Cheaters Relief

Do you ever watch cooking shows and find yourself getting hungry?
Have you ever eaten an entire pizza by yourself and then stopped for ice cream on the way home?
Have you ever had to order two desserts because one wasn't enough?
Would you like to have your cake, your fries, your ice cream, etc. and eat it, too?

If I had to marry food, I just couldn't be faithful. I love to eat way too much. Burgers, fries, chocolate, beer, pasta - I love them all.

Evidently, I'm not alone. "Over-fat" is a national epidemic in this country because of crummy eating and exercise habits, and a never-ending supply of delicious, calorie-rich foods. While you and I know HOW to eat properly, it isn't always easy to do, nor do we always want to. Now, don't get me wrong. A fitness enthusiast at heart, I eat "clean" about 90% of the time. I've often advocated a diet higher in protein and lower in carbs and fat. It can work wonders, as it has on many people whom I've trained and otherwise consulted.But the reality is that there will always be that "other 10%" of the time where my diet gets a little "dirty". Maybe I've had a bad day at the office, a night of partying, a vacation (always a killer), a business trip (ditto), a "crisis" with family or friends, and so on. Or, maybe I've got no particular excuse other than I want to give in to my culinary cravings.

The bottom line is there is an endless variety of explanations why our diets stop looking like "diets" from time to time. And that's okay, because if you don't cheat on occasion, you'll go freaking crazy. Furthermore, sometimes your body just needs a change of eating habits, just like it needs a change of workout habits.