Addressing the Issue of Cheating

Regardless of which diet you follow, there comes a time when you are terribly inconvenienced and/or you find yourself needing for some indulgence. Its ok to eat crazy foods once in a while. I am a firm believer that if you have your macronutrients dialed in 85-90% of the time, you will still be bale to attain the results you are looking for.

With that being said is there such a thing as SMART CHEATING. Certainly not in relationships but in dieting I think there is. For example, I am here in Dallas visiting family and I haven't been able to dial it in like always. No big deal. What I find myself doing is eating a lot more fat than my regular already high-diet, and eating less than perfect non-paleo carbs. The moral of the story is cheat with fat and protein. You are far far better off eating that greasy piece of thin crust pizza than you are having a jumbo blizzard at diary queen after you've just hammered out a big plate of Cappetto's pasta. Carbs are the the number one enemy in the battle for control of our insulin levels. You work so hard all week to dial those carb blocks in, why blow it by eating something with 1000 g of pure bullshit sugar.

Let's also address alcohol. Alcohol isn't considered a paleo food, unless the cavemen were about to ferment fruit back then and we just don't know it. To make a long story short, alcohol get a bad rap but in moderation is can do you a world of good. In fact ethyl alcohol is powerful vasodilator, leading to increased blood flow to the periphery (muscles) and improved cardiac function. That being said, this is with 1-2 drinks a day. Drinking a 12 pack of Mic. Ultra isn't going to lead to a super human heart; its about moderation.



So feel free to go have a fatty meal an enjoy it will a pint of guiness. You will attain some beneficial qualities from the experience which will certainly help you emotionally recover from the pains of strict dieting.

Cheers