Cheat meal once a week or Cheat Day once a month on Clean Bulk?

[DTrulez616]

I know its inevitable that im gonna cheat. What would be less damaging, a meal once a week or a day once a month?

[87lifter]

I would do once a week for the sake of sanity plus the fact that you'll "reset" your metabolism more often so it doesn't stall out on the new diet

[djansen]

if your bulking how damaging can it be?

[user234984u5345]

Stats: 5'11", 145 lbs

once/day...

(serious)

[DTrulez616]

if your bulking how damaging can it be?

Im trying to keep the gains as lean as humanly possible.

[Ryanmckd]

I would do once a week for the sake of sanity plus the fact that you'll "reset" your metabolism more often so it doesn't stall out on the new diet

Sanity? i enjoy the foods i eat on 2500 calories and keeps me full throughout the day. I don't really need a cheat, sometimes i'll hav a day where i increase the amount of clean foods i eat if i feel lack of energy.

[djansen]

Im trying to keep the gains as lean as humanly possible.

then expect to gain about a lb a week. DO NOT freak out and start trying to cut if you gain a little more than that. lift hard and eat big, you can cut later if you need to but at your height and weight I think you need to cut anytime soon.

trust me, I wasted alot of time staying the exact same because i would freak over a little extra weight.

[tomjones42]

Stats: 5'11", 145 lbs

once/day...

(serious)

seriously. If you're trying to bulk you shouldn't really worry about that.

[Da_MiLkY_bar_Kid]

cheat, but smart

like if you can really control yourself have a big serve of your favourite thing i.e cake or something once a week

Or

what i would do

get that big serve and divide it into 3-4 meals so you can have abit each time you have your other meals

[GForce78NJ]

Sanity? i enjoy the foods i eat on 2500 calories and keeps me full throughout the day. I don't really need a cheat, sometimes i'll hav a day where i increase the amount of clean foods i eat if i feel lack of energy.

well, congratulations mr. incredible. Most people need this cheat meal to stay sane or else it causes them to relapse and to just pig out for weeks at a time. As the OP stated "I know its inevitable im going to cheat" not like theres nothing wrong with a cheat meal

[DTrulez616]

So what should it be? Meal/week or day/month. Im feeling more of having one day in a month to chill and eat whatever because If I have that once big meal loaded with crap once a week I feel Ive worked and ate clean all week for nothing.

[young_squatter]

Unless your in contest prep then have 1-2 cheat meals a week, start with 1 cheat meal and see how you do with that. I did 1 cheat meal per week during my whole bulk last time I bulked and I gained vary little fat throughout the whole bulk. 1 free meal per week is not going to make you fat, it only helped me. Try it out and see how it works for you, dont let someone tell you if its ok or not because one person is going to say Yes its fine and one is going to say No its bad....Try it out for yourself and determine if you want to keep having one per week.

Live life a little.

[GForce78NJ]

So what should it be? Meal/week or day/month. Im feeling more of having one day in a month to chill and eat whatever because If I have that once big meal loaded with crap once a week I feel Ive worked and ate clean all week for nothing.

if needed once a week. As much as some people will tell you cheat meals will not make you lose weight faster, but definately does something. If you need it once a week, do it.... if you can hold off, wait 2-3 weeks per cheat meal. With that being said, i look forward to my once a week cheat meal it keeps me sane.

[DTrulez616]

Unless your in contest prep then have 1-2 cheat meals a week, start with 1 cheat meal and see how you do with that. I did 1 cheat meal per week during my whole bulk last time I bulked and I gained vary little fat throughout the whole bulk. 1 free meal per week is not going to make you fat, it only helped me. Try it out and see how it works for you, dont let someone tell you if its ok or not because one person is going to say Yes its fine and one is going to say No its bad....Try it out for yourself and determine if you want to keep having one per week.

Live life a little.

How big are your cheat meals though? I read the cheat threads and these guys go crazy! I know I can do that and I want to do that. Thats why I was gonna save it and go crazy once a month.

[young_squatter]

How big are your cheat meals though? I read the cheat threads and these guys go crazy! I know I can do that and I want to do that. Thats why I was gonna save it and go crazy once a month.

It would vary, but here is an example.

I would go to a restraunt, usually something like Texas roadhouse or Smokey bones and get something like


Appetizer: Cornbread or something like that
3 meat platter (chicken tenders (breaded), Steak, and Chicken Breast)
Order of Onion Rings or loaded baked potato

Then go to coldstone for desert and get anything I wanted there.

I use my cheats for my last meal of the day on the day i have it so then I dont cheat all day because I dont see a point in going a full day or gorging unless its a holiday or something.

