We all know the “what-the-hell effect”. It happens when we stick to a diet perfectly and then for whatever reason we indulge in one wrong thing and the next thing we know we’ve eaten half the fridge. This is something most people do, so its pretty normal but that doesn’t mean it will benefit you in the long run.

 

To avoid the „what-the-hell effect“ you actually want to do something counter-intuitive. The next time you indulge… don’t beat yourself up about it! Instead of feeling bad for messing up your diet, feel good about the meal you are eating… and then get straight back on track.

 

This approach is a lot healthier than hating yourself and ignoring all the promises you made to yourself a couple hours ago. Guilt equals binge eating and binge eating equals guilt. Try not to binge eat, but if you do try not to feel guilty!

 

This is also why implementing the right cheat meals in your diet is so important. We all need a break from time to time to recharge your willpower and simply live life.

 

Like I said so many times before in my other posts on motivation, it’s a lot more important that you reach your goal weight slowly but stick to it long term than to crash diet and gain everything back a few weeks later.

 

Successful dieting also includes recognizing that we’re all humans and make mistakes. I made a lot of them along the way but still reached most of my goals so you can too.