Question About a Cheat Meal

[carib102]

Wanna run this by you guys and see what you think.

I've started my diet about 2 weeks ago. 1700-1800 calories per day with a 60/15/25 split (I'm aiming for 60/20/20 but seem to be doing well energy wise with the lower carb/higher fat split). Carbs are 1/2 veggies and 1/2 oatmeal. Fat is all from my protein sources. Currently doing full body workout 2x a week, will be going to 3x/wk next week. Cardio consists of fasted LISS 45min in the morning and 60min LISS later in the day. 1st week loss was 7 lbs. Don't know yet for 2nd week since I'll be weighing myself MOnday morning. I can say that my clothes fit better, and I look better in the mirror (confirmed by wife and comments from friends/acquaintances).

That brings us to the cheat...

My wife wants to go to this bar-b-que place...basically all you can eat and you cook it yourself. If we go I can stick with just chicken breast, which is what I normally eat there anyway. They have very few carbs on the menu anyway (rice and rice noodles). Anyway, if I eat a pound of this chicken I figure it will come to 886 calories 134g protein / 0g carbs / 35g fat. I can make this fit pretty well with my usual macros for the day and daily calories will only be slightly higher than normal (maybe in the 2000 range).

Do you think this will be acceptable? By acceptable I mean it won't significantly derail my fat loss efforts.

[carib102]

Here's what the macros for the day would look like if I go ahead with this cheat meal:

Calories: 1642
Protein: 236.5g
Carbs: 30.9g
Fat: 58.5g

Percentages: 61/7/32

Note: This is a non-lifting day and I have completed 45min fasted LISS cardio.

[-KJ-]

Hey Carib

A cheat meal is exactly that one meal. It is all you can eat but I wouldn't look at it that way. Keep to what you plan to eat and don't cross that line... Mentally challenging!

If I were u all extra fat sources should be dropped and all carb sources except veggies. Therefore your meals will be all pro/veggies

This frees up calories carbs and fats for the meal.

Keep in mind don't weigh yourself the day after as it may bring your weight up a little from water retention.

And enjoy it :-)

[carib102]

Hey Carib

A cheat meal is exactly that one meal. It is all you can eat but I wouldn't look at it that way. Keep to what you plan to eat and don't cross that line... Mentally challenging!

If I were u all extra fat sources should be dropped and all carb sources except veggies. Therefore your meals will be all pro/veggies

This frees up calories carbs and fats for the meal.

Keep in mind don't weigh yourself the day after as it may bring your weight up a little from water retention.

And enjoy it :-)

Then I suppose in this case it isn't a cheat meal at all because even with the meal I'll be hitting my calories (roughly) for the day. Fat is higher than normal, but carbs will be just 30g for the day. The cheat meal outlined is strictly pro/fat, no carbs whatsoever. I would imagine with that being the case there wouldn't be much bloating either?

[-KJ-]

Then I suppose in this case it isn't a cheat meal at all because even with the meal I'll be hitting my calories (roughly) for the day. Fat is higher than normal, but carbs will be just 30g for the day. The cheat meal outlined is strictly pro/fat, no carbs whatsoever. I would imagine with that being the case there wouldn't be much bloating either?

I'm my eyes it's a cheat as its not as clean as normal but it won't set you back much so don't worry too much just keep your eye on the goal

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carib wat r ur stats?

[carib102]

carib wat r ur stats?

46 years old (today whoo hoo!). 6 feet tall, 203lbs, 31.7%bf (not sure how accurate, it is from a Tanita scale). I am running a log if you want to see what my current diet and activity levels are like...http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...d-Training-Log

Been waiting for you to drop in and say "Hi"