So tomorrow is confections day at work and I’m sure I’m going to have at least a couple cookies if not more than that. What can be done to minimize the impact of cheating with sweets? Taking fiber before cheating to slow digestion and lower the GI of the crap food down? I guess this could apply to any cheat meal but normally my cheat meals are my PWO meals once a week and would be something like having hash browns and cheese with an omelette so I feel ill prepared to deal with a plethora of desserts as a cheat meal.
Also concerning absorbtion/retention would it be best to eat everything at once and just have it out of the way or spread it out over the whole day with other meals?
Moderation. There is no anti-sugar food you can eat. Just have a couple and be done with it. If people give you shit or ask questions, just tell them you don’t have a big sweet tooth and more than just a few upsets your stomach.
A calorie is a calorie. You take in 400 calories of donuts you gotta choose if you’re gonna burn them or gamble and see if they turn into fat, shit, or a tenth of a gram of muscle.
Or you could just not eat any sweets but make a special effort not to look like a smug asshole whose better than everyone else. That, my friend, is the true challenge.
[quote]Epimetheus wrote:
fish oil. I’d take it without caps, so you know that it’s hitting the stomach at the same moment as the sugary deliciousness.[/quote]
Would that be due to fat’s ablility to slow down absorbtion of nutrients in the digestive tract or something else?
Let them raise leptin levels, let them jump start the metabolism if necessary, let them give some extra ooooomph in the next workout and let them keep you from becoming insane because a pizza/cookie/whatever you absolutely cannot have is one that is harder to resist than one that you can have 3 times a week and therefore probably want less often.
Cheating yourself of cheat meals/days means being half-assed.
PS: Everyone immediately biting omega 3 caps because sugar touched his lips is way to close to an anorexic 13 year old.
just a suggestion. I personally would have a hayday with those cookies without feeling an ounce of guilt.
As for the OP, I’ve read a couple of different articles that say taking fish oil with a meal lowers the GI of said meal. Poliquin is the only one I can think of atm, but I know I’ve seen it somewhere else as well.
First of all, the point of cheating is to let go. So let go. Just don’t do it very often, and it won’t be a problem.
Second, your body will burn whatever it needs for energy first, then top off glycogen stores in muscle and liver, then finally, store it as fat. Your body isn’t stupid, it won’t send a cookie straight to your belly fat if it can be used elsewhere. So even if you go nuts and scarf a whole bag of Oreo’s you won’t do that much damage.
Third, I don’t know about you, but I’ve been eating relatively low-carb for a long time, so when I cheat and eat some sugary ice cream, or a couple of bowls of cereal, I feel like shit afterwards. Feeling like shit is enough to dissuade me from cheating again for a long time, or at least until next Sunday.
[quote]orion wrote:
Let`s try a radically different approach-
Maximize the impact of cheat meals.
Let them raise leptin levels, let them jump start the metabolism if necessary, let them give some extra ooooomph in the next workout and let them keep you from becoming insane because a pizza/cookie/whatever you absolutely cannot have is one that is harder to resist than one that you can have 3 times a week and therefore probably want less often.
Cheating yourself of cheat meals/days means being half-assed.
PS: Everyone immediately biting omega 3 caps because sugar touched his lips is way to close to an anorexic 13 year old.
PPS: I miss Prof X…
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Did it really take 6 posts for someone to say “hey, it’s a freakin’ cheat day, what in the hell is your problem!!!?” And since when the hell is 2 cookies a cheat day?
I see the same gross misinformed and nutritionally challenged people can’t help but show their almost complete lack of knowl;ege to the group, while looking for affirmation for resisting the urge to down 2 cookies during the holiday season.
Cheat days for me are truly a love/hate thing. I love tasting foods that I didn’t have for so long, but then, like CT said, you get cravings for them afterwards, esp. if you’re like me who doesn’t get sick after eating the crap. Just go all out, and get strict the next day/meal. Also, I believe spreading them out will be a better idea. Too many calories at once equals higher insulin response…and, well…fat after storage is done taking place. But don’t worry, most likely, you’ve deserved ONE day of grotesque habits.
P.S. I miss prof X too. He set people straight in a heartbeat.