Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Here are some of my old posts about free day. ~~~ It is conceivable that you could wreck a 2 pound loss for the week with one good free day, but it would take some real effort. There's 3,500 calories in a pound, plus you're going to burn 1,500 calories or more just functioning throughout the day. So to whack a 2 pound fat loss in one day you would need to eat something like 8,500 calories, a feat that even I have not accomplished with my notorious free days. :-) That's, that's... seven pints of Ben & Jerry's! Now, it is possible to gain 4-5 pounds of water in one day if you overload on carbs and sodium. It's just water though, and it will leave almost as quickly as it showed up. If you want to avoid the bloating trauma, don't get on the scale again until next week. I ate 4,000+ calories every free day in my first challenge and went from a size 12 to a size 6 (and later a size 4). I don't necessarily recommend that approach for everyone but it was perfect for me. Here's something I've posted before about my free days. ~~~ There is raging debate about free day. The answer probably depends on your goals, personality, and metabolism. I'm wishy-washy on my goals, have a goofball personality, and a fast metabolism. So, I eat absolutely anything I want and as much as I want on free day. Now, if someone were a detail oriented, goal setting, control freak with a lot of weight to lose and a slow metabolism, they might not be able to do any such thing. They might be better off planning a couple of free meals or eating only what they really want and only in moderation. Some people (and I like this idea) go back and forth between taking a full free day one week, and maybe one or two free meals the next - like dinner and a movie on Friday night and a pancake breakfast on Sunday. How " free " you are would depend on your results and your state of mind that week. Nobody should feel guilty about needing a full, crazy free day in order to stay on the program. That's what it takes for a lot of people, and free days do tend to moderate themselves over time. After weeks of planning, cooking, packing, and stuffing meals into yourself like clockwork, sometimes it's a relief NOT to eat. Sometimes I barely get in 1,000 calories. Mostly it's madness though. :-) Here was the last free day I wrote down: a bowl of Wheaties with All-Bran and raisins 1 piece whole wheat toast with peanut butter handful of Nacho cheese Doritos an entire sleeve of Ritz crackers 1 Hostess Ho-Ho Quarter Pounder with cheese medium french fries Oreo McFlurry 2 Wild Berry Pop Tarts the head of a chocolate Easter bunny handful of peanut M & Ms 1 Red Baron pizza pocket 2 Cadbury Eggs 1 oz sharp cheddar a bowl of pistachio ice cream My full free days tend to be in the 4,500 to 5,000 calorie range. Here's another one with calorie totals. This was Halloween and I couldn't stay out of the candy: 4 chocolate chip cookies 238 2 Twizzlers 60 1 scoop of Designer Protein 90 3 cups Kraft macaroni & cheese 930 4 Kit Kat minis 240 4 cups oil popped popcorn 164 1 pint Ben & Jerry's 1200 4 Twizzlers 120 10 Ritz crackers 216 4 Butterfinger minis 400 4 corn tortillas 198 3.5 oz 90% lean ground beef 250 2 oz sharp cheddar 228 2 Tbsp light sour cream 30 3 Kit Kat minis 240 1 mini Milk Dud 40 Total 4,644 calories People have been asking me lately if that makes me sick. :-) No, it normally doesn't even make me uncomfortably full. The only side effect is that I get hot afterward, blazing hot. I can literally feel the metabolic furnace kicking on. Day Off I know we get one day off a week and my first one is coming up tomorrow. So far I haven't made any slip-ups!! ) I know that the book says that you can eat whatever you want, but was wondering if that is what everyone does? I was going to stick with my usual egg and oatmeal breakfast but have a " bad " lunch and dinner. Do any of you just go crazy on your day offs or just eat one bad meal or a mixture. I know I will be going out to dinner but should I try to behave throughout the day? Just wondering what everyone else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Thanks everyone for the information on the " day off " . I am glad to hear I can do a dinner out on Friday and Saturday night instead of a whole day off. All of your examples really helped. Today I have done really good. My meals 1 & 2 were following the routine and my lunch was a deli sandwich, soda and cookie. It