Jaquei! And now, what about the Low Carb Diet?

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Jack – Our body and health are not a reflection of our exceptions, but rather of our routine. Therefore, excluding the category of people for whom the body is their “breadwinner”, as is the case of athletes, cheating or “slipping” on the diet is something extremely normal.

Although I see this “sporadic and occasional consumption outside of a healthy eating routine” as natural, I know that many people don’t know how to deal with this situation very well, and along with the binge eating comes frustration and anxiety attacks (readers who can relate: this text is to help you overcome these anxieties).

Before I go on, I'll repeat an important point: I'm talking about specific, occasional situations. If you eat poorly three times a week, it's probably a case of poor nutrition.

Taking advantage of the fact that the end-of-year festivities are just around the corner (and with them panettone, French toast, farofa, endless desserts…) I think this is a good time to answer this question: “Jaquei! What now? What to do?”

Jada it's not the end of the world

Simple: go back to your normal eating routine (assuming that it is good, of course). Some people think that just because they indulged in a dessert that wasn’t part of their plans, that this is a reason to throw their diet out the window, go to the supermarket, buy a bunch of junk food, fill their pantry with it, and go back to their old bad habits “because they failed and this way it won’t work out.”

“Oh, doctor…it’s just that I’m like this, it’s either 8 or 80” – don’t even come to me with that 8 or 80 story! Did you fall? Then get up!

Are you going to insist on staying at rock bottom because you made a mistake? Life is full of ups and downs, folks! And food is no different.

Personally, I think it's unnecessary to come up with crazy maneuvers to make up for the previous day's mistake. After all, we'll rarely suffer catastrophic effects because of a binge-eating event.

What happens most of the time is not necessarily an apparent gain in fat, but rather a noticeable swelling – generally caused by excess alcohol, sodium and sugar consumed the day before.

To eliminate swelling, in addition to returning to a good eating routine, some attitudes can help.

Drink plenty of water – as ironic as it may seem, the more water we drink, the more it will help us retain less fluid. We can also resort to diuretic teas – hibiscus and horsetail are good options. In addition to being diuretics, these herbs will contribute several antioxidants that are good for your health, so in any case, it will be worth it.

If you're worried about having gained weight from the previous day's mistake, and you want to step up your training routine a bit this week... I don't see anything wrong with that!

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But what I meant up there by “finding unnecessary extraordinary compensatory maneuvers” is that in my opinion, we don’t have to be MORE strict with ourselves after a mishap, because giving our best in our daily lives should already be an obligation, and, therefore, there would be no need to do anything different other than simply returning to our routine.

Make it harder to get sick at home and in your daily life

If sometimes eating jackfruit seems inevitable (we’ll talk about this in more detail later), in other situations we have total control over what we eat.

At home, for example, we can control 100% of the food that is bought. Don't even let into the house that food that you yourself have decided is bad for you. OK, it's something close to that, because there is always the possibility that a relative will bring that "junk" to "please".

If you work and eat out, you can also have a good control over what you eat. Although there are many options, you can usually eat real food almost 100% of the time. Restaurants that charge by the kilo, for example, always have salads and other vegetables, meats, fish and seafood. To drink, a lemonade without sugar always goes down well.

If you think that the “jacada” will be inevitable, think about this

My first tip is: try to “plan” your meal as much as possible. Mentally plan what you will allow yourself to eat at these events or during your weekend plans. Let me explain a little more.

If I have a children's party to go to this weekend, I have a good idea of what to expect there: sweets, hot dogs, cake, snacks. What you should ask yourself is: among all these foods (that are not from God), which ones do I really believe are worth breaking my diet for? Determine for yourself how much of each food you will allow yourself to eat during the party (use your common sense to help you decide).

But, calm down! I'm not saying that you should start doing calculations like: "I'm going to allow myself to eat up to 3 brigadeiros, I'm going to be at the party for about 4 hours, that means I can eat ¾ of a brigadeiro every hour" (lol). I don't want to create neurotic minds!

