I have pizza every week. 2 slices and I'm done, because I know I can have it again for breakfast if I want.

I don't think in terms of cheating because I can always find a way to fit a favorite food into my plan. Every great once in a while, like for my birthday, Christmas, or something like that, I might not try to keep my calories at a deficit. I might go up to maintenance level.

Usually, I don't let myself do this because having a large portion or large meal just stretches my stomach and makes me hungrier the next day. I don't like to tell myself it's ok to overeat. Indulge, yes. Overeat, no.

Happy birthday! :bday2you:

When I am behaving myself on my diet I go by the option of "behaving the majority of the time!" so as long as you eat good 80% of the time who cares about the rest of the time!!!

Try eating some soup on your birthday before you go out and then it will stop you overeating.

Its my wedding anniversary and my birthday this month and I plan both to include cheat meals.

I think if you are on a diet that you want to cheat on (even planning to do so on a special occasion), maybe there's another diet that's better for you. This is of course assuming that pizza is not allowed on this diet (which fuels the desire to eat a large pizza by one's self.)

This is why there are some diets that would never work for me, at least. If it is to work for me then nothing can be off the menu. Sometimes we want what we can't have. If we know we can have it, maybe we won't crave it so much?