I'm also not a fan of cheat meals. Especially not if you're a small woman, so a big cheat meal can ruin your progress for the whole week. Having to designate a "cheat day" also means you struggle to eat the rest of the time, which is not the solution and they go back to fat just like you said. I have a massive sweet tooth but having a cheat day when I eat sweets and cake would ruin everything. I just have small portions of whatever I want every other day or so.