As they say, "great minds think alike"! Both of Wyllen's posts took the words right out of my mouth. ;)

I've read that it's similar to why we lose weight when we up our exercise routine -- increasing the time or the intensity, etc. Basically, your body has become used to what you're eating on this WOL, and when you consume more calories than normal, it throws the body off (poses a new challenge) -- and it will think for a minute that it's NOT in survival mode and it will let go of some of that fat. It's all about keeping your body guessing, whether it's with exercise, diet, etc. You could even have ONE entire cheat-filled day and eat perfectly clean the other 6 and still lose. Many diets are based on that concept. I've had my biggest diet successes on those plans, so there's definitely something to it.

This is my 4th time in the last umpteen years to diet, this one is moving slower than pleases me, but I've always been successfull, and I feel I will this time too. 1 cheat day a week is and always has been a part of my diet routine (when dieting that is). My cheat day is always my weigh-in day each week. On that day, I eat what I want, drink what I want. But the next day it's back to the diet grind. I gives me something to look forward to all week, and there fore helps keep me on track with my diet.

I applaud you for being able to get back on the wagon after a "planned" big meal, but I am too weak and use it to turn into a binge week and then it's an excuse to quit altogether. I am too weak at this point to even start, because I don't have the control to stop. What works for some, doesn't work for all (unfortunately!!!)

this kinda reminds me of the idiots proof diet. It says if you eat a whole lot for a few days, your body gets used to burning alot of calories, then when you go back to eating a little amount of calories, it will burn off those calories

personally, i think the IPD is bull but they might be right about some things

I was talking to a fellow dieter onthe same trip with me and she told me that she heard about the diet where you diet for two weeks and then go off the diet fot two weeks.
Anyone hear about this?
don't sound like a good idea to me.. though the one great meal a week sure does.

LLV, you are SOOOOO right! I couldn't do it if I didn't have Sunday's!