Where's The Cake?
By Zach Hunt - Spokane Personal Trainer
So you've been disciplined - you're Spokane fitness efforts have been rewarded with health, a firmer body, increased confidence, as well as energy - when is the time to enjoy your favorite foods without the following guilt or being bashed by your Spokane personal trainer?
A few years back I went on a 1-week vacation with my family. This 7 day hiatus from and work and discipline was the perfect time to break my patterns of healthy eating and exercise.
I decided to really enjoy myself on this vacation and just completely relax - I mean all the way.
I had no problem adjusting to the overeating and lack of exercise. It was great fun - at least temporarily!!
After following 7 days of this glutenous way of life, not only had I graduated to the next size of pants, I had firmly attached an additional 37 pounds of to my body.
Moral of the story, don't do that. You can eat your favorite foods and treats - just don't over do it.
As a Spokane personal trainer this is what I suggest for how to go about it the proper way.....
Make eating healthy eating and regular exercise the rule in your life.
As you know there are always exceptions to the rule no matter the subject matter - and yes this does include eating and exercise.
When you make it the rule, the occasional exceptions are not a cause for vexation.
Let me clarify that, if you make fitness your normal habit, the occasional outside pattern or desert or treat, such as a birthday party or holiday party, will not ruin your body.
As long as you always come back to the original rule, and not change the rule as you go along.
Really, a few deserts each week, a few mishaps and even a couple of missed exercise sessions will not hurt you, as long as those are the exceptions - in other words the less frequently visited option.
Say that you eat 28 times a week - 4 meals a day each day of the week (may be more for you). If you allow a 10% exception rule that allows for about 3 meals of less-than-optimal eating each week.
When you engage in an "exception meal", don't eat enough for the next 3 days worth, just eat the same amount of calories and portions of food as normal, except this time it's in the form of your favorite foods.
Make a healthy way of life the rule rather than the exception - and you can enjoy that occasional treat without a trace of guilt.
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