The Cook and The Coach
  • HOME
  • WHO WE ARE
  • GET HEALTHY
  • SUCCESS STORIES
  • BLOG
  • BUILD A BUSINESS!

Treat Meal vs Cheat Meal - How To Approach Them Mentally and Physically

12/18/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
I heard this concept on a podcast I was listening to early today on how to approach treat/cheat meals.  First off, I like to refer to them as treat meals and not cheat meals.  Cheating just has a negative context to it and makes it seem like you are doing something wrong. Splurging from time to time is totally ok...I'll go into this more in a bit.  

I hear it from friends that they will just work off that cheeseburger and fries by doing "XYZ" exercise tomorrow.  Here is the dirty little secret: when you eat something like a cheeseburger and fries, your body does 1 of 2 things, it either uses it for energy right away or it stores it for energy later.  When you exercise, your body will use energy supplies that are in your muscles first and then they will go look elsewhere for energy, sometimes  from glucose floating around in your blood and one of the last places it will look is fat cells.  

The timing of when you treat yourself is very important in relation to when you workout.  If you workout prior to a treat meal, your body will then use those carbs/sugars to refill the energy stores in your muscles.  The proteins in that cheeseburger will also go to help build your muscles.  For people looking to shed some fat, fewer of those calories will be converted into fat.  

You also have the psychological aspect too.  If you think of it as a treat meal then you need to DO something to deserve that treat, right?  That meal is now a treat for doing something good, something like exercising.  Now, if you're the person that says they will just work it off later, the exercise is now a punishment for doing something bad.   How often do you actively search and want to punish yourself?  

Let me just qualify all of this: don't treat yourself after every workout. I would assume that is obvious...but I guess you never know right?  


Here is a link to the podcast that I was listening too if you are interested in hearing more about this.  Plus this podcast is also goes into navigating the holiday scene that is upon us and tips to staying healthy.   I highly recommend listening to this podcast and subscribing because he puts out some great information.  

TMHS 081: Tips for dining out at Restaurants, family get togethers, and how to stay healthy during the holidays.  

Thanks for reading friends. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    The Cook & The Coach

    Healthy is a LIFESTYLE.
    Not a destination. 

    We want to help you build that lifestyle which will then help you 

    **  have CONFIDENCE
    **  become STRONG (mentally          and physically)
    **  lose fat
    **  have more ENERGY

    and finally

    LIVE FULLY!

    RSS Feed

    Picture

    Categories

    All
    3 Day Refresh
    Accountability
    Asian Flavors
    Avocado
    Baby Food
    Baby Led Weaning
    Bacon
    Beachbody
    Beets
    Black Beans
    Black Beans
    Breakfast
    Brownies
    Brunch
    Busyness
    Chicken
    Christmas
    Coaching
    Coffee
    Curry
    Dairy Free
    Desserts
    Dinner
    Do It Yourself
    Eat Local
    Eggs
    Faith
    Fish
    Fitness
    Fit Pregnancy
    Food
    Food Substitutions
    Fruit
    Gluten Free
    Goals
    Gratitude
    Grilled Vegetables
    Guacamole
    Gumbo
    Health
    Healthy Desserts
    Healthy Desserts
    Healthy Eating
    Healthy Fat
    Holiday Eating
    Ice Cream
    Jesus
    Jicama
    Kale
    Life On The Road
    Low Carb
    Low Carb
    Macros
    MakeANewMealMonday
    Meatball
    Minneapolis
    Motivation
    Muffins
    Network Marketing
    Nutrition
    Opportunities
    Paleo
    Pancakes
    Party Snacks
    Pesto
    Photography
    Pizza
    Pork Tenderloin
    Positive Mindset
    Pregnancy
    Prenatal Vitamins
    Pressure Cooker Meals
    Ravioli
    Restaurants
    Restaurants To Try
    Risotto
    Roasted Vegetables
    Roulade
    RV
    RV Life
    RV Remodel
    Salad
    Salmon
    Seasonal Meals
    Shakeology
    Slaw
    Sleep
    Soup
    Spices
    Squash
    Stress
    Superfood
    Tacos
    Thai Food
    Thanksgiving
    Travel
    Trust
    Turkey Sausage
    Uptown
    Vegan
    Vegetarian
    Walleye
    Water
    Weight Loss
    Weirdvegwednesday
    Willpower
    Workouts

    Archives

    November 2019
    October 2018
    September 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013

About Us

Picture
Dan and Laura Suedbeck have embraced an entrepreneurial lifestyle.  They are constantly challenging the status quo and challenge others to do so too.  They believe that you don't always have to change your situation, sometimes you just need to change the lens you view the world through.  Their focus is helping people  find purpose and passion with their lives all while getting healthy.   Click here to find out more about them.  

Contact Us

Affiliate Disclosure
​Privacy Policy
​Terms of Service