Cheat Meals and Leisure Time?

I agree.

Approach it casually, whatever that means for you.

Whatever works for you is fine if you get results.

To each his own (or her own).

What works for me might not work for you so you just do what works for you.

If you don’t like writing and recording every little details...then don’t.

Personally, I LOVE to do that. I find motivation in numbers.

Like if I walk 0.95 mile (around the lake next to where I live) in 19.5 minutes (2.92mph) when I’m out of shape and more like strolling and the next day, I cover the same distance in 19 minutes (3mph) and the next week I can do it in 16.5 minute (3.45mph) and the next week I can do it in 15 minutes (3.80mph) for the SAME physical effort...I know I’m getting somewhere. I don’t only time myself; I wear a heart monitor to stay in the same THR zone (Target Heart Rate).

Once I can cover a mile in less than 15 minutes, I change route to increase mileage...I have a 1.60 mile one, 1.65, 1.70, 1.90, 2.05, 2.10, 2.40, 2,50...in my neighborhood, it’s about when you decide to turn left or right. Then I’m fit enough to start walking/jogging. Once I get to 40 minutes (5 min warming up, 30 min in my THR zone and 5 min cooling down) I’m back in shape.

Same with weight training. I take note of all my reps (and tempo) and weights and if I add 2 reps on one set but I have to do a lot of reps to feel the burn, I make a note to add weights for the next session (so I can decrease the reps and save time for the same result). Like if I do heel raises wearing a 10lbs belt and one 2.5lbs wrist weights and one 1.5lbs one (total 14lbs), I will make a note to switch my 1.5lbs wrist weight to the other 2.5lbs one to increase my total weight to 15lbs because I’m ready for it.

I’m a woman so I go by half a pound (small muscles like the triceps) to one pound (bigger muscles like the quads) increments...not like guys who can handle 5lbs increments using gym weight machines (unless they’re teenagers).

About calorie intake (what you eat), I do not count the calories I eat anymore because I know what I need (my BMR), and years of experience (I’m so old) taught me how to judge the calorie content of anything I eat, however it was cooked, so I don’t have to weigh it (with a kitchen scale) or measure it anymore.

I do not believe in “cheat meals”. That is an awful expression. You should eat whatever you want, whenever you want and not feel guilty about it, so you can answer your body’s cravings for some missing nutrients and use moderation. LISTEN to your body. Like if you crave chocolate, you’re not cheating, you might need the polyphenols in chocolate to inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol (dark chocolate, not white) plus it tastes yummy and makes you feel good. Be in tune with your body and follow your food cravings. Chocolate cravings are usually a need to feel better (there is something in chocolate that acts as an antidepressant).

Anybody with fluctuating hormones like teenagers, pregnant women, new mothers, or going through menopause and having mood swings can greatly benefit from chocolate to feel better and the last thing they need is to think that they’re cheating. Use dark chocolate which has the best antioxidants.

If I go on a rampage and suddenly eat a lot of high calories pistachios (half a cup of those pack up 350 calories), I will not think I’m cheating. I will think that I’m listening to my body and answering my cravings for...I don’t know...healthy fats? More sodium to prevent dehydration if I ate/drank diuretic food/drinks?

Diuretics are alcohol, tea (or anything else with caffeine like coffee, sodas or meds), cranberry juice, and food like cucumbers, watermelons, fresh tomatoes, asparagus, artichokes, beets, carrots, lettuce, raw onions, oats, melon, celery, parsley and any veggie from the cabbage family...cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, kale, collard greens, mustard , radish, horseradish, and 25 others...

I don’t get your “one hour on the laptop every evening” reference. I grew up with nothing to watch on TV and no computer so I was walking or biking everywhere but now, I have a laptop and try to limit my use of my laptop to one hour and I’m gonna get my gun (it’s a fake one, don’t worry), still, get out of my house.

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