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Originally Posted by MindFreak
i agree with most of this post. what i dont agree with is the "cheat" day. i would NOT go to subway once a week and eat a sub and a cookie. the guy is 450 lbs he can do without the sub and definetly without the cookie. One white chocolate macadamia nut cookie from Subway has 220 calories and a whopping 11 grams of fat. thats ONE cookie. just not worth it. maybe once a month have a cheat day. get the weight under control and well into your routine before you start having a cheat day every week. just my opinion.
good post other than that.
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Even when trying to shed lots of fat (I've had 3 kids and tend to pack on the pounds with each pregnancy) I've found that having one cheat
MEAL a week helps keep me motivated.
I don't have one whole day where I eat anything and everything that day, but once a week I have something sinful, whether it be pizza, ice cream, cake, whatever. Now, say I sit down and have pizza, I don't gorge myself on it and have 5 or 6 slices, I have maybe a slice or two, but I also make sure that the rest of the day my diet has been perfect. I agree that at 450 pounds he should be keeping his diet as clean as possible to drop that weight. But if he's at 450 pounds he's probably had some issues with eating in the past and completely sticking to the ultimate clean diet is not going to be the easiest thing. If he is completely motivated and can stick to a clean diet for every other meal 7 days a week, having one "treat" a week won't be harmful. IMO, you need that one little reward to keep yourself motivated and not feel like you're completely depriving yourself. I know a lot of people who won't stick to a diet if they feel like they have to be 100% strict 100% of the time. In my case my one little cheat meal usually kicks my metabolism back into shape and the weight loss starts again. I would suggest though going strict for one straight month and then adding the cheat meal, just so your mind and body gets into the routine. And I know a lot of times for me once I go a long time like that eating perfectly, I have no desire to have that cheat meal, but it helps my sanity knowing I have the option. Back before baby #3 I went so long eating perfectly and without simple sugars that one day at work I started craving chocolate so terribly and I ate a candy bar. My body REFUSED the sugar and I puked!