Cheat Days?
Proper nutrition will make or break any attempts at a body transformation that you may back. It does not matter if you are trying to gain muscle or lose fat. What you eat makes all the difference.
If you are trying to build muscle, and you are coming off of a bulking cycle, then you are used to eating anything, nothing was off limits. Cheat days are used for this reason. A cheat meal allows you to break your dietary rules, and you are encouraged to eat a surplus of calories and not worry about the nutritional value of the meal itself. Be sure to a great workout.
Because an excess of calories is being encouraged when you cheat, these days cannot be overused. You should incorporate these cheat days in your diet just to relieve your desire to eat foods that you are used to eating. This will help you out physically, mentally,and socially. Depriving yourself is a hard thing for most people to do. If you are one of the very few people that do not get tempted when you are dieting, then more power to you. It is all about a great workout.
Dieting should not mean that you are not enjoying your life. Looking good is great, but if you are at home alone on a Friday night eating tuna fish and rice, what is the point. Take your cheat day out to eat with your friends at your favorite restaurant. A lot of good social events will revolve around food, so do not segregate yourself.
