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How should one incorporate cheat meals into their diets?

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Administrator. Graeme
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How should one incorporate cheat meals into their diets?
Are some cheat meals better than others? Which ones?
Which cheat meals should people try to avoid?
Bonus Question: What is your favorite cheat meal?
 
However the fuck you want!
But I don't cheat more than one meal per week.

What to eat or avoid depends on how sensitive your body is to certain foods and how strict you are I guess.

Favourite is usually either a KFC ultimate box with a zinger bacon and cheese or a pair of large bacon deluxe meals or a large BBQ meatlovers with jalepenos and chicken... Now I'm getting hungry!
 
I think cheat meals only work when they're planned. If you're out with friends somewhere and they're all getting cake, and you decide to get some too, that's just poor decision making and discipline. Cheat meals don't need to be something incredibly greasy and sugary either; just something different from your usual diet. For example, for me it might be going out to a restaurant and ordering a fat steak with mash potatoes.

My planned cheat meal however is pancakes. Not the generic sugary floury stuff, but buckwheat pancakes. They're slightly firmer than regular pancakes and more filling. I'll throw in some choc chips and top them with peanut butter. Pretty basic, but they kill any cravings for savoury sweets. I'll cook them for myself and gf on the weekend once a week. So it's something to look forward to after my weekly weigh in on a Friday night.
 
Or just fit the foods into your plan and not feel restricted and want to binge on these "naughty" foods.
 
I dont understand cheat meals. Why not just fit it into your daily requirements? I hate going without "just because". If you cant plan and manage something as simple as eating something you like to eat there is something wrong.

Tim.
 
I think it's a discipline thing though. If you're used to having 'cheat' food regularly, what's to stop you having a bit extra here and there. It all adds up. If you're used to saying no to sugary food or whatever, it get easier to stay on the right track. I guess do what works for you. Personally, I find having a cheat meal once a week to look forward to keeps me disciplined and motivated.
 
When actually sticking to a diet, cheat meals don't work for me. If I eat what I want for a cheat meal it will undo a whole week of diet. If I restrict my cheat meal well it's not really a cheat meal anymore.

I just fit foods I enjoy into my diet.
 
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