Reward Days - You’ve Earned It!

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In a lifestyle, we need flexibility.  We need to know we can have the foods we crave.  But I do have to lay down some ground rules:

1. Reward days can only happen on High Days - after a healthy meal first.
2. Keep it out of your house. Go to a restaurant or a convenience store. I repeat: Keep it out of the house.  For your own sake, please keep it out of the house.
3. You must reward yourself at least once per week, and up to every other day. But if you choose not to… awesome!

For our mind, reward days satisfy the emotional need for comfort foods.  For our body, reward days boost the heck out of our metabolism!  And with rewards up to every other day, doesn’t it make you feel good to know that if you can’t have it today you can always have it tomorrow?  Yeah… feels pretty good

Chris Powell Secret: If reward foods can lead to a ‘slippery slope’ of binging for you, you may be the type who needs to go the “cold turkey” route.  Or you may want to try switching the delivery of your reward foods.  I call it the “Chris Cross” method.

Chris Powell Trick: This is a fun trick. If you go one week without rewarding yourself, when you finally do it doesn’t taste the same anymore! 

• Sugar is too sweet
• Salt is overwhelming
• Fats taste greasy.

Comments for "Reward Days - You’ve Earned It!"

1. you guy are the best i have lost 15lbs by following your tips u guys r the best i tell everyone i know

   Posted by wendy from texas on 07/21 at 10:07 PM

2. hi im natasha.im 15 and i weigh 156 and the docter says im over weight and ive tried several times 2 lose it but it just wont go away.when i look at my friends they r all skinny and im jelous i dont like swimming in front of people only myy family my mom has tried 2 help me but now tht she is pregent she cant do alot so im asking u for help.And after i watch ur story i was amazed and hoping u can help me!!!!

   Posted by natasha from new york on 07/21 at 10:50 PM

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