Can eating junk food once a week mess up your fitness/diet plan if you work out 3 times a week?
November 10, 2011 by admin
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Question by New Life: Can eating junk food once a week mess up your fitness/diet plan if you work out 3 times a week?
I’m starting to work out three times a week and I’m having a craving for something tasty rather than just drinking water to get that “full” feeling. If I eat a bag of cookies now, will that ruin my previous progress?
Best answer:
Answer by BabeHart
An occasional treat is fine…but that would be a serving of cookies, not a bag…it’s okay to treat yourself, in fact you SHOULD to keep from just tossing the healthy plan and going binge-out on junk food, but be reasonable and don’t pig-out on garbage simply because you are tired of “drinking water”…
Instead of water to help you feel full, how about a grapefruit (a whole large one has under 45 calories) or a medium apple (around 90 calories)…those things can be filling, are low in calories, and darned sure better for you than a bag of cookies (although I understand the appeal of the cookies, trust me!!!)…
It’s your fitness plan and you should do what you want to do…but being a little “naughty” will have much less effect on reaching or maintaining your goals than being a lot “naughty”…
What do you think? Answer below!
Once a week may not be that bad if you only limit the junk food at the time you are eating it. Let’s say one small bag of chips is enough for an additional snack. According to health magazines, diet reviews, and other helpful information you can replace the junk food with organic and nutritious foods instead. A carrot stick can also be tasty if you dip it with mayonnaise. So, it’s really up to you to balance everything including the foods consumed in order to be fit and healthy.