If fitness or weight loss was on your list of resolutions or goals for 2016, then making changes to your diet must be on your radar. We’ve all heard the 80/20 rule – that fitness and weight loss are 80% what you eat and 20% exercise. But sticking to a strict diet or meal plan is challenging for most people, and we long for that cheat day or cheat meal. You need to understand how to cheat on your diet without sabotaging it, though. Because a cheat meal can turn into a cheat day, week, month, and next this you know it’s the end of the year and you are right back where you started, or worse.
‘Cheating’ on your strict diet can actually be a good thing, physically and mentally. I call them ‘treat meals’ instead, because it just sounds better than saying you’re cheating on something, right? Ultimately that’s what you’re doing anyway, treating yourself to foods, or drinks, that you love that aren’t a part of your healthier meal plan.
How to Cheat on Your Diet
In this video, Thomas DeLauer shares how to cheat on your diet without sabotaging it. I was able to implement one of the tips this week, by going to the gym for some resistance training before going out to dinner with some friends Monday night. Check out this video, and let me know which of these cheating tips you can use.
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I definitely agree that cheating on a strict diet is a must. I see so many people go all gung ho for a long time, and then as soon as they are off the diet..boom..back to the junk food because they have been so deprived.. 🙂
I love food so dieting is always hard for me because it feels so restrictive. I need to be able to indulge on occasion in order to be successful. I’m glad to know I’m not crazy. This year I’m trying to have better balance in my diet but I’m definitely not giving up my periodic treat.
My husband and I are eating differently and it felt so restrictive at first but it’s not bad now. We’ve learned how to treat ourselves without overdoing it and jeopardizing the end goal.
I am here for all of this. It is so hard to stick to a strict diet and more than often people fail.
Girl I feel like I cheat on my imaginary diet every day! I want to do better with some type of better eating regimen so thanks for the added inspiration!
Drink a glass of lemon water and sit down before my cheat meal? I can do that! And eat my cheat meal slowly? Lol – I can definitely do that! Love these tips.
If I was on a diet I am sure this would come in great handy for me.
I’ve never been on a diet per say. I recently had to break up with soda because it was an unhealthy love affair. However I had to be realistic about my break up so we can meet once a week and that is it.
These are good tips. I am goint to implement some of these.
I like the idea of drinking water before you eat. These are great tips that I will definitely put into practice.
Siobhan
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You gave some great tips! Drinking water before meals gets the digestion going as well. I also like the idea of having cheat meals instead of going cold turkey.