How often do you cheat on your diet?

[Pump101]

I was wondering if people on this board eat healthy 24/7 or cheat once in a while. Do you cheat for one meal or for the whole day.

When I say cheat, I mean eating foods high in fat or carbs (basically shit food like pizza, etc...).

 

[dEgeNeRaTe8211]

once a week...usually friday or saturday when i go out w/ my friends cuz its hard to eat what i usually eat then.

its not recommended to eat the same every day, as your body gets used to the cycle. you hafta keep your metabolism up with a calorie overload day. i really dont wanna call it a cheat day cuz people (like me before) take it that you can eat everything and anything you like. you still want to eat healthy foods...just a lot more. its okay to have pizza as a meal tho on a -overload day-

 

[WarriorPL]

once or twice a week.


~WizKid

 

[diamonddiceclay]

I NEVER CHEAT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEATING MYSELF-the whole key to a strict diet is mental discipline-if you don't have mental discipline, you won't have good results.

 

[oompha-loompha]

I try to keep my diet as clean as possible. I don't schedule a cheat day once a week like most people, because they feel they have to reward themselves for working out. But sometimes it's just inevitable, I get sick of tuna and chicken breasts.

 

[8-]]

I've been on a low fat and limited calorie diet with plenty of cardio (2-3 hours a day) for about 5 weeks now, and I cheated for the first time last Saturday.

I gave myself a weight goal and told myself that when I reached it I would take a day off (which is what I did).

I have told myself that I will get another day off when I reach my next goal. At the rate it's going that will be in a couple of weeks' time.

 

[HOLLYWD]

I watch it close during the week and loosen up on the weekends. I don't go crazy but I may have a burger with my kids one-day and drink a few beers and eat some junk with my friends when we are out. This way it seems to jump-start my metabolism and helps with the cravings I get during the week. There is no way I could eat strict 24/7 I like food to much. This way seems to work for me I'm maintaining about 10% BF and I don't suffer withdrawals from missing all the junk food I like!

 

[8-]]

I have to admit, the first thing that I wanted on my day off (last Saturday) was a decent burger!

Damn - that sure did hit the spot, so much so that I had another.

I think that in 2 weeks time I'll be having another couple of burgers when I reach my next goal.

Now if only I could accelerate time.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

you can eat as many burgers as you want on a low carb diet-you just can't eat the buns

 

[HumanShell]

Uh...part of a burger is the bun and fixings.