Cheat Day: Excessive? Opinions

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You're cutting. You should not cheat. Period.

You're slowing down the pace at which you'll lose the fat big time.

Really?.....hmm, deff food for thought...literally. That being said why do almost ALL diet article and examples dissagree with this....just curious...

[Damienm05]

Really?.....hmm, deff food for thought...literally. That being said why do almost ALL diet article and examples dissagree with this....just curious...

Can you site some for me?

I think that maybe for the average housewife dieter who is severely restricting calories/nutrients by just eating 6" subway sandwiches, lettuce, and Special K to the tune of 600 calories per day, the implementation of a cheat meal may convince their bodies to leave a state of starvation and allow for the release of some previously horded fat. However, that doesn't describe anyone here - we're bodybuilders and even when on a strict cut, we're still getting plenty of real food. It's calories in vs. calories out provided that starvation isn't a factor and a cheat meal/day results in excess calories which reduces progress. I mean, there's no mitigating factor bud. If you eat a couple thousand calories over TDEE on a cheat day and you're eating 500 calories below on diet days; you're negating a few days of dieting.

[zaggahamma]

Can you site some for me?

I think that maybe for the average housewife dieter who is severely restricting calories/nutrients by just eating 6" subway sandwiches, lettuce, and Special K to the tune of 600 calories per day, the implementation of a cheat meal may convince their bodies to leave a state of starvation and allow for the release of some previously horded fat. However, that doesn't describe anyone here - we're bodybuilders and even when on a strict cut, we're still getting plenty of real food. It's calories in vs. calories out provided that starvation isn't a factor and a cheat meal/day results in excess calories which reduces progress. I mean, there's no mitigating factor bud. If you eat a couple thousand calories over TDEE on a cheat day and you're eating 500 calories below on diet days; you're negating a few days of dieting.

this made me go back to my charts and go hmmmmmmmmmm
really sheds light