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Originally Posted by Ross
Calorie control is the one most people don't get. I eat healthy/clean 6 days a week, controlled calories and macros. On a Saturday I eat pizza, ice cream, have a couple beers if I want, I don't stress out, I eat whatever I feel like that day because it's my cheat day and I'm going to enjoy it. My current training regime has me losing 0.8-1lb a week while maintaining my lifts or increasing them in a lot of cases. I feel good and will keep it up for another 10-12 weeks before I increase my food intake and start to get some more strength.
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I like to spread my cheating throughout the week, as opposed to doing it all one day. I have at least one bad thing per day, and eating good, low calorie foods overall allows room for a little indulgence -- so you have that psychological release valve in effect.
Also, I think calorie balance doesn't matter in a 24 hour period. You body doesn't really know what 24 hour period is...so if you eat like a pig one day, it won't matter much in the scheme of things long term because you can make up for those extra calories by having less the next day. Kind of like you do.