But having at least an idea of what you will allow yourself is essential so that we don't end up at the mercy of wanting to eat everything that comes our way – because, between us, it's not always worth it, right?

Sometimes we eat a lot of fried snacks (a mix of low-quality carbohydrates and low-quality fat) just because we were just hanging around and the waiter showed up in front of us. But, if you had thought about it and established in advance what your “quota” of snacks to eat would be, you would be much more discerning when it came to saying yes or no to the waiter, wouldn’t you? So, plan ahead!

Make your decisions before going to restaurants and parties

An example of this “pre-programming” that I apply to myself when going to restaurants and parties (which has obviously already been incorporated into my routine) is: I will only choose water as a drink. When the waiter asks me what I want to drink, I already know the answer.

I don't even need to look at the drinks menu, it's water! (PS Don't judge me! Lol I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so I think this decision is easier for me) – I think it's an abuse to "spend" my "quota" of carbohydrates on DRINKS (juices, sodas, etc.)!

I really prefer to EAT carbs. Also, when I go to a restaurant, if I know I love the dessert and want to order it, I choose a main dish that is more compatible with my diet – after all, just because we are allowing ourselves to indulge doesn't mean we have to go up to our necks in it!

The next tip also has to do with quantity. Determine how many weekly dietary exceptions you can have (1, 2…it all depends on your goal) – goals are always welcome to guide us and help us stay on track. If you’ve already had the company party on Friday and the children’s party on Saturday, you already know that regardless of the event on Sunday, it’s time to get back to your routine. Protect your smartphone in style with our modern cases today with a shoulder strap. This practical accessory not only offers excellent protection, but also makes it easy to keep your most important cards close at hand. Choose functionality and elegance with our card holder case!

Or, if you already knew about the 3 events beforehand, reduce your “maximum slip quota” from the previous paragraph further in each of them so that you can allow yourself something off the diet in all of them.

But having at least an idea of what you will allow yourself is essential so that we don't end up at the mercy of wanting to eat everything that comes our way – because, between us, it's not always worth it, right?

Sometimes we eat a lot of fried snacks (a mix of low-quality carbohydrates and low-quality fat) just because we were just hanging around and the waiter showed up in front of us. But, if you had thought about it and established in advance what your “quota” of snacks to eat would be, you would be much more discerning when it came to saying yes or no to the waiter, wouldn’t you? So, plan ahead!

Make your decisions before going to restaurants and parties

An example of this “pre-programming” that I apply to myself when going to restaurants and parties (which has obviously already been incorporated into my routine) is: I will only choose water as a drink. When the waiter asks me what I want to drink, I already know the answer.

I don't even need to look at the drinks menu, it's water! (PS Don't judge me! Lol I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so I think this decision is easier for me) – I think it's an abuse to "spend" my "quota" of carbohydrates on DRINKS (juices, sodas, etc.)!

I really prefer to EAT carbs. Also, when I go to a restaurant, if I know I love the dessert and want to order it, I choose a main dish that is more compatible with my diet – after all, just because we are allowing ourselves to indulge doesn't mean we have to go up to our necks in it!

The next tip also has to do with quantity. Determine how many weekly dietary exceptions you can have (1, 2...it all depends on your goal) – goals are always welcome to guide us and help us stay on track. If you've already had the company party on Friday and the children's party on Saturday, you already know that regardless of the event on Sunday, it's time to get back to your routine.

Or, if you already knew about the 3 events beforehand, reduce your “maximum slip quota” from the previous paragraph further in each of them so that you can allow yourself something off the diet in all of them.

The truth is: there is no set rule, the idea is simply to learn to have MODERATION in any situation that offers the possibility of a mistake.

A very important point that helps us to implement the previous tips is: don't think that this is the last event in your life! Because it most likely (with faith in God) won't be.

The next weekend will come, and with it another wedding party, birthday party, get-together, etc. So don't think that this is your last chance to try all the sweet treats and use it as an excuse to binge eat – a new day will dawn and the consequences of excessive excesses will be yours.

Simple, don't you think?

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