Is cheating ok?

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Since CC is inundated with race/vaccines/other over played topics, thought I would throw in a fun controversy.

So, in trying to be healthy I am back to working out and eating right. I have heard different arguments regarding "cheat days".

Some people feel a cheat meal once a week is healthy, or even possibly a cheat day, to rev up your metabolism and burn extra calories.

Others say cheating is just bingeing and not helpful for a diet.

What have you heard/think?

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Am I the only one who thought this post was gonna be about cheating in a relationship? LOL

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I eat what I want. I don't have cheat days or meals. It's all up to moderation.

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I think it's way easier to stick to a diet when it's not super strict. When you restrict yourself to nothing but healthy food you're setting yourself up for failure. When I diet I have a cheat meal or 2 a week because then when I'm craving something I know I can just wait until then, rather than breaking down and eating it on the spot.

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I have a cheat day because if i limit myself too much I'll definitely binge. My fiance is amazing about cheat day because he will portion things out for me and if i've been totally good the whole week and i haven't skipped on exercising and stuff i get a small piece of chocolate cake lol

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I personally love having a cheat day. I feel like it's a nice goal to have after working hard to be healthy. However my brother recently underwent gastric bypass surgery and I was with him at one of his follow up appointments. He's obviously doing well with his diet but the RN was discussing nutrition with him and said to stay away from cheat days. She said while they seem like good ideas, they could ultimately lead you back to unhealthy eating habits. While my brother no longer cares for sweets and stuff, I was sitting in that room absolutely disappointed.  How could cheat days be evil? Although deep down inside I know she's right. But right now I'm not ready to make that big of a sacrifice.

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If I could follow thru on a diet with that concept I think I could stick to it if I knew one day a week I could have a burger lol

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A cheat day is better because it's a whole day where your not limiting yourself. Your not cutting out every thing that's super enjoyable and you'll look forward to that whole day and not just one meal.

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For myself I feel like if I do total denial I'll binge later. Like if I'm craving chocolate I'll eat a little right away, so it doesn't build up until I eat an entire damn cake by myself.

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Don't ever do it but yeah cheating is ok. I did p90x and even Tony Horton has a cheat Vegan Cheesecake.

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I don't really consider it cheating. Everything in moderation, right? Very few people can toe the line 100% of the time when it comes to diet..... Having the occasional treat or guilty pleasure meal isn't really going to make a difference.

Is cheating ok?

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