🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
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NutritionNerd
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🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
Do cheat meals derail your diet?
Tell us your rules—once a week, post-workout, or never?
Share your fave indulgence!
Tell us your rules—once a week, post-workout, or never?
Share your fave indulgence!
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DanInMotion
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Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
I do one cheat meal a week, always on Saturday evening. Helps me stay sane 
Pizza + brownie, no guilt. I track it and move on.
Pizza + brownie, no guilt. I track it and move on.
Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
@DanInMotion same here! I plan for it. Cheat meal doesn’t mean cheat day.
Favorite? Thai food and mango sticky rice

Favorite? Thai food and mango sticky rice
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LiftWithLiam
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Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
Honestly, I don’t schedule cheat meals. I just eat intuitively.
If I want a donut, I’ll eat it, just account for it in my macros.
If I want a donut, I’ll eat it, just account for it in my macros.
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michellestrong
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Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
I tried the once-a-week method but it made me binge.
Now I have small treats daily—like 2 squares of dark chocolate. Keeps cravings low.
Now I have small treats daily—like 2 squares of dark chocolate. Keeps cravings low.
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nick_bulkzone
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Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
Cheat meal = LEG DAY REWARD 
I go all in post-leg session: burger, fries, milkshake. Back to chicken and rice next day.
I go all in post-leg session: burger, fries, milkshake. Back to chicken and rice next day.
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@nick_bulkzone I do the same! Nothing like a burger after squats 
But I keep it to once every 2 weeks during cut.
But I keep it to once every 2 weeks during cut.
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tony_trains
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Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
I skip cheat meals during prep. Too risky for me.
But offseason? Bring on the cheesecake.
But offseason? Bring on the cheesecake.
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DanInMotion
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Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
@tony_trains agreed. Context matters. I’m bulking now, so I’m more flexible.
During comp season, I go 100% clean.
During comp season, I go 100% clean.
Re: 🍎 Cheat Meals: Yea or Nay?
Anyone try the “refeed day” method instead of cheat meals? I bumped up clean carbs instead. Felt better and no guilt.
