{"id":55,"date":"2012-10-06T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-06T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebellyfitclub.com\/wordpress\/?p=55"},"modified":"2012-10-06T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T16:47:00","slug":"to-cheat-or-not-to-cheat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thebellyfitclub.com\/wordpress\/to-cheat-or-not-to-cheat\/","title":{"rendered":"To Cheat or not to Cheat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Feeding the Junk Food Addiction\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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I believe that junk food addiction is real, and that many people can not succeed in eating healthy because of it. Having a cheat meal every week basically feeds that addiction, and may lead to full-blown relapse.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Now, you\u00a0wouldn’t\u00a0tell a nicotine addict only to have cigarettes on Saturdays?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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2.\u00a0Doesn’t\u00a0help reduce cravings\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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This is kind of similar to tip 1 above. If you are physically or psychologically\u00a0dependent\u00a0on something, having it every now and then will not reduce cravings, but actually keep them coming back again and again.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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3. Eating way too much\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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It is common when people cheat, that they completely lose control and destroy a week\u2019s worth of dieting.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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4. Guilt afterwards\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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After doing really well on a diet for a few days, it can cause a lot of guilt to have that cheat meal, unless maybe if the person manages to keep self control and not completely overeat.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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5.\u00a0Doesn’t\u00a0raise your metabolism<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I’ve<\/span><\/span>\u00a0read it countless times that eating a cheat meal will raise metabolism and should therefore help with weight loss. I haven\u2019t seen any evidence to support this and I don\u2019t really believe in it.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Also, do you think that when scientists are doing research studies on diet plans, that they allow people to cheat once per week? Of course not!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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6. Junk food is unhealthy\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Junk food is unhealthy. That is probably the reason why you quit eating it in the first place (duh). Having it once a week is clearly worse than having none at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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7. Some things take a while to leave your system\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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There are many nasty things in junk food, such as trans fats. They can take a long time to disappear from your system, and if you keep eating them every now and then, they will never completely leave your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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8. Taste sensation\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0manage to adapt<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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When you stop eating junk food, one of the things that happens is that with time your taste sensation adapts, and food that\u00a0isn’t\u00a0overly processed starts to taste good. Cheating once a week interrupts this.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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9. Body\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0manage to adapt to the new fuel<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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When changing the diet, one thing the body does is ramp up enzyme production in order to start using a different fuel. This is especially important for eating plans that don\u2019t allow sugar and grains.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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If you keep cheating once in a while, the adaptation won\u2019t fully complete.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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10. Knowing that cheating is not an option makes things easier\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Trust me on this.. when a cheat meal is not an option, it makes sticking to a diet much, much, much easier.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Anything else?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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If your cheat days\/meals have been causing you problems, or downright preventing you from being successful in the long-term, then these tips above should really do you good.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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After all, what we should be after is not try to go on a \u201cdiet\u201d, but to actually make a lifestyle change in order to live a healthier, happier life.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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Let us teach you how to LIVE life free from counting calories, allowing you to eat real food in large\u00a0quantities, feeling great all day, and live fat free for life. ~TBFC\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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