How Do YOU Cheat?

[MrDjango]

After a week of "clean cutting" and working out hard, I decided to take a break and indulge myself with a cheat meal. The contents are as follows: 1 burger with everything, two large servings of fries, 3 slices of pizza, 1 chicken quesadilla, a bowl of cereal, a bowl of tomato pasta, 1 chicken breast, 2 glasses of chocolate milk, and 2 cookies. And 1 multivitamin to keep things healthy..
Whats the best ever cheat meal you'v ever had? And how often do you take it?

[pretend]

Too bad there's no way for that to be a normal daily diet while still losing weight...

[Awesana]

I don't cheat. It *always* backfires. If I COULD cheat, I'd eat the biggest oatmeal raisin cinnamon cookie you've ever seen, chase it with a tall glass of chocolate milk, then eat Panda Express clean out of Orange Chicken.

[tom626]

I don't need to cheat because I eat the foods I like every day in moderation.

[usawinston]

After a week of "clean cutting" and working out hard, I decided to take a break and indulge myself with a cheat meal. The contents are as follows: 1 burger with everything, two large servings of fries, 3 slices of pizza, 1 chicken quesadilla, a bowl of cereal, a bowl of tomato pasta, 1 chicken breast, 2 glasses of chocolate milk, and 2 cookies. And 1 multivitamin to keep things healthy..
Whats the best ever cheat meal you'v ever had? And how often do you take it?

I cheat meal per week with a dessert. My cheat meal is aimed at pleasing my palate as opposed to targeting macro goals.

[MetilHed]

Too bad there's no way for that to be a normal daily diet while still losing weight...

If only !

[softpounder]

I don't need to cheat because I eat the foods I like every day in moderation.

This is me as well.

I 'cheat' from time to time, but it fits my macros so it's not really cheating right?

[foodandfitness]

I eat things I like on a daily basis so I don't feel the need to cheat or binge from extended self deprivation.

[Tyler31622]

Cheat meals are stupid and pointless, if your gonna eat junk fit it around your macro's, if you cut for 1 week, and you cheat, you probably gained it all back, and that WHOLE entire week of eating "CLEAN" <-- whatever that means, has gone to waste.

[necon76]

Cheat meals are stupid and pointless, if your gonna eat junk fit it around your macro's, if you cut for 1 week, and you cheat, you probably gained it all back, and that WHOLE entire week of eating "CLEAN" <-- whatever that means, has gone to waste.

No. Just no.


If you eat at a 500 deficit 6 days a week, & a 1000 surplus once, you will still lose weight.

[mainsqueeze530]

Cheat meals are stupid and pointless, if your gonna eat junk fit it around your macro's, if you cut for 1 week, and you cheat, you probably gained it all back, and that WHOLE entire week of eating "CLEAN" <-- whatever that means, has gone to waste.

Nope.

I prefer to eat "clean, bro foods" such as fish, eggs, meat, veggies, potatoes etc because of satiety purposes. If I were to try to fit ice cream and cereal into my macros, I would be hungry as hell later.

OP, every few weeks I like to slam down a couple pints of Ben & Jerry's

[DaBubzy]

No. Just no.


If you eat at a 500 deficit 6 days a week, & a 1000 surplus once, you will still lose weight.

check ur math bro,

500x6 = -3000

but a 1000 cal surplus of 'junk' is extra fatty so really its like at least 9000

so you're at +6000, which equals

fat fat fat fat fat

[AJL1]

I eat things I like on a daily basis so I don't feel the need to cheat or binge from extended self deprivation.

This pretty much sums it up. I can kind of see the appeal of eating 'clean' for most of the week and then having a huge cheat meal, but I don't think it would work for me. Surely it is better having a sensible-sized piece of chocolate (or icecream, pizza, Poptart etc. etc) with dinner every single day than having an enormous binge-fest and feeling sick afterwards?

[DaBubzy]

This pretty much sums it up. I can kind of see the appeal of eating 'clean' for most of the week and then having a huge cheat meal, but I don't think it would work for me. Surely it is better having a sensible-sized piece of chocolate (or icecream, pizza, Poptart etc. etc) with dinner every single day than having an enormous binge-fest and feeling sick afterwards?

this could not only lead to an ED, but is no way to live

I don't want lifting/dieting to inhibit my life bra

[BroFoods]

check ur math bro,

500x6 = -3000

but a 1000 cal surplus of 'junk' is extra fatty so really its like at least 9000

so you're at +6000, which equals

fat fat fat fat fat

Last time I checked 1000 calories is a 1000 calories, regardless of type of food.

[Gemuadrken]

Every sunday I give myself an extra 1000 calories (when cutting). It makes it easier for me to fit things into my diet that I wouldnt normally be able to fit. For example, tomorrow I'm going to be having an entire pint of icecream and a pizza, as well as 1000 calories of other food.

If I go out with somebody I'll try to fit my meal into my diet, but on those rare social occasions i try not to be a nazi.

[necon76]

Last time I checked 1000 calories is a 1000 calories, regardless of type of food.

Yeah! You tell him bro!



Herp.

[AlwaysTryin]

Nope.

I prefer to eat "clean, bro foods" such as fish, eggs, meat, veggies, potatoes etc because of satiety purposes. If I were to try to fit ice cream and cereal into my macros, I would be hungry as hell later.

OP, every few weeks I like to slam down a couple pints of Ben & Jerry's

A few pints in one day?

[TheIronAsylum]

INN N OUT 3X3 Animal Style frys and make my own shake which is bomb as fuuuuuuark

2 Scoops of Iforce Vanilla Mint Swirl
2 Spoonful of vanilla ice cream
Milk
Crushed ice

blend it a little bomb

[mainsqueeze530]

A few pints in one day?

I said a couple (2) pints throughout a day. Is that too much for you?

[chillaxbroseph]

I said a couple (2) pints throughout a day. Is that too much for you?

That's ~2,000-2,800 calories depending on the flavors, which I think he was suggesting is excessive. I agree.

To answer the OP, like many others in this thread, I don't cheat. I built a sustainable diet in which I incorporate foods I enjoy into my daily macros.

[mainsqueeze530]

That's ~2,000-2,800 calories depending on the flavors, which I think he was suggesting is excessive. I agree.

Ah I see. I don't.

[chillaxbroseph]

Ah I see. I don't.

Not judging you. Some people here set up such restrictive diets that they take entire cheat days and may pass the 10k mark.

[mainsqueeze530]

Not judging you. Some people here set up such restrictive diets that they take entire cheat days and may pass the 10k mark.

It would actually take 6 pints to reach my TDEE. adding those 2 pints to my normal diet would only be a 2k surplus.

If anybody passes up the 10k mark then they probably have an ED.

[AlwaysTryin]

It would actually take 6 pints to reach my TDEE. adding those 2 pints to my normal diet would only be a 2k surplus.

If anybody passes up the 10k mark then they probably have an ED.

Your TDEE is ~7k??

[mainsqueeze530]

Your TDEE is ~7k??

Around 6.5k on weekdays

[kevsqn]

whateva the **** i wanna eat.in short binge 10k-15k in one day..but thats just once in two months

[AlwaysTryin]

whateva the **** i wanna eat.in short binge 10k-15k in one day..but thats just once in two months

You're my hero. Please tell me more

[m0ckingjay]

I don't need to cheat because I eat the foods I like every day in moderation.

This.

As long as I get my daily dose of chocolate and peanut butter... I'm happy.

[karlball]

A fry up every other morning, 9 squares of dark a day & a whole Tesco Basics Toffee Swirl Cheesecake every Sunday.