REFEED DAYS VS CHEAT DAYS

REFEED DAYS VS CHEAT DAYS⭕️⁣⁣⁣
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Here are 6 reasons why I personally suggest having refeed days and not cheat days when you’re dieting, with the goal of trying to lose body fat: ⁣⁣⁣
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On a refeed day calories are raised to maintenance/slight surplus, through an increase in carbohydrates which will serve as a mental break from dieting. ⁣
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Generally, when you set up your diet, it’s a good idea to include atleast one or even two refeed days every now and then (frequency is generally dictated based on the person’s leanness), and it won’t be causing any “damage” to the progress being made in fat loss. ⁣⁣⁣
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Refeed days can even help lose water weight thanks to the increased amount of carbs, which can help lower stress levels and cause water weight to be dropped: as a result you typically feel tighter/leaner/fuller, you have more energy at the gym and even your mood generally improves.⁣
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And not only that! ..2 or more (consecutive refeed days) typically referred to as “Diet Breaks” have a positive impact on Leptin, which is the hormone that regulates our metabolism: yesterday we’ve seen that Multiple Days spent at maintenance with an increased amount of carbs will increase our energy expenditure and will allow us to train better, without re-gaining the fat back since the calories are still kept in check (at around maintenance)⁣
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On the other hand “Cheat Days” will only serve as an excuse not to diet. They don’t really serve a purpose and will only slow the process down due to the fact that the calories ingested will typically be very high (it’s called “cheat” for a reason). ⁣
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Not to mention the mental aspect of a cheat day, which typically (not always) tends to make people fee guilty and more likely to quit the diet afterwards. ⁣⁣⁣
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Does this mean you shouldn’t ever have a cheat day ? Certainly not, there are rare occasions in which you could have them, however, if the goal is losing fat they would only slow the process down!