Just eat a watermelon. They're delicious and guilt free (along w all fruit :). )

Cheat days are mental for me, having one every once in a while helps my willpower when I'm walking past McDonald's every morning on the way to work and really want a breakfast burrito.
Luckily I know how to cook, so Cajun BBQ pork and lemon chicken are great for my appetite.



Ugh, not when I eat two pounds of grapes in one sitting... It's the whole "listen to your body" thing. When you've been doing that for months/years it's easy, but I'm still not used to it so I have to plan everything out. I have a 6-tab spreadsheet that, if I followed it to the T, would have me spending ~$30 a week and eating at a minor calorie deficit - with two fish meals and all my food groups. Just spent $8 and I should be covered through Friday.

From tomorrow to next tuesday, any coupon up to $2 is doubled by my local grocery store. So I'm hoping to have a fully stocked fridge for the next couple weeks at under $20 and a fully stocked pantry, since a lot of the $2 coupons are for shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc.

Couponing bros. It's pretty friggin cool. $50 a year for the washington post and I've cleared $1000 in savings on essentials.

This post was edited by dxlightning on Aug 11 2015 09:27am

I know but you can easily fit that into your macros. Hell I've been having ice cream daily and still been in a deficit, although cutting that out because I want less sugar

Once I have more experience regulating myself, sure. But it takes time to get there, that's why I try to plan everything out ahead of time, cuz if I have a scoop of ice cream when I'm done with it I want another. It's also why I try to have a cheat day.
It's not like I'm eating double maintenance. It's usually just an extra treat/snack that puts me a few hundred into surplus. But I'm convinced it saves me even more on non-cheat days.

This post was edited by dxlightning on Aug 11 2015 09:30am

Fair enough

arnt you supposed to say that he slept with his mom

I'm not an asshole when it comes to helping people get into shape and being as healthy as possible.

what routine should i run through. lookin for max gains
just started back after being off for a few months

Just make sure you keep your dieting flexible enough that it's still enjoyable. Make sure you think of it as a lifestyle change, not a diet until you hit XXX weight.

Generally I try to mix in the odd "treat" when I'm cutting, I just remove calories elsewhere to make up for the difference. Last time I was cutting I was eating a donut for breakfast every day, kept me happy and sane. Eventually I cut that chit out because it's hard to get enough protein while eating a 400 calorie doughnut that doesnt have any but it's about doing things similar to the doughnut idea that keeps you sane.

And I'd say the biggest thing - If you "fall off the wagon" and have a bad day, dont let it compound into 2,3,4,5 days. Make sure you get right back at it. One day of eating like crap isnt going to ruin your weight loss forever, but compounding days will. That's where most people fail, they have a bad day and then get all depressed about it and one bad day turns into going back to eating how they were before.

Yeah, I've got a shit ton of recipes they're of similar calorie counts so I can mix and match then buy groceries based on what I pick, if one's too high I'll adjust snacks to account for it. Spent a whole day figuring it out lol.