is 4:00 and I am still full from it. Although, my body was like WHOA, what are you putting in me, and I just had some stomach trouble but that is ok. I am surprised that I do not have much of a craving for anything yet. I am feeling really good!! 11 more weeks to go! Thanks again! Re: Day Off - Free Day Here are some of my old posts about free day. ~~~ It is conceivable that you could wreck a 2 pound loss for the week with one good free day, but it would take some real effort. There's 3,500 calories in a pound, plus you're going to burn 1,500 calories or more just functioning throughout the day. So to whack a 2 pound fat loss in one day you would need to eat something like 8,500 calories, a feat that even I have not accomplished with my notorious free days. :-) That's, that's... seven pints of Ben & Jerry's! Now, it is possible to gain 4-5 pounds of water in one day if you overload on carbs and sodium. It's just water though, and it will leave almost as quickly as it showed up. If you want to avoid the bloating trauma, don't get on the scale again until next week. I ate 4,000+ calories every free day in my first challenge and went from a size 12 to a size 6 (and later a size 4). I don't necessarily recommend that approach for everyone but it was perfect for me. Here's something I've posted before about my free days. ~~~ There is raging debate about free day. The answer probably depends on your goals, personality, and metabolism. I'm wishy-washy on my goals, have a goofball personality, and a fast metabolism. So, I eat absolutely anything I want and as much as I want on free day. Now, if someone were a detail oriented, goal setting, control freak with a lot of weight to lose and a slow metabolism, they might not be able to do any such thing. They might be better off planning a couple of free meals or eating only what they really want and only in moderation. Some people (and I like this idea) go back and forth between taking a full free day one week, and maybe one or two free meals the next - like dinner and a movie on Friday night and a pancake breakfast on Sunday. How " free " you are would depend on your results and your state of mind that week. Nobody should feel guilty about needing a full, crazy free day in order to stay on the program. That's what it takes for a lot of people, and free days do tend to moderate themselves over time. After weeks of planning, cooking, packing, and stuffing meals into yourself like clockwork, sometimes it's a relief NOT to eat. Sometimes I barely get in 1,000 calories. Mostly it's madness though. :-) Here was the last free day I wrote down: a bowl of Wheaties with All-Bran and raisins 1 piece whole wheat toast with peanut butter handful of Nacho cheese Doritos an entire sleeve of Ritz crackers 1 Hostess Ho-Ho Quarter Pounder with cheese medium french fries Oreo McFlurry 2 Wild Berry Pop Tarts the head of a chocolate Easter bunny handful of peanut M & Ms 1 Red Baron pizza pocket 2 Cadbury Eggs 1 oz sharp cheddar a bowl of pistachio ice cream My full free days tend to be in the 4,500 to 5,000 calorie range. Here's another one with calorie totals. This was Halloween and I couldn't stay out of the candy: 4 chocolate chip cookies 238 2 Twizzlers 60 1 scoop of Designer Protein 90 3 cups Kraft macaroni & cheese 930 4 Kit Kat minis 240 4 cups oil popped popcorn 164 1 pint Ben & Jerry's 1200 4 Twizzlers 120 10 Ritz crackers 216 4 Butterfinger minis 400 4 corn tortillas 198 3.5 oz 90% lean ground beef 250 2 oz sharp cheddar 228 2 Tbsp light sour cream 30 3 Kit Kat minis 240 1 mini Milk Dud 40 Total 4,644 calories People have been asking me lately if that makes me sick. :-) No, it normally doesn't even make me uncomfortably full. The only side effect is that I get hot afterward, blazing hot. I can literally feel the metabolic furnace kicking on. Day Off I know we get one day off a week and my first one is coming up tomorrow. So far I haven't made any slip-ups!! ) I know that the book says that you can eat whatever you want, but was wondering if that is what everyone does? I was going to stick with my usual egg and oatmeal breakfast but have a " bad " lunch and dinner. Do any of you just go crazy on your day offs or just eat one bad meal or a mixture. I know I will be going out to dinner but should I try to behave throughout the day? Just wondering what everyone else does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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