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August 14, 2006 by erin.
I have heard this excuse a million times, “Well, it was so-and-so’s birthday so I had to have a piece of cake”. Have you used it? Unfortunately, in our culture we feel the need to celebrate special events with a feast of savory food and rich desserts… Americans LOVE to feast! But,if you know in advance that you are going to partake in the eating of cake… I challenge you to do a little planning so you won’t blow your diet.
Here’s how:
1. Identify the calorie value of your desired treat.
2. Start as many as 5 days earlier and cut your daily calories so that on the “Big Day” you will have calories to spare and you won’t go over your caloric budget.
3. Enjoy your cake, guilt free.
Here’s a practical example. It’s Monday. Your friend’s birthday is Friday. You know that you are going to have pizza and cake (YIKES!!). Ok, so the pizza is about 700 calories and the cake 350 calories for a total of 1050 calories in ONE meal. So, if you cut 200 calories per day from you usual… 1700 calorie day (that would put you at 1500 calories / day) you will have an 800 calorie deficit by Thursday without starving yourself. Now, on Friday, continue with reduced calories throughout the day and you can really enjoy yourself at the party that night without worrying about the scale in the morning. AWESOME!
**Just don’t make eating pizza and cake a regular thing… it’s not good nutrition, but once in a great while won’t kill you!
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