that’s your cheat day. all part of the plan. the moment you finish that meal, you’re back on track

Not me on my home with way too much pizza after a hard at work right now 😅

This is why I do CICO. Let’s me adjust what I eat based off what I’m feeling that day… and it’s nice because ultimately it’s about eating at a deficit over a week, in my case at least… since I’m targeting 1.5 lbs/week it’s just about being at a deficit overall… so if I have a rough day I can theoretically “make up for it” throughout the rest of the week.

Of course I still need to exercise control and not just eat whatever whenever… but I love the flexibility and it’s allowed me to stay on track for 50 lbs over 6 months…

Fuck it man, indulge, it’s not the end of the world ya know?

You’re too tired to brush your teeth before bed one night you don’t stop brushing your teeth forever.

It’s okay to mess up, just get back on track the next day. It’s not all or nothing, it’s not a short-term fad die, it’s a lifestyle change, for life.

If your CICO was a line graph and yesterday was normal, today was a big spike, and tomorrow was normal, none of that shit matters when you look at the line over the length of a year of good habits.

You won’t even be able to see this one-off, single-day spike, blip, what have you. It’s a drop of water in the middle of the ocean.

Let yourself make mistakes, just acknowledge it was not the norm, and learn from it. If you bastardize failure you’re setting yourself up to fail harder due to unrealistic expectations, unsustainability, etc.

So I say fuck it. Blow your CICO up today. Just do right by yourself for the rest of the week.

Hang in there buddy. Do what you gotta stay sane (within reason), get back on the horse stronger 💪🏼

We’re all gna make it

I swear I haven’t seen this meme format used correctly in over a year

I’m struggling with this rn. I’ve started taking an alternate route home from work so I don’t pass the places that have tempting food. I have an incredibly high stress job, so bad days absolutely suck and I just wanna eat cake. I’ve decided that on Fridays, I’ll get myself something super sweet as a reward for getting through the week.

Protein shake additives are what helped me add variety. Tea/matcha/coffee, chocolate, yoghurt, or even just a pinch of salt. I never had the opportunity to try but I bet freezedried fruits would be tasty to add, too!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WilW6snH2g4

this guy is the GOAT. he posts daily to keep one motivated. And ngl his tips work. Had a rough two days, had McD and Dominos for Dinner, but still lost .5 kilos

If all it takes is one slip up for your diet to fail, you’re not dieting, you’re starving yourself.

If you drink protein shakes and don’t work out, it will turn into fat almost like carbs. Just making sure you know that, because protein stuff is marketed as healthy and some people don’t work out and consume it and will be unpleasantly surprised when they get a huge belly after a few months. If you work out tho, it’s fine.