People often ask about cheat meals, and how one should have them.
The great mind of Neil Hill says the following:

“Cheat meals” have to be one of the most common questions I get, every friggin’ day.
How many?

 

When?

 

What?

 

How much?

 

The list goes on from there.

 

I’ve always been an advocate of having “cheat meals” as part of a balanced lifestyle to enjoy with loved ones, to give you some normality and to also INCREASE your rate of progress when used at the right time.

 

Here are some of my KEY pointers;

 

1. Do NOT justify eating s*** to be “balanced” when the reality is your body doesn’t need it, or your current position doesn’t warrant it. LOTS of people do this . . .

 

2. Know your limits – when you do have that “cheat meal” enjoy it and then move on. A LOT of people turn a “cheat meal” in to a “cheat day” where they binge on CRAZY amounts of s***. This isn’t mentally healthy either, remember.

 

3. Try and use a “cheat meal” as an opportunity to kick-start your metabolism and fill your muscle bellies. After prolonged periods of dieting in a calorie deficit, along with hard training you will potentially find doing this periodically (it will differ from one person to the next) will speed up your fat loss and keep you looking full. A good sign after a reefed is the next day, when your hunger is noticeably higher when you go back to your baseline calorie/diet intake.