Skip a meal or Cheat

[pintoca]

I think this has been asked before, I just wanted to see your opinions.

scenario: You are out, forgot to pack a meal, your last meal was 3.5 hours ago, you will be home in 4 hours. You are cutting

What do you do:

1. Skip a meal
2. Have a cheat meal (Burger, or something similar).

Suppose there are no HEALTHY alternatives available, no salad, no nothing, you either skip or cheat (one of those 800 cals burgers or so)

 

[Lifterforlife]

It is always better to eat something...even a candy bar. Cannabalization of muscle may well occur, especially if dieting hard and pretty lean.

Try to choose as healthy as possible(best of what is available), eat and get home.

After this, simply get back on the diet horse and don't forget again!

 

[BOWTECH]

Eat the burger...Drop the bun though

 

[JKurz1]

bull....never ever should or could happen, if so, I've yet to see it........cheating isnt an option. There is ALWAYS a grocery storem if there is a resteraunt or fast food.....if there is a resteraunt, there is always salad and broiled chx or some sort of protein......OR there is always a gas station that has jerkey, peanuts or almonds, skim mlk......these threads are common, failing to prepare is preparing to fail....if it's a scheduled cheat meal, go for it......if you are bulking go for it, or if you train for shits and giggle, go for it........precontest, forget about it.

 

[pintoca]

bull....never ever should or could happen, if so, I've yet to see it........cheating isnt an option. There is ALWAYS a grocery storem if there is a resteraunt or fast food.....if there is a resteraunt, there is always salad and broiled chx or some sort of protein......OR there is always a gas station that has jerkey, peanuts or almonds, skim mlk......these threads are common, failing to prepare is preparing to fail....if it's a scheduled cheat meal, go for it......if you are bulking go for it, or if you train for shits and giggle, go for it........precontest, forget about it.

Bro, for once,

PLAY ALONG!!!

scenario is simple: skip or cheat, suppose you are caught in McDonalds hell: Mcdonalds one after the other for 10 blocks

 

[calitrainman]

This is kindofa "unlikely" scenerio.....but given the choice, I'd cheat before skipping a meal. I wouldn't "over-indulge" though.......would try and keep the portions smaller.....basically just have enough to "hold me over" till my next healthful meal

 

[Mr_Sinister]

Depends, can you handle the guilt, also do you get hypoglycemic after a while? If so then go ahead and eat something with protein and as low as possible in sugars and white starches. If you can stand it, there's nothing wrong with drinking some coffee and going a few hours.

 

[Lifterforlife]

If I am reading the post correctly, it has been 3.5 hrs. since eating, and it will be 4 more till next time you can eat "clean". 7 1/2 hrs, no way I go without something.

 

[kimchee411]

Yeah, I choose to forego this poll b/c those are 2 opposite ends of the spectrum and there's always middle ground. You can eat something that doesn't exactly follow your guidelines, but you don't have to "cheat your ass off"

 

[markshark]

I think this has been asked before, I just wanted to see your opinions.

scenario: You are out, forgot to pack a meal, your last meal was 3.5 hours ago, you will be home in 4 hours. You are cutting

What do you do:

1. Skip a meal
2. Have a cheat meal (Burger, or something similar).

Suppose there are no HEALTHY alternatives available, no salad, no nothing, you either skip or cheat (one of those 800 cals burgers or so)

i couldnt see a problem as long as youre not cheating all the time. i know once every week i eat a bunch of general tso's chicken, fried rice and a pork egg roll. i cant help it its too fuckin good. id rather have something in my stomach than nothing. i hate that hungry feeling and knowing that my muscles are beggin me for something. i can feel it when they arent repairing and id think something is better than nothing.