Can You Still Lose Weight If You Eat A Cookie?
Can you still lose weight if you eat a cookie? What about a potato chip? Or even a scoop of ice cream? How about if you just LOOK at bad food?
My friend, eating a little bad food once in a blue moon does not mean you failed your diet or are going to fail!
When it comes to matters like this, what I recommend is if you are just starting out dieting, that is the time when you want to avoid bad foods completely for at least the first two weeks. The reason I say that is because during this time, you are more likely to shift back into your old poor eating habits. If you have a cheat snack or meal, that could cause you to lose your motivation.....especially if you feel bloated or if you end up seeing slight weight gain (even though that has to do with daily weight fluctuations).
After a couple of weeks of starting a diet, go ahead and treat yourself. BUT, still keep proportion control in mind! Don't go gangbusters on some Ben & Jerry ice cream or 2 slices of cheese cake.....with strawberry dressing! Get a nice small portion, enjoy, and get back on track. This way you'll satisfy that sweet tooth, and you won't end up jeopardizing your diet since you didn't get carried away.
Another thing I recommend is to try and keep bad foods out of your home to begin with. If there are no bad foods in the house, the temptation to have them will diminish quickly.
Now, I know this may be an issue if you have children or other folks who are not dieting living in the house. What I recommend for that is to get snacks and foods that you know won't weaken you and cause you to break down.
For example, if I see some Oreo cookies or soft pretzels laying around.......IT'S OVER!!!!!! LOL! Seriously though, what I do since I love those types of snacks and it will be hard to fight the temptation to have them (even after 5 years of living healthy), is get things for my children that I know I won't get too tempted to have (animal crackers, etc.). My wife typically doesn't eat junk or a lot of bad foods anyway, so that helps.
So, if you are trying to lose weight and are afraid that one little cookie is going to mess everything up, stop worrying and chow down on a whole pack!!! JUST KIDDING!! Go ahead and treat yourself every now and then, but just remember to control your portions and don't make it habit of eating bad foods too often.
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