What’s A Cheat Day?
Atkins stalls are frustrating. Diets don’t always cooperate. If you’re limiting carbs but the scale won’t budge, try a low carb cheat day. Why cheating on low carb increases fat burning. Your low carb cheat day plan: What and how to eat. What to do before, during and after the cheat day. Cheat days are a simple way to bust a plateau, jump-start your metabolism and enjoy forbidden foods. But if you fail to plan, plan to fail. Boost fat burning and weight loss by cheating on low carb in a sensible way. Save your calories for what matters most. Stay honest and track all the extra carbs. If you’re cheating on low carb, here’s a simple plan to succeed. Be realistic – and please don’t go crazy. When to Cheat If you’ve just started Atkins or another low carb diet, a low carb cheat day is NOT recommended. Give yourself time to adjust to your new way of eating. Wait a few months, see if your progress slows, then revisit the idea of cheating on low carb. If you are in the Atkins Induction phase, low carb cheat days will sabotage your initial weight loss and efforts. Why Low Carbers Cheat We adapt to exercise and diet routines over time. Over time, our progress stalls and we reach a weight plateau. If you’re not seeing progress, it’s time to shake up your metabolism. How Low Carbers Cheat Schedule six days on low carb, then have one low carb cheat day. The low carb cheat day lets us eat extra carbs, but these are slow carbs, such as sweet potatoes, legumes, seeds and nuts. These cheat foods are only allowed after the Atkins Induction phase. Why Cheat Days Burn Fat Cheat days trigger rapid fat loss, due to their effect on leptin levels. Leptin controls metabolism, hunger and cravings. Once we adapt to routine, leptin levels drop, our weight loss slows down and w Continue reading >>
Cheating And Consequences
Cheating. It’s no good. Every day I read confessions of cheating and I get messages from people who have “fallen off” the wagon. As my good friend Katrina says, “You didn’t fall. You jumped.” It’s unlikely you waded in and more likely you jumped head first. I hear the argument, “If you don’t allow yourself a cheat now and then that is a set up for failure.” I beg to differ. An intentional failure (allowing a cheat day/meal) is still failure (you don’t get to pretend it’s something else, just because you planned it). For the carb/sugar addicted, cheating is a slippery slope. It’s especially slippery if you suffer no consequences the first time you do it. That just gives you a level of overconfidence to think, “Hey this cheating thing isn’t so bad.” Until it is. Until you find yourself three weeks down the road and ten or more pounds heavier and bloated because, at some point, you went in to carb fog and mindlessly started eating every carb in sight because your cells immediately remembered the sugar rush and wanted more, more, and more. Every time you go off keto, you kick yourself out of ketosis and delay your fat adaption. Don’t delay your success. Don’t fool yourself into thinking “One cheat won’t hurt.” Yes, it will hurt. The hurt may not be the first time, but if you’re lucky, it will be. Some people learn their lesson the first time because they experience physical repercussions. Others don’t and they are the ones most in danger because they go off plan and “nothing happens” and so they deceive themselves in to thinking they can be “normal.” They may get away with it for a little while but eventually they will be right back where they started. And starting over sucks. Keto is not a “diet” in the traditional Continue reading >>
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Does The Cheat Day And/or Cheat Meal Work For Weight Loss?
