I searched the forum and saw some threads and comments touching on cheat days but I needed some more clarity on this specific side of cheat days so I made this thread.
Supposedly, from some of the Youtube videos I've seen, having cheat days after a week or two weeks on an OMAD diet can not only help you get rest mentally but physically as well, in that it causes some of your body chemicals to reset and therefore make you more efficient when you finally go back to the OMAD diet the next day. Honestly, I didn't really understand a lot of the science being explained and mostly just got that it's like changing the oil on your car, which was actually the same analogy used by the few of the videos I watched. Aside from that, I heard some things about Leptin and the benefits of getting a mental and physical break from it all.
I'm approaching my first 14 days on OMAD and am planning to have a vacation day on my 15th day tomorrow, and I plan to do this type of cycle where I take breaks every two weeks until I'm more used to it and make my cheat days weekly.
My question is if there are physical benefits to resetting your body every so often in that it actually makes you more efficient at burning fat and helps you avoid plateaus, or are the benefits mostly just psychological?
Supposedly, from some of the Youtube videos I've seen, having cheat days after a week or two weeks on an OMAD diet can not only help you get rest mentally but physically as well, in that it causes some of your body chemicals to reset and therefore make you more efficient when you finally go back to the OMAD diet the next day. Honestly, I didn't really understand a lot of the science being explained and mostly just got that it's like changing the oil on your car, which was actually the same analogy used by the few of the videos I watched. Aside from that, I heard some things about Leptin and the benefits of getting a mental and physical break from it all.
I'm approaching my first 14 days on OMAD and am planning to have a vacation day on my 15th day tomorrow, and I plan to do this type of cycle where I take breaks every two weeks until I'm more used to it and make my cheat days weekly.
My question is if there are physical benefits to resetting your body every so often in that it actually makes you more efficient at burning fat and helps you avoid plateaus, or are the benefits mostly just psychological?