When planning to go on a diet, many people make a big mistake: they set themselves up to believe that they can no longer eat tasty but unhealthy foods.
This approach is bad from a psychological point of view: a person becomes sad because of the understanding that the new diet does not allow them to enjoy their favorite foods at all.
In such circumstances, the risk of failure and a rapid return of the lost kilograms becomes very high.
Therefore, it is worth giving up serious restrictions. There are two ways: either allow yourself to eat unhealthy food in small portions, or choose a certain day for a feast of the stomach.
Many people like the second approach. It is easier to follow: a few days - a strict diet, one day - eating without restrictions. But how often can you have such a feast for the belly?
How often can you break your diet?
It's very simple: if a person suffers from serious obesity, then a "break" from the diet can be taken once every two weeks.
But if you don’t have a lot of excess weight, then you can set aside one day a week for a “belly feast”.
Don't worry: this approach won't stop you from losing weight.
On the contrary, the opportunity to occasionally interrupt the diet gives a person a serious psychological advantage: the understanding that at the end of the week there will be a feast for the stomach gives a person an incentive to strictly adhere to the diet on weekdays.
In addition, a “vacation” from dieting helps speed up metabolism and has a positive effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
But it’s important not to overdo it: eat slowly so that you feel full in time and don’t overeat.
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