DEPRIVING YOURSELF OF A FOOD GROUP*: AN OWN GOAL?
(*unless under doctor's orders)
Depriving yourself of any food group can often be an own goal; eventually you'll crack and probably eat much more than you would if you indulged occasionally and in moderation.
Self-denial where food is concerned can cause a terrific strain, physically and emotionally. It can even be damaging.
For example, going totally fat-free is a mistake -- brain cells need fat to function properly. If you exercise, you need carbohydrates afterwards to stop muscles seizing up. Even if you don't exercise much, carbs help provide much needed energy for the body to work efficiently. The key is in portion control. (See All Foods in Moderation)
Food is one of the great pleasures of life. On special occasions you can (should?) cut loose. Don't go overboard with portions; taste and enjoy every single mouthful; then go straight back to your usual disciplined eating.
That doesn't mean an all-out binge of fatty, sugar and preservative heavy processed foods.
67goingon50 offers many recipes that are low in fat or sugar and low in preservatives. Many are frugal or easily prepared or make-ahead or portable. See Recipes on the Navigation Bar
The Blogger's personal eating plan is 5+1+1. On five days, it's strict healthy eating: carbs before lunch and no sweets. Then there is a BLOW OUT/INDULGENCE DAY, eating whatever appeals, followed by a DETOX/FASTING DAY of porridge, juices, smoothies or vegetable soup. The detox day is quiet and non-energetic. The weekly food plan is: two meals of fish, one of poultry, one of beef, lamb or pork; the rest low-carb, high protein vegetarian
What always surprises about a Blow-Out day is that on the fasting day which follows, one is seldom hungry. It is as if the satisfying of mind/body cravings temporarily switches off the appetite.
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