Cheat Your Way To Health
Diets don’t need to be so taxing that they turn you away from pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Nobody’s perfect, and the idea that you can eat perfectly is just as impossible. With great diet comes great responsibility, but sometimes you could use a break, right? Here are a few ways for you to cheat on your diet, and still keep the weight off. The next time you’re watching your waistline and your friends offer you a burger, don’t break out your notepad and start counting calories. Just remember these handy tips and you’ll rebound with little trouble.
A metabolic technique known as “periodic overfeeding” enables the practitioner to binge on any number of foods for a short period of time without suffering the consequences. The art of perfecting the cheat day can not only save you from the rigors of your diet, but increase the speed which you burn calories. Revving your body’s metabolism by pigging-out puts your system in overdrive, burning off the fat it’s been denied for so long.
By practicing a focused diet coupled with the occasional cheat day, you’re sure to see fantastic results in very little time. The secret comes in managing Insulin, the hormone in the body most responsible for storing fat, and its effects are instantly visible. Some practitioners have even noted stellar results upwards of a pound a day. Here are some simple steps to follow if this diet sounds like the one for you.
Start of your week with a shake or protein drink. You want to shrink your stomach as best you can for the coming days, and consuming these drinks is the best way to absorb those necessary nutrients without packing on the pounds. There are hundreds of powders, shakes and mixes out there for a healthy drink, so be sure the one you’ve chosen to use is high in protein and lacking all artificial sweeteners.
The second day will need to be more substantial. Try several small meals, spaced evenly throughout the day to stimulate your metabolism. Lean meats, vegetables and low-fat cheeses are great for keeping your fat burning while satisfying that need to feed. Though fruits are delicious, you’ll want to avoid them because of their high sugar content. You’d be surprised the sugar rush you can get off of naturally occurring fructose.
The third and final day in this three-step process is splurge day. Adhering to the prior meal alignment, five smaller meals will be part of the day’s offerings. Beans, red potatoes, barley and wild rice make for great sources of protein to supplement your cheat day. During the day, this diet allows for one single cheat meal of whatever you want. While it’s best to avoid sugary sodas with your splurge, and taking your cheat meal as the final meal of the day is a bad idea, you are free to eat whatever you like.
Diet takes focus and control, but it doesn’t need to cost you your sanity. The price of eating right and being healthy shouldn't be enough to put you off of the act. With a short, easy to remember cycle of foods that focus on motivating your metabolism, a diet with a built in cheat meal is sure to whet the appetites of many eager eaters.
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A metabolic technique known as “periodic overfeeding” enables the practitioner to binge on any number of foods for a short period of time without suffering the consequences. The art of perfecting the cheat day can not only save you from the rigors of your diet, but increase the speed which you burn calories. Revving your body’s metabolism by pigging-out puts your system in overdrive, burning off the fat it’s been denied for so long.
By practicing a focused diet coupled with the occasional cheat day, you’re sure to see fantastic results in very little time. The secret comes in managing Insulin, the hormone in the body most responsible for storing fat, and its effects are instantly visible. Some practitioners have even noted stellar results upwards of a pound a day. Here are some simple steps to follow if this diet sounds like the one for you.
Start of your week with a shake or protein drink. You want to shrink your stomach as best you can for the coming days, and consuming these drinks is the best way to absorb those necessary nutrients without packing on the pounds. There are hundreds of powders, shakes and mixes out there for a healthy drink, so be sure the one you’ve chosen to use is high in protein and lacking all artificial sweeteners.
The second day will need to be more substantial. Try several small meals, spaced evenly throughout the day to stimulate your metabolism. Lean meats, vegetables and low-fat cheeses are great for keeping your fat burning while satisfying that need to feed. Though fruits are delicious, you’ll want to avoid them because of their high sugar content. You’d be surprised the sugar rush you can get off of naturally occurring fructose.
The third and final day in this three-step process is splurge day. Adhering to the prior meal alignment, five smaller meals will be part of the day’s offerings. Beans, red potatoes, barley and wild rice make for great sources of protein to supplement your cheat day. During the day, this diet allows for one single cheat meal of whatever you want. While it’s best to avoid sugary sodas with your splurge, and taking your cheat meal as the final meal of the day is a bad idea, you are free to eat whatever you like.
Diet takes focus and control, but it doesn’t need to cost you your sanity. The price of eating right and being healthy shouldn't be enough to put you off of the act. With a short, easy to remember cycle of foods that focus on motivating your metabolism, a diet with a built in cheat meal is sure to whet the appetites of many eager eaters.
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