It hasn’t even been a week yet…and I am already thinking about cheating. BUT, I did find some information that tells us that Cheating is GOOD for you!!
If you've been on a strict diet all week long, then allowing yourself to have a cheat meal can actually do more good than harm. It will satisfy psychological and physiological cravings and help prevent you from "falling off the wagon." It's human nature to want what you can't have or aren't supposed to have, so going too long without letting yourself relax a bit can lead to binge eating.
If you've been on a very strict low calorie and/or low carbohydrate diet, you might even find yourself leaner with fuller looking muscles after going off your regular diet and increasing your calories for a day. Why? Because the months of severe dieting may have put their bodies into "starvation mode."
When you increase your calories and add foods that you've been restricting for a long period of time (fats and carbohydrates), this can actually speed up your metabolism and make you look leaner - it's like telling your body, "We're not starving anymore; it's safe to start burning more calories now.”
I don't recommend taking an entire day off your diet; keep it down to one meal per week; otherwise it's too easy to get thrown off course and lose your momentum. Maintain your discipline and keep a steady routine including consistent meal timing and frequency. Remember, good day to day habits are the foundation of your success.
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