FOOD CHEAT DAY?

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

I watch my diet like a hawk, but every once in awhile, I crave something not so healthy.

Yesterday I brought in Kentucky Chicken for dinner. Ours closed years ago and had to drive 1/2 hour to get it. Yep, a bucket with the mashed potatoes, gravy, cole slaw and biscuits!!! I put honey on my biscuits and dip my chicken into it, too...maybe just a southern thing, but growing up when fried chicken was on the table so was honey.

I did pay for the fried part w/ heart burn. My tummy isn't isn't used to fried stuff.

If you had a food cheat day, what would you want to eat?

ThinkingOutLoud · ‎05-01-2020

I don't look at it as a 'cheat' day - that's a negative/deprivation/scarcity connotation. To me, it's an enjoyment/endulgant treat because it's part of living life fully.

To answer the question - depends on what I'm craving. Hope you thoroughly enjoyed your meal.

cjm61 · ‎09-07-2014

Haha, well @Shanus , there are many things I like to cheat with but Kentucky Fried Chicken would NOT be one of them. Glad you enjoyed it though and treated yourself.

I do believe in a cheat meal every now and then. It's all about moderation.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

I'm not a dessert/sweets person, so I usually go for "meal items". I haven't had fried chicken in forever and cheat days are a one and done for months.

I need to watch sugar for inherited diabetes, so stay way below the recommended A1C numbers to avoid it.

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

Nope--no cheat days for me--I am an equal opportunity eater-- 7 days a week!! Nothing is off limits but very much in reasonable portions!! Now if it were a BIG batch of scalloped potatoes /ham--well then---that is a different story!!!😋

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

My cheat is almost always going to include chocolate. . . LOL!! But last summer the thing that blasted my glucose levels was corn on the cob, peaches and watermelon!!!

Desertdi · ‎03-13-2010

Chocolate is my downfall

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Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Fast food has not passed my lips since 2020. Don't miss it or think about it either. And I have only had probably one restaurant meal a year.

Occasionally we have yogurt with fruit and honey or some frozen thing like a Yasso bar, 100 calories or less. I just don't crave grease any more. Oddly enough. Or salt--and food groups used to be salt, fat and sugar back in the working and eating out days. Not much choice then.