Should You Have a Cheat Day? - Cheating Yourself or Cheating the System?

[@Cris-dm1nt]

After a cheat day full of pizza and soda i start loosing weight even more and having overall more ambition to go heavier on all exercises because it makes me feel guilty and that pushes me to do more.

[@rubenortiz4163]

Jaime Fucking Lannister lol same I ate pasta the other day and now it’s time to grind !

[@zahinazham]

A cheat meal ? You mean Cersei's pussaayyh?

[@juniorc1521]

is it harder to work out with one hand now?

[@fluffymarshmallow4959]

Everyday is a cheat day, it's hard to gain weight for me lol

[@captainmarvel4015]

Except exercises don't help you lose more weight...

[@CrayZJo3Davola]

Cheat day? More like feast day.

[@dnoosomthing2739]

lol

[@noddastar3104]

Lmao

[@puff6180]

69😂

[@ivysakura1832]

lol I'm attempting this method this week,;)

[@fireinthehole_727]

elena something else yehha

[@jacksoaresjr5718]

Am I the only one who simply doesn't want to eat unhealthy food and just can't go on a healthy diet because your parents cook nothing but fried chicken for dinner and lunch?

[@ZOIDYFPS]

I know the feeling

[@allenstafford92]

yes you are lol jk

[@panospatsis9832]

man...I FEEL YOU

[@tallybayram9093]

Jacksoaresjr yes omg

[@unLargoEtcetera]

That's exactly what used to happen to me. I love my parents, but sometimes I'm just glad I don't live with them anymore because that was not good for my health in general...

[@areeyin]

I ate a piece of cake today after avoiding ALL sugary treats for 4 months. I felt *dirty.*

[@lovesure]

ikr.......😢

[@veneukko9885]

Sugar is NOT a treat. Sugar is a POISON!! Stop eating it.

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

Sweets and carbs make you feel dirty after eating clean

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

@@veneukko9885 sugar is poison!

[@Onuiwa]

@@veneukko9885 Well more specifically Fructose is the poison and Sucrose (The most common from of table sugar) gets split in half by enzimes to form two fructose molecules. Fructose has similar effects on the body as ethyl alcohol, just without the brain numbing side effects that substance carries, so yeah, cut down on sugar as much as possible but enjoy a peach or an orange every once and awhile. And if you're at a kid's birthday party, with the exception of that kid being sick, just eat the cake and have fun.

[@FQ99]

cheat days are going too far. more like a cheat meal sounds better

[@PictureFit]

Agreed.

[@TaillessSwagger]

Nah

[@ashdude3058]

Farhad I have 2 cheat meals a week and it’s working really well. (I used to do 4 cheat meals a week and it still worked tbh, as long as you burn more calories)

[@Coffee_of_entrepreneurs]

@@ashdude3058 don't tell that cheat meals everyday would work too, actually please tell that cheat meal everyday is ok!!

[@ashdude3058]

Mr Foxxy I mean, if your food was that bad before you started (every meal was a cheat meal and snacks) that system might still work for the first few weeks, but you’ll have to improve it as time goes. (So as I said in my previous comment, I started with 4 cheat meals a week, I’m currently doing 0 cheat meals but I can eat what I want when I feel like it so usually it becomes like 1 cheat meal a week)

[@jakelaberge5750]

I'd go for a cheat meal not day to avoid the caloric overload

[@jay-leebusque-blackburn6747]

Jake LaBerge Yup, absolutely!

[@DissFunkShunIll]

That's what i'm doing. 55 lbs in 2 months so far.

[@val7957]

good job jake no one fucking knew that

[@ibohabbe6515]

Ho-Lee Chit dude thats not healthy take it easy

[@sultanshorbaji1988]

Me too

[@banjopotato2567]

I love cheat days. For some reason, days for me personally goes by quickly cause I’m always looking forward to cheat days.

[@sebastianlugo5781]

Rather than just having a scheduled cheat day, I just treat myself when I feel it's okay. For me, scheduled cheat days are just a mess. If I have them on a scheduled day, there's a chance I'll be forced to feel like I have to eat junk food when I don't want to because I'm prone to stick to a schedule. I'd much rather save the calories for a time when I need them, like if friends ask to go out for pizza or some cake at a birthday party. Of course everyone is differerent, this is just my personal take with cheat days.

[@tarekmuhratic]

Nico Lugo smart and practical

[@miaa1762]

I should do this too. This week is my first day of eating clean, and I wanted to have a cheat weekend (two cheat meals.) Yesterday I felt like it was useless though, because I didn't even want "junk" food, so I ate pretty healthy. Today though, I've eaten that meal that I didn't have yesterday.

[@lowmax4431]

This takes immense self control though. Some people (like me) want to go without junk food for long enough so they don't crave it any more. I do get annoyed when my co-workers bring amazing smelling pizza into the office. I wanna forget about it lol.

