Question 1

how can i keep myself from cheating on my diet this week?

Accepted Answer

Try a food log: One thing we have our bariatric patients do is keep a food diary. But in order for it to work most effectively you write down everything you eat before you actually eat. In other words as you are preparing it. We have found that this helps people think more about their food intake and help prevent 'cheating'. Good luck!

Question 2

will having a cheat day from my diet every week harm my diet?

Accepted Answer

No: Your diet should ideally not be so restrictive that it requires a cheat day.  Don't forget to exercise as well!

Question 3

3 out of 7 days a week i work out and 5/7 days i strictly diet. will i lose weight this way because on weekends i "cheat"?

Accepted Answer

More complicated : Than simple diet and exercise.  Your calorie consumption and type of food and daily energy expenditure is important. Also adequate sleep and rest

Question 4

i cheated on my diet for 3 days on vacation. will this make me gain weight? i have lost 8 pounds within 3-5 weeks. will this make me gain it back?

Accepted Answer

Diet cheat weight: Yes it will if ate more calories than you burned.

Weight = calories in - calories burned

Recommend you get the app Fitnesspal and tract. Adjust intake of calories to be less than burned each day and weight will melt away. Simple in concept difficult for many in execution but sense you can do this.

Question 5

are cheat meals allowed when on a diet ? like lets say once a week but only for one meal, not a whole day?

Accepted Answer

Not unreasonable: Obviously the more strictly one follows a diet the better the results, but you should still have very good results if you cheat only once a week for one meal- and if it makes it easier to stay on the diet it will be a valuable thing. The trick is to maintain a limit on cheating as it can be a slippery slope. And even when cheating try to be moderate.

Question 6

im an endomorph looking to get riped, will i achieve this if i stick to a ketto diet with 2 high carb cheat meals per week? cheat meal days-wed & sun

Accepted Answer

Get a life!: Why are you obsessing so much about this one unimportant facet of your life?  Get some hobbies, friends, a job, etc. Just eat 3 healthy meals/day and exercise on a regular basis. Use the time and health you save to have a real life. You're wasting much too much time on stuff you don't even understand. Don't get your information from friends, tv or the internet. Get a life, and a future!

Question 7

on a diet to lower cholesterol how often can i have a cheat meal if at all? one a week? once a month?

Accepted Answer

What kind of cheat?: Some things should just become a habit. 

I avoid eat egg yolks except a small piece of cake at a celebration. I like egg white omelets. I use1% milk + i'm very used to it, except occasional cheese or low fat ice cream. 

Red meat - yes maybe 1-2 a week but only lean cuts, trim the fat. I never touch bacon. If you want  that taste just put some nice lean canadian bacon on the griddle.

Question 8

i want to do a cheat once a week. i've been on a diet, but think it would be good to do a cheat day. how many calories should i eat ?

Accepted Answer

Cheating: The whole idea of cheating is not a good idea however if you are going to cheat and I would not exceed 1500 cal and also stay away from carbohydrates as much as possible

Question 9

i failed my 1 hour glucose test than i ate a very low carb/low sugar diet for a week & passed the three hour test. could this be considered cheating the test? my 3 hour results were, 74 at fasting, 172 after an 1 hour, 125 at 2hours, & 105 at 3 hours?

Accepted Answer

: Yes the normal values for the test are established by having folks eat a normal diet (ask your Dr/Lab how they define this). So you have voided the results of the test.  How did you document that you were eating a very low carbsugar diet. The best way is to test your urine for ketones. So you need  to repeat the test if it is important for you and your baby (if pregnant).  And tell your Dr.

Question 10

i've been on the hcg diet for one week so far and i am getting really hungry. i have cheated by eating nuts. will this stop me form losing weight?

Accepted Answer

Expensive junk: If you're getting HCG by injection, you're either getting it on the black market (so who knows what you're injecting into your body), or from a doctor who should have his license revoked. Hct doesn't induce weight loss, and who can afford it the rest of their life even if it did? Anyone can lose weight on a 500 calorie/day diet. No wonder you're hungry. Want to live that way forever?

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Will having a cheat day from my diet every week harm my diet?

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3 out of 7 days a week i work out and 5/7 days i strictly diet. will i lose weight this way because on weekends i "cheat"?

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I cheated on my diet for 3 days on vacation. will this make me gain weight? i have lost 8 pounds within 3-5 weeks. will this make me gain it back?

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Are cheat meals allowed when on a diet ? like lets say once a week but only for one meal, not a whole day?

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Im an endomorph looking to get riped, will i achieve this if i stick to a ketto diet with 2 high carb cheat meals per week? cheat meal days-wed & sun

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On a diet to lower cholesterol how often can i have a cheat meal if at all? one a week? once a month?

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I want to do a cheat once a week. i've been on a diet, but think it would be good to do a cheat day. how many calories should i eat ?

A member asked:

I failed my 1 hour glucose test than i ate a very low carb/low sugar diet for a week & passed the three hour test. could this be considered cheating the test? my 3 hour results were, 74 at fasting, 172 after an 1 hour, 125 at 2hours, & 105 at 3 hours?

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I've been on the hcg diet for one week so far and i am getting really hungry. i have cheated by eating nuts. will this stop me form losing weight?

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