Jason thanks for the reminder once again. The Ripx180 vessel is true and strait. Still killing it when ever I get a chance. I had my usual bad meal on Saturday night were I partook in some applebees appetizers and a couple coors lights. I always enjoy it and it seems to reinvigorate me for the days to come. As I do every weekend I step on the scale the day after and wonder why I decide to have a cheat meal. I usual flux up a couple pounds mostly due to water weight as I know I am not eating enough to gain a couple pounds. As always those pounds are gone in a few days. But it makes a guy think about severally lightening or skipping the cheat all together (even though its planned).
My oldest son picked up a nasty flu yesterday and was puking in his bed last night aroud 3am. I decided to stay home today with him, my other son, and wife. I figured since I was home might as well do a double workout today. Just got done with number one and that's what brought my blog title about. The proof is in the pudding or the picture I suppose. I saw my old new low this weekend 219.5. That puts me 2 pounds down in the ocean 11 contest. Keep killing the workouts FAT ocean 11 contestants or eat my dust!!!! This big fat snowball is rolling and gaining momentum.
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I also do the weekend cheat thing, but I refuse to weigh myself until I know the weight has rebalanced itself - 2 or 3 days. This works as long as you don't take advantage of the no weigh-in to continue eating.
I swear that I've lost more weight by relaxing a little on the weekends.
I don't plan to cheat on the weekends...it just happens!! :)
I'm on the fence about cheat meals. Part of me doesn't like them because physiologically speaking, I really think that losing weight is a numbers game. If you plan a cheat meal and plan those calories into your weekly totals, then I can see how it would be OK.
So lets say that your goal is to lose 2 pounds a week and to do that you must eat 2000 calories a day (1,000 calorie deficit). So Monday - Friday and also Sunday you eat 2000 calories a day, but on Saturday you end up eating the way you normally do, but then for dinner you have 3 pieces of pizza and 4 beers. That could put you over your daily total by an additional 1500+ calories. Which in turn would have you only losing about 1 to 1 and half pounds instead of your goal. That is why I think a cheat meal must be planned and accounted for.
But the other part of me views it as a psychological boost. It can really motivate you to stick to your plan throughout the week knowing you can have those beers and pizza on Saturday night. Also, I think it replenishes your body some because really, when you get down to it, it isn't good to be living in a energy deficit. I think that our bodies will actually fight us subliminally to make sure we are feeding it the energy we need each day.
No problem man, I like to hear whats going on.
I don't know how I feel about a cheat meal...for me it seems as though if I plan a cheat meal it makes me want it more often. however, when I don't have a cheat meal and I end up eating a cheat meal anyways, it usually gets way out of hand and I end up binging...
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