I love and believe in the powers of cheat meals!!
YAY! You are so happy to hear that huh? But you are a bit suspicious too, aren't you?
I didn't want to write this post yet, because I wanted you all to get a good week and half of good, nutritious, clean eating under your belt before I told you a little sumthin sumthin so special as this...
My opinion of a
NOT SATURDAY LUNCH, NOT FRIDAY NIGHT, NOT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. but SATURDAY NIGHT!
Why you wonder? Why the capitalization and yelling from Trainer Teri? Well, here are my reasons...
1.You have restricted yourself all week long, and there was more than once you felt like throwing in the towel and saying "forget it, back to my unhealthy ways I go." But you didn't, and because you resisted temptations in the moment, you have something to look forward to at the end of the week that can get you through another dinner of protein and vegetables.
2. It jump starts your metabolism. Your body has been restricted all week (not too restricted, but still you aren't feeding it everything and anything like you did in your old life... rIgHt?!) So on Saturday night you give it a surplus of calories and you body is guessing?! What are they doing, I am getting extra food, YAY they aren't starving me... yay I can keep on working for them because they are taking care of me. (That was your body talk).
3. You weigh in Saturday morning, so you have restricted yourself for 10 days as of this Saturday, and now Saturday night you can without a doubt indulge in a treat to keep your revved up and pushing through on your weight loss plan. If you do this Saturday for lunch, it will be hard to stop cheating and you will likely gain 5 to 10 pounds and you will freak out the next day and it will be no good.
4. One meal, I am authorizing one meal and a small treat, but I actually believe personally refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup are the devil (and I say that from a recovering food adicts perspective, so don't think I don't miss chocolate chip cookies and cake like anyone else)... so if you feel strong and can avoid it this week, maybe indulging in a sugary treat every two weeks that would be my council on the matter.
Do I think you should go to Golden Corral and eat 10 plates of food? Nope, I don't authorize binge eating. I think you are an adult and can make your own decisions about what food you LOVE and MISS and then ENJOY it with out guilt.
One of my favorite meals is Cafe Ole in Boise, blue corn tacos rice and beans and chips and salsa. It isn't the healthiest thing out there, but it is really satisfying to me and I look forward to eating it.
So tell me, what will your treat be? Are you anxious? Or do you care about treat meals?
3 comments:
Is this a trick?? Just kidding. I think I'd feel pretty guilty even though you gave us the go-ahead.
If I do this, I'd want Jalapinios the resturaunt. (excuse my spelling) chips and salsa and a big juicy burrito. Then i want my chocolate. Whether its icecream, brownies or plain ol chocolate. That's what I'd do. Haven't decided whether or not I'll actually do it, but if I do thats what I'd do. What you said makes perfect sense though. Im just enjoying feeling great...and I think that outweighs my food cravings in my mind. But we'll see...
Im excited Teri :) I really want a slice of cheese on a grilled tuna fish sandwich. yummm :)
I would not trick about something so serious girls!!! :o)
Laura, that is really a weird craving, but at lunch today I really really looked at that p b n j sandwich I made for the kids like I could use it as a cheat meal!! :o) haha the things we eat!
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