Pig Out Day

I know it's easy to get off track with your diet and exercise. It DOES take discipline, even for the most disciplined people.

This is why I always put aside one day or the week (either Saturday or Sunday) to 'pig out'. If you have an overall healthy week then it's OK to do this.

For example I was visiting a friend of mine yesterday and for dessert I had a slice of chocolate mud cake.
After dinner later on at home, I had some ice-cream. I felt a little guilty for having 2 desserts in one day but I knew I would start again on Monday with my healthy regime of low gi foods and exercise.

Life is too short to deny yourself EVERYTHING. If you are invited to a BBQ on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and you would like a couple of beers or wine to wind down after the week, then go ahead. Don't stress about it. Just make sure that the rest of your week you will prepare healthy food and eat well. Everything in moderation. You will find that after your pig out day you will sleep really well and wake up the next day with a renewed sense of vigour for taking care of yourself.

I have found that the more healthy I eat during the week, the less I want to ' pig out' anyway, or the less ' pig out' foods that I can stomach. Your body adjusts to your new healthy lifestyle, just as it will adjust to a bad lifestyle.

I fully believe that life is too short to stress about food. I travel Europe every year. If I was to deny myself trying all the local foods then what is the point of visiting new cultures if you cannot immerse yourself in the wonderful foods they have to offer? As long as you move every day, go for a walk and exercise and eat low GI as much as you can, you will always maintain a healthy weight.

kathryn @ lowgiweightloss
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