Before you go about devouring everything in sight, I need you to bear in mind a few things:A - Realize that everything that you put in your body will have some type of consequence. Essentially - the more "bad stuff" you eat, the more it does detract from your gains. Don't panic, not every single calorie will be absorbed by your body (your body will flush some of them out), but a good amount will be considered for fuel storage (aka - fat).
II - As your body is accustomed to eating nutrient dense and low sugar foods (unless you've really been knocking back the fruit), it (your body) may freak out a bit at the surplus. You may even get that sugar-related headache that some, if not all, of us experienced at the beginning of this campaign.
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Tres - Be smart in your choices. If you eat a high sugar/carbohydrate meal, pair it with some good protein. For example, I am considering making myself some pancakes. Mmmmmmmm, pancakes - so delicious.... ooh, where is the pumpkin butter.... what, we're out of pumpkin butter?, fuck!.... ok, I'll put some maple syrup on them bad boys.... yeah right there.... gimmie some more.... mmmmmm, where have you been all my life, [pancakes]!
Wait, what were we talking about? ..... Oh yes, let's say that I am gonna hook myself up with my pumpkin, banana, and candied walnut pancakes - well, that is going to be high in starch, quite. So, I am also going to make myself an omelette. Not just because I fancy myself some tasty omelettes (which I do), but because the added protein will reduce the glycemic impact of all the starch I am going to ingest. Even popping a bit of jerky before a meal will help to not send your insulin levels soaring into the stratosphere.
Lastly - This is your day. Enjoy it! Just don't get stupid with it. I am not trying to scare you at all. I am merely reminding you to be considerate of your efforts up to this point.
Keepin it real,-El Leon Negro
kind of wish i went for something sweet for my cheat day. had pizza and bread rolls instead. oh well. didn't feel that great after meal, so that's a good thing!
ReplyDeleteI had PIZZA (w/chicken on it)!!! HOWEVER.... it was gluten free pizza...the flour was tapioca or brown rice or something... still a cheat but yea .. It was delicious...oh and I had baklava...with maybe a little bit of vanilla ice cream. That's it, I promise haha. It was pretty damn yummy but the sugar made me feel sick and reminded me why I'm glad I don't eat it on a regular basis. Also, noticed I felt waaaay more sluggish for my workout.
ReplyDeleteall of my minor cheats probably added up to a full cheat day, so i skipped the actual cheat day and kept it paleo-stylee. might hit up five guys sometime this week, though.
ReplyDeleteI'm so mad b/c I thought today is our free day! Sumi just informed me it was yesterday. ROSITA IN A RAGE! And I just ordered pasta. UGH. :(
ReplyDeleteI indulged in froyo x2 from Yogiberry (flavors included cake batter, oreo, and taro; you guys don't want to know all the toppings), mocha with soy, took a bite of a peanut butter rice krispie treat, and fried yuca! Got headachey after the first round of froyo, mocha, and rice krispie treat, but was fine after the WOD. That only led me to get peruvian chicken, fried yuca, and more froyo though. I didn't eat everything I thought I would, and I'm more than ok with that.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the cheats so far have been fairly reasonable and minor. Either that, or the people who went all out haven't recovered enough to comment. =P
I had some cheese and crackers, and a couple little pieces of bread dipped in olive oil. Lamest cheats ever. Why, why didn't I go out and have a Belgian waffle?? Just didn't occur to me.
ReplyDeleteOreo cookies - but not the actual oreos brand. The ones from whole foods that come in the blue box - natures something or another. They rock.
ReplyDeleteI was going strong but after the 10miler on the 27th have only been about 85% paleo.