To Cheat Day or Not to Cheat Day

To cheat day or not to cheat day, that is the question. Most diets recommend a cheat day. The Biggest Losers get a cheat day, my friends super Nazi no-carb diet book diet gets a cheat day, Weight Watchers recommends eating all your weekly allowance points which can in reality can create a cheat day. Diets recommend a cheat day to help a person feel fulfilled, less deprived, less uncomfortable at fun eating events like parties, and more human over all. I can definitely see the value of the "cheat day." However, I can see how the cheat day is not for everyone.

Normally, I don't cheat day because I'm an all or nothing, mindless eating, can't control myself with cookies eater. If I cheat day you may never see a skinny me again. Because of my complete lack of self control, cheat days are a thing of myth and mystery that I don't experience often. Well yesterday after weighing in (and losing another 1.2 lbs) I cheat dayed (spell checker does not approve of my use of a made up word to prove my point). I had two mini cookies with my mom in the afternoon and then about 3/4 of a cup of Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Mint Cookie ice cream in the evening. Boy was I sick last night!! I couldn't sleep, my stomach hurt. I had to drink (as in from the bottle, not from the measuring cup) some Pepto. I was sick as a dog, and why?? For an F-ing cheat day. I hated you last night cheat day. I would poke you with a stick if I could. I should have known I would get sick since I had counted out the days since my last cookie (30 days since having one, but really 58 days since having more than one) and ice cream (28 days). If you can count the days, you are obviously obsessing a little and maybe you need a cheat day. I also saw the first post on FB about girl scout cookies (my demise) and knew that if I didn't get at least something fatty or chocolatey in me a box of Thin Mints would be in my future. So even though I cheat dayed, it was going to happen at some point and would have been way worse. I have a little binge eater in me when it's girl scout time so better 3/4 cup of ice cream than a box or two. Can't forget those peanut butter chocolate ones after all. They would have been involved too.