Are cheat days a GOOD thing?

[lrg&inCHARGE]

I've read some posts on people dieting 300-500 calories below their BMR and incorporating a cheat day every 2 weeks to "shock" thier system. Is this actually a good thing to do? A guy "victor" says he lost 30 pounds in 2 months on a diet like this, and on his cheat days he went crazy, quadruple his BMR. How effective are these "cheat" days to a diet, does your body get used to the calorie defeciency and make you slow down losing weight?

 

[asianlover]

yes they are. this will keep your body from getting to used to the diet. just keep it to about once every two weeks, other wise you just wont be dieting.

 

[monica15]

I agree. They keep you focused the rest of the time.

 

[JKurz1]

not necessary.......

 

[VictorBR]

I've read some posts on people dieting 300-500 calories below their BMR and incorporating a cheat day every 2 weeks to "shock" thier system. Is this actually a good thing to do? A guy "victor" says he lost 30 pounds in 2 months on a diet like this, and on his cheat days he went crazy, quadruple his BMR. How effective are these "cheat" days to a diet, does your body get used to the calorie defeciency and make you slow down losing weight?

>>>> I think that you are talking about me , right ? LOL

Maybe you don't need to quadruple your BMR like I did sometimes ( not all the times ) , but you SURE NEED to take one day every 7-20 days to eat high calorie meals all day long . I have read it several times that your metabolism slows down after 7-15 days of strict dieting , caloric deficit and this will offset this problem .


Victor

 

[lrg&inCHARGE]

sounds good... i'm going to go for 3 large pizza's every 2 weeks HAHA

 

[VictorBR]

sounds good... i'm going to go for 3 large pizza's every 2 weeks HAHA

>>>> One day I ate a full plate of nachos and cheese and beef , a few hours later 8 pieces of flat chicken , cheese quesadilla , later the day one large pizza + melted fries + 2 cheesecakes for desert

And the next day my waist was still the same


Victor

 

[lrg&inCHARGE]

Cheat days would be great, I miss eating all that food, but I'm still not convinced that it's a good thing. Does anyone have studies or anything that shows that dieting at say a major calorie deficiency (500-700 calories) for over 2 weeks will eventually slow down your weight loss? Anyone else use cheat days to "trick" your body into not slowing down metabolism due to calorie deficiency? Would like to hear from some bigger guys like victor.

 

[VictorBR]

bro you don't need to go that high , you can go with 5000-6000 cals , QUALITY cals , like good carbs , good protein , good fats and you will be ok , actually it is even better to do this way .

I go for the junk food because I simply can't live without them , so every 14 days I would have to go for it .


Victor

 

[VictorBR]

But once I start my cycle , I will probably go with another strategy , like 5000-7000 cals , good stuff , maybe high fat foods here and there like pizza , but NO SUGAR WHATSOEVER . I am gonna be even more strict when I start my cycle


Victor