I don't do heavy exercising, but I would like to incorporate a single cheat meal once a week or twice a month. I've heard that it is beneficial to overeat sometimes to reset one's metabolism to high level because after some amount of time of eating a low amount of calories to get a calorie deficit, the body "gets used" to that level of nourishment and will adjust its metabolism to suit that low level of calorie intake. A cheat meal/day is supposed to "keep the body on its toes", preventing the aforementioned metabolism adjustment
I say once or twice a week is fine just be sure to watch your moderation there is this thing called carb cycling you should follow I am currently on it I will let you know the results later on down the road as I have just started this process not that long ago.
Here is a link to what I'm talking about:
http://jasonferruggia.com/carb-cycling- ... sy-part-1/,
http://jasonferruggia.com/carb-cycling- ... sy-part-2/
This stuff can get really detailed but this should be a good start for you.
I don't do heavy exercising, but I would like to incorporate a single cheat meal once a week or twice a month.
again just watch the moderation of food and you should do this maybe every 4th day of the week and overfeed on that day but considering your on a calorie deficit you should be careful of what you consume because calories are going to matter.
I've heard that it is beneficial to overeat sometimes to reset one's metabolism to high level because after some amount of time of eating a low amount of calories to get a calorie deficit, the body "gets used" to that level of nourishment and will adjust its metabolism to suit that low level of calorie intake
I have also read about this but like I said I'm no nutrition expert but I'm learning about this myself and I just got started. So i can't tell you the results firsthand yet but we will discover this soon won't we.
So check out the links and let me know what you think if you still have questions I will do my best to answer them but right like I said this isn't my specialty I'm learning there isn't a true set in stone nutrition lifestyle its all based on what you are looking for. But it sounds like you're on the right track with that calorie deficit but if I was you I would pick up the intensity of your workouts a little more. That is truly the only way you will see results that along with proper fueling of the body and lifestyle to keep the hormones in check to make sure you are working with the body and not against it, I would also recommend eating more on training days.