Nutrition Bounce Back Days

Drink a ton of water and maybe a 24 hour fast.

Just get back on the wagon

Honestly, “bounce back days” and “correcting” cheat days are just forms of disordered eating. Either have better will power to avoid unnecessary cheat meals or just move on as normal accepting that you enjoyed unhealthy food for a short period of time.

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Drink a ton of water and maybe a 24 hour fast.

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This is what I’ve tried shifting to. I did a 20 hour fast after Labor Day and I have to say it damn near killer me. I felt like I was having an out of body experience or got leveled by the flu. Does it get easier with time?

From just a day or weekend?
Nothing. Carry on like normal.
You’ll poop out most of the bad stuff.
It takes much longer than a day or weekend to add fat pounds, not just water weight retained from high sugars and fats.

normally just get back on the wagon.

that being said im coming off two weeks of not prime nutrition (well, go macros, just high cals).

so my fat arse is restricting hard this week and next.

I try to not make 2 “bad decisions” in a row. I know some may have an issue with framing it like that. Bad decisions being overindulge in a meal or skip a workout. So if I ate a big dessert the night before I can’t skip a workout the next day or eat two “bad” meals in a row. Skipping workouts is rarely an issue for me but wanting to keep the sugar rush going can be

A lot of water & try to limit macros to moderate protein, low fat & carbs. I try to do hiit cardio, as well.