xMrBunglex wrote: » One meal. NOT A DAY. And you log it. Not trying to be mean, but here's some tough love: You've got 11 posts & are already asking about cheat days. You really should go 100% for 30 full days in the beginning. "Cheat days" turn into "cheat weeks" turn into "Oh well I'll start on the 1st of next month."
jinkeys26 wrote: » If I want to eat more, I move my body more to 'earn' the calories to cover it. Log everything, don't go at it with the 'cheat' mentality. This is your life now, so you're not setting out to cheat anyone least of all yourselves. I also agree that looking at your weekly calories as a trend is helpful. If I go over on one day, I can finish under on another day to cover it. Over time, you will also begin to see what works for you as a person. Good luck!
mccindy72 wrote: » jinkeys26 wrote: » If I want to eat more, I move my body more to 'earn' the calories to cover it. Log everything, don't go at it with the 'cheat' mentality. This is your life now, so you're not setting out to cheat anyone least of all yourselves. I also agree that looking at your weekly calories as a trend is helpful. If I go over on one day, I can finish under on another day to cover it. Over time, you will also begin to see what works for you as a person. Good luck! Be careful with this type of thinking. One 'cheat' meal can often be a couple of thousand calories. you can't 'move more' enough to earn those calories back. Remember, exercise is for fitness and to help create a slight deficit. Calorie deficit is for weight loss. learn to eat at a deficit by eating in moderation. Large portions are not your friend.
arussell134 wrote: » mccindy72 wrote: » jinkeys26 wrote: » If I want to eat more, I move my body more to 'earn' the calories to cover it. Log everything, don't go at it with the 'cheat' mentality. This is your life now, so you're not setting out to cheat anyone least of all yourselves. I also agree that looking at your weekly calories as a trend is helpful. If I go over on one day, I can finish under on another day to cover it. Over time, you will also begin to see what works for you as a person. Good luck! Be careful with this type of thinking. One 'cheat' meal can often be a couple of thousand calories. you can't 'move more' enough to earn those calories back. Remember, exercise is for fitness and to help create a slight deficit. Calorie deficit is for weight loss. learn to eat at a deficit by eating in moderation. Large portions are not your friend. The very next sentence says "Log everything" though...that's what's going to prevent those 2,000 calorie meals. I actually do agree with this kind of thinking. If I'm going to book club and know I'll want to eat 1000 calories, I'll put in an extra long workout and "save" some calories by eating less earlier in the day. In re-reading this advice, I don't think it's off/far fetched.
ruggedshutter wrote: » If you don't set your weight loss settings too high, you shouldn't feel like you need a cheat day/meal. If you set it to 2lb/wk and are starving, then you need to reduce the goal and increase your calories. You shouldn't feel deprived or you're going to binge or give up. Personally, I don't have cheat meals. I do allow myself to go over slightly ~100 calories of so if I feel that I need the extra.