CHEAT FOODS!

MAY I
CHEAT?
A aahhh, Cheat Foods… or Guilty foods…

Whatever you call it, it has the same effect after we eat it…

Ecstatic highs, then regret! So, the questions I get asked a

lot as a personal trainer or health person are: “Don’t you
crave ‘unhealthy’ foods? And “Do you cheat?”

The answer: YES!. I do! But I control when I cheat. Now…

this works for me and others, but it may not work for
everyone!

I believe that no matter how focused you are on health –

because we have a natural reward system as human – we
look for food to reward ourselves… and more often than
not it’s the unhealthy kind that we look for!

Do let’s get it straight: A cheat meal is NOT a cheat DAY,

BY MICHAELLA RECTO it’s exactly what it is… it’s a MEAL! And only one meal!

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I believe in having one meal a week where you give in to
ROJ MIGUEL temptation and go nuts and eat whatever you want.
APY AREVAL
Why? Well, aside for “sanity reasons.” If you are already
ELA TIAMZON
leading a healthy and active lifestyle, having one meal
PALOMA MOON
where you give in to your cravings won’t damage your
STUDIO CREADIT AND SPECIAL THANKS TO “diet” or “healthy lifestyle,” unlike how eating poorly
RACHEL LOBANGCO everyday causes long-term and sometimes irreversible
damage later on.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
LIZZY LATTE While the jury is still out on the actual science, there are
FOR MICHAELLA’S some fitness sources that say there are benefits to a cheat
COOKIE STACK meal. I do agree with many of them, but I say again: It’s a
cheat MEAL!
enrich MAY 2016