My Diet

[chilisauce1]

Having one cheat DAY per week would be equal to what I have planned. 4 cheat meals per week equals 1 day of cheating in my book. Basically I'm breaking the cheat day up into 2 days.

 

[layinback]

Having one cheat DAY per week would be equal to what I have planned. 4 cheat meals per week equals 1 day of cheating in my book. Basically I'm breaking the cheat day up into 2 days.

chili, you can do anything you choose. you posted this for peer review. the majority of post thus far, disagree with your plan of gaining muscle and lowering body fat. furthermore logical and effective alternatives have been sited. if you've already made up your mind, prior to posting, that you would follow through with this plan, what was your motive here? i still stand by this being a poor plan, even if you are not bbding. losing 4 or 5 bf% while maintaining lean muscle is not a come see come sa propisition. it is hard work and sacrifice.

 

[chilisauce1]

Yes, I know. I was responding to the "you can take a cheat day" per week post as opposed to the 2 cheat meals every 4th day. Believe me, this plan is far better than I have been eating. Results will be made by doing this and sticking to it.

chili, you can do anything you choose. you posted this for peer review. the majority of post thus far, disagree with your plan of gaining muscle and lowering body fat. furthermore logical and effective alternatives have been sited. if you've already made up your mind, prior to posting, that you would follow through with this plan, what was your motive here? i still stand by this being a poor plan, even if you are not bbding. losing 4 or 5 bf% while maintaining lean muscle is not a come see come sa propisition. it is hard work and sacrifice.

 

[StuWard]

Having a cheat meal now and then is all right. That's the 10% rule, right?

You don't say what are you thinking of in the way of a cheat meal? 3 peice Fish and chips, 2 whoppers and a milkshake and fries, a bucket of KFC, any meal at the pub with a picher of beer? I wouldn't take many of these to reverse your hard work. An example of a reasonable cheat meal would be a slice of pizza, not a whole pizza.

You should also time your cheat meals after your heavy workouts. You may build some muscle that way as long as its reasonable.

BTW, a protein bar is not a meal, it's crap. It's a candy bar with protein.

 

[chilisauce1]

Very good points here. Agree....put the cheat meal right after a hard workout. My idea of a cheat meal would be like a supersonic combo. Sonething to that effect. A fried food. a chimichanga rice and beans would be a cheat to me. A milky Way bar...a cheat. I'm not totally pigging out when I cheat. And sticking to water 90% of the time. Drink like 1 mountain dew per week and maybe 2 dr. peppers. Rest of the time water.

Having a cheat meal now and then is all right. That's the 10% rule, right?

You don't say what are you thinking of in the way of a cheat meal? 3 peice Fish and chips, 2 whoppers and a milkshake and fries, a bucket of KFC, any meal at the pub with a picher of beer? I wouldn't take many of these to reverse your hard work. An example of a reasonable cheat meal would be a slice of pizza, not a whole pizza.

You should also time your cheat meals after your heavy workouts. You may build some muscle that way as long as its reasonable.

BTW, a protein bar is not a meal, it's crap. It's a candy bar with protein.

 

[StuWard]

I don't know what a supersonic combo is but it sounds like something to avoid. To me a whopper would be a cheat, fries would be a cheat, pop would be a cheat. A typical combo would be 3 cheats. If you only have 4 cheats a week, you just blew 3 at once.