I never had a cheat meal or day for the first year and a half.

I actually save up and eat cheat meals every week.

But you can have a cheat meal every week and, for me, that’s going to involve sugar.

A planned cheat meal can help prevent a complete blowout.

Instead, choose one food that you've really missed and have it in moderation at your cheat meal.

When you start to really see results, you don’t want to go overboard on cheat meals.

"He has one cheat meal built into the week, and I know when it is because his plate will be piled up.

And the occasional burger for a cheat meal.

But if your cheat meals turn into cheats day or a cheat weekend, that's when things can head south.

Ofcourse cheat meals differ from person to person.

"It's hammering down on the cheat meals, cutting back, and buckling down," Oprea shared.

Instead you should save cheat meals for special occassions and enjoy the meal as a reward for eating cleanly for the week.

While you allow yourself one cheat meal, you still should maintain your discipline to eat correctly during the rest of your cheat day.

One of our favorites: "Sure, health and fitness are big priorities for me, but I'm also a big believer in the cheat meal," Mario says.

I eat well Monday through Friday and then on Saturdays and Sundays, I have one cheat meal.

It's funny, you've never heard 15 big, burly guys playing sailors talk about their calorie-count, what they should and shouldn't eat, what their cheat meal is going to be.

To keep calories in check, pick your cheat meal before the weekend begins and be sure to jump right back on the healthy eating bandwagon afterwards-no matter how good a second greasy meal may sound.

However, I'd recommend you have a 'cheat meal' rather than a cheat day where you go off track for an entire day as it may be easy for some of you to go totally off track and lose focus.

Sure, she's expressed a desire to drop a few pounds, but the actress loves a good cheat meal (Mexican, of course), maintains a healthy workout regime, and offers some majorly poignant advice: "If someone loves you more if you're thinner, get rid of them!"