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To
Cheat Or Not To Cheat
Robert
Ferguson
"The Master Weight-Loss Coach"
Have
you ever heard someone recommend to eat healthy Monday through
Friday, but have your way (cheat day or free day) on the weekend?
As one of our clients did the math, this would mean a lifestyle
where you eat healthy 71.5 percent of the time and eat unhealthy
28.5 percent of the time. Believe it or not, folks, there
are weight-loss programs and people who advocate this approach
to healthy living. Some programs feel that having one day
to eat whatever you want is beneficial psychologically. We
say hogwash to such statements. If you haven't heard, LIFESTYLE
literally means a whole way of living -- 100 percent of the
time. People ask us all the time whether or not we believe
in a free day and we always respond by saying, "Everyday
is a free day."
Have
you made a decision to release fat? If so, shortly after making
this decision, did you feel deprived-craving sweets, chocolate,
and high-fat and refined foods? As you were craving these
foods that you don't typically eat, did you notice the communication
going on in your head? You start telling yourself that this
is the last time�you will succeed�you have the willpower and
discipline to fulfill your self-promise. But, somehow, for
some odd reason you can't seem to understand, you find yourself
sitting at the kitchen table eating that very thing you felt
deprived of. Sound familiar?
It's
hard to imagine going from eating practically anything you
want, whenever you want, to never having a donut or fried
food again. Even those with somewhat strict eating habits
can find themselves having periodic splurges (i.e., ice cream,
French fries). So it's wise to remember that whatever its
form-donut, pizza, cocktail or fried shrimp-unhealthy foods
are nonetheless unhealthy.
As
with any food, healthy or unhealthy, its effects on the body
largely depend on the amount consumed, with caloric excess
causing fat gain. So, you eat reasonably all week, watching
your portions only to have your goal disrupted by what many
refer to as a "free day" or "cheat day;"
the widely accepted method of postponing unhealthy cravings
until that one day per week where you engage into conscious,
yet reckless consumption. With that said, the choice of a
free day or weekly cheat may open the door to sabotaging your
weight-loss efforts.
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