[@parmitakarmakar6297]

Me2

[@cri6129]

yes! totally ageee

[@WhyMustiCry505]

So I have dropped about 55 lbs in the last year. Still have about 20 to go. (6’1 195) I have been doing a cheat day once a week. It was the best thing I ever did for myself in terms of dieting. No longer did I cave in to cravings. I write down things I want and make a list. Sunday comes and I eat whatever I want. Granted I workout 3-5 days a week every week, the range of days is schedule permitting. I have been losing weight at a steady pace, and have found that I am incredibly disciplined during the week. Oh btw if I break my diet during the week I penalize myself and take away cheat day. If something comes up during the week like a birthday dinner, I just substitute that for cheat day.

[@Idaad01]

I dont believe in cheat days, cheat meals, yes, but not a whole day

[@ainjuhl4509]

Idaad01 exactly

[@rl-fc1ry]

@Jeeses99 I don't believe pasta counts as a cheat day meal

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

I agree

[@sadviolinproductions391]

dahid I just say 3000 calories on a cheat day, which is plenty. I did it last week and I ate both burger and fries, drank soda, some chocolate and a bit of candy and then a boatload of pizza in the evening. All that coming together at 2950 calories!!

[@ariz8281]

Im in the beat shape of my life and i do cheat days every week...its fine. As long as u dont have an everyday cheat day it wont really affect you😂

[@kurieb]

A "cheat" meal is nothing more than a tool to help you continue your diet from a mental standpoint. There really isn't a physical reason for a cheat meal. Also, these are supposed to be limited to an increase in calories up to and a little (A LITTLE) over your TDEE, not an excuse to binge.

[@grotriansteinweg3823]

it replenishes glycogen stores and helps to raise your metabolism so you don't grind to a halt, especially if you are on a hefty defecit over 500 calories. at least that's what I think, this video didn't really address different calorie defecits

[@kurieb]

Grotrian Steinweg That is only true if you are at a very low body fat and have been dieting for a long cut (think body builder prepping for a show). For the average person, they're mainly just a mental tool to help with adherence to the diet over the long run.

[@grotriansteinweg3823]

have you got any sources to back up that hypothesis of yours?

[@kurieb]

Alan Aragon and Eric Helms have view on refeeds which point to the fact that they work but are tools for when you are seeing affects to your workouts while trying to get to single digit body fat numbers. My post was pointing to the 99% of people who would watch this and think they need a cheat day/ meal. If you cant see your abs and aren't starving yourself into a prep this won't really help you much besides a mental break.

[@s0phi76]

Actually I disagree. Cheat meals increase leptin levels, a hormone that helps tell your brain when it is full Not only that but just like a body gets used to exercises, it gets used to a diet as well. Cheat meals (if only used no more than once a week) keep your body from plateauing and growing used to the amount of calories you're placing in your body so that it can take notice to the reduction of calories more so than it would without the cheat meal.

[@2ossy]

Lol, for my last cheat meal I ate my 4 cheese's pizza so fast that a big lump of cheese got stuck in my throat. I had to throw up (didnt work) and sip water for 3 hours to finally swallow it. It was worth the cheese...

[@livsnjutare2705]

cheat day what???? As long as i consume fat and protien i'll eat.

[@frylock456]

Is that the day you took your profile pic?

[@selinashahin]

Lol

[@janikakauppinen8233]

I was just about to have a 4 cheese pizza ....

[@landrytheraccoon]

gross

[@lebrunjemz4709]

that's actually not true i used to have one cheat day a week for the last 4 months and i lost 45lbs and now im ripped.. i used to eat more than 5000 calories on my cheat day and 1400 on the other days so here's what my opinion is: eating bad for one day is not gonna hurt you, in the same way that eating good for one day is not gonna help you and thanks for the video 👍

[@jlammetje]

Or, you know, your metabolic rate is higher than 2000 per day... :')

[@lovesure]

Im not sure if i need a cheat day, but sometimes i dreamed food.....makes me sad....but when i had some cheat meal i feel more guilty.....life is tough.......😢

[@bettaenthusiastb339]

Sure Loves Pocket Polly true

[@fahimparamata441]

@@lovesure Yeah, it's so hard. Today is my cheat day and i feel guilty. and I think i'm going to eat more. Damn!

[@lovesure]

@@fahimparamata441 Actually today i went to hiking, after the exercise, i ate 1300 calories.......i don't know why.....i really don't.....

[@George_USMC]

Cheat Day-No Cheat 4 to 6 hour window-Yes

[@PictureFit]

That a huge ass window.

[@George_USMC]

PictureFit lol

[@ivysakura1832]

Agreed

[@cocowhite588]

But Jeff Caballo said "no cheat days" and no diets, just eat healthy 360 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@pauljansen6650]

Challenge accepted

[@noradora304]

today was my cheat day and i was feeling like i'm a bad human being for not sticking to my decisions😂 but this video made me feel better

[@peter2kx]

I have cheat MEALS, days are simply too much for me lol. With a cheat meal it's much easier to stay within your caloric Maintenance and won't throw you off completely. Often times macros are going to have to be changed because let's face it, most cheat meals are packed with carbs and fats lol. This way, you still stay in your calorie limits, you don't get thrown off too much, and you get your fix of yummy food :D

[@PictureFit]

Good approach!

