Weight loss:why cheat days should be ditched...

Food for thought...

Cheat days are no different to bothersome binging.

Although an organised day of overindulgence may aid motivation, demolishing an abundance of delicious dishes and desserts during a 'cheat' day not only shares the same concerning characteristics as binging - we're still sabotaging our silhouette (and weight loss success) by overeating an excessive amount of empty energy in a short space of time - but it can also drive us to develop a detrimental relationship with dieting - we force ourselves to follow a dangerous caloric deficit diet on cheat free days in an attempt to justify (and feel less guilty about) our pre-planned pig out. 

Instead of following in the same self-sabotaging footsteps of fitness pros who purposely promote their favourite 'cheat day' foods and feeds, take a moment to think logically about this abnormal action...

A calorie is a calorie regardless of whether it's consumed as part of a pre-planned pig out, a bothersome binge or a daily diet. If we're consuming more calories, be it once a week or on a daily basis, than we're expending via exercise, activity and basic bodily functions, that excess energy (calories) will be stored as fat - fat that will leave us predisposed to premature death and disease if we continue to pile on the pounds.

As motivating as it may be to work towards a day of overindulgence, cheat days can have detrimental consequences for both our body (an accumulation of additional weight and associated diseases) and our brain (an irrational relationship with food and dieting) and for this reason, have no place in any diet.

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