Hey guys,

I'm getting my day to day eating down pretty good and seeing reasonable results. My question is - how do you handle your "Cheat" days?

Are "cheat" days a myth or have you found that giving your body that extra carb/calorie day every so often really does trick it into keeping the metabolism higher?

I've got that last annoying and stubborn 5% or so of body fat (7-10 pounds the mirror tells me) to get rid of WHILST maintaining my strength and muscle mass. No easy feat I realize as I'm not really bodybuilding but just trying to get stronger and leaner at the same weight I'm at now.

I've read tons but I would like to hear from the "horses" mouth, as it were.

Ult, Arttie, othes who have/are down this road?

Thanks!

I think cheat days are essential, up until the last week or two before a bodybuilding show. They help you maintain your sanity, act as rewards for 6 straight days of hard dieting, and do, in fact, help keep your metabolism from flatlining. However, a cheat day doesn't mean sitting down and eating a whole cake with a tub of ice cream on the side. I try to use the cheat days for foods I LOVE to eat that still have muscle building benefits, such as pasta (lasagna, especially).



Arttie

Thanks man! I just wanted to hear it from a real person's mouth. (hands)

Yeah, I understand not just sitting down with 12 donuts. I was curious about real world results. Cool!!