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Cheat meals

When is it okay and how often?

MattMiller
MattMiller g Matt Miller
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Is there a specific time you should eat cheat meals? I've heard once a week is what's recommended or needed for your body but I get nervous to eat cheat meals, even white rice, because I feel like it's all going to be stored as fat?

jmboiardi
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Posted By: MattMiller

Is there a specific time you should eat cheat meals? I've heard once a week is what's recommended or needed for your body but I get nervous to eat cheat meals, even white rice, because I feel like it's all going to be stored as fat?

Matt,

 

I am not a proponent of cheat meals and I don't do them. I believe you should have proper nutrition 100% of the time. It is everyone's individual choice but that is the choice I have made :-)

 

John

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MattMiller
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Posted By: jmboiardi

Matt,

 

I am not a proponent of cheat meals and I don't do them. I believe you should have proper nutrition 100% of the time. It is everyone's individual choice but that is the choice I have made :-)

 

John

I agree with you 100% Cheat meals make me feel so guilty. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't bad I wasn't eating one once in awhile.

jmboiardi
jmboiardi p John M Boiardi
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I agree with you 100% Cheat meals make me feel so guilty. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't bad I wasn't eating one once in awhile.

It is totally up to you. An occassional meal won't hurt. For me, I am so used to eating very nutritious foods all the time a cheat meal actually makes me feel sick not good :-)

 

 

John

34 years of lifting and nutritional experience and resident "old man" :-) MS Athlete and past Super Hermanite since 2013.
M_Levesque
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i plan mine on sundays. Monday is my leg day so the extra carbs help when making those PRs. I usually eat clean until about lunch/dinner time then have pizza, panda express (chinese) or whatever it is my husband wants. So far ive had good success with this method

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MattMiller
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that's awssome! thanks for the input :-)

Mcmike
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Having a cheat meal is not a big deal actually but itts better if you don't have. Well, sometimes I do have cheat meal.. its my choice actually, either starve or get bulk. AHHAHAHA

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rayyan454
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u can for sure have cheat meal in a week it will let u free for sometimes and make u satisfy and it's good for your metablosim and it will help u to stick to your diet in the future

Jim77
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Scott_Herman
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@Jim77 your post is blank? Was this where you also asked the question about the high protein pasta?

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Jim77
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Yes its where I asked the pasta question, I deleted and went to a more appropriate forum to ask it lol. I’m still having a little difficulty navigating unless I use the ipad.

Scott_Herman
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Yes its where I asked the pasta question, I deleted and went to a more appropriate forum to ask it lol. I’m still having a little difficulty navigating unless I use the ipad.

Haha it's OK, you will get the hang of it! Plus everything will be much easier to use when the app comes out.. not to mention the fact you'll have it with you ON THE GO 😁 ðŸ’ª ðŸ‹ 

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