The weekend that got away…
Ok, so if you know me, you know that I’m trying to cut the fat. You might also know that I have a tendency to lose focus, over eat, and end up self sabotaging my goals. Well, after weighing in at a phenominal 221-ish last Friday, I figured I deserved a bit of a break and thought, "I’ll have a bit of a cheat day on Friday".
It lasted till Sunday.
Ugh….so disappointed in myself. Now I’m right back up close to where I started and have to work down again. Maybe "cheat days" shouldn’t be allowed when trying to cut fat. I always considered cheat days a good way to trick your body into thinking that higher calories were gonna go in, so rev up the metabolism to get ready to burn all those extra calories the next day when in fact you have a defecit so end up losing more fat kind of thing. Of course, if it lasts a whole weekend…that’s a different story…
So, back in the saddle….again….for the bazzilionth time…I don’t expect this to be the last time I fall out either….
July 22, 2009 at 8:14 am
I think cheats are good. Not for revving the metabolism. But to keep you from going off a major cliff with binging, etc. Believe me, it is a PROCESS in learning to reign in the diet. You will find yourself slowly exerting more control over what you eat, and how far you go off the reservation when you stray.
Don’t sweat the weight gain. Most of it is undigested food, water, etc. My weight can vary 3-5 lbs day to day, and I’m not a big person. It’s hard to lose 1 lb of bodyfat, but it takes a lot to actually gain a lb of BF also. Tthat would mean consuming 3500 calories MORE than you burn off, pretty darn hard to do unless you eating non-stop for 3 days……..LOL.