22d • Mindset & Discipline
Cheating Needs a Rebrand😗
Recently, a client of mine shared photos of her food from her anniversary weekend. She had a celebratory slice of cake & ice cream (as she should).
When I had my check-in with her, she mentioned how she treated it as a cheat day so she wouldn’t feel as bad about the choices she made. This is where I pump the breaks as a coach✋🏽🛑
A “cheat” day is basically a day you throw caution to the wind & eat essentially however you would like. We have all played around with this phrase, even I have used this phrase when I was a new lifter. But I think cheat days need to stop being viewed as cheat days & need to start being viewed as something else👀
Cheating implies you’ve done something wrong. That you are lying about something or keeping it very secretive or feel shameful. This isn’t what we want to think when it comes to food or nutrition.
You should like the food you eat. You shouldn’t be miserable when eating well & you definitely shouldn’t feel ashamed for wanting to have a little fun. When you look at it from more of an 80/20 perspective, it helps when you are faced with this way of thinking.
The 80/20 rule is 80% of the time you are eating mindfully & with your goals in mind. The 20% is the flexibility portion. Maybe you ran out of your meal prep & have to order out. Or someone invited you to a birthday dinner/party & theres sweets & high calorie foods. Or maybe you just really want an ice cream for dessert while you are out on a day off. That all falls under that 20%. But the purpose is that the large majority of the time you are eating in alignment with your goals while still giving yourself a little bit of wiggle room for those kinds of situations.
So don’t feel shame in having a flex day, especially around holidays & celebrations. But remember to practice self control & make the best choices for you💪🏽
Happy Memorial Day to all our veterans👏🏽 We at Temple thank all the men & women who have served our country🤍
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Cheating Needs a Rebrand😗
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