Are cheat days a GOOD thing?

[JKurz1]

just had an awesome cheat

1 large pizza with mushrooms, peppers, peperroni

1 large pizza with peperroni, beef

(45 minutes later- ordered another pizza so i had to wait lol)

1 large pizza with everything. Chicago style thick pizza.

1 whole domonics french bread with half a jar of natural chunky peanut butter spread inside. 2 packets of splenda as well.

(2 hours later)
4 cups of Oats (eaten uncooked)
3 cups of skim milk
5 tbsp of Peanut Butter (natural)
10 packets of splenda
2 tbsp of honey

and also (3 hours later)
10 pieces of fried chicken
3 KFC Twisters
3 servings of those awesome Potato wedges from KFC

Good day. Very very good day.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Starting tomorrow I am gonna schedule a cheat day once every 2 weeks. That's 13 days of perfect eating and 1 day of totally shit eating lol. I think the 13 days will easily win out.

Tomorrow's schedule will probably include:

Ezell's chicken strips, roll, mashed potatoes and gravy and ranch dipping sauce, Dick's cheese burger, frie and chocolate milk shake, pepperoni olive and mushroom pizza with coke, Ivar's fish and chip with coke.

That's 4 sizeable meals plus I'll have 2-3 protein shakes inbetween. Total and complete 1 day gluttony. Basically my favorite foods. My favorite crap that I avoid like the plague now.

I think it will keep me sane though and in the long run allow me to eat perfect 99% of the time and feel good about that and the other 1% to stay sane and satisfy my taste buds and psychological food craving.

Plus it will boost my metabolism abit. Last time I ate higher calories was about 1.5 weeks ago when I had 2 back to back nights of home made penne pasta and cheese macaroni for dinner. After those 2 days I was frickin ravenous for a couple days which is a good sign my metabolism went up a little.

 

[VictorBR]

LOL I can't wait for my cheat day , it is going to next sunday , so I am 7 days out ...


I am going crazy this time ....


Pizzas , cheesecakes , melted cheese fries , vanilla milkshakes ( TONS OF THEM ) , mexican food ( nachos , quesadillas ) , and then , probably another pizza and more milkshakes RIGHT before going to BED LOL !

I know FOR SURE that it is not the best way to do it , to take in LOAD of SATURATED FATS AND SUGAR at the same time , LOL , but it serves 2 purposes : shock your metabolism and keep you sane .


Victor

 

[mm107]

My opinion on Cheat Days? I love them. In Fact I have cheatweekends. I am very restrictrive on Diet, But on the weekends i lighten up and dont kill myself. Even though i cheat on the weekends. They(for the most part) are still good meals. No junk food, pizza, etc. Maybe a dinner at a restuarant with foods i normally wouldnt eat. I still try to never splurge and munch out a bag od chips or any fatnening snacks like that just for the pure fact i dont need them or even have a desire for them.

But cheat days keep you sane bro. Dont have planned cheat days, i feel when you just need to have one, have one, as long as your diet is on key and perfect reward yourself

 

[kpdus]

Hi,

What's the average calorie increase on cheat days (as a percentage of BMR)?

How long does it usually take to lose the gained water weight? 2-3 days?

Thanks,
kpdus

 

[VictorBR]

I would say at least 2x BMR .

SO if you have a 2.500 BMR , you take at least 5.000 cals

and you don't gain significat water in ONE day , at least I don't

Victor

 

[NorgePrecision]

When I go to the movies once a week I eat either a box of dots or a box of junior mints and some popcorn with butter. That is my cheat day. I wash it down with a large diet coke. I go with my girl so we split the popcorn and diet coke. It is so good.