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Yesterday was my sister's birthday, so I allowed myself a cheat meal.
I think I learned a lot since Easter about how to do less damage. Last time I allowed myself a cheat DAY. My cheat day unfortunately left me 5lbs heavier the next day (which I knew wasn't fat, it was glycogen levels) and almost threw me completely out of Ketosis.
This time around I didn't eat much until we went out for dinner. I kept my cheat within reason this time. I ordered a mushroom burger without the buns. Had a handful of fries. I ate 5 pieces of calamari, 2 tortilla chips with spinach dip, 1 thai chicken bite and of course... a quarter slice of cheese cake. Over all, I cheated, but did I do much damage this time? No.
This time the results are going up 0.4lbs, I checked this morning and I am still in full Ketosis. I didn't feel too sluggish (although I do feel a bit bogged down) it's right back to business this morning. I started it out with a coffee then had my 35 minute medium intensity workout. I'll be eating salads and leaner meats today and I plan to take my sausage dog to a big field today to play fetch :-)
I think this experiment was a success, how I can cheat without doing great damage. What worked for me was eat less during the day, have your one cheat meal WITHIN REASON. This helped me feel satisfied without going overboard and then of course the next day is business as usual. Work out and try and burn some of the extra intake and of course, hydrate to flush out all you can.
All in all? I'd say a success, but only the next couple days will tell me if I actually gained anything or not. Will keep everyone updated!
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163.6 lb
Lost so far: 1.4 lb.
Still to go: 23.6 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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gaining 0.7 lb a week
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