Should You Have Cheat Meals On A Calorie Deficit?

14 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Eric Roberts explains how strict dieting and denying cravings can backfire. He describes a scenario where resisting a cookie leads to an eventual binge of multiple cookies and ice cream, which sabotages weight‑loss progress. Roberts argues that allowing a modest treat when the craving hits—eating the cookie in moderation—prevents the binge cycle and still supports fat loss. The core lesson he offers is a blunt, “just eat the fucking cookie,” advocating controlled indulgence over extreme restriction.

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Do you know when you're craving a cookie, but you're on a diet trying to lose weight? So you tell yourself, no, I'm not allowed to have the cookie. A few days goes by, and you still have the cravings for the cookie. Then eventually, you cave in and just say, fuck it, I'd rather be fat. But the issue is, not only do you have one cookie, you end up having three. 3 cookies and you have some ice cream and everything else you've been depriving yourself of for the last week. This leads you to way overeat, which ends up ruining all of your weight loss progress anyway. If you just had the cookie when you wanted it in moderation, you'd eat the cookie, move on with your day, and still see fat loss progress. Lesson of the day: just eat the fucking cookie.