one day off a week? - Weight Loss Message Board

rainbow127 · 01-28-2004, 03:39 PM

I'm wondering if anyone does a diet plan where they take one day off a week (a "fat day") to treat themselves and eat whatever they want. I have stuck to my lo-cal diet for 3 weeks now and lost 11 lbs... but today i decided to take a day off and satisfy all the cravings i have been building up... and now i feel incredibly guilty!! i'm quite sure it's impossible to gain back 11 lbs in one day... but i feel as though i've sabotaged all my hard work. Any words of advice / encouragement would be greatly appreciated!!

magicmom · 01-28-2004, 05:43 PM

I have been on the Atkins diet for 3 1/2 months now and lost 47 pounds. For the first month, I did not take a day off. I started taking the day off during the second month, and never go overboard. All I have is my Latte and maybe a scone with my Sunday paper. It has been wonderful. I never gain any weight from it and it satisfies my coffee cravings. I look forward to it all week. It really helps to have my little "reward" on Sundays.

If I were you, I would just have one treat on one day. That way you really won't do any damage to your diet.

Hope this helps...

Good luck to you...

phatmama · 01-28-2004, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rainbow127

I'm wondering if anyone does a diet plan where they take one day off a week (a "fat day") to treat themselves and eat whatever they want. I have stuck to my lo-cal diet for 3 weeks now and lost 11 lbs... but today i decided to take a day off and satisfy all the cravings i have been building up... and now i feel incredibly guilty!! i'm quite sure it's impossible to gain back 11 lbs in one day... but i feel as though i've sabotaged all my hard work. Any words of advice / encouragement would be greatly appreciated!!

DONT GIVE UP AND DON'T FEEL GUILTY JUST PICK YOURSELF AND TRY AGAIN
WE ALL SLIP UP BUT IT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE IF YOU JUST GAVE UP SO DONT FEEL GUILTY, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT'S GOOD TO TREAT YOURSELF JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GO OFF ON THE DEEP END. BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE DONT GIVE UP TOMMORROW'S A NEW DAY

msloquacious · 01-28-2004, 10:22 PM

I always take a break day, but maybe that's just me. Once a week, I allow myself to indulge (in moderation) in everything/anything that I want, but on the other 6 days, I am vigilant and my daily "cheats" are v. minor (and all w/in my caloric limits).

If you are working out regularly, researchers say it's metabolically-beneficial to take a break day every week. =) Hope that helps!

bhearn74 · 01-29-2004, 11:20 AM

HI,

I follow the Body-for-Life Program. A key componet of the program is a "free day". The purpose of the free day is to keep you metabolism in check, as well as give you a day to look forward to to enjoy a craving.

When you are dieting you are intaking less calories then your body is burning. When you are working out, the increase in muscle increases your metabolism. However, when you keep having a deficent calorie intake , your body starts to go into a starvation mode and automatically slows down your metabolism. By giveing yourself one day a week to do whatever you want, no exercise, no dieting, you keep your body out of starvation mode. Enjoy the day, over tiem you will start to eat less and less of the bad foods because you feel like crap afterward. You start to realize how much better you feel eating health foods.

You arent killing your diet.

Thanks,

Quote:

Originally Posted by rainbow127

I'm wondering if anyone does a diet plan where they take one day off a week (a "fat day") to treat themselves and eat whatever they want. I have stuck to my lo-cal diet for 3 weeks now and lost 11 lbs... but today i decided to take a day off and satisfy all the cravings i have been building up... and now i feel incredibly guilty!! i'm quite sure it's impossible to gain back 11 lbs in one day... but i feel as though i've sabotaged all my hard work. Any words of advice / encouragement would be greatly appreciated!!