Do you have cheat meals while dieting? How often?

[kiwiol]

depends on many factors.

your bf, your diet, your stats, your metabolism, if youre doing a show, what drugs are you on etc etc etc.

when dieting for competition like i do now, i never cheat. maybe when im hungry i eat more rice but thats it.

What contest are you preparing for, Meso?

[Marty Champions]

vegetarian power



have all the cheat foods you want everyday but in small amounts, let vegetable sandwiches take up the bulk of your diet

[Mr Nobody]

vegetarian power



have all the cheat foods you want everyday but in small amounts, let vegetable sandwiches take up the bulk of your diet

Now Falcon didnt add you cant sit on your ass and do this and achieve leans. You have to be active correct Falcon? so if you sit at a desk or lay on the couch all day this Falcon approach will not work.

[Marty Champions]

Now Falcon didnt add you cant sit on your ass and do this and achieve leans. You have to be active correct Falcon? so if you sit at a desk or lay on the couch all day this Falcon approach will not work.

u can sit down alot but workout a fair amount and acheive epic leans but it will take longer

[WillGrant]

"cheat meals" are for the weak minded.

Just diet and look good or eat like shit and look like shit, these things dont flow together.

Diet is a real challenge is youre mentally strong, finding ways to cheat translates to "Im fat, i started a diet and im craving junk food - im a weak fuck".

we are what we eat.

x2

[PRIVATE RYAN]

On cheat days I'll just have
a 600gram steak in lieu of
300gram.

[James Blunt]

I notice if I ever stray from eating primarily clean for too long my body just seems less willing when I get to the end of workouts. Especially squats,deadlifts and long runs. It's frustrating.

[Super Natural]

In the off season I have cheat meal only once a week (as my last meal of the day) a full on cheat day in the off season has me go over board and put on too much fat. For the cheat meal I try to make it constructive (no donuts,pastries,sweets etc.) ...try stick to "healthier" foods choices like burgers, pancakes,big subs etc. I find it satisfies any cravings and it's still functional...during contest prep dieting I prefer to have refeeds by just increase carbs by 200% from the same clean sources I diet on, once a week or so depnding on how quickly I get depleted/flat.

[Nordic Beast]

"cheat meals" are for the weak minded.

Just diet and look good or eat like shit and look like shit, these things dont flow together.

Diet is a real challenge is youre mentally strong, finding ways to cheat translates to "Im fat, i started a diet and im craving junk food - im a weak fuck".

we are what we eat.

for the record most people don't want to get on stage In a skimpy thong.

I'll eat clean during the week and have a cheat day (all day) or a cheat night once a week. You'll still get ripped, maybe not to shredded shredded, but if u just want to look good and be healthy than who gives a fuck about being 4%. 

 

[big man]

for the record most people don't want to get on stage In a skimpy thong.

I'll eat clean during the week and have a cheat day (all day) or a cheat night once a week. You'll still get ripped, maybe not to shredded shredded, but if u just want to look good and be healthy than who gives a fuck about being 4%. 

 

Have to agree here. I diet threw the week and cheat on weekends and have tightened a lot.
For the shredded look, yea, you could probably get away with a couple cheat meals a week.

Someone post the difference between 10% and 4%. I think the ladies prefer 10%-15% cause when I really leaned up my lady wasn't really feelin it. Face started to look more narrow and my muscle fullness wasn't there?

[Meso_z]

for the record most people don't want to get on stage In a skimpy thong.

I'll eat clean during the week and have a cheat day (all day) or a cheat night once a week. You'll still get ripped, maybe not to shredded shredded, but if u just want to look good and be healthy than who gives a fuck about being 4%.  

 

as i said above, it depends on many factors , competing in this case you wrote.

but in the guys case who started the thread "mos", is known to be a fat fuck, yet he hasnt started his "diet" and wants to "cheat", while being 30%bf , yes he could cheat if he was like 12-15%.

[Sherief Shalaby]

Just curious to what your thoughts are on cheat meals.  Some people I know have cheat days while others will just throw in a bowl of ice cream one a week.  I like to stick to maybe some frozen yogurt every saturday, as long as I was super strict during the week.

cheat meals are a must to keep your diet going without hating your life!!.. how often?!.. it depends on each one's goal and genetics!!.. i say the best way to go is to eat clean 5 days and eat what you like on 2 days (weekend).. this works fine if you naturally burn fats easily!!..

[Mars]

why do people call it cheat meals? i just see it as feeling youre alive meals, fuck that bbing bullshit

[tbombz]

Really? No way I could do this and see progress. Do you make progress this way? What are your goals when taking this approach? I'm guessing not cutting, no? What are your cheats?

ive adopted a method similar to wavelength and adonis. one meal per day with carbs and fats. and i eat as much as id like of whatever i want, right after i train. the rest of the day i dont allow myself any fats ir carbs. i normally have 3-5 meals per day...   all of them are about 40 grams protein from either chicken breast, egg white, lean turkey, isolate milk protien...and with it ill have soem evgetables and a few fish oil...   but zero carbs or added fats besides the fish oil. so i consume rouhly 200 calories in 3-4 meal, which is 600-800 calories. then in my one big meal ill eat 1500-2500 calories... so my daily calories are about 2500-3500... usually around upper 2000's...  i try to keep my one big meal mostly lower fat foods like cereal with skim milk, fat freee ice cream, fat free candies liek peach rings, orange clices, jelly beans, licorice, etc...

[wavelength]

ive adopted a method similar to wavelength and adonis. one meal per day with carbs and fats. and i eat as much as id like of whatever i want, right after i train. the rest of the day i dont allow myself any fats ir carbs. i normally have 3-5 meals per day...   all of them are about 40 grams protein from either chicken breast, egg white, lean turkey, isolate milk protien...and with it ill have soem evgetables and a few fish oil...   but zero carbs or added fats besides the fish oil. so i consume rouhly 200 calories in 3-4 meal, which is 600-800 calories. then in my one big meal ill eat 1500-2500 calories... so my daily calories are about 2500-3500... usually around upper 2000's...  i try to keep my one big meal mostly lower fat foods like cereal with skim milk, fat freee ice cream, fat free candies liek peach rings, orange clices, jelly beans, licorice, etc...

 

[just_a_pilgrim]

"cheat meals" are for the weak minded.

Just diet and look good or eat like shit and look like shit, these things dont flow together.

Diet is a real challenge is youre mentally strong, finding ways to cheat translates to "Im fat, i started a diet and im craving junk food - im a weak fuck".

we are what we eat.

True for most people.

Cheat meals make a massive difference however when dieting if used correctly. Eating clean all the time doesn't keep the metabilism going.