Cheater, Cheater Pumpkin Eater
mattjd70
Posts: 106 Member
Ok, 2 things about that title:
1) Eat pumpkin (or its brethren squash). Get some pumpy, butternut, acorn squash....cut in half. Place face down, bake until really soft! Keep in fridge...eat as side with protein, put on salad...
2) Cheat Day: Oh the controversy! Cheat Day, Binge Day, Carb Day. Whatever you call it everyone has a different take on it.
4Hour Body says go 6 days on 1 day of binge.
Regular calorie cycling approach suggests going low cal/carb, then spiking carbs random meals on random days.
Point 1: Only you can decide on the "psychology" of this approach. Will it hurt or hinder you? Will it make you weaker or stronger? Sicker or fitter?:)
Point 2: The physiology supports the "cheat." Once you cut cals and carbs, you gotta keep the body guessing on the carb intake for it to maintain its FURNACE output. If you don't randomly spike, it will hold onto the body fat (thinking "famine").romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/in-defense-of-cheat-days
Point 3: Cheat/spike doesn't have to be vile, disgusting binge. Just make it something nice, something you really like, or is something special. Make some cookies, cake or pasta with the family. Also, read the 4HB rules...if you do a hard Binge Day, do it after a workout when the cells are ready to suck up the sugar, etc etc.
Also, be mindful of if you really earned it. Too many folks delude themselves about how much they worked out ("But I did a WOD!") and then hit the binge day --- ("But guess what...you can't outwork a *kitten* diet.")
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https://youtu.be/lIa-X5KuwC4"
1) Eat pumpkin (or its brethren squash). Get some pumpy, butternut, acorn squash....cut in half. Place face down, bake until really soft! Keep in fridge...eat as side with protein, put on salad...
2) Cheat Day: Oh the controversy! Cheat Day, Binge Day, Carb Day. Whatever you call it everyone has a different take on it.
4Hour Body says go 6 days on 1 day of binge.
Regular calorie cycling approach suggests going low cal/carb, then spiking carbs random meals on random days.
Point 1: Only you can decide on the "psychology" of this approach. Will it hurt or hinder you? Will it make you weaker or stronger? Sicker or fitter?:)
Point 2: The physiology supports the "cheat." Once you cut cals and carbs, you gotta keep the body guessing on the carb intake for it to maintain its FURNACE output. If you don't randomly spike, it will hold onto the body fat (thinking "famine").romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/in-defense-of-cheat-days
Point 3: Cheat/spike doesn't have to be vile, disgusting binge. Just make it something nice, something you really like, or is something special. Make some cookies, cake or pasta with the family. Also, read the 4HB rules...if you do a hard Binge Day, do it after a workout when the cells are ready to suck up the sugar, etc etc.
Also, be mindful of if you really earned it. Too many folks delude themselves about how much they worked out ("But I did a WOD!") and then hit the binge day --- ("But guess what...you can't outwork a *kitten* diet.")
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https://youtu.be/lIa-X5KuwC4"0
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