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Originally Posted by dillytl
No more out-of-control "treat" days (they are now tracked) and no more food scale denial! I have become a food nazi!!!  I measure EVERYTHING, and if I put something into my plan, and then end up with a slightly different meaurement, I update my program! No longer do I say "oh, well it's just a few extra grams, I don't need to update my program!" There are also NO more instances of a "tiny handful of this" or a "bite of that" that I don't track - basically if I eat it, I track it - EVERY BIT OF IT!!! |
I think the concept of treat days are great if you're the type of person who can control yourself slightly. I decided a while ago that if I was going to have a 'treat' day I'd only consider not hitting my daily macros as an acceptable variance. This might come in handy in a month when I mix up a batch of pisco sours (lime juice, water, sugar substitute, pisco - well not pisco as the silly lcbo no longer carries it). My treat days will be sitting on the patio having a couple of drinks and maybe not hitting the 30% min protein for the day. I know I'm still they type that could do a lot of damage on an uncontrolled treat meal.
I do what you mention, plan a specific amount, but update the program if it doesn't match what I planned (ie. with homemade breads I'm not always consistent with slicing, so I put in what the average is and modify it later). Those bits and bites can add up if you're not careful.
Hey, I forgot why I started the post in the first place - great progress!