“I can resist anything except temptation.” For most of us, that quote feels most applicable when we’re in the middle of changing our eating habits — also known as going on a healthy eating diet. Let’s face it: cutting out foods like refined sugar, carbs and anything #coveredwithcheese from our diet can be a challenge, particularly when you’ve first started a new eating plan or when you seem to have plateaued in weight loss efforts. It’s one of the reasons that cheat days have become so popular. What Is a Cheat Day? A cheat day is a sneaky day that, while it may seem like any other, gives you license to eat whatever you want, without counting calories or sticking to your diet. Goodbye, plain chicken and broccoli. Hello, juicy hamburger. A cheat day can be any day of the week though most people will have theirs coincide with a weekend day. The theory behind having a cheat day is that you’ll stick to your diet throughout the week and stave off cravings for those foods tempting you by reminding yourself that you have a cheat day coming up. And then, on said cheat day, you get to enjoy whatever food has been taunting and teasing you. While the whole “cheat” bit makes it sound illicit, cheat days (or cheat meals) are actually something that bodybuilders and professional athletes often employ in their training programs. That’s because when you’re on a diet, such as the common low-carb diet, you’ve likely reduced the number of calories you’re eating. At the onset of a diet, you may even notice that the weight comes off quite easily. But our bodies are smart. Over time, they wise up and realize that you’re eating fewer calories than what you’re burning. To offset this, your body adjusts its metabolism, slowing it down so that the body becomes more Continue reading >>
What Everybody Ought To Know About Ketosis
Recently I wanted to explore the world of Ketosis. I thought I knew a little bit about ketosis, but after doing some research I soon realised how wrong I was. 3 months later, after reading numerous books, listening to countless podcasts and experimenting with various diets I know have a sound understanding of ketosis. This resource is built as a reference guide for those looking to explore the fascinating world of ketosis. It is a resource that I wish I had 3 months ago. As you will soon see, a lot of the content below is not mine, instead I have linked to referenced to experts who have a greater understanding of this topic than I ever will. I hope this helps and if there is something that I have missed please leave a comment below so that I can update this. Also, as this is a rather long document, I have split it into various sections. You can click the headline below to be sent straight to the section that interests you. For those that are really time poor I have created a useful ketosis cheat sheet guide. This guide covers all the essential information you should know about ketosis. It can be downloaded HERE. Alternatively, if you're looking for a natural and sustainable way to improve health and lose weight head to this page - What is Ketosis? What Are The Benefits from being in Ketosis? Isn’t Ketosis Dangerous? Ketoacidosis vs Ketosis What Is The Difference Between a Low Carb Diet and a Ketogenic Diet? Types of Ketosis: The Difference Between Nutritional, Therapeutic & MCT Ketogenic Diets Is The Ketogenic Diet Safe? Long Term Effects Thyroid and Ketosis - What You May Want To Know What is a Typical Diet/Macro Breakdown for a Ketogenic Diet? Do I Need to Eat Carbs? What do I Eat On a Ketogenic Diet? What Do I Avoid Eating on a Ketogenic Diet? Protein Consumption a Continue reading >>
How Long To Get Into Ketosis After Your Cheat Day
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Your 3 Day Keto Kickstart And Menu Plan
So I’m writing this post today as much for me as I am for you. As some of you know, I’ve been doing the low carb and gluten free thing for 2 years now, with great success. Over the Summer though, I got a little lax and the weight started creeping on. I got serious for a bit, then lax again, then serious, then lax, etc. Since then I’ve been gaining and losing the same 12 pounds for about 6 months – a cycle I really, really need to break. In the last couple of months the situation has reached Defcon levels, because the 12 pounds has grown to about 18. This is UNACCEPTABLE, people!!! I need to start walking the walk, not just talking the talk! So I’m buckling down, getting serious, and hitting the Keto HARD from now on. I’m guessing many of you are in a similar situation, since blog traffic has about doubled since January 1st! So I thought I’d share some of my tips for getting into ketosis in three days or less. Then we can rock the low carb thing together and lose the weight for good! Some of you may be new to low carb eating, and whether you are following Atkins, Keto, or another low carb plan, there are a few basic things you should know. The following are some things that I’ve found to be true by my own experience with low carb/keto dieting: The IBIH Keys to Success on Keto… 1. Eat less than 20g net carbs per day if you want to get into ketosis. Net carbs are calculated by subtracting the fiber grams (or sugar alcohols in some cases) from the total carb grams. Don’t guess – you’d be surprised how many grams of carbs there are in things you might have considered “free” like onions, garlic, tomatoes, and kale, just to name a few. 2. Purchase some ketostix – they aren’t expensive and you can even cut them in half to get double the strips. S Continue reading >>
Should You Have Cheat Meals On A Ketogenic Diet?
