When cutting, should I have a cheat day?

[ramsay_1]

im coming up to finishing the first week out of 8 of my cutting diet. i have seen diff discussions where people have a day where they eat what they want or increase to prevent the body getting used to the diet.

what is the best foods to eat on a cheat day??

Is this cheat day worth it??

[PEWN]

besides the bloating feeling yea its worth it ... but dont go to extreme like 3000 calories in one sit down.... but depending on your diet .... and what your macros are...... but if you are very strict then yea .... a cheat meal will confuse your body.... and benefit...

[ramsay_1]

this is my diet:

(All meals about 2-3 hours apart)
30 mins to 1 hour cardio low intensity on empty stomach

Meal 1: 50g Alpen (175kcal, 5g pro, 30g carbs, 2g fat) + protien shake (400kcal, 50g pro, 32g carbs, 4g fat)

Meal 2: 200g Chicken breast with nandos peri peri + fruit (230kcal, 40g pro, 0g carbs, 0g fat)

WEIGHT TRAIN + 20MINS CARDIO

Meal 3: Postwork out shake (400kcal, 50g pro, 50g carbs, 1g fat)

30mins-1hour later

Meal 4: Whole tin tuna, sweetcorn and jacket potato (430kcal, 30g pro, 60g carbs)

Meal 5: 200g Chicken breast with green veg (230kcal, 40g pro, 0g carbs, 0g fat)

Meal 6: 200g Chicken breast (230kcal, 40g pro, 0g carbs, 0g fat) + 2 tbsp natural PB (200kcal, 8g pro, 6g carbs, 16g fat)

Meal 7: Protien shake (400kcal, 50g pro, 32g carbs, 4g fat)

(Allowed 2500kcal, 300g protien, 150g carbs, 50g fats)
(Used 2550kcal, 306g pro, 204g carbs, 27g fats)


What should I do on the cheat day, eat what ever i want, eat clean with more calories, have an extra meal of anything??

[WelshWarrior]

Cheat day = no
Cheat meal = maybe, but don't go ape shit

[ramsay_1]

cheers pal.

where bouts in wales you from anywhere near cardiff?

[WelshWarrior]

Aye, the 'Diff.

[Baron]

Cheat day = no
Cheat meal = maybe, but don't go ape shit

Agree. People use bodybuilding as an excuse to be a pig. Don't do that.

[BIG TEXAN]

Cheat meal is good...now a cheat day...it can be done, keep it clean for the most part but if ya want a burger or maybe a slice or to of pizza...won't hurt nothing. I prefer just a cheat meal to get it out of my system.

[ramsay_1]

cheers guys. think im just going to stick to my normal diet 7 days a week.

welshwarrior, im from newport but work in cardiff. where do you train?

[WelshWarrior]

You might want to post your diet in the diet section cos it could do with some improvements. The basics are there, but like I say a few improvements could be made.

A few I can see are: Swap meal 6 and 7 around (pb will slow digestion of chicken whilst you sleep, Shake is fairly fast digesting)
Swap meal 1 for egg whites and oats. Alpen has sugar in and a shake is second rate to food.
Be aware Meal 2 will have simple carbs in if you include fruit.

I've left Cardiff now. I've trained in most gyms in Cardiff ('cept Fitness first) most recently Peak Physique.

[ramsay_1]

I have posted it up in the diet section but no one has responded to it.

will swap meal 6 and 7 round, makes sence. if i stick to the foods in this diet would some fruit at meal 2 be bad, if so ill drop it.

how many egg white = 50g protien

[SilverToungedDevil]

a cheat meal is def. worth it.... dependent of course on your diet the rest of the week. shocks your body's metabolism. plus its nips the craving in the bud.

[NOZ]

what is the best foods to eat on a cheat day??

Mcdonalds Big Mac meal

[Slaiv]

exactly what WelschWarrior said, cheat DAY = NO, but cheat MEAL = YES !!

here is the link to my thread where i wrote the same thing, keep in mind my first 3 meals of the day, but then look at meal 4

I Love Sundays !!!!

and today is SUNDAY !!!! YAY !!! GOLDEN CORAL HERE I COME !!

and then ColdStone IceCream !!!!

[Johny-too-small]

Cheat meal is acceptable, but never "good" in terms of it helping you other than giving you a mental break from being on a rigid diet.

Forget a cheat day, thats beyond being moderate.

[BWhitaker]

Cheat meal is acceptable, but never "good" in terms of it helping you other than giving you a mental break from being on a rigid diet.

Forget a cheat day, thats beyond being moderate.

If you do recieve a physical "confusion" due to the higher calorie meal or meals then one could consider that a benefit, dont you agree? That is, causes your body to react by increasing or at least not dropping metabolism, etc. If this is not the case then yes, it is just a mental benefit.