How do you guys feel the day after you had your cheat?

[dcarrera]

I feel like everything went down the drain. No matter how I think about it, I always think I gained a pound from last nights cheat.

[boyscouT]

Usually I make a thread on bb.com about how I feel like everything went down the drain. No matter how I think about it, I always think I gained a pound from last nights cheat.

[Finnegan Bell]

Usually I make a thread on bb.com about how I feel like everything went down the drain. No matter how I think about it, I always think I gained a pound from last nights cheat.

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[Finnegan Bell]

seriously,I feel the same after having a whole cheat day,so I only limited it to two cheat meals,and in the future I'll limit it to one cheat meal

check this out
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1836101

[zhixiong]

If you have been working hard and eating the diet formula prescribed by most bodybuilders for the past 4-6 days, a cheat day/meal is nothing significant.

[sportyhp]

ummm full?

[razorsedgepit06]

Having a cheat meal on sunday just makes me motivated to work harder during the week. I try to look at everything in a positive way.

[jay.]

i feel fine the day after the little cheats i've had. mostly because i know it doesn't set me back that much.

[Finnegan Bell]

just dont have a whole cheat day,1-2 meals are enough,and be sure not to eat any desserts,just junk food with no sugars

[WarAllTheTime]

i feel teh dirtay

[GForce78NJ]

would you consider eating lots of sushi a cheat? during lent i usually eat sushi friday nights. im a big guy and if im eating sushi its usually in like 40 peice range. thoughts?

[richie74]

40 pieces???? DAM. That not a cheat meal, thats 2 binges and a half.

[snitz]

just dont have a whole cheat day,1-2 meals are enough,and be sure not to eat any desserts,just junk food with no sugars

That's my problem =/ Usually on the weekends im out and about, staying at different places and dont have access to the gym, vitamins/my clean food, and often the cheapest and easiest stuff to eat is bad for you =/

However, it seems to be that if the overwhelming MAJORITY of the time is clean-eating, and only 1-2 days a week of 'bad' eating, then you will definitely still make progress, albeit a lot slower.

Plus it was st. patty's day, cmonnnnnn

[Ishbu3116]

Great, nothing else to add. Getting that out of my system feels wonderful.

[depo12]

i usually feel like crap afterwards because when i have a cheat day i end up going nuts and i'll wake up at least a few pounds heavier and it's very depressing...which is why i'm going to switch to 2 cheat meals per week i think...but if you don't go nuts like me, u should be fine

[DarinK]

I feel fine the day after a cheat. I know that the consequences are going to be bloating for a few days, then back to normal a day or two later. Plus I fill out rather nicely after a big cheat.

[erica514]

I usually feel fine. Happily sated...sugar cravings are once again on the back burner...yes I usually gain a pound or two, but it drops off in a day or so....so I don't worry about it at all. I love my cheat days, and I'm enjoying them while I have them, since very soon, they'll be a big NO NO. lol

[GP2001]

After having a cheat meal I feel guilty. I use that guilt as motivation to eat better that coming week, and workout harder. I love having my cheat meals, and think having one a week is pretty beneficial. I try to keep mine not terrible though. I know some people will go to McDonalds for their cheat meal and go crazy, getting a big mac and supersized fries and ice cream or something like that. I keep mine a little more refined, say I'll go out to eat with some friends and i'll get a chicken quesadilla with some girlled chicken, cheese and some sour cream and guacomole. Its a cheat for me, but also does have some good stuff in it.

[mpipes]

I usually feel pretty dang good after a cheat and the next workout following that cheat is usually a pretty good one because of the extra energy - I can push with more intensity and last longer too.

There's too much cool stuff to be done, don't have time to feel down on myself for eating garbage.

[Revolver45]

I only have 1 cheat meal per week and I feel fine about it. I do my best to keep myself under my daily energy expenditure and try to keep my meals as clean as possible. For example this week I had 5 pieces of chicken pesto pizza (has no cheese) and a diet Nestea.

Edit: Oh yea, I feel fine afterwards.

[evrythng4JC7]

In my mind i dont really feel too bad about it, becuase i want to make this a life thing. And i know that if i dont have a free meal every-now-and then then i will want to quit all together. Its just not feaseable for me to eat chicken breast and broccoli 24/7/365 for the rest of my life. But physically, lol, wow. Saturday night i had 5 slices of pizza (3 sausage, 1 cheese, 1 pepperonie) and like 3-4 breadsticks. No joke i dropped turds over 7-9 times in the next 24 hours.

GOD BLESS
BE BLESSED THROUGH JESUS
kyle

[jay.]

But physically, lol, wow. Saturday night i had 5 slices of pizza (3 sausage, 1 cheese, 1 pepperonie) and like 3-4 breadsticks. No joke i dropped turds over 7-9 times in the next 24 hours.

GOD BLESS
BE BLESSED THROUGH JESUS
kyle

i lol'd.

[-E-]

Just think to yourself, i havent put anything on, but then again i havent lost anything. That will help get u back on track, just thinkin ok fine, i had my cheat, now its time to get back to it.

[*J-Walk*]

just dont have a whole cheat day,1-2 meals are enough,and be sure not to eat any desserts,just junk food with no sugars

hows it a cheat if its not desserts and all the good junk?

[Trimen1000]

hows it a cheat if its not desserts and all the good junk?

Eat california rolls. You have sugar in the rice, mayonaise, white rice, and imitation crab (you don't wanna know how bad that stuff is for you). Not to mention you probably will eat about 400 calories in just the rice. That's plenty for a cheat.

I'm actually getting kinda tired of seeing these threads and I've only been on here for about 2 months... I cheated. Now I feel miserable and I want to attract attention by making a thread. That's what the cheat contest thread is for.