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Showing posts with label cheatmeals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cheatmeals. Show all posts

Monday, April 28, 2014

How to Avoid Cheating pt. 1


How To Avoid Cheating -Part 1


The two most important things we can do to stay on track with our diet are to PLAN & PREP.  Did you know that almost all “diets” work?  But only if we stay on them… which is the hardest part for everybody!  The only way to avoid falling off the wagon is to constantly stay prepared, never allow yourself to be confused about what you are eating, and having a healthy snack around you AT ALL TIMES because inevitably there will come a time when you need something ASAP and it’s in these moments of weakness where we usually give in and reach for something we end up regretting later on.  Ditch the fast food, packaged food, and over processed foods! 

 One of the best ways to always stay prepared is to keep a “snack pack” in your car at all times.  I keep my snack pack stocked with a bunch of clean snacks that I wont feel guilty eating.  I started doing this because:

1.     Almost weekly, there would be a day that I ended up not packing my lunch, forgetting to pack snacks, or I would be out and about longer than expected etc. 
2.     I typically always have access to my car, so it’s a great place to keep some healthy snacks.
3.     I like to save my cheats for the weekend when I actually have plans to eat out. 

CLEAN SNACK PACK LIST
(This list can also double as a road trip packing list and it is Paleo friendly)

1.     Lara Bars (avoid the ones with chocolate chips when storing in your car)
2.     Mixed Nuts
3.     Unsweetened Dried Fruit/ Freeze dried fruit
4.     Clean Turkey Jerky or Beef Jerky (Grass Fed, Minimal Ingredients)
5.     Nut Thins
6.     Almond Butter
7.     Water Bottle 


 I like these Coconut chips a lot but I don't always keep them in my car!





If at any time you do end up stopping for food, here are a few things to always remember.

1.     Be Picky
2.     Drink a lot of water.  A lot of the time when we think we’re hungry we are actually dehydrated. 
3.     Move on.  Every now and then we all have to do it!



 XoXo, 
Ashley Nicole 

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Top 5 Rules of A Cheat Meal

Oh The Glorious Cheat Meals We All Love! 




We LOVE our cheat meals, there's no doubt about that...Until we step on the scale Sunday morning and realize we gained everything back that we had worked so hard to lose, right?  Carefree weekends can easily destroy a weeks worth of hard work and lets face it, nothing makes us feel more defeated than gaining back weight that we lost.  



So here are the Top 5 Rules of a Cheat Meal: 

1. No Guilt.  Enjoy every single minute of it.  If you allow yourself to feel guilty, you are missing the point.
2.  Plan Your Cheat Meal Place In advance.  Spur of the moment decision could lead to over indulgence. Do not wait until the last minute to pick where you are going to go out to eat.  (But lets be honest, we have our cheat meals planned to a T by Monday afternoon haha)
3.  Don't Forget Everything You Know About PORTION CONTROL.  A cheat meal should be treated as a small indulgence,  it's not a license to binge.  
4.  Limit Your Cheat Meals.  This varies on personal goals but for those just trying to maintain weight, you should not have more than two cheat meals a week.  If you are trying to lose weight, you should only have one cheat meal a week.  
5.  Move On.  Say addios to the calorie and carb consumption you just took in.  HOWEVER, Don't allow a cheat meal to be a trigger to more bad eating.  Do it, love every second of it, and move on.  


Happy Weekend Eating To You All! ;) 
Xoxo, 
Ashley 

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