Food vs Fitness Part 2 Easter Edition
Our last blog post featuring types and amounts of exercises it would take to burn off all kinds of fast food or junk food was probably shocking and disappointing. But don’t get bummed about having to give up all your favorite cheats just yet. There are many ways you can enjoy some treats without wrecking all your hard work in our personal training sessions.
The Smarter Way to Cheat On Your Diet
The most common way people cheat on their diet is with mindless junk or fast food binges which lead to shame and guilt cardio like those desperate cardio HIIT workouts featured in our last blog. But what if I told you there’s smarter ways to cheat? Turns out you can have your cupcakes and ice cream and lose weight too.
Top 5 Ways To Cheat Your Diet & Lose More Fat
Below are 10 ways to cheat on your diet that actually work. Some of these ways can even help you lose more fat! There are entire books written about the cheat method of fat loss. Bodybuilders call it ReFeed days but for us average folks it’s called calorie cycling or in some cases carb cycling. But let’s get started with the more practical and simple cheat strategies.
Schedule Your Cheat Meal Into Your Week
Plan Your Other Calories Around Your Cheat Meal
Limit Your Cheats to 1-2 Items ONLY
Cheat After Hard Workouts ONLY *earn it don’t burn it
Cheat Your Cheats by Making Them Healthier
As You Master Cheating You’ll Want Healthy Cheats More Often
The absolute best thing about learning to cheat is you’ll eventually learn to cheat on your cheats. We explored that in our last blog post with mini protein donuts and now with these Healthy Easter Treats by Tatyana’s Sweet Side which you can order here if you are a Tucson local!
Tatyana created these amazing Gluten Free Sugar Free Carrot Cupcakes & Dairy Free Lemon Gelato to help with those Easter cravings in a healthy way. Healthy cheats are a perfect opportunity to learn how to say yes to moderation and NO MORE to mindless indulgences.
5 More Ways to Cheat Smarter! That Work
Cheat On Holidays Only
Cheat On Holidays Once Not Every Meal or For An Entire Week
Cheat ONLY Because You Really Want It Not For Emotional Reasons
Cheat Because You Enjoy A Food Not Because You're Using It As Entertainment
Cheat Only In A Cold State Never in Hot States *blog on hot states here
These cheat guidelines are so simple and cheating in moderation can totally be part of any healthy eating plan. When done mindfully it will empower you to feel more in control of your eating behaviors and get better results long term.
What If You Just Want to Eat Junk Food ALL The Time?
The best solution is to get your DNA tested and find out your ideal macro ratios for your unique chemistry. Quite often the reason people crave junk so much is there are nutritional deficiencies that are not being addressed with their current diet. Get started with a DNA diet plan here.