So my cheats were not small by any means, but its only for one meal and as much as I want. Not going to get fat off 1 meal a week and it helped me add lean mass.

-I recommend 1 cheat meal per week to eat whatever you want for one meal
-Use full cheat days for special occaisons like Holidays, Birthdays, Vacations, etc.
-Remember if you can eat a treat everyday as long as it fits your macros for the day, say you want a snicker bar a day, that is fine just make sure it fits into your overall macros for the day and your fine.

[DTrulez616]

Alright, Ill cheat once a week with a meal. Ill make it my second to last meal because I gotta have my cottage cheese pre bed time. Ill also have cheat days on major holidays that involve food. (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Birthday, ect.) Ill do the meal on days when I dont do cardio or lift. It sucks though because my family orders out all week and then tomorrow when I want to cheat they done have anything.

[young_squatter]

Dont be scared to eat some bad stuff they order if it fits in your macros. Live life bro.

[Captain Sagara]

I know its inevitable that im gonna cheat. What would be less damaging, a meal once a week or a day once a month?

2 cheat meals a week IMO,but now that you talk about i might add also an whole cheat day a month or every 2 weeks...

[djansen]

Alright, Ill cheat once a week with a meal. Ill make it my second to last meal because I gotta have my cottage cheese pre bed time. Ill also have cheat days on major holidays that involve food. (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Birthday, ect.) Ill do the meal on days when I dont do cardio or lift. It sucks though because my family orders out all week and then tomorrow when I want to cheat they done have anything.

you dont need to plan out when exactly your going to do it, if your out with friends for example just splurge a little. who cares if you did cardio or not.

[young_squatter]

you dont need to plan out when exactly your going to do it, if your out with friends for example just splurge a little. who cares if you did cardio or not.

agreed. Have a cheat meal and do it when your out, lets you enjoy life.

[stEam_B()at]

alot of top notch body builders dont even count calories and eat anything they want when they want.. you wanna grow? eat!

[DTrulez616]

you dont need to plan out when exactly your going to do it, if your out with friends for example just splurge a little. who cares if you did cardio or not.

Well then, if it happens it happens, but if I went the whole week without cheat I think I should take every Saturday, my lazy day, and go out and eat a bunch of crap as a "reward meal". Im gonna call it that from now on. Why call it a cheat when most people eat this way everyday. Calling it a Reward Meal will make it sound like, "Hey, I deserve this!"

[young_squatter]

Well then, if it happens it happens, but if I went the whole week without cheat I think I should take every Saturday, my lazy day, and go out and eat a bunch of crap as a "reward meal". Im gonna call it that from now on. Why call it a cheat when most people eat this way everyday. Calling it a Reward Meal will make it sound like, "Hey, I deserve this!"

I call it a free meal, you can eat any food you want pretty much as long as you hit your macros, so no food is a "cheat food" per say.

[DTrulez616]

Ok, well, I had my weekly cheat last night and it was around 2000 calories. Is it alright to go this overboard on dirty food once a week in one sitting?

[lednasmr]

alot of top notch body builders dont even count calories and eat anything they want when they want.. you wanna grow? eat!

dont compare natural to "assisted", they're totally different ballgames

[young_squatter]

Ok, well, I had my weekly cheat last night and it was around 2000 calories. Is it alright to go this overboard on dirty food once a week in one sitting?

Bro you are totally overthinking this man.

Again see how your body responded to the cheat meal, you have to find what works for you.

My weekly cheat meals were easily 1000-2000 calories, but I dont count to see how many they are because its a FREE MEAL which means you eat what you want until your full. No COUNTING.

[Sibrek]

Aren't u over your ED because u ate a piece of pizza or something?

[girlchocolate]

Sibrek the self-proclaimed ED curer! Thanks for blessing us with your presence in this thread bro!

[Sibrek]

Sibrek the self-proclaimed ED curer! Thanks for blessing us with your presence in this thread bro!

U mad? I took a look at your pictures...U are NOWHERE near close to cured of your ED.


I on the other hand could probably have 5-10 people alone post in here saying I helped them with their ED. U want to be next, male who has the name 'girlchocolate'?

[bestman1]

Sanity? i enjoy the foods i eat on 2500 calories and keeps me full throughout the day. I don't really need a cheat, sometimes i'll hav a day where i increase the amount of clean foods i eat if i feel lack of energy.

yes i agree with u i realy feel great with my diet today every day i eat what i love to and i happy with it.
maybe i cheat and eat 2 ice cream balls once a month.