The weekend has finally arrived. It’s friday – you made it clean all week. Yay!!! Good for you!! The most important thing I want you to remember going into your weekend is unless it’s your cheat dat – you have to keep it clean. If you get sloppy and cheat a little Friday, Saturday and Sunday you will not lose weight. The cheat day only works when it’s ONE day and when the other 6 days are 100% clean and that includes the weekend. Just so you understand how important this is I want to share with you some science behind how the weight loss program works.
You have trillions of fat cells in your body. Some are open and some remain closed. The open ones are active fat cells. Some people have more open than others (overweight and obese). When you gain weight the fat cells open, and when you lose weight the fat cells close. That’s why when you lose weight the fat doesn’t fall to the floor – It literally shrinks. The fat cells do not close overnight – they close over a period of time. They will only close when you are eating clean consistently and consecutively. Each day that you eat clean they close a little more. When you eat clean consistently on consecutive days they keep closing. If you continue to eat clean everyday for 6 days then by the end of the week on the 5th to 6th day of your clean eating they completely close and that’s what gives you the loss on the scale. Depending how many fat cells close at once will determine the number of pounds you lose. When fat cells close this is real fat loss. So you can see how important the day or two before your cheat really matters. The 5th and 6th day is where you see your maximum loss. If you cheat a little the day before then you will sabotage your losses and your fat cells will stop closing.
Just to recap: if you eat clean all week and then on the 5th and 6th day you cheat a little – you have not given the fat cells enough consistent consecutive days to keep closing and you will not lose that week. You may feel better because the cells are 1/2 way or 3/4 of the way closed. That’s why sometimes the scale doesn’t move but you say “you feel like you lost weight” but you won’t see it on the scale until they close completely and that will only happen on your clean 5th and 6th day of your week. The 5th and 6th day are so important and can take you from a 1 lb to a 3 lb loss depending on how clean your entire 6 days were. So if you had an amazing week and you really want to see your weight loss efforts then make sure you keep your weekend clean and only cheat on your cheat day. A glass of wine, a bite of cake or a piece of pasta can throw you off and stop the process – so think before you act and make sure what you are about to do is worth what you are going to lose or gain.
ONE DAY CHEAT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOSS, MAINTAIN OR GAIN.
~ Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
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