Damn does that cake look good! Cheat meals. Everyone thinks about them when following any diet, and the ketogenic diet is no exception. You might be wondering if you should have cheat meals while going keto. Is it worth it? Is it okay? Will it mess up your progress completely? Intellectually, why would you want to eat something that isn’t in line with your goals or your health? Let’s face it, cheat day meals are bad for you. We know it. The ketogenic diet is simple, but not always easy, and there are some grey areas, so lLet’s talk a little bit about what happens when you have cheat meals and whether or not they’re worth it. You might know people who do low-carb long-term and schedule cheat meals in at regular times, such as on the weekends or set days each month. While this creates a healthy mindset around not needing to be perfect, things are a little different with the ketogenic diet. Since keto is stricter than other low-carb diets, (see our post on keto vs. Atkins) it’s more tempting to have cheat meals. However, the effects of them can be more dramatic. Disadvantages of Cheat Meals on the Ketogenic Diet Here are some consequences of having cheat meals. These are things to consider before flying off the deep end with some emotional eating. Let’s get the big one out of the way first, Cheating Takes You out of Ketosis Since cheating on the keto diet more than likely will take you out of ketosis—especially if the cheat meal or snack is carb-heavy—you have to be prepared for this fact. Know that it’ll likely set you back some and take some time to get back into a ketogenic state. When you have eaten what you suspect was a “cheat meal,” put it to the acid test, and test your ketone levels. People are often surprised that they stay in ketosis after Continue reading >>
How To Get Back Into Ketosis Quickly After Cheat Day
For those of you on a low carb diet (LCD) who are actively trying to stay in Ketosis, cheating is a BIG deal. Unlike other diet plans, you cant simply make up for that piece of cake or bowl of spaghetti with an extra workout for the week. A cheat day takes much longer to recover from and it cab be quite frustrating to recover from. Some people need to plan scheduled cheat days. It helps them stay on track and not go stir crazy trying to be strict. Some plan it every 40 days, 90 days or after a certain amount of weight loss. This is a perfectly acceptable method to try if you are truly missing your carbs and treats. Just be aware that it can take days or weeks to recover at times and get back into ketosis quickly. Some people start to feel ill and have to re go through “carb flu”, fatigue, and hunger issues. Others do just fine carb cycling. Some just don’t want to cheat at all because of these issues. So whether it is a planned cheat day, and accidental carb overdose, or a part of your fat burn/muscle building cycle, here are a few tips to help get back on track after throwing yourself out of ketosis. 1. Hide your scale You are almost guaranteed to make the scale go up after a big cheat. I typically experience a 3lb weight gain when this happens. It is not necessarily weight gain but more water weight. Your best bet is to hide your scale for a week and not even bother to check it until your back into ketosis for a few days. 2. Fast This is going to be the tough part, but hear me out. Your body needs to deplete those carbohydrates it just stored for fuel. Fasting is a decent way to get that done. If you cheated around dinner time, try skipping breakfast and lunch the next day. The most effective fast would be a 24 hour fast, but even a half day will help.You are go Continue reading >>
Not Losing Weight On Low Carb? Try Carb Cycling.
