Junk food - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

wylde99 · 10-04-2008, 07:13 PM

Today was a rare day for me, i had a pizza and some chocolote for the first time in months!

im currently cutting, 40 mins cardio every morning and 20 mins after every workout.
but today i thought why not, enjoy myself!

just wondering how you guys handle junk food, do you stay well clear of it and stick to a strict diet or do you enjoy the odd bit of nice stuff?

FATBOY · 10-04-2008, 07:16 PM

most people programme a cheat day once a week when they are dieting . some have a meal some eat all day

if anything it will help with your fat loss

wylde99 · 10-04-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FATBOY

most people programme a cheat day once a week when they are dieting . some have a meal some eat all day

if anything it will help with your fat loss

Help, why do you say that lol im very interested.

i wouldnt say help, but it certanly wont make a hell of a difference because of the early morning cardio, boosts metabolism.

warren_1987 · 10-04-2008, 08:21 PM

shocks the system mate, also shocks the metabolism ( cant pro nounce it never mind spell it lol).

chrisj22 · 10-04-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by warren_1987

shocks the system mate, also shocks the metabolism ( cant pro nounce it never mind spell it lol).

Bingo - good post.

If your eating the same foods for months & stick to the same diet, your body is going to become accustomed to it & fat loss will stall.

Having a cheat meal (or day for some people) really shocks the metabolism & confuses your body, thus causing it to work overtime & burn more fat. It's also a good way to keep you sane & stop you cheating knowing you have a cheat meal/day coming up :biggrin:

nathanlowe · 10-04-2008, 08:34 PM

Well ive only just started eating healthy and cutting out the crap so i havent had a cheat day yet.

Today i turned down sausage and fryed chips and dinner which is a big achievement in my eyes haha.

warren_1987 · 10-04-2008, 08:44 PM

ceers cris, well my cheat mal is tomorow im going for a indian take out and might even indulge in a little bottle of fanta

irwit · 11-04-2008, 02:46 PM

cheat meals are kind of for calorie deficeint diets. If you starve you body of enough calories consistently it try and hold onto as much food as fat as possible. Cheat days stop your body going down this path. Theory I guess is sound but actual science I am yet to see. I think cheat days keep you sane more than anything and are a good reward for you weeks hard work!

**Pscarb** · 11-04-2008, 03:44 PM

cheat meals/cheat days can be effective on any type of restrictive diet mostly they are used best on carb cycling or low carb diets....

when you restrict calories your body gets used to this by lowering your metabolism by having a scheduled cheat you will shock the body into spiking the metabolism this stay high until the body realises you have gone back to your restrictive diet then the process goes full circle again, whilst the metabolism is raised on the non cheat day you will burn more fat than you did the days before the cheat....
the key to all this is timing of the cheat day when i first start a pre-comp diet i have a cheat day once every 10 days then once every 7 days then near the end once every 4 days....remember a cheat day can also be a high carb day this is just as effective but not as tasty

10-04-2008, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
wylde99 eat like a horse, train like a medder focker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46	Junk food Today was a rare day for me, i had a pizza and some chocolote for the first time in months! im currently cutting, 40 mins cardio every morning and 20 mins after every workout. but today i thought why not, enjoy myself! just wondering how you guys handle junk food, do you stay well clear of it and stick to a strict diet or do you enjoy the odd bit of nice stuff?

10-04-2008, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
FATBOY Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 61	Re: Junk food most people programme a cheat day once a week when they are dieting . some have a meal some eat all day if anything it will help with your fat loss

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warren_1987 Looking Freaky Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 953	Re: Junk food ceers cris, well my cheat mal is tomorow im going for a indian take out and might even indulge in a little bottle of fanta

11-04-2008, 02:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
irwit is realising, diet, traing, rest, supplements, 12 egg breakfasts are nothing without consistency Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 325	Re: Junk food cheat meals are kind of for calorie deficeint diets. If you starve you body of enough calories consistently it try and hold onto as much food as fat as possible. Cheat days stop your body going down this path. Theory I guess is sound but actual science I am yet to see. I think cheat days keep you sane more than anything and are a good reward for you weeks hard work!

11-04-2008, 03:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pscarb UK-Muscle Moderator and NABBA Champion Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,456	Re: Junk food cheat meals/cheat days can be effective on any type of restrictive diet mostly they are used best on carb cycling or low carb diets.... when you restrict calories your body gets used to this by lowering your metabolism by having a scheduled cheat you will shock the body into spiking the metabolism this stay high until the body realises you have gone back to your restrictive diet then the process goes full circle again, whilst the metabolism is raised on the non cheat day you will burn more fat than you did the days before the cheat.... the key to all this is timing of the cheat day when i first start a pre-comp diet i have a cheat day once every 10 days then once every 7 days then near the end once every 4 days....remember a cheat day can also be a high carb day this is just as effective but not as tasty __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Nutrition is your greatest anabolic agent; everything else is just the icing on the cake

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