E. 147 How to Navigate Cheat Meals Without Sabotaging Your Fat Loss

In this episode, I break down how to approach cheat meals, untracked meals, and “off-plan” eating without blowing your progress — or your mindset.If you’ve ever felt anxious going into a free meal, guilty afterward, or stuck in the cycle of overdoing it and then trying to “undo” it… this episode is for you.I walk through how to evaluate the true cost of a cheat meal — not just calories, but digestion, sleep, scale weight, training performance, and mental bandwidth — and how to use these meals as tools instead of setbacks.Timestamps:- [00:00 – 04:14] – Why cheat meals trigger anxiety + the real problem isn’t the calories- [04:15 – 06:59] – The opportunity cost: scale weight, digestion, sleep & training performance- [07:00 – 11:36] – The real purpose of untracked meals (and when to use them)- [11:37 – 16:32] – The “fixed calorie cost” of a cheat meal - [16:33 – 19:57] – Eating to satisfaction vs. eating to completion- [19:58 – 23:38] – What to consider if you still have fat to lose- [23:39 – 29:39] – Travel, date nights & ordering strategically at restaurants- [29:40 – 33:08] – Multiple untracked meals: how to manage macro spillover- [33:09 – 36:28] – When to practice the skill in maintenance or a build- [36:29 – 42:42] – Cheat meals aren’t for the weak (and they don’t magically burn fat)Links & Resources:Purchase The Glute Building Blueprint: https://coryfit.com/product/the-complete-glute-building-program/https://coryfit.com/⁠Coaching: Let's Chat⁠https://calendly.com/coryfit-coaching/15min⁠Consults: Book a Call⁠https://calendly.com/coryfit-coaching/one-time-consultationFor more content, follow along:⁠Instagram⁠: https://www.instagram.com/cory_fit/Patreon⁠: https://patreon.com/CoryFit?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink