Eating Healthy: Avoiding The Binge To Reach Your Fat Loss Goals Faster Than Ever
It's clear after researching sound fat loss techniques, that the hands down, no-questioned most important factor is nutrition. Eat too much and your body won't lose any fat, eat too little and you will be kicked into "starvation mode" where your body holds onto fat, while eating away at your precious muscle (um...not cool).
The key to eating properly for fat loss is in PLANNING. Not only do you need to figure out the daily calorie level that puts your body in a state of *slight* caloric deficiency, you also need to plan on how you are going to eat 5-6 portioned meals a day (to increase metabolism and control hunger), and how eat the proper balance of protein, carbs, fats (yes, fats) & vitamins that are essential for your body's metabolic processes.
Now this is a pretty big undertaking. But if you think nutritional planning is the tough part..when it comes to shredding the fat, there's another even greater, more monumental hurdle. Once you start to execute your beloved fat nutrition plan, you're quickly going to meet a shady, deceitful, no good mobster named Mr. Binge.
Confused? Don't be. Let me introduce Mr. Binge.
"Mr. Binge is a charmer and a sweet talker. He tells you that everything is ok. He reassures you. He convinces you. 'Just this once won't hurt anybody...right?' He stares at you. He smiles at you. As you slowly and methodically succumb to your weak minded indulgence, he grins. The moment you collapse on the sofa rubbing your bloated belly from eating too many Cheez-Its, he slips out the back door and disappears off into the night."
Ok sorry for the over-dramatic analogy but I think you get the point. Binging, or what I would define as a "substantial divergence" from your nutritional plan, is probably the easiest way to knock you off track and leave you cold & lonely in Fatville.
Now, I probably need to explain myself a little bit. Binging of and in itself is not horrible if you do it once every so often. The problem with binging is that it's almost synonymous to a "gateway drug". You do it once and you're more likely to do it twice. You do it twice and your more likely to do it four times. You do it four times and you're more likely to do it eight times. You do it eight times and....well you get the point.
Let's face it, people have an extremely hard time sticking to their nutritional plan. Just look at the ratio of people on diets to the ratio of healthy people walking around and I think you'll see what I mean. The truth is, people on diets usually don't just fall off the wagon at the snap of the finger. It's often a much slower process starting with the first "binge" meal that diverts them from their plan. After that meal their mind is just a little bit weaker, and eventually they falter again. Then again. And again. And again. And once more until finally they just give up looking as bad as they did when they started.
You see, binging, however innocent it may look at the time is always the first step when someone gives up on their nutritional plan. To overcome the wrath of binging, well simply...don't do it. Ok ok, I know it's not that easy. Seriously though, if you ever want to look good you need a serious amount of mental determination and discipline and resisting temptation is a huge part of that.
To lessen the temptation, eat a well-balanced meal frequently (5 to 6 times a day). The more often you eat, the less hungry you are. The less hungry you are, the less likely you will binge. If you really, absolutely can't resist binges than at the very least just schedule them. Allow yourself one "cheat meal" once every two weeks...or even better once every month. Hold yourself accountable and under no circumstances let yourself cheat more than what you've previously allotted.
Don't let binging be the reason you throw away months of healthy, disciplined eating. Yes I know a double whopper with cheese and supersize fries tastes heavenly. Yes I know one single binge meal won't hurt you that much. Yes I know tomorrow you think you'll be "more committed to eating healthy then ever". But the fact is if you binge, you are seriously jeopardizing your nutritional plan and are very likely to destroy it completely. Consider the consequences carefully. Binge now and feel good only temporarily or resist temptation and look good permanently. It's your choice.
CK Clark is a renowned fitness author and founder of www.bestmuscleprograms.com which provides updated fitness advice and in-depth reviews of the top muscle building programs.
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