Eat what you want and STILL lose weight!

Many diets advocate a "cheat day" once a week where you can eat what you want.  This is good thing for a couple of reasons

- For you psychologically, you don't feel like your missing out on your favourite foods too much

- It tricks your body into thinking that you are back eating high calories. You see, your body is very efficient at burning what you are consuming, when you reduce your calories significantly, your body slows down the pace.  Eating higher calories once a week gets your body working at a higher fat burning "pace"

- I find I feel stronger for mondays workout with a few extra calories in me

Just make sure its just one day you take off though! :)

Eat your calories when you need them

You wouldn't bother fuelling a car just to leave it on the drive for 6 months, same as eating too much too late in the day



As the saying goes, Breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince, Dinner like a pauper.  Taper off your calories (particularly your carbs) as the day goes on giving you the calories when you most need them