My cheat meal - At the "holiday get together"

**First6** · 07-05-2010, 05:32 AM

So This is what I did.

Had it at my house so I could control what went on the grill.
Had a shake before guests arrived so I would not be starving.
My meal was:
1 six ounce burger. (93% lean, nothing at all on it.)
The "bun" was a light multi grain english muffin. - 100 cal, 1g fat, 26g carbs, less than 1g sugar, 5g protien.
My big cheat was a plate of watermelon. Probably about 4-5 cups. I know alot of sugar! Carbs? not sure.
No deserts at all.
2.5 hours later had another burger identical the the first.

Looking for feedback. Did I do okay or was I completely off?
I'm on cycle.

Thanks!

***D7M*** · 07-05-2010, 05:38 AM

lol. Just have your cheat meal and enjoy it on the holiday, and go back to eating clean.

**Damienm05** · 07-05-2010, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by D7M

lol. Just have your cheat meal and enjoy it on the holiday, and go back to eating clean.

x2. But yea, as cheat meals go; you did very, very well.

Watermelon is high GI but it's mostly water. I think a whole melon is like 200-400 cals.

**gbrice75** · 07-05-2010, 08:02 AM

LoL dude, your cheat meal is the best I can hope for on a holiday weekend... I would be PROUD if that's what I ate! Relax and enjoy yourself, you did nothing wrong. I've eaten DISGUSTINGLY over the past 3 days, not to mention drinking. I don't even wanna talk about it, lol. Can't wait to get back in the gym and back to my routines tomorrow, I need constant STRUCTURE!

**jjfman** · 07-05-2010, 08:08 AM

i had a majjoorrr cheat yesterday it was a 14inch meat feast pizza to myself then i had a big ass ice cream sundae then on that night i went out clubbing and sunk a good 16 beers and a few shots haha

but that was my only cheat for like 3 weeks and a monster cardio session is on the cards for tomoro

so dude thats nothing to worry about there aslong as you carry on eating clean.

**gbrice75** · 07-05-2010, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by jjfman

i had a majjoorrr cheat yesterday it was a 14inch meat feast pizza to myself then i had a big ass ice cream sundae then on that night i went out clubbing and sunk a good 16 beers and a few shots haha

but that was my only cheat for like 3 weeks and a monster cardio session is on the cards for tomoro

so dude thats nothing to worry about there aslong as you carry on eating clean.

LoL i'd be proud if I ate your cheat meal too.

Ugh, i'm gonna pay for this weekend....

**jjfman** · 07-05-2010, 08:14 AM

haha i felt a little sick after but it tasted goooood

i do feel like ive gained like 20% bf today though lol

**Damienm05** · 07-05-2010, 09:03 AM

No matter how bad a cheat - anything less than a week won't result in any real bf% gain if you've been cutting strictly for a few weeks. It's a setback, yeah - but realize that most Americans eat like that daily and are sedentary. Sure, they're fat but they don't gain lbs. daily.

**gbrice75** · 07-05-2010, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Damienm05

No matter how bad a cheat - anything less than a week won't result in any real bf% gain if you've been cutting strictly for a few weeks. It's a setback, yeah - but realize that most Americans eat like that daily and are sedentary. Sure, they're fat but they don't gain lbs. daily.

Damien, well said. Of course in my mind, i've just thrown away every bit of my hard work in 3 days. However, I know that's not a rational thought and I have to realize that it took me years to get fat, and only 1.5 years to get relatively lean which is a great ratio. A bad weekend here or there isn't going to destroy anybody's diet.

I like to look at it like this: You have to see the big picture, over the course of time. Let's say that you diet for a year, you're good for 2 months and then bad for 1. You get right back on for 2 months, bad for 1. Yes, this is yo-yo dieting, but over the course of the year which of the 2 has won? Of course it's the one you did longer, the good dieting. That should still equal progress, albeit much slower than it could have been were the diet consistently good.

The point is spend more time doing the right thing and results will continue to come. Setbacks are a part of life, we're not robots.

**First6** · 07-06-2010, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by gbrice75

LoL i'd be proud if I ate your cheat meal too.

Ugh, i'm gonna pay for this weekend....

That's good stuff.

Yeah I know your right. My weakness is sugar though. Love the candy etc! And especially since I started the cycle I have been real good at staying almost completely off of it. So the watermelon was a real mental setback for me. I felt guilty for a while. Then just started feeling like Man, for all that sugar I should just had some chocolate or cookies and been done with it! lol

Like you said... that was 2 days ago and I'm over it.

**First6** · 07-06-2010, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by gbrice75

Damien, well said. Of course in my mind, i've just thrown away every bit of my hard work in 3 days. However, I know that's not a rational thought and I have to realize that it took me years to get fat, and only 1.5 years to get relatively lean which is a great ratio. A bad weekend here or there isn't going to destroy anybody's diet.

I like to look at it like this: You have to see the big picture, over the course of time. Let's say that you diet for a year, you're good for 2 months and then bad for 1. You get right back on for 2 months, bad for 1. Yes, this is yo-yo dieting, but over the course of the year which of the 2 has won? Of course it's the one you did longer, the good dieting. That should still equal progress, albeit much slower than it could have been were the diet consistently good.

The point is spend more time doing the right thing and results will continue to come. Setbacks are a part of life, we're not robots.

Well said both of you!

**Damienm05** · 07-06-2010, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by First6

That's good stuff.

Then just started feeling like Man, for all that sugar I should just had some chocolate or cookies and been done with it! lol

Chocolate and cookies are loaded with FAT in addition to SUGAR and are heavily processed foods. The same portion of those foods as compared to your watermelon cheat would literally by 10 times the cals. If you crave sugar, eat fruit every week or two. It's better than letting the cravings get out of hand. In fact, I don't consider it cheating when I have fruit 1-2 meals per week when cutting. I just try to do it PWO or after I've been active to justify it.