Are cheat meals just cheating yourself?

The__Tren__Train · 2016-04-14T20:33:27+00:00

When dieting for a bodybuilding show, competitors will be on low calories and a variable amount of cardio.

Maintaining this for a long time will cause their metabolism a to slow down. A cheat meal or carb refeed will help to get their metabolism back on track so they can re-engage in the fat loss process.

So, safe to say, the vast majority of people don't actually need them, and they are not beneficial for most people.

MeatCurtainRod · 2016-04-14T20:34:32+00:00

Cheat meals are more for people who have an addiction to a type of sugar. For example, I am completely hooked on certain carbs like pasta and rice, that are really just high in calories and nothing else, so I indulge myself once in a while. So if you don't have a 'food weakness', then you don't need a cheat meal. It is all about balance and moderation.

quicklogaccount · 2016-04-14T20:51:47+00:00

The guys are right.
If you're on a "eat a little bit of everything you like" thing, cheat meals are just cheating.
For other goal oriented diets "junk" food (high sugar, fat, whatever) often serve hormonal modulation or metabolic purposes, and since they'll need it anyway, people take on these opportunities to eat some crap they like.

Sepean · 2016-04-14T21:11:10+00:00

Even without following social media I can tell you that if it is trending it has nothing to do with actually getting fitter.

abdada · 2016-04-14T20:32:28+00:00

Foodieism is an illness.

homelessWOOKIE9 · 2016-04-14T21:25:10+00:00

Depends on your goals. I fucking love ice cream so I leave enough calories at the end of the day for 200g of that frozen good stuff. Still cutting for summer but very happy with my progress and can afford cheat meal every day due to what I eat in my other meals and my training regimen

fnordsnord · 2016-04-14T21:33:10+00:00

If it's working for you, you certainly don't need to build in "cheat meals."

A LOT of people, however, have trouble committing long term to completely giving up things they love.

Giving up beer forever it too much for them. Giving up beer until "next saturday" is doable.

thor_away92 · 2016-04-15T02:15:27+00:00

Cheat meals keep me sane from eating;

Eggs, toast, cheese, bananas, milk, orange juice, mixed veggies, brown rice, and grilled chicken breast all fucking god damn day every day

Title	Are cheat meals just cheating yourself?
Author	Thewelshpill
Upvotes	2
Comments	13
Date	April 14, 2016 8:27 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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