So my first "cheat" day I'm allowing myself is coming up - Thanksgiving. To date, I've been doing a pretty good job sticking to the diet/nutrition and workout plan. I've done some form of workout, mostly P90X, every day since October 15th, sometimes two sessions of activity when combining roller or ice hockey with the workouts, or a bike ride on a rest day. It's all become kind of a lifestyle for me again - I once was a somewhat accomplished enduro mountain bike racer and road biker and just active all around. During this transition period I need to be real careful to not slip back into the easy path of skipping a workout, then another, then a day off the nutrition plan, followed by another, which becomes a week....
Since I started, I've given up my beer-swilling habits, watched what I ate, tracked calories and nutrients, and I'm now down nearly 20 pounds! Since I knew this adventure would take me through the holidays, I decided that I would allow myself three "cheat" days - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's where I can "forget" the nutrition plan and eat what I want, and have a beer or drink or two.
I say "forget" the nutrition plan, but I don't mean tossing it up in the air and running for the buffet for three piled high plates of food. I'll eat sensible portions, of foods I enjoy - I just can't deny mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving - and not worry if I exceed my carb portion for the day. I'll have a beer or two, maybe some wine, or my favorite whisky and sip it while maybe watching some football.
I might exercise, if I can fit it in, but I also know I'm planning to try and get some mountain biking in over the long weekend, in addition to normal workouts on Friday and Saturday, so I'm sure that mountain biking will make up for the missed day and slightly off-plan eating on the day of Thanks.
Getting hungry...
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