Turn your cheat day around
Feeling guilty about that giant ice
cream sundae you enjoyed at your niece's birthday party? OR that bottle of wine you and the hubs drank last night? The pizza you ate because you just didn't feel like cooking?
Don't beat yourself
up! It takes a lot of calories—3,500—to gain a pound of body fat. So
really, that one off day doesn't usually result in any significant weight
gain. It will result in water gain, but that is easy to get rid of, just up your water intake the next day to double what you normally drink!
Remember it's about what you do the next day and the day after
that's really important—so don't stay off-track. Be sure to whittle away at
those extra calories over the next day or two. HOW? By boosting your exercise
intensity NOT by eating too little. Starvation is not the healthy answer and will actually make you gain weight, rather than lose it!
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