Days Off? I need your help!
We go through the whole week eating as healthy as possible, and suddenly we get so tired of eating the same old foods that we splurge on one day of the week. We go out to the buffets and have major portions of our favorite foods. What’s wrong with this picture? Honestly to me, I find this good and bad.
The goods: I noticed that if I do this, I do tend to lose a few more extra pounds the next week. Odd to say the least. Why does this happen? My guess would be that it speeds up the metabolism. Our bodies can adapt to what we are feeding it over time. If it is suddenly bombarded with a food that it isn’t use to having.. WHAM! Metabolism is in heaven for a few moments! This pumps it back up to where it starts butt kicking the unwanted fat and calories. Plus… it keeps me sane!
The Cons: First off it depends what the food is. Are you going off like me at times, and getting 12-20 chicken wings and chugging them down one after the other? Are you going off and buying a whole pizza and splitting it with your friend? Are you purchasing a half gallon of ice cream and eating it down in one sitting? As you can see some of these things can be very bad for your overall health. But what if we just do them once in a while? I really don’t have the answers for you on this. I know too much fat isn’t good for anyone. Chicken wings or chinese buffets offer a fried treat.. yet our hearts are screaming NOOOOO!!! So really, I am torn between what is right and wrong.
Also.. If I don’t treat myself I GO CRAZY! I need something out of the ordinary to keep me focused throughout the rest of the week. So I want to hear your thoughts on this subject. Do you think it’s cool to splurge or treat yourself to a food one day a week? Let me know!
-Justin
October 4, 2009 @ 4:04 am
you know what Justin I have to have a favorite meal once during the week. It usaully on Sunday. Either breakfast or dinner. But once a week I think is fine as long as we stay focused.
October 4, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
Marlon,
Thank you for your input. I think some people really cannot take a day of eating something that that usually don’t eat. I know some people can. I know I can haha!
-Justin
October 14, 2009 @ 3:14 am
Justin, I am so proud of you for asking. I have in the past found myself too proud to do this. I don’t know about you but I had to accept that I am a “food addict” in recovery. Once I did this (much like an alcoholic) it made life simpler for me. Not easier but it made it a fact and my place was acceptance. Once I read the book “Food Addiction: The Body Knows” I understood. The author is Kay Sheppard and on her website is a loop I belong to called “The Body Knows”. Like an alcoholic once I put certain foods in my system it caused cravings for more of that type of food. I could not control my cravings. I would suggest that book. Her website is http://www.kaysheppard.com and The Body Knows is the loop. I have purchased the book for others on http://www.half.com at a lesser cost as it could be used. I love and respect all that you are doing Justin. I am certainly relating to all you have to say. I have been in recovery for 20 yrs and been to a Christian treatment center in 1992. Life is wonderful in recovery.