❌DON'T Eat “clean” to save up for a big cheat day It can feel sensible to eat clean (or eat less) in the day or week leading up to events to “save up” for a big cheat day, and then let loose without doing as much “damage”. In reality, this backfires almost every time. By the time the event rolls around, you’ll likely be feeling so deprived that you’ll end up hyper focused on food and feel like you want to eat EVERYTHING. It’s the same feeling as when you’re super busy at work and don’t get the chance to eat all day, then get back home needing a massive dinner and the entire pantry to make up for it. At the event, you’ll likely feel out of control and end up eating way more than you would have if you’d just eaten your regular meals and snacks. Afterwards, you might feel guilty and beat yourself up about it, which only reinforces the idea that you can’t trust yourself around treat foods. Naturally, you’ll feel like you should restrict again to make up for it. That is, until the next event rolls around and you find yourself on your third helping of pavlova, even though you promised yourself you wouldn’t have any dessert. The solution? Don’t skip meals, don’t go anywhere hungry, make a plan, be realistic and create a ~balance~ on your plate. And bonus tip, put yourself on salad duty 🫡 That’s the quickfire version. Listen to the episode for all my best advice to feel your best this silly season. x

 

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