As I sit here writing this, I’ve just crammed a fatty philly steak sub down my throat, along with a few strips of a cheesy garlic bread. It’s football sunday, and although I don’t watch football per se, it’s fun to get together and stuff my face with fattening salty snacks and an indulgently fattening lunch (actually it’s more like lunch/dinner time). 

We all do it once in a while. We’re only human. The key is that you do NOT eat like this most of the time.  It’s only expected that people indulge in their most fattening fantasies once in a while, but the problem with indulging too often is that your body becomes used to the explosive flavor and addictive qualities of a lot of fat, salt and sugar.

Once it becomes used to this, it’s almost like beating an addiction, because once you stop eating like this, your body literally screams for it.  A salad with oil and vinegar dressing? Your body will scream at you an hour after eating for something more “filling”.  A scoop of tuna with a side of asparagus? No way, your body will be asking you for a deluxe pizza after that one. 

Eating indulgently all of the time only begets more eating badly.  It’s a no win situation.  So, it’s important to keep your binges down to a minimum, this way it’s not so hard to get back on the wagon the next day.  You’ve all have  periods where you just kept on going and going with your binge eating.  This is exactly how people suddenly look at the scale one day and realize they are way over their ideal weight.

At that point, it’s usually harder to get it off because you are older and more likely to retain weight in the first place. Oh yes, you cannot binge like you used to when you were younger and keep it off, it just doesn’t work that way. 

If you’ve binged really badly on the weekend.  Try to start off your day on Monday with a great natural appetite suppressant so that you have an extra “oomph” behind your willpower to eat right that day.  Some natural appetite suppressants will also help you with cravings for sugar, fat and salt as well, so they are a great way to start the day right after your body has become accustomed, albeit short termed, to eating such rich and fattening fare.

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