The Cheat Meal is a term that originated in bodybuilding and fitness circles. Literally, it’s a “cheat meal”, a way to release the pressure when following a restrictive diet. Let’s see together what it consists of and how it can fit into a controlled diet.
A Cheat Meal, called cheat meal, can actually be seen as an airlock decompression. For people who do fitness or bodybuilding, the very strict regime they impose on themselves is often made up of prohibitions and can lead to frustrations and eventually real food compulsions
Cheat-meal or cheat meal
Also, the Cheat Meal then appears as a way of release the pressure, in full awareness because it is often planned and integrated into their food plan, this is what differentiates it from an uncontrolled, unplanned cracking. But there remains a difference !
Never forget thatyou can’t follow a long-term diet plan without ever overdoing it…
Quite the contrary! Learning to differentiate foods that are edible on a daily basis from those whose frequency and quantity will be regulated, BUT by authorizing them, allows you to adopt better eating habits, without too many restrictions and to maintain a healthy relationship with food.
So don’t hesitate to indulge yourself from time to time, you just have to compensate for the pleasures with the famous recovery system that I explain in the Cohen method.
Refund a difference
Whatever the program we follow, we inevitably find ourselves, at one time or another, requested : restaurant, invitations, vacations, business trips, so many events where there can be more difficult to make balanced choices.
In this case, we can use “catch-up” formulas if this allows us to relieve guilt
The principle is simple, just “reimburse” the differencelarge or small, with one or more meals rich in protein and fiber from the next meal.
Above all, don’t wait. If the meal compensation is lower in sugars and fats, it must be sufficiently satiating to avoid cravings while waiting for the next meal.
Catch-up solution
the egg white is ideal for this because it is rich in proteins which ensure good satiety. The vegetables, raw vegetables, soup and cooked vegetables, rich in water and fiber that you will associate with it will also increase the volume of the meal under a low energy density. You will find all the information in the Practical Sheets of the Cohen method.
Finally, a dairy will further increase the protein content of this meal, in addition to providing a significant calcium intake.
Be careful though, people diabeticsin particular insulin-dependent, cannot do not use this type of formulathey will simply be advised to increase their physical activity and/or to lower the amount of fat and to choose lean meat or fish OR 3 egg whites, keeping fruit and starchy foods or bread which are essential to them.
Take a good look at the video that accompanies this article, because in the case of a Cheat Meal, the other problem is also the ingestion of a large quantity of fat or sugar to which your body is no longer necessarily accustomed since you pay attention to your diet.
Pleasure in a diet is essential to hold over time. That said, cheat meal is not necessarily synonymous with hamburger, pizza or other kebab… it can also be a dish with a very rich sauce or depending on the season, a raclette or a fondue…
Food pleasure during a diet is my credo but it does not necessarily involve a cheat meal. With the Cohen’s methodyou discover new flavors and thanks to remedial solutions, you can, on occasion, eat foods that are considered prohibited in many other slimming programs.