Not exact matches
This
week's healthy
meal plan is a bit of a
cheat for me.
I use a
meal planning
cheat sheet (you can get it below) to help me come up with
meals for the
week.
Including an entire
cheat day in your
week can backfire and encourage fat gains, so it's advisable to avoid them and opt
for one
cheat meal per
week.
However, denying yourself your favorite food
for months can suck, especially in terms of motivation, so it's best to have one
cheat meal every
week, where you can eat big quantities of whatever you want.
Regardless of what kind of
cheating (occasional
cheat meals or an entire
cheat day once per
week) you tend to do, the fact is that it's necessary and could even be beneficial
for your performance and gains.
Also, making room
for a planned
cheat meal once per
week can help you prevent succumbing to junk food during the rest of the
week.
So I gave up all sugars in July 14 (except
for fresh fruit), had lost 3 kg but still had insulin resistance by Nov 14, so then gave up starchy carbs as well (except
for 1
cheat meal a
week).
However,
for most of the people, most of the time, 1 or 2
cheat meals per
week is the maximum I (and most others) would recommend.
No
cheating for 14 days, then a
cheat meal once per
week of at least 200g carbs.
For most people (but not all) what works well is one
cheat day per
week during which you have 1 or 2
meals in which you combine some (preferably high glycemic index) carbs with fats to spike your leptin level back to normal.
For 12 weeks I cut to lower my bodyfat for my men's physique contest and last night when it was over I had an EPIC cheat me
For 12
weeks I cut to lower my bodyfat
for my men's physique contest and last night when it was over I had an EPIC cheat me
for my men's physique contest and last night when it was over I had an EPIC
cheat meal.
I have no need too, you are so creative with food I feel like every
meal is a «
cheat» Down 15 lbs and in ketosis
for 6
weeks.
Think about if you really want your partner hounding you about skipping the gym after work or
for adding an extra
cheat meal to your
week, and if you want to do the same
for them.
They say things such as, «I ate too many
cheat meals this
week,» or «I haven't found the right diet
for my body type yet.»
And the last time I intentionally
cheated on the gluten - free diet, it took 7
weeks of eating gluten - filled
meals 3 times a day before my dermatitis herpetifomis exploded in a rash biblical proportions (gluten didn't make me feel bad as I was eating it, which is why I continued to
cheat for 3 years after my diagnosis).
I'm eating 2100 cals on a surplus and my average calorie intake
for this
week is 2,310 with the
cheat meal.
I give myself a
cheat meal 1 - 2 times a
week, but plan to stick with Paleo eating
for a long time.
It's very easy to undo all your hard work
for the
week with an overindulgent
cheat meal.
As
for the amount of
cheat meals, I generally go with an 80/20 approach so a maximum of 1 in 5 of my
meals can be a
cheat meal (approximately 4
meals per
week).
The thing that is tough, though — is given that my goal is 100 lbs down by 2/23 (my birthday)-- it is frustrating when I deviate slightly (had one night where I ate quite a bit of carmel corn, and the next day big stirfry with light soy sauce, etc)-- yet because I ate even more strict and cleaner than before
for 11 straight days before that (not one
cheat day, processed food or
meal), I gained 14 — yes 14 — pounds in water weight that two
weeks later I have only lost 12 of, despite hitting the gym 6 times since, and continuing to eat stellar (no
cheat - low sodium days)-- Funny thing is, my clothes are looser and looser --
While one part of this plan requires you to be very calorie conscious, studies have concluded that eating one «
cheat meal» per
week is essential
for those suffering from an under - active thyroid.
And if you are on a weight loss program remember that alcohol will count as your «
cheat»
for the
week so eat good, lean protein and veggies with your hooch and skip carbs at this
meal.
But sometimes, if you've been dieting
for a long time (6 +
weeks) and haven't lost anything on the scale
for 1 - 2
weeks, a small
cheat meal can help you feel like things are «back on track».