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| Current Weight: 254.2 lbs Goal Weight: 185.0 lbs Pounds to Lose: 69.2 lbs |
Why have a cheat day you may ask? Well, it's really not good to deprive yourself of the food you want and love. It's setting yourself up for failure because in the back of your mind you'll be craving these foods. I'm not really a chocolate, candy or sweets person, I like meat and carbs so I've adjust my cheat day accordingly.
I haven't purchased Chris Powell's' book but I did find an article explaining his cheat day, Dr Oz: Chris Powell 1000 Calorie Cheat Day & Carb Cycling Weight Loss:
Chris Powell 1000 Calorie Cheat Day Rules
While Chris shared that the Cheat Day is very important for many physical, emotional, and psychological reasons, you can’t go overboard with what you eat. He has a few guidelines to follow when deciding what to eat on your Cheat Day.
- Up to 1,000 Extra Calories more than what you would usually eat – That is actually a lot of calories, especially when you consider that the meals Chris has given you provide you with about 1,500 calories each day. This means you could eat 2,500 calories on your Cheat Day without feeling guilty. Dr. Oz advises that you could keep a list throughout the week of some things you might want to eat on that Cheat Day, in preparation to indulge a little.
- Only Cheat at Breakfast and Lunch – Chris says this is because you want to avoid overloading yourself on that 5th meal because then you get into the red zone, as he calls it, which is that time of the night between 6 and Midnight when you are more apt to hypno eat and 1,000 calories could easily lead to 3,000 calories.
- Cheat at a Table – Chris Powell says this might sound funny, but it is too easy to over eat when driving in the car or sitting in front of the TV, but he also wants you to enjoy your cheat day because you have earned it.
- No Leftovers Allowed – Chris says this is very, very important because if the food is in your house you will eat it and you will eat it on the days you’re not supposed to eat it. He recommends going out to a restaurant or ordering take-out and eating it at your kitchen table, but make sure you get rid of the leftovers for your own sake.
Since, I'm eating 2,000 calories a day I'm not going to add another 1,000 calories. I plan to stay under 2,500 calories. I plan to cheat on my lunch (10:00 am) and dinner (4:00 pm) meal, both meals outside of the 'red zone'. For both meals, I will double my meal portion and eat 1 1/2 cups of rice along with my normal vegetable portions. The other two rules aren't an issue for me.
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