Before we all make this our daily diet plan, the bad news is that it`s very much when done in moderation.
According to Men`s Health, a recent study showed that after two weeks of dieting, people who were allowed one day of indulgence, or `cheat day`, per week were more likely to stick to their diets in the long run.
The beauty of a cheat day is that you`re allowed to eat whatever you fancy, so it`s not just pizza that could be boosting your chances of losing weight.
Study author Rita Coelho do Vale, Ph.D told Men`s Health:
The key is to plan ahead and designate a specific day for your rule-breaking. That’s because giving in to a spur-of-the-moment donut can make you feel like you blew your diet—and might as well abandon it completely.
This of course doesn`t mean a cheat day means we can call run riot and have seven pizzas for breakfast on a Sunday.
But it does mean you can have just the one. Or two. Actually, let`s stick to one.
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