This image was taken from the website of cheatdaydesign.com. The quote of “one healthy meal doesn’t make you skinny just like one unhealthy meal doesn’t make you fat” is so important to understand. Some people who are new to diets believe that one unhealthy, or cheat meal, will reverse all of one’s hard work. With a mindset like that, dieting is going to be extremely difficult. A cheat meal will not reverse any progress a person has made nor will it have much affect on the person’s future progress. For example, if someone eats a salad they are not going to be instantly skinny and fit. The same goes for a cheat meal, a person will not be instantly fat just for indulging every so often. Actually cheat meals are very important. Having a cheat meal, especially one that is high in carbohydrates, can help to kick start a person’s metabolism and help to regulate hormones. A cheat meal will encourage your body to keep burning these calories, instead of adjusting to the lower calorie intake (or calorie deficit). Being on a diet is all about keeping your body in check and helping it to learn how to burn the calories you are eating. If someone is in a large calorie deficit, and do not have a cheat meal every so often, once they come off of that diet they will most likely gain a lot of weight back. Diets can be very hard and strict but it is all about understanding the proper ins and outs. Being able to have a cheat meal, maybe once a week, shows how strong a person can be. Being able to go the whole week without indulging, and then only having ONE cheat meal, is very impressive. It is all about self control, motivation, and attitude. If someone has set goals, and determination following a strict diet, calorie deficit, and having a cheat meal once a week will definitely help bring the results.
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