid things. There are times I want to cave in and eat a lot of something really bad, but then I usually just go to bed. Lmao. (It seems to happen at night.)
Moderation on ANY day is the best. Learning to incorporate treats into your everyday life would probably be the best option for anyone to learn instead of ultimate healthy *diet* days and way out there *cheat* days. Can't it just be a normal day? :P
Yesterday was supposed to be my 'cheat day' - there is nothing I like better than to sit on my butt, eat takeout, and watch football all Sunday. I ate my usual oatmeal for breakfast, then gorged on Greek takeout (salad w/feta cheese, white-flour pitas, grape leaves, and full-fat yogurt!), had some pizza, a big ol' gin & tonic (and I'm not talking diet tonic here), etc. Out of curiosity, I logged all my calories this morning, being careful not to underestimate. It came out to just about 1700 exactly - my standard daily calorie count. I think all this calorie counting is turning me into a freak...
i feel like cheat days are okay, because if you indulge every now and then i find you are less likely to have a binge-fest from restricting so much... plus i do not know if this is proven fact but i've read that allowing yourself a cheat day every 3 weeks or so will help to boost your metabolism (since it gets used to running on the same amount of calories you're putting in and will adjust accordingly).
I agree with holla
Yesterday I thought I totally pigged out. I didnt log my calories at all, I was too scared too. I just figured them up out of curiosity, and being generous, I had 1600 cals.
More fat and sugar than I normally consume but the calories were only about 400 more than my normal. I thought it would have been around 2000-2200 but I was wrong.
Counting calories is making me a freak!
i go on the websites of the places i like and look for the calories and allow my self 500 cals and if i go where there is no info i eat small amount of meat and a grain, for me a cheat meal is eating out but i try not to go over my cals.
I do a cheat meal rather than a cheat day... and only allow myself like 200-500 over my usual limit
I've been pretty strict until Sunday. My parents were going to go get Chinese and I just LOVE it. And I would have felt worse by not eating any of it, so I had eggrolls, fried rice and some wonderful chicken they make. While they were at it, I claimed I was "going to do something crazy" and asked them to bring me some chocolate cake. I ate the whole piece in one sitting and I was haaaappy! :)) I felt awfully full, like my food was stuck all the way up my throat but oh well! I needed it.
On Monday I ended up having some traditional venezuelan dish with my friends, that isn't diet-like, but I ate a light dinner and today I did just fine. No matter how long I diet, eating normal foods just won't make me sick when I do... And I'm glad! :P
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