Cheat Meals: My Take

I hate the name this has been given but i love the concept. I engage in it but i don't call it cheating or cheat meal, I call it treat meal, not reward because I don't like the idea of rewarding myself with food considering that am not a dog. But whatever it is that you call it, I advice that you don't entirely rule them out of your diet or lifestyle. Cheating means that one is doing something wrong, diverting from the plan. These so call cheat meals i believe is good for me and I will explain why.

Am not going to deceive or lie to you, right now i have like 18 or 17 pounds to lose and its as difficult as it has never been. Sometimes i tell myself I might lose 2 lbs if only i can let go of my treat meal in a week but the truth is that nothing changes, the scale will still be where it is. It might
be different for you but this is me now. Right now we are fasting in church and to some people this is an opportunity to lose some weight while right now my body has refuse to move, the scale is steady when i fast although i manage to eat 1000 calories with workout yet for some reason its just there.

Am not saying that a treat/cheat meal or  day is constantly eating whatever you want, it doesn't imply eating all your hands can get. example, eating a pot of rice or bucket of fried chicken. it has to be balanced. Some people are so scared of food that they feel guilty when they eat one pancake, the next day they will workout for hours. Lets remember that weight loss is a lifestyle not just to lose the weight. After losing the weight what then happens, when you eat one meal you go in panic. A treat in a day will not kill you, I like to eat what i want. I love food, i like to cook and so whatever i want to eat, i eat. If i want pizza today, i will eat it but in a healthy and balance way. Through my journey, my treat days have been more than once in a week. Rigidity has never helped anyone and hasn't helped me either.

If you wonder why you are eating all clean and not losing weight, i will tell you. The body is smart and can adapt to what you feed it regularly, eating the same meal or doing the same workout over and over can cause your body to plateau. I have been there so i know. The body can crave certain food that we tag as unhealthy like pizza and stuff, so are you telling me that  you will never never eat those...common now. I love eating healthy and making substitutes for some meals and eating the ones that i can't.

Have you ask yourself what happens when the weight is all gone and you start introducing new food to you body. If you want to lose weight and maintain it i advice you to be true and real to yourself. Whenever i ignore my cravings, it drives me nuts. The feeling is not pleasant at all and i always end up eating more that i should.

While treat meal is great for the body both mentally and physically don't over do things.