cheat meals while ON

[GymIntensity]

Alrite bros, just wanted to know how many bros have cheat meals while ON, and running a "cutting" cycle. Not really a question for the bulkers, but as far as cutting and having strict diet, how often do you have cheat meals, if at all>?

 

[athlete.03]

I gave myself one per week. I saw no adverse effect from it but then again I was, paradoxically, strict with my cheating.

One meal a week (not a binge) did it for me. Then again, I should mention that even my cheats were relatively healthy (at least for cheats): an example would be a few homecooked brownies with several glasses of milk.

I just understood that I let myself do that once a week while cutting so anytime I had a hard core food craving I could use it during that week and if I had another one I'd have to wait till next week. It actually worked.

I became very vascular even over my abs for the first time in my life!

 

[Mr.X]

It's always good to have cheat meals or days - depending on your goals. I prefer to see controlled carb-up days rather then all out pigging out.

 

[boston789]

I love candy...like sweet-tars, skittles that sort of stuff so once or twice a week. Its not a bad thing to spike your inslun once and a while.

 

[Goldprospector]

I used Cheat meals while I was cutting. I don't know if they effected my cutting or not...But I would get one per week. It was usually a Steak with Fires or Baked Potato, The only thing was I tried to eat it early enough in the day wher I would have time to work some of it off.

 

[gettinripped]

i have a cheat day every week, on sundays. keeps me sane.

 

[hanibal]

nothing wrong w/ 1 or 2 cheat meals per week when cutting. i find day after i cheat i look better. if u r preparing for a show that's another story probably.

 

[Vascular Freak]

I prefer to think of it as a "replenishment" meal rather than a cheat meal. I don't have an increased calorie meal while dieting for sanity purposes but rather to restock my muscles with some carbs and fats and fill them out so I can go back to dieting again and not risk losing size and strength.

There is no doubt that a controlled day is far superior where you increase calories but throughout the day as opposed to all at one sitting.

Normally sushi rolls work great for me, they have some white rice, raw tuna or salmon, and some fats and sodium which really seems to bring out fullness and vascularity for me.

 

[KD1]

Its better to have a cheat meal when on then when off IMO.

 

[JKurz1]

100% clean during cutting

2 huge cheat meals a week during bulkin..........all out....then ull have no urge come cut time!!