[@thomasrichardson5425]

yeah cheat meals seems to be the way to go, and drink a large glass of water first because it will trick you into stopping eating earlier

[@rlburton]

Yeah, one meal a week where I can eat until I'm full on my favorite foods is my approach too, but still I try to keep it around 3000 calories for that day (have one bowl of ice cream after your pizza and wine; not two). This is also a good day to hit the gym hard for some maintenance workouts while cutting; put those extra calories to work.

[@AtriasNaradan]

Eat as spicy food as you can hold...spicy foods makes you feel full faster, and it helps burned more calories.

[@johnportillo4235]

Peter2kx so u can eat one cheat meal a day?

[@mkui338]

I have it all planned,my cheat days are only during Mondays,Tuesdays,Wednesdays,Thursdays,Fridays,Saturdays,and Sundays....

[@emma-hu6xj]

more like cheat week

[@PictureFit]

Nice

[@ryanross9241]

Emma ha more like cheat *l i f e*

[@busteronlyfullscreenmode]

gotta gameshark for that

[@lovesure]

Cheat life...

[@Coffee_of_entrepreneurs]

@@ryanross9241 sounds more like a sad, obese life.

[@AnchorMoments]

Oh my! I love this! My husband and I have been eating 4 times a day--breakfast, lunch, dinner, and an evening snack--about 400 calories each--about 4 hours apart. We allow one break day a week. Then Jeff and I decided that our break day was too much of a big binge day so we modified it to a break meal. That has been very doable for us! Some weeks we even skip our break meal or break day. I love how you describe how a "cheat" day or meal works in the long scheme of our total calories of the week! This is awesome! I will share your video with my friends and family! I have been documenting our weight loss on our Anchor Moments KZbin channel ever since I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I am down 39 pounds so far and my husband is down 64! Jeff is almost to his goal weight and I am still far away from mine but look forward to doing this continually for a much healthier lifestyle. If you allow yourself a break meal or day for holidays and special occasions, it makes following a lower calorie diet much easier. It makes it liveable! Thanks for sharing in such a positive fun way! Love your cartoons too! :)

[@ninosnineveh4512]

I heard somewhere that they did studies and saw that two rest days from diet had the most effect on metabolism and harmones and so i have one cheat meal and a bit of a snack once a week but every second week i wil have a second day break from diet and man it feels great you really can feel your hormones and metabolism and mood is optimal.

[@michaelzma9102]

One thing you didn't mention is that a cheat meal can help you lose weight when at a plateau during a deficit. The high carb meal boosts metabolism and helps to continue burning fat. Lower calories=slower metabolism

[@burger5082]

cheat days are just idiotic. Have one cheat meal and then go back to your normal diet for the rest of the day.

[@V12509]

FiftyShadesOfSilver This guy clearly gives no fucks about your studies, whatever works for him the best is better than any study out there, if he thinks cheat meals are better than days and it's working fine with him then no study will change his mind.

[@iamstupidbut5043]

I like having only a cheat meal, i think having more than one is too much

[@iamstupidbut5043]

Once a week of course.

[@bunthansephierothkong5478]

I’m learning that the hard way

[@iamstupidbut5043]

Wow how much can change in 4 months, I dont even agree with my comment anymore lmao

[@truthseeker66sick]

I've been more mindful about what I eat for a couple of years now. I tried different approaches to dieting, since I train for strength, endurance and also work capacity. Everything works, it's all about being consistent.

[@HypNNNoO]

Not enough minerals HAHAAHAHAAHAAHHA I died at that part man! :D

[@NexY92]

😂😂😂

[@CaptainTimo]

I literally laughed out loud there !

[@saeidyazdani]

protoss junky

[@NexY92]

😧😅

[@symphonic7561]

HypNNNoO yeah i was exactly the same. I'm such a nerd 😂

[@tonymanning8106]

Making your “junk food” healthier is a great way to have “cheat meals” regularly without having negative impact IMO.

[@saltedbun6720]

There are some channels who just go round and round a topic and end up not answering it but you always do it so efficiently and well!! Thank you :)

[@zukodude487987]

Low carb is not good for fitness or weight loss. Eating fruits, whole grains, berries and starches is super for weight loss.

[@dontignorewatchme5851]

yes man. truth

[@arbitrarity]

It depends on your body

[@LeDubKitty]

zukodude487987 I used to be really small. like 100 lbs at 5'1. But I was always skinny fat because I ate lots of starches. Carbs cause fat if you don't use them. Even if you're small.

[@zukodude487987]

LeDubKitty They don't count if you eat them in the form of refined foods like white bread or white rice or quick oats. Also foods that taste sweet don't count either like cookies, ice cream and chocolate since sweet taste does not equal high carb, most sweets are high fat foods with sugar added for sweetness which is why many tell me they fail on high carb is because they don't know what foods are actually high vs high fat.

