Little disclaimer first! I know this can be a touchy subject for some so please if you read this post and get triggered from it then please go and seek professional help.. Thank you x
As last week we spoke about calorie deficits, I thought this was a fitting post for today to talk how calorie deficit can lead to binges at night and at the weekends
So many believe they have to restrict themselves in order to achieve that calorie deficit. However, this is not the case. Yes cutting down on some calorie dense foods will help as you have more calories to play with, but allowing yourself to eat that cake or chocolate will not hurt in the long run..
Your body will thank you later
Now, have you ever been in the situation where you wake up Monday morning and you say ‘diet starts today’. Tuesday and Wednesday you are doing great.. eating all the right things, the salad the fruit ect ect. Thursday comes, its someones birthday in the office so there are all the sweet treats! ‘oh I’ve been good i’ll treat myself’. Its Friday night its late and that bar of chocolate stares you down.. ‘I’ve been good’ but then Saturday you go out for the night and 6 red wines later you finally make your way to the chippy..Sunday again ‘oh well the diet starts Monday’
Ever been in that situation?
Restriction is the biggest cause of binge eating.
I remember at the height of my unhealthy relationship with food I would have restricted myself during the day so much that I come home and just had to binge on anything. But only that caused a sugar crash, but my body was just craving something
Feeding the body the right nutrients during the day can be so important to help prevent the binges
Making sure you are getting enough protein in every 3-4hrs can be crucial to help keep you fuller for longer
And working on the 80/20 approach of your calories, could prevent you feeling guilty about eating the good stuff (and by the good stuff, I mean chocolate and cake). The 80/20 approach works by eating 80% of your calories as whole nutritious foods and the other 20% as the good stuff.
Its about learning how not to restrict just because you are trying to lose weight.
And if you are on a calorie defict of less than 1400-1200 calories then let me show you how you don’t need to go that low to lose weight in the long term
As always you can reach me through the contact form on the home page of the website (the page you scrolled through to get here) or contact us on social media @endure_fitness_pt
Lucy x