If trying to lose weight, is it ok to have a cheat meal on occasion?
I do allow my clients to have a cheat meal every now and then, but they can’t do it until a certain amount of time once they change their nutrition. Once they start eating whole, natural foods, after about 6-8 weeks I typically will let my clients have a day where they can binge-eat whatever they choose. Because of being on a nutrition plan that is designed to clear the body of all the built up toxins over the years and add in essential nutrients the body has been craving, this binge-eating of the foods they used to eat will usually make them feel very sick, loss of energy, and all around just feel horrible. It is a good way to show them exactly what those kinds of foods have been doing to their system for years and years without them ever knowing it. Usually, it is a very big wake-up call as to how important healthy nutrition is to the organism, and it helps them to realize that those little “cheat meals” aren’t really worth it in the end.
I do this with kids and adults, and I have had quite a bit of success with it so far.
-Bryan