• Leanne M.

Cheat meals (le gasp)

Caution this post contains traces of Carbs 🧐 #legasp



Let’s talk about cheat meals,

Honestly ?Ā  It’s down to the individual!

Personally ? I really struggle with cheat meals. When I’m on the Keto wagon I’m 100% focused blinkers, tunnel vision doing it.


When I have a cheat meal... god ... hah. It takes me a LOT to get back on track - I mean it’s previously taken me a month to recover after a holiday šŸ˜…

I really struggle once I take that first bite...

However the longer I’ve been on Keto the better I’ve found I’ve got at handling my cheat days... and I think the quality of the cheat meal has a lot to do with it.


Because to me a cheat meal used to be .. a pizza , chips ice cream cookies ... and hell while we’re having a cheat meal there’s no point in salvaging the rest of the day.. so yeah I’ll have a glass of wine please waiter šŸ™‹ā€ā™€ļø


As my lifestyle has changed cheat meals have become one of two things - only going somewhere that tells you the caloric and nutritional break down... or going for something that’s a cheat but still nutritionally decent .. like good Thai food or going out for breakfast - in Wexford my favourite go to place is Mi Street Food all their food has no msgs and 100% Irish beef - they’re awesome!! Really fresh tasting ingredients so if you’re in Wexford definitely give them a try, they’ve lots of gluten free and meat free options too for anybody who’s looking for that they’re super flexible with their dishes! Definitely better than dominos or a spice bag šŸ’Ŗ



Cheat meals are needed once in a while to unwind, and it’s always nice to have a good meal with friends or family, And just sit back and enjoy their company...Ā 

What would I avoid when it comes to cheat meals ? Ā  - treating it as a reward.Ā 

Food should never be a reward. In the same way as it should never be a comfort foodĀ 

(both of these reasons are an equally bad reason to eat something) why ? You’re giving food an emotion. Suddenly you feel happy so you should have KFC! And that’s not the way it should work. Ā 



Reward yourself with a nice bath... or getting your nails done, taking an evening out to sit down and play fortnight or whatever your equivalent is to this! Not food! Ā 

Also check out this awesome Pad Kee Mao from Mi asian street food last night! Beef and rice noodles for the win!!

Now today it’s back to the grindstone Ā 

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