Diet Cheat Days

have one’s cake and eat it too [idiom]: to have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time

cheat day [noun phrase]: a day where someone intentionally increasing their caloric intake to give their body/mind a break from a restricted diet

cut down on [phrasal verb]: (of food) to eat or drink less of a particular thing, usually in order to improve your health

intake [noun]: an amount of food, air, or another substance taken into the body

catch-22 [noun]: an impossible, problematic, or unreasonable situation

indulgent [adjective]: lenient and permissive

starving [adjective]: suffering from extreme hunger

rejoice [verb]: feeling or showing great joy or delight

substitution [noun]: the thing used instead of another one

intermittent fasting [noun phrase]: an eating pattern that cycles between periods of not eating and eating

crash diet [noun]: a way of losing a lot of weight very quickly by limiting how much one eats

keep off [phrasal verb]: (of weight) to continue to weigh a lower amount than one formerly weighed; to not regain the weight that one has lost

indulge in something [phrasal verb]: to become involved in (something, especially something that is considered wrong or improper)

go cold turkey on something [idiom]: to stop suddenly and completely from an addictive substance or some other form of dependency

crave for something [phrasal verb]: to desire something strongly