[@LeDubKitty]

zukodude487987 It's not hard to look at a label. White rice makes me gain weight QUICK. So obviously it counts some.

[@bradsuarez2683]

Cheat days and refeed days are not the same. Cheat days you splurge on whatever you like, refeed days are days where you eat maintenance calories or slightly higher, also all your macros are planned on re feeds and the extra calories should mostly come from carbs not fat.

[@PictureFit]

I agree, but most people's "cheat" meals are carb-heavy, so they can both serve the same purpose. Even on cheat days, I would still consider macro and calorie count.

[@drmmerguy160]

Awesome videos. This is all really, really good, accurate information based on the available science. Very Refreshing and enjoyable to watch. for the sake of clarity it should be noted that there is a difference between a "refeed" and a "Cheat day." A refeed is a planned, structured return to at or near maintenance calories using the structure and food choices of your current diet. Essentially just creating one day of neutral dietary impact as you have not gone into a surplus for said day. Refeeds are a great tool for a mental/ physical break, and as a tool to increasing training intensity E.g. refeeding before Leg day. Cheat meals/days are a planned deviation from any structure of the diet and tend to focus on foods we crave or "Bad" Foods. ( I know, I know. foods are only bad or good in context of the entire diet) Both can be useful tools. once again. Awesome videos.

[@PictureFit]

Yea, there are more "formal" terms for refeeding, but IMO they serve an almost identical purpose to cheat meals/days. After all, I think many cheat meals can be planned to serve the exact purpose while still including some "bad" foods. And Thanks ;)

[@peenaM]

PictureFit did I supposed to drink a lot of water? in order to build the muscles?

[@dilennoris6547]

Thanks you. Now I want a pizza.

[@PictureFit]

Good choice

[@PapaJoJ]

pizza is always the best cheat food

[@justynsweeting]

I subbed. Your videos are awesome

[@PictureFit]

Thanks Justyn!

[@johnnyboy1427]

thank you for your efforts

[@PictureFit]

Thanks.

[@Taoukiif]

H

[@CelesteSinger1]

I've found that having a cheat day a few times throughout a month really helps. And by this I mean eating above my calorie limit (which is 1,200) but below my BMR (1,900). It's honestly awesome because I I get back on track the day after and I keep on going! :)

[@twylabeachy7028]

So I know you posted this comment six years ago, but you should never eat fewer calories than your BMR. You might have known this already, but your BMR is the amount of calories your body needs to live. If you go under that, your body could go into starvation mode, which will then make it way harder to lose weight.

[@ace1gl]

I work my butt off nothing wrong with some treat days as long as it keeps you moving forward. Personally I think it's good to give your body a little confusion for more success and gains.

[@WorldChampInfinity]

your body isn't going to absorb all 5000 calories. it can't. that's why it's okay to have cheat days. in my experience cheat days = plateau busters. I weigh at most 2 lbs heavier the next day. at max, 2 days after that I will break through plateau. (I consider a plateau not losing weight for a week)

[@PictureFit]

How much of it is it going absorb?

[@WorldChampInfinity]

PictureFit Well, I don't have an exact percentage. All I have is experience and some examples. Think about eating 500 grams of protein in a day. Are you going to wake up a hulk the next day having absorbed all of it into your muscles? No, you're going crap a lot of it out. Think about competitive eaters, the skinny ones, even after practicing they don't throw up. So they have 10k-20k calories, maybe more, in their system.

[@grotriansteinweg3823]

the body's inability to turn excess protein into muscle is a different process to the body storing calories as fat

[@PictureFit]

Your body doesn't store protein, thus any unused will be either excreted or inefficiently turned into fat. You can figure your individual use of protein intake by measuring nitrogen balance. That is different from your body storing away calories in any form (fat, carbs, protein) outside of alcohol. Fact of the matter is that your body can and will store away as much of it as possible. There is no "hard limit" in the amount of food you eat where your body decides to stop trying to store. Protein uptake also depends on providing the proper stimulus to the body to use the additional protein in the first place (eg progressive resistance training). Competitive eaters eating at a huge excess one day does not mean they eat like that on every other day. They can very well be at a chronic deficit up until the competition.

[@WorldChampInfinity]

Okay, you taught me something there about protein absorption. That's why I like your videos. But, I guess I shouldn't have used protein as the example. I didn't mean for us to get tripped up there. The point I am trying to make, but didn't do well the first time is, your body only has so much time to absorb. Your body is going to make you crap whether it got every calorie or not. It's on a schedule. There are going to be a lot of calories in the toilet bowl the day after a cheat day. I probably shouldn't have mentioned competitive eaters either. They probably use laxatives after a competition.

[@firefoxuser2557]

I'm on a low carb high fat diet with 0 "cheat" days because I don't have the desire to eat the unhealthy stuff I was eating just 1 month ago. It doesn't interest me as much as it used to, primarily because I provide enough fats and proteins for my stomach to be full all the time, but also not too much such that stored fat cannot be used.

[@shatteredreality_513]

The concept of cheat meals (I wouldn't really call it "cheating" though) motivates me even more to fight away those calories the next week. Keeps my metabolism guessing. Don't feel too guilty about having a Whopper or a pizza maybe once a month or two months...as long as you work to burn it.

[@charleekarina6359]

I love to listen to your videos while I am at work. Awesome information and tips. Thank you sooooo much!

[@swinxfee]

A cheat day doesn’t mean you have to eat donuts for every meal. It can mean having the sugary cereal you like instead of oatmeal, having an extra sandwich for lunch, pasta for dinner and maybe a brownie as dessert.

[@ericcheltenham7001]

Oatmeal> sugary cereal Seriously, oatmeal is a godsend. It is a cheat meal that isn’t bad for you

[@Steveman27]

Right, and it can also mean pizza from PizzaHut.

[@mattsblackbackground4287]

I just have a cheat meal , I feel too guilty if I have a cheat day but lucky it pushes me to work out more.

[@MarionDoesIt24]

What the fuck was that thing at 1:34?

[@lostsarph]

Protoss, they're one of the factions in the game called Starcraft. A RTS (Real Time Strategy) game.

[@MarionDoesIt24]

oh that's why i didn't reconize it, i dont fuck with RTSs lol

[@Tjerk356]

That thing, was a hilarious reference to Starcraft :>

[@KooglaGK]

SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS!

[@aaron.946]

found U on scarce and I subbed cuz U look cool

[@allenbercero3661]

It wasnt cravings that forced me to do a cheat day, i had a severe headache and lack of energy

[@altatmccc8253]

I prefer cheat meals not entire cheat days

[@thrashyart4369]

Everytime I tried goin on a cheat day I'll eat enough to reach my maintenance or eat less than my deficit I've been trying to have a proper cheat day but the moment I took a bite of that big mac all I think about are the calories man fuck this shit.

[@marytrinh6650]

Next Recommended Video Athlean-X: Why Cheat Meals are KILLING your gains.

[@fishfan2]

Heres what I do if you need help. Mon-Thurs eat super healthy/and or good. Friday you can be more lax but don't eat too much just yet. Sat and Sun enjoy whatever you want but watch the 2k calorie mark

[@xDutchifyx]

That starcraft reference had me dying haha. Good video!

[@shokwave3857]

0:33 literally what I was craving for my cheat day and what I'm eating rn

[@aiman3008]

now that i workout and stuff i don't at all feel like eating any kinda junk food.

[@gingerninja9462]

#1 fitness info channel there is, deserves more views and subscribers

[@PictureFit]

Thanks a lot!

[@some1ontheinternet27]

before watching the video: PLEASE tell me they are good!!

[@elliotalderson1067]

Great channel! Keep up the good work

[@GaryLiseo]

Although counting calories is good, it is also important to observe where you are consuming those calories. Calories from healthy foods: good Calories from foods high in sugar or with minimal nutritional value: bad

[@rlburton]

For overall health and energy, yes that's absolutely true, but for just weight loss it's calories in vs. calories out.

[@GaryLiseo]

Correct, but you still want to make sure the calories you are taking in aren't things such as sugars which metabolize into fat while you are trying to lose weight

[@rlburton]

Gary Liseo Jr Well, ALL foods can metabolize into fats. The problem with sugars is that they give you a brief very high energy spike, and then leave you with nothing, so you then have to have something else to make it through the day. So someone who has 400 calories of steamed chicken and rice will be feeling a lot better a few hours later than someone who had a 400 calorie snickers bar instead. Like a campfire. A whole log might give off an equal amount of heat as a handful of firecrackers, but the log will give off that heat slowly over hours, but the firecrackers are gone in seconds leaving you cold.

[@seaturtle7777]

At 3:25 "...all that hard work from Monday through Saturday completely obliterated on Sunday...". Other than that, cheat days are super. Hilarious!

[@Dania.q]

You should not have a "cheat day" when you are trying to lose weight. You SHOULD have a cheat meal though. You could have that burger or pizza once a week, but don't spend the whole day eating junk food. He mentioned this in the video, but I just don't like how he calls it a cheat day instead of a cheat meal, because it's misleading.

[@myfosterpets___3267]

i eat a footlong tuna from subway and healthy veggies and I also put ranch. is this fine ? because I'm trying to loose weight :/

[@myfosterpets___3267]

Ryan Dawson thank you ! I been on my diet over 4 months already . I'm doing good ! But it's super hard ..... but I got this ! Cheat days are mostly for me footlong turkey veggies and ranch (from subway )

[@Momonga-s7o]

The starcraft joke, insta-subscribe.

[@supramusic9667]

Tordah! Not enough minerals lmao its the protoss!

[@pigeon1993]

Love these videos. So informative! Thanks so much!!

[@jakeintravaia6621]

I do a cheat day every Saturday, I limit myself to 3000 calories, I can eat whatever I want, and it’s worked for me surprisingly well, I have lost so much weight and finally had my abdominals come in!

[@rollcredit]

For me cheat days turn into cheat months then years. What I’ve done different this time is rather than avoiding the foods I love I incorporate them into my diet everyday, I just choose lower calorie and higher volume alternatives. I’m down 75lbs so far and still going strong. What’s best is I never feel deprived so this is something I can see myself doing for the rest of my life.

[@hm.99]

Today is my cheat day lol

[@francoisstrength]

'Not enough minerals' I chocked on my sandwhich. Best. Line. Ever.

[@AroobahAhmed]

Why don't you have just one cheat meal in a week

[@lovesure]

Sounds fine!

[@sadviolinproductions391]

I just say 3000 calories on a cheat day, which is plenty. I did it last week and I ate both burger and fries, drank soda, some chocolate and a bit of candy and then a boatload of pizza in the evening. All that coming together at 2950 calories!!

[@missnobody6165]

I love it when my colleagues ask for fitness advice and I always get to answer them 'it depends'!

[@remedy7488]

Actually, for me, cheat days are great. I cheat on my girlfriend once every two weeks.

[@onedirectionofficialplayli6847]

Tangina mo

[@odysseus3563]

This last video was great bro, really enjoying you work.

[@PictureFit]

Thanks bro!

[@555125kevin]

noticed how people who aren't in conditioned shape tend to take about cheat days the most

[@Wft-bu5zc]

Or "dieting" instead of just eating healthy foods they enjoy for the rest of their lives.

[@FunnyFace710]

Long distance runner here and I eat high carb,high protein and low fat. Just can't function properly throughout the day physically and mentally on low carb. Works amazing for endurance training

[@miaa1762]

5,000kcal in a day?!?! I eat that amount within 5 days! My cheat days ( more like cheat meals) only add 400kcal to my weekly calorie intake.

[@jtal2899]

Unrestrained cheat days ruin progress because when you cut, the increase in appetite can lead you to eat way above your maintenance calories if you aren’t careful. I’m a fan of calorie cycling. I like to do a higher deficit of 1000-1500 5 days a week, then have two days when I eat at, or slightly above my TDEE. Keeps me sane and leaves a comfortable amount of space for treats.

[@lldaryall]

I love how my cheat day is about 1500 cals and a normal day is under 1000. No wonder I lost 80 pounds in a year🤣

[@slavsavov99]

What do you eat for 1500 cals? :D

[@Wolf-qt6gi]

Great simple way of explaining it , thank you 🙏🏻🖤

[@lurkzie]

Cheat day? I'm still going through cheat year

[@lovesure]

I just end up my cheat life....but i dont know how far will i go....😢

[@xXSinisterDeviceXx]

Somehow with no research at all, this is how I began dieting 4 weeks ago. Lol down 9lbs so far and going strong. Love your videos btw.

[@PictureFit]

Nice!

[@austinhernandez2716]

FIVE thousand calories? Wtf are you insane?!

[@Havo97.P.T.P]

trust me fat boys like me...like to eat...ALOT....i mean ...atm..i am like 14 bodyfat...but i am certainly an obese guy to genarally fit body...

[@austinhernandez2716]

*****​​​ are you serious? I think the most I've ever eaten in a day is 3500. That was only one day though in my entire life that I can remember. If I eat more than what I need(about 2000), it's probably an average of 2500. I don't see how yall can go past an extra 1000 all the time. Damn no wonder yall are so fat. Quit eating so damn much. I know the food is good, but it's literally like drugs. It might taste good, but in the end, if you eat too much it can literally kill you. I was placed on steroids for a few months when I was I was only a child, was in the hospital every month due to epilepsy and couldn't exercise much because I had severe asthma. So I stayed inside being lazy and eating a lot. But now my asthma is well under control and I was cured from my epilepsy 6 years ago. Since then I've been far more active and don't eat much. I only eat when I'm hungry, usually only twice a day. I was obese and now I'm only slightly overweight and am still losing. I still feel self conscious about my weight though, maybe because I was like the most bullied person in school, mostly because of my weight. Trust me, you can lose some weight. Actually, the more overweight and sedentary you are, the easier it is. I've been through that journey, you can do it too. It just takes a whole lot of motivation. That's by far the hardest part of losing weight. I wish you luck. 😉

[@Havo97.P.T.P]

you see.. i am not fat... far from it i would say...true though i used to have a gut,but that is no longer the case...although...my fat self will almost always be inside of me... i mean ..i can eat 5000 thousand calories of carb heavy crap and sweets and all that stuff...but also in the forms of clean food...say chicken breast ...sweet potatoes brown rice...lentils beans...lean meats....i rememember once i had eaten 3000 thousand calories worth of lentisls then proceeded to eat more lean meats and beans...totalling 5560 calories a day for that day....what you cant seeem to understan and i will help you with that is...we dont just like food because of the taste... we like because we are HUNGRY...not because we are addicted...BUT because we want to be satiated...human bodies were NEVER meant to have moderate food intake...they were meant to either FAST OR FEAST...which means that cheat days play that role in a diet which either has the goal of getttiing you lean or keeping you lean..

[@austinhernandez2716]

***** You called yourself fat twice.

[@Havo97.P.T.P]

at i said was ''but i am certainly an obese guy to genarally fit body''..read the comment again..

[@shwetakundrasrivastava2331]

Great video. Perfectly put. This totally works for me.

[@PictureFit]

Awesome that it works for you =) And thank you!

[@Add183]

I'm doing the he super difficult task of trying to gain muscle AND lose weight

[@PictureFit]

Good luck!

[@PbVeritas]

Have you worked out before? If you are a beginner, this is not a problem. If you are an intermediate this is possible too, but takes a lot of effort

[@god563616]

This is incredible! Thank you! Can you do a video on what to eat when your resting from your workout?

[@rluismodesto]

Im never going to lose weight nor gain any muscles am I? 😑

[@thehealthychefri]

I love these VIDS! Thank you!

[@zukodude487987]

Also cheat foods are not high carb foods usually unless its soda which can easily be substituted with diet soda. Everything else from candy, chocolate, ice cream, potato chips, pizza to burgers is a high fat meal. Most of their calories come from fat. This is what irritates me about low carbers is that they don't know that most junkfood people love is high fat, just because it tastes sweet does not mean it is high carb.

[@PictureFit]

Well, in many cases, they're much closer to equal macro proportion. I don't advocate for low-carb people, but their goal is to stay under 5-10% carb intake daily. One burger will quickly nullify that. And many of the junk food are also simple carbs, which are easily and quickly digested, amounting very little to satiety.

[@zukodude487987]

PictureFit Gram wise its usually 50/50, but fat has more than twice the calories so it is usually fat that makes up 40-70% of the total calories. When people tell me they eat carbs the usually say ice cream or chocolate which is just fat with a bit of sweetness since most of the calories are fat calories.

[@PictureFit]

Actually, gram-wise, carbs are higher, but as you know, fat/gram has more calories than carb/gram. When calculated, they are much closer to equal.

[@PictureFit]

And of course, it's food-dependent. Some junk food do in fact sway more toward fat calories. Regardless, there's still a high amount of carbs in most.

[@zukodude487987]

PictureFit Sure they have carbs as well, but it is primarily the fat calories in it and since fat is calorie dense which fills your stomach so little that you get hungry again quickly and of course over eat easily due to more calories per volume. Carbs are mainly bad in soda form or some gummy bears. Diet sodas have no carbs so you get the same thing minus the calories. Most of the calories come from fat i mean if carbs were to blame then the heart attack grill would be slimming since their burgers are pretty much fatty meat towers with cheese cooked in lard and even the fries are covered in lard, very fatty and fattening while the only carbs in it is the tiny bun.

[@sjm8890]

For weight loss I have my cheat day on weigh in day so I have a full week to undo the damage that it did.

[@dubrep6605]

I just started my diet 2 days ago please give me some support because im cracking up...

[@charlieyellove6600]

Dub Rep You got this bro! Every time I feel like I'm losing my shit l picture myself naked or in a bikini, and think about how awful I'm going to feel at the beach, and I instantly have more willpower! You can do this!

[@ipodtouch470]

Dub Rep Just remember why you wanted to lose weight in the first place

[@ritalyglo9013]

Don't think of your diet as a bad thing. If you don't like what your eating now it's because your new to the diet. Keep looking at nutrition labels and see what else you can include in your meals. I'm never hungry and I enjoy all my meals and my calorie intake stays under 1500 everyday.

[@lovesure]

I need this as well.....

[@endmysuffering6480]

I do cheat days once or twice a month but I have them from 15:00 to 20:00 so I won’t fuck up everything in one day- I just gotta speed up my metabolism a bit since I eat under 1200 calories per day (unhealthy but I’m trying to work on it)

[@davidalves1745]

a do a cheat meal 1 time in two weeks

[@PictureFit]

Good plan!

[@lovesure]

Good control, i wish i could so the same....im having once in a week>"< and i feel guilty...

[@vanessax6092]

Sure Loves Pocket Polly that’s good too

[@ChaingrindersMotovlogs]

Im doing the Ketodiet where you have to do cheatdays. This Is giving me the motivation for the whole week of diet and training. The problem is that it can change your eating behavior though. When I was offdiet, I went completely nuts and ate everything I could like pizza, burgers, icecream, choclate and so on. It can destroy your mind and your beavior as I said. Now Im still doing cheatdays but I refeed it "clean". So for example I eat rice with chicken or something like that. Just to get the carbs I avoided on trainingdays. Sometimes I still eat a Pizza or a Burger but Im not carrying it to far anymore. So my opinion Is cheatdays are good, but still with discipline and the right knowledge

[@haleylynn1369]

I'm not a fan of cheat days. You work hard all week to gain back all the calories and more by eating everything in sight. Then you spend all week trying to burn it off, to do the same cheat again on the weekend. It's a roller coaster.

[@jasonfreeman2504]

Haley Lynn I just have 1 treat a month

[@annoyingly.myselfxxx9272]

Haley Lynn No... u can't gain real weight in one day.

[@schoeppa92]

I´m running a "Cheat Day Diet" for a few month now, and i already lost 25 kilograms.. (~55 lbs). Normally I eat healthy and low carb under the week, cut some calories, and on one of the weekend days I eat what I want. I´m not eating like a pig or so, just going out to a nice restaurant or eating fast food. The cheat day is helping a lot. My body won't get used to the low calories and i don't have appetite attacks. Sometimes I eat casually on all days of the weekend, I´m still loosing weight, or atleast don't gain some, even after some really naughty week (food-wise).

[@Ludowiga]

Bro investigate more about the vegan diet, carbs are not the main problem when storing fat.

[@xllisaiah7436]

I'll tell my mom I don't eat candy anymore then she will take me shopping and ask if I want poptarts and Coco puffs

[@ThatMagaLife]

eat the carbs, cut the fat.

[@ilanzatonski8826]

No, cut the carbs eat the fat

[@noahschenck6715]

+TheBodyOfChrist You understand there's such a thing as, "good fat", correct? A ketogenic diet focuses on more fat, less carbs. It's one of the healthiest pallets you can have.

[@kannankichu1997]

and the hardest one too Noah Schenck

[@Bull-zo3lc]

you are very smart and right.... keep up the good work

[@arsenalandbarcafan8231]

I just ate 3 donuts

[@lolykgt7917]

Arsenal And bvb fan for life And thats at least 900 calories

[@lovesure]

so sorry my mouth-watering...

[@johnlaursen6080]

I did go for the pizza and ice cream on my cheat day, and it was glorious. Now back on the wagon we go until my next cheat day next weekend.

[@jamesread7797]

Am I the only one who just eats a balanced diet? So I allow my a little dark chocolate, or a mini magnum if I havnt had anything bad all day, and love to cook, and also love veg. Like I just like eating healthy, and feel shitty if I have a "cheat day"

[@michaelalehmann5009]

I’ve been on the diet for two months now, I shouldn’t really call it a diet because it’s more of a lifestyle, but the point is today I tried to have a cheat day, literally, I had maybe 10 potato chips, and a spit it out because it just felt wrong. I think eventually, after pursuing such a healthy lifestyle for a while, you realize all the wonderful benefits it has on your body, complexion, and overall health, to me it just felt absurd to throw that away.

[@valdezyoutube9213]

I have cheat days, I eat as much as 10,000 Calories per cheat day every 10 days, I weigh in the 140’s looking lean, I started at 205 pounds now 140! And building muscle now. I agree with cheat day ALL OUT, fast the next day to deplete the carbs, Than workout the next day (24-48Hours fast) than eat your regular diet! Lost 27 the first month doing it like that just my advice 💪 to put out there!

[@thecatladytm7172]

I agree, I've started eating healthier and exercising more and I feel that not cutting the unhealthy stuff completely (just drastically reducing their presence to one meal on one day or a small treat after an intense workout) will ultimately allow me to stay on track with eating healthier because I won't feel like I've failed myself by eating them. I know I can do the work to burn it off the next day or had done a ton of work already, so as long as portions and frequency are restricted, I know I'm good to go. Throughout the week if I want a "treat" but it isn't my cheat meal or I haven't "earned" it, I grab some fruit. They have sugar, but they also have fiber and depending on the fruit usually have incredibly beneficial effects for your body. My favorite fruit is kiwi and I am low key craving like, a kiwi and strawberry fruit salad with some vanilla greek yogurt for breakfast, like, that sounds so good to me. But we currently do not have kiwi or strawberries, so apple and cucumber slices (which are also good, don't get me wrong) will have to do. Edit: my kindle is weird and autocorrected for no reason

[@jkjayanto786]

great content man :) saving my lots of time :)

[@trainwithjmoneyy]

I am 12 years old and play basketball so I am trying to eat healthy but every once and a while I feel like it is good to have a cheat day to spike up your metabolism

[@testone5209]

Taking the calorie deficit example withing t Tim frame of a week provided in the video, a few corrections: Staying at a 500 calorie deficit while still maintaining a carbon intake ratio that is anything but negligible doesn't mean ur body loses 500 calories worth of fat per day for a week. Instead, body metabolism (again, if ur carbon intake is NOT negligible, i.e., ur body isn't in ketosis) simply slows down too. So now, ur.body is simply running quite efficiently on th 1500 Kcal u intake, without demanding the extra 500 Kcal from the fat. Even worse, once you in the future start eating 2000kcal, ur body still runs only on the 1500kcal, Du to metabolism slow down, which means ur putting on +500kcal worth it fat (if ur not working out to use up that Surplus kcal.) T only way to reset ur metabolism is to go on fasts particularly prolonged (>3 day fasts). I know, it's shit