To cheat, or not to cheat? That is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in the gut to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous hunger or to take up three Whopper Supremes and by consuming, end them. If you are debating whether or not to cheat, save yourself the mental hassle and ask yourself this- have you:
1. Eaten clean solid meals for 90% of the week (by clean meals I mean those comprising of lean protein and vegetables)?
2. Exercised at least five to seven hours that week (comprising of at least three weight training sessions)?
Wait, you mean this might be bad for me?
If you answered yes to both questions, go ahead and save yourself the internal debate and have the cheat meal. It is healthier from a psychological perspective to have occasional breaks from dieting than to accumulate pent up hunger pangs. What can develop are insatiable cravings for bad foods. What once could have been solved by a pizza slice will now only be fulfilled by a whole pizza! It has to do with your body’s leptin levels, which regulate how hungry you feel. The longer you’ve been in a calorically deprived state, the hungrier your body becomes. 
Appetite for diabetes
I remember one particular long cut where I fell off the wagon and consumed in the span of an hour: seven shitty chicken/mayo sandwiches, six plain bagels, half a plate of lamb lasagne, two beef burgers, three bowls of mascarpone cheese, twelve mini cheesecakes (in my defence they were minis), and some mints (hey with all that food I couldn’t leave my breath stinky!). Prevent this disaster on yourself by keeping a healthy balance. Think about it this way: with all the time you spend debating whether to cheat or not, you could have cheated and worked out to burn off the extra calories. Lose the mental baggage; it weighs more than any pounds of fat gained from a cheat. So go forth and gut bust-within reason of course!
Clearly has been listening to my advice
Copyright April 19th 2009 Omar Isuf
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