Carbohydrates are just as addictive as nicotine, if not more. The first time I quit smoking after fourteen years, I quit it for two years. Then one night at a party I was offered a cigarette by someone I hadn’t seen for a while and I, figuring I was “cured,” lit it up. The next day I bought a pack and jumped right back into smoking a pack a day for three more years before I finally quit again (2.5 years now!) When it comes to carbohydrates, I don’t see a difference. Last year on my birthday, after doing keto for a solid six or seven months, my wonderful fiance got me a doughnut cake as a cheat day treat. A doughnut, the size of a cake. I figured hey, it’s one day, one doughnut. But it wasn’t. The minute carbohydrates were back in my system it was as if they were never gone. And suddenly we were ordering Dominos and drinking Coca-Cola. And again. And again. In fact, I never ate pizza regularly or drank soda until that moment. It’s like one big doughnut was a gateway drug to everything bad, even things I didn’t eat before. Eight months and 20lbs later we were able to get the will power together to quit them again. Losing Weight on a Low Carb Diet If you’re on a low carb diet, you don’t need me to tell you the benefits. Some do it for weight loss, others for mental clarity, and others for illnesses like cancer and alzheimers. But remember, quitting carbs doesn’t mean quitting real food. Every day I eat grass-fed meat, organic greens like spinach, and even berries. If you choose to drink diet coke and processed things loaded with fake sugars, with a block of cheese for lunch, you’re not making yourself healthier, you might even be damaging your body rather than helping it. One thing I’ve learned from quitting carbohydrates and then falling off the Continue reading >>
Cheating And You
Cheating, or eating hidden carbs, whatever you want to call it. Let’s have a brief talk. What is cheating? Cheating is, in the most simple terms, eating a lot more carbs than you would normally. There’s no hard and fast figure, suffice to say that if you had somewhere in the realm of 50g – 100g you would likely break your ketosis, but it wouldn’t be the end of the world. It also stands to reason that you would possibly not have to go through unpleasant keto-flu again. How does it happen? Cheating can happen for a number of reasons, but there seem to be two main causes. Emotions Alcohol Comfort eating is something everyone I know does, and I’ll admit to eating an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s on my own, no problems at all, when feeling down. Though those days are also long gone. You could be stressed, sad, angry, or any number of other things, and may choose to seek comfort in sugary foods. After all, they raise your mood, though it’s only short term. You’ll probably feel down that you’ve stalled your progress or simply eaten foods that aren’t great for your body. You might even drink alcohol for a range of the same reasons, or, as is very often the case, it may be a social event. A birthday, after work drinks, oh how I could go on… One thing’s for sure, too much can and will impair judgement. The last time I cheated was definitely after a few refreshments and I said “Hey, you know what, chocolate is a GREAT IDEA!” But it wasn’t really. You’ll Feel Like a Failure – But that’s OK! The worst part is knowing that you’ve failed, but you must remember that it’s ok to fail, if you don’t, then you’re probably not doing a lot of trying or learning. I recently read some great advice on failing. It stressed one point, and one point only, Continue reading >>
Low Carb Cheat Day
Diet stalls are frustrating. You limit carbs but the scale ignores you. A low carb cheat day may help by shaking up your metabolism. Here’s scientific proof and a plan to do it right. Why cheat days burn more fat How to plan your perfect low carb cheat day The days before and after you cheat How does cheating help? Your body adapts to physical routines and ways of eating – eventually. Diet progress stalls and we plateau. Cheat days shake things up a bit, metabolically speaking. If you’re not seeing progress on low carb, cheating on your diet can help. To get started, schedule six low carb days, followed by one (wonderful) cheat day. When to Cheat on Your Diet Your low carb cheat day allows extra carbs, preferably in the form of slow carbs: sweet potatoes, beans or nuts – foods allowed after the Atkins Induction phase. If you’re just starting Atkins, a low carb cheat day is generally NOT recommended. Wait a few months, see if your progress slows, then revisit the idea. Why Cheat Days Help Burn Fat Low carb cheat days sound counterproductive. Actually, it’s a key to faster fat loss. As our body adapts to routine, leptin levels drop and weight loss slows. Leptin is a hormone that controls metabolism and hunger cravings. After a few weeks of dieting, leptin levels drop and we store more fat. Outsmart Your Metabolism Use a low carb cheat day to outsmart your body. Eating more calories, carbs and fat one day a week raises leptin levels. Raising leptin levels keeps your body primed for rapid fat loss all week. How to Cheat on Your Diet Cheat days boost fat burning and weight loss – but only when you cheat in a sensible way. Have a Plan Budget your calories for what matters most. Track/count the extra carbs you’re eating. Be realistic – don’t go crazy. Don Continue reading >>
Top 10 Tips For Getting Back On Track With Your Low Carb Diet
We all falter sometimes. If you want to get back on track with your healthy low carb or keto diet, keep reading. The best tips from the low carb experts! Okay, so you fell off the wagon with a resounding thud. Maybe it was a one-time indiscretion and you just cheated a little, or maybe you’ve been off the wagon for days or weeks. Or even months. But you’ve picked yourself up and you want to clamber back on as soon as possible. You’re covered in dust from your fall, you ache all over, but that wagon is sitting there waiting for you, ready to welcome you back with open arms. All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other. Sounds easy but sometimes it can seem absolutely monumental. I get it. I am writing this because I had a little fall of my own recently. It was only a meal’s worth of cheating but it made me feel absolutely awful the next day. Shaky, bloated, exhausted, tummy issues, the works. In spite of that, or perhaps because of it, I knew I had to get back on track right away. My health is too important to me to let things go any further. But I know I will fall again and so I thought it might be helpful to talk about those little tips and tricks that help you get back to your healthy diet a little more easily. 1. Whatever you do, don’t beat yourself up! If you read nothing else but this one tip, that’s fine. But please take this advice to heart, because it is far and away the most important tip I am going to share. I am part of a lot of forums for low carb and Keto diets and there is always someone flagellating themselves for cheating, for failing, for not having the willpower to stick it out. Well guess what? We ALL fail at this sometimes. Let’s face it, we live in a sugar and gluten-filled world. Unless we are hermits that don’t ever lea Continue reading >>
Effects Of Cheating On A Low-carb Diet Carb Cheat Day Keto
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Cheat Meals And Ketosis: How To Enjoy La Vida Low Carb
One thing that I really try to instill into the clients I work with and the students who take our courses is that a nutritional regimen should be anything by temporary. Quite to the contrary, your nutrition and exercise program should feed into your greater life's goals. It shouldn't just help you lose bodyfat. It should make you happier, healthier, and more capable of doing everything you want to do. I also don't believe in depriving anyone of foods they enjoy for the rest of their lives. The key, with anything, is moderation. Flexibility is always key, and with the holidays coming up, I know that there's a lot of foods that I'm going to want to enjoy. With this being said, you might ask "Awesome Chris, but then why the hell are you always talking about ketosis and restricting carbohydrates? And why do you practice intermittent fasting?" For those of you who might be new to my content, here's what this question refers to: on most days, I restrict myself to eating under 100 grams of carbohydrate a day on days when I'm resting. On these days, my carbohydrates come from 9 cups of green leafy vegetables, nuts, and some berries. On days when I train, I keep my carb intake to under 150 grams of carbohydrate, and I get the extra carbs normally from either sweet potatoes or a bit of white rice eaten toward the end of the day when my glycogen is already depleted. All of my meals are generally eaten between 2PM and 10PM, and I do not drink anything but water and apple cider vinegar until between 10AM and 11AM when I have my steaming hot cup of black coffee at least two hours after I've done my workout for the day. A typical day's eating looks like this: Upon wake up: Glass of water with 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar 1030 AM - Black Coffee 2:00 PM - 4 cups of green leafy vege Continue reading >>
Induce Ketosis At Will With Cheat Days?
Problems with the Ketogenic Diet Will Power Hard-core Ketogenic dieter snobbery Science to the rescue Quality of Life Problems with the Ketogenic Diet Will Power Anyone that has attempted a ketogenic diet will tell you that it is not for the “weak”. Getting into ketosis mean a strict ketogenic diet for at least 2-7 days. This varies from person to person based on how ketogenic your body has adapted. ANY deviation from the standard ketogenic diet will simply throw you out of ketosis. The good news is that there are several tasty items on the ketosis diet like butter and bacon. Carb lovers WILL have a very hard time. The simple fact is this… Most people do not have the will power to do even the most basic diet and they definitely do not have the determination and will power to do the ketogenic diet. Hard-core Ketogenic dieter snobbery Those that have the fortitude to do well on a strict diet typically wear this as a badge of honor. They will often look down on others and criticize their lack of will power. Their mantra is that “no shortcuts exist” and the only path to success is major discipline and misery. If this is how you feel, then more power to you. For the rest of us mere mortals, we would like to have our cake and eat it too. Cheat Days There are many effective diets that allow a cheat day. They cheat day can be extremely effective because it gives something to look forward to. If you have ever experienced the cheat day phenomenon then you know how enjoyable and disgusting at the same time this can be. The psychology is interesting because you have been disciplined and you do not want to set back your progress, but you really want that pizza or [ insert a item that you are not allowed to have] Immediately after you gorge yourself on these forbidden foods